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Sláinte! Check Out 18 St. Patrick's Day 2017 Parties In Metro Phoenix

... and an Irish coffee might be an order. Music starts at 11 a.m. with the Brazen Heads, followed by Arizona Seanachie and ending with the Whiskey Rats. Proceeds will benefit the United Phoenix Firefighters Emerald Society. Details: 6 a.m. doors open. Friday, March 17. 906 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix. No cover before noon, $10 after. 602-241-1916,  __link__. Mc Fadden's Restaurant and Saloon. Get to the Westgate Entertainment District pub early for the kegs and eggs breakfast, featuring corned beef and cabbage and shepherd's pie. During the day, the party is family-friendly with face painting, a balloon artist, games and music from the Arizona Fire Service Pipe Band. From 6 to 9 p.m., enjoy Lucky Hour discounts on green beer and Irish whiskey. The late-night bash will feature rotating DJs, Mc Fadden's Lucky Charms on the bar and more. Details: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, March 17. 9425 W. Coyotes Blvd., Glendale. $5 admission, $200-$300 for packages. 623-872-0022,  ...

Slainte! A Stout Toast To Ireland’s St. Patrick

... of the craft brewing scene in Quebec. This is a rich stout with notes of dark roasted coffee and a hint of licorice.‎ The use of oatmeal — usually shied away from by brewers because it can gum up brewing equipment — lends this beer more body and an almost silky texture. There’s also a slight buttery note, thanks to the use of an English ale yeast. (It also, as Mc Auslan’s Barry Pletch notes, helps make an excellent chili when thrown into the pot). Stone Xocoveza: $4.20 per 355 m L bottle. At 8.1-per-cent alcohol, Stone Xocoveza packs quite a wallop. While Arthur Guinness might recognize this as a stout by its dark chocolate colour, it’s otherwise about as far from his eponymous brew as a stout can get. It’s a seasonal offering from the bold crew at Stone Brewing, based in Escondido, Calif. At 8.1-per-cent alcohol, it packs quite a wallop, but it’s well-hidden, so be careful. What can hide that kind of punch? Spices (Cinnamon, chili and nutmeg, in particular), a dose of dark chocolate, some coffee and some ...

Sláinte! Belleville Celebrates St. Paddy's Day

... of flying flags in front of the Town Hall, the Irish national flag was hoisted during a ceremony that afternoon and the Essex County Police & Fire Emerald Society played tunes for those gathered. ST. PADDY'S DAY: Belleville pub owner gets props as a Grand Marshal. Nutley's Scott Sim raised the flag with his 22-year-old daughter, Morgan, who served as Parade Queen in the Nutley St. Patrick's Day earlier this month. Belleville has also raised flags in celebrating the Ecuadorian Independence Day ,  Martin Luther King Jr. Day  and  Columbus Day. "It’s fantastic. They’re doing it for many nationalities now, who currently make up the fabric of Belleville,” said Scott Sim, who also played the bagpipes with the Emerald Society at the ceremony in Belleville. “While the Irish aren’t as strong as they were in Belleville 50, 60 years ago when the town was ...

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... you’re in luck—The Chieftains will spend the entire weekend in Northeast Florida, appearing at Jacoby Symphony Hall again on March 18 and at St. Augustine Amphitheatre on March 19 for the final performance of their 55 th anniversary tour. Paddy Moloney and company may have started out as a traditional Irish folk band, but their ascendance alongside the folk and rock ’n’ roll movement of the ’60 s made them adept at mixing contemporary and modern forms into their music. No, it didn’t always fly well with the purist crowd. But with six Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Soundtrack, and collaborations with Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Roger Daltrey under their collective belt, whether it soared or not doesn’t faze these Gaelic legends. Folio Weekly and the 78-year-old Moloney recently discussed Mozart, the Great Wall of China and The Chieftains’ future. Folio Weekly: The Chieftains will wrap up this U. S. tour St. Patrick’s Day weekend. How have the performances been. Paddy Moloney: Absolutely brilliantly. I’ve got a great team with me and we’re having a terrific time. We’ve had local dancers and choirs coming out to do some of the music from ...

Slainte's Irish Cuisine Is Worth Your Attention Year-round

... 2004 in honor of their Irish descent and because "we love the concepts of Irish pubs," Patrick Russell said. (Wesley Case). On St. Patrick's Day, Slainte will be at the forefront of celebrations around the city. The restaurant will open earlier than usual (6 a.m.) and serve breakfast until noon. Do try the breakfast boxty with potato pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, rashers (slices of ham or bacon) and Irish cheddar cheese. After that, a traditional Irish menu will be available. For entertainment, the Teelin Irish Dance Company will perform at 5:30 p.m. Go ahead and wear green and head out to Slainte on St. Patrick's Day. But don't forget about the Irish pub the rest of the year, either. Scene & Décor The pub-style restaurant has dark wood, booths, tables and bars on two levels. It's a popular hangout for soccer, hockey and rugby fans, who gather around the TVs for favorite games. Even on a non-game day, the place can be rollicking. We like sitting in the upstairs dining area by the windows, which offer a great view of the water and the Fells Point scene. Caption Who has the ...

St. Patrick's Season Comes Alive At Holyoke Restaurant With Gaelic Name Slainte Photos

... who works for you. It comes from the staff, it comes from the management," he said. The Guinness beef stew is available year-round and comes with a shamrock-shaped croissant, and on March 1, the restaurant starts serving corned beef and cabbage, he said. Specialty drinks include a Luck of the Irish martini and a green Long Island Ice tea. And for the first time this year, Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton is brewing a beer exclusively for Slainte Restaurant and its sister restaurant in Northampton, Eastside Grill. The brew is a dark English red beer called "Far Darrig," or "red man," he said. Plus there's the restaurant's St. Patrick's week music schedule. March 15, 6 to 9 p.m., Mike Smith & Jon O'Neil. March 17, 3 to 5 p.m., The One Man Irish Band; 6 to 8 p.m., Sarah the Fiddler; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Tom Ingram. March 18, 4 to 7 p.m., Dicey Riley. For those who like capping an experience by taking stuff home, Slainte Restaurant T-shirts that say "The ...

Marshall Independent

... of Bailey’s Irish Cream and having a conversation about St. Patrick’s Day. My friend is an Irishman and very proud of his heritage. I was graced with his presence because for a number of years, we worked together. Once a month and over a glass of some type of spirit, it was our habit to sit and solve the world’s issues. Unfortunately, nobody ever listened to our solutions and so within a few weeks, it was time to sit down again and replay our scenario — good company, delicious cocktails and humorous conversation. That particular day I was telling him that one of our sons was born very close to St. Patrick’s Day and how, on his first birthday, we had bought the little tyke a shamrock plant to commemorate his special day. It was when I remarked about the shamrock plant that I saw the change in his eyes. They no longer reflected joy but a bit of sorrow. In his wonderful Irish brogue, he exclaimed, “You Americans have overdone St. Patrick’s Day! In ...

Sláinte! Here's To Your Healthy Appetite

... dumplings. When I make onion or chicken soup with dumplings, I usually have to make a triple or quadruple batch of dumplings, but the pictures that I found of Bavarian dumplings show them to be large, about two to three times the size of meatballs, so you might want to make them once before you decide to do any doubling. As anyone with a drop of Irish blood is no doubt already aware, Friday is St. Patrick’s Day. I remember St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Friday twice before, and since Fridays in Lent are supposed to be meatless, it makes for a bit of a quandary, at least for the Catholics – one Bishop made an allowance for St. Patrick’s Day, and one did not. But the corned beef and cabbage or as in our case, the Reuben sandwiches, will taste just as good on Thursday or Saturday. Green beer is okay on Friday, but in moderation (which as we all know is not a problem for those of us with our roots in the “old ...

Five Threads Brewing Co. Toasts Expansion

... limited-edition Sláinte Irish Stout. It also marks the official unveiling of the expanded taproom, created by pushing into what used to be an Asian antiques and furnishings import business next door. Related content. Five Threads Brewing Co. 'bootstraps' its opening in Westlake Village. The new space offers additional seating in front, with storage at the back. The plan is to build a new cold box for kegs sometime this summer, said Kazules, who also is CEO and co-founder of the brewery with partners Neil Shirley and the husband-and-wife team of Michael and Evelyn Pryor. Buy Photo. Five Threads Brewing Co. opened in a Westlake Village business park in October 2015 and has since expanded into a neighboring suite. The enlarged taproom will be unveiled March 17 during the brewery's second Slainte Fest, a ticketed event. (Photo: LISA MCKINNON/THE STAR). The original 1,700-square-foot brewery and taproom debuted in October 2015 in a business park known as the Via Colinas Design & Lifestyle Center. It is within walking distance of Westlake Brewing Co., Aldabella Winery & Tasting Room and the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake ...

Sláinte! The Irish And Their Horses

... known as a Pooka. It can appear in many guises, but the most common is a large white horse. The spirit’s main purpose is to carry people away on a wild ride. In 1992, the Pooka was the subject of Into The West, a wonderful feature film in which a mysterious white stallion carries two gypsy children on a journey of self-discovery that begins in Dublin and ends at the shore of the wild western sea. But Irish horses are much more than the stuff of legend. Like tourism and whiskey, bloodstock breeding is one of Ireland’s most important industries. This vital economic resource centers on three breeds: the Connemara pony, the Irish draught, and the thoroughbred. The Connemara is the oldest pure Irish breed. Small native ponies called “breakers” were crossed with two imports, Welsh mountain ponies, which arrived with traders in the seventh century A. D., and Spanish Andalusians brought in a thousand years later. The Connemara’s size and sure-footed agility made them ideally suited for harvesting and hauling turf from the bogs of west Galway. In recognition of their historical importance, the Irish government provides a £500 grant for every ...

Sláinte Cheers ! Kells Hosts First Irish Beer Festival

... Mc Aleese was a baby, they moved to Portland and opened Kells here. It's remained one of the city's beloved institutions — especially on St. Patrick's Day. "I grew up in the bar here," says Mc Aleese, who runs the bar at Kells Brew Pub on Northwest 21 st Avenue while his dad runs Kells Irish Pub downtown on Southwest Second Avenue. "The most nostalgic thing is seeing everyone in green, with smiles on their faces. Even if you're not Irish, everyone puts on a green shirt and comes out and has a great time.". Kells has been the epicenter of St. Patrick's Day festivities for decades — with a weekend-long festival featuring traditional food, Irish beer, live music, dancing and an annual black-tie "smoker," a boxing event that matches Golden Glove boxers from Ireland against the top U. S. amateur fighters. With St. Patrick's Day festivities next week, however, they will kick it up a notch, with a first-ever Irish Beer Festival. That means there will be plenty more to drink than the ubiquitous Guinness. "I had a bunch of brewer friends bugging me. 'Can I have my beer there?'" Mc Aleee ...

Slainte! Tim Turley

... a lucky auld Irish American. Editor’s note: The following profile of Centennial’s Tim Turley first appeared in slightly longer form in The Hoisted Pint, a publication of the Colorado Emerald Society. One of the grand treasures of the Colorado Emerald Society is our treasurer, Tim Turley. Tim has the energy of a beaver in spring and the dark wit of an Irish pub patron. If you’re not careful, he may take the “piss” out of you, but it is all in good humor. Tim was born in Carmel, Calif. just before World War II ended. His dad was stationed at Fort Ord and sent to the Aleutian Islands. After the war ended, Tim’s dad opened a medical practice in Ridgefield, Wash. He was a country doctor and Tim grew up in a rural lifestyle until his sophomore year in high school when the family moved to Los Altos, Calif. In 1961, Tim entered the novitiate of the Brothers of the Holy Cross, the founders of that ...