Festival takes the high road.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard The Eugene Irish Cultural Festival continues to expand on its mission. Now in its fourth year, the family-friendly event has extended its borders from the walls of the Sheldon Irish to the emerald hills Emerald Hill may refer to:
As it has since it started, the event is focused on positive aspects of Irish culture. There's no room for alcohol, but plenty for celebrating the preservation of traditional music, food and crafts. The evening concert is a grouping of musicians who are among the best in their fields. The artists, such as Catherine McEvoy and Randal Bays, will lead workshops and perform during the daytime festival. The Eugene event is one of the only alcohol-free St. Patrick's St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
Meyer has since moved out of Eugene and hasn't been on the organizing committee for two years. But the avid AVID Cardiology A clinical trial–Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators that compared the effect of implantable defibrillators vs the best medical therapy–antiarrhythmics for survivors of MI or those with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia promoter of acoustic music Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electronic means. Given that electronic instruments are a very recent invention in the history of music, almost all musical instruments are says this year's evening concert is particularly exciting. "There are many great local, regional, national and international musicians International Musician was a British monthly magazine in the 1970s edited by Ray Hammond. It dealt with a wide range of popular music issues, reviews, interviews and playing features. who have made this thing go," he says in an e-mail. "I think it sends an important message that alcohol has little or nothing to do with being able to celebrate this holiday." The world class musicians performing Saturday at Beall Concert Hall are part of the staff of the music camp in Friday Harbor. There, counselors give concerts to students as solos, duos and trios, with ensemble pieces at the end of both halves of the shows. The six musicians visiting Eugene will use this format in their evening show, after they give instruction and perfor- mances during the morning and afternoon at Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
There also will be crafts for children and vendors selling Celtic items. EVENT PREVIEW Fourth annual Eugene Irish Cultural Festival When: Daytime festival runs 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; evening concert begins at 8 p.m. Where: Festival is at Sheldon High School, 2455 Willakenzie Road; evening concert is at Beall Concert Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. Tickets: Festival tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors; evening concert is $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors Info: eugeneirishfest.com Sound clips: www .registerguard.com /ticketfiles |
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