Irish American Home Society Inc. MARCH NEWSLETTER President’s Message Dear Fellow Members, What a winter it has been! It began quietly enough but it seems to me that Old Man Winter is making up for lost time! I guess we should just feel blessed that we don’t live in Boston! But thankfully the month of March is here and with it our beloved parade and St. Patrick’s Day! This is the time of year we celebrate all things Irish and there is no better place to do that than at the Irish American Home Society! We kick off the season with our Annual Corned Beef Dinner on Sunday, March 1st. On Saturday, March 14th, the Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade winds its way through the streets of Hartford. Come by the club after the parade for one of the best Parade Day celebrations around! And last, but not least…St. Patrick’s Day on Tues- day, March 17th! Look for all the details on these events in this newsletter. We really hope to see you during the month of March…come by and enjoy all your club has to offer! A reminder…if you can’t get to the parade you can view it live on Fox 61. The parade will be led this year by Grand Marshal Margaret Oliver Moriarty and Person of the Year Tim Devanney. If you would like to march in the club’s contingent and carry a county flag, please contact me. Each year, on the morning of the parade, we scramble to ensure we have 32 flag bearers…so please let me know in advance if you would like to march! We still have some fabulous volunteer opportunities available…details follow in this newsletter. I know we’ve got some seriously talented potato peelers and sandwich makers out there! Sign up and help support your club…and have some fun, too! And finally, please support the last of the Parade fundraisers and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Raffle. The cost of putting on this parade continues to grow. The Central Connecticut Celtic Cultural Committee and the participating towns work hard throughout the year to raise funds to pay for the parade. Upcoming events can be found in this newsletter and on their website at www.irishamericanparade.com. Beannachtai na Feile Padraig Daoibh Go Leir (The blessings of St. Patrick’s Day to you)! All the best, Maureen A. Kennedy President PUB GRUB March 6th -Seafood Casserole March 13th -No Pub Grub March 20th -Tomato Basil Soup and Tuna Melt Sandwich March 27th -Fried Fish and Chips Screening for new members will be held on Tuesday, March 3 , 2015, at 7:00 p.m. The Monthly Meeting will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015, at 8:00 p.m. MARCH ENTERTAINMENT Friday, March 6th– Bill Eagan And The Rising Friday, March 13th - The Brennan Brothers Saturday March 14th - Billy Eagan And The Rising Tuesday March 17th - Billy Eagan And The Rising Friday, March 20th - The Jeff Conlon Band Saturday, March 21st - Dually Noted Friday, March 27th - Rural Legend 132 Commerce St PO Box 620 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Ph. (860) 633-9691 ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVENTS CARRY YOUR COUNTY FLAG in the Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Satur- EAST HARTFORD FUNDRAISER AT THE IAHS! day, March 14th, 2015. Please consider joining your fellow members and carry a Raffle/Drink Special/Entertainment on Annual Corned Beef Dinner, Sunday, flag in the club’s contingent. Flags will be Thursday , 3/5/15 from 4:00 PM– 9:00 PM March 1, 2015, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. assigned on a first come, first serve basis. at Sully's Prospect Café, Main St. East Join us for our annual Corned Beef Dinner We provide a club windbreaker and ask that Hartford CT, Contact Sana Hart for infor- featuring tender corned beef served with you wear black slacks. Please call mation. cabbage, potato, carrots, dinner roll and Maureen Kennedy to reserve your flag house made Irish Soda Bread. Adults: $15 (860)550-3126 or email presi- ROCKY HILL PARADE FUNDRAISER and kids $8. Dinner served upstairs and in [email protected] our downstairs lounge. Several Irish dance Town Marshal: State Senator Paul Doyle schools will perform in the Upstairs Hall St. Patrick’s Day Parade Mass Town Honoree: Antonio (Tony)Guerrera from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. The Seisiun The Central Connecticut Celtic Cultural Commit- will begin at 4:00 p.m. in our pub. A great tee’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Mass th Light fare and raffle on Sunday, 3/1/15 from day…mark your calendars! will be celebrated on Friday evening, March 13 , 2-5 pm at The Arch Restaurant 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford. Because of the volume (Cromwell Ave/Rte. 3) Rocky Hill .Contact of activity in downtown Hartford that evening HARTFORD GAA Jim and Margaret Moriarty. 860-563-0804 . (basketball tournament at the Civic Center, etc), ST. PATRICK’S DAY FAMILY PARTY th mass attendees are advised to allow extra travel On Saturday, March 7 , the Hartford GAA is WEST HARTFORD FUNDRAISER time to allow for traffic. Free, reserved parking hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Family Party in is available in the parking lot directly across from the Upstairs Hall of the IAHS, from 1:00 Town Marshal, Seamus Donagher, Town the church. Please join us as we count our p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Join this celebration of blessings, honor Ireland’s patron saint, and rec- Honoree, Eileen McCormick Irish Culture and Sport! There will be a live ognize our 2015 parade honorees, Margaret DJ with fun and games for the whole family! Oliver Moriarty and Tim Devanney. Saturday, 2-7 pm on 3/7/15 We’ll be serving Shepherd’s Pie…wear your county’s colors, your favorite GAA jersey or St. Patrick’s Day! Tuesday, DRINK SPECIALS , PUB FOOD, IRISH MU- Irish sports gear! Reserve your table in March 17, 2015 advance by calling Stephen Miskell at (860) SIC at McLadden’s Publick House Lasalle Come on down and celebrate St. Pat- 478-2052 or [email protected]. Adults $10 Rd., West Hartford, CT rick’s Day at the IAHS! It’s the best celebration and includes a complimentary 2015 HGAA around! We start early in the morning with tele- social membership. Kids $5. Don’t miss vised football and hurling direct from Ireland this inaugural event! (see our website for more information) and con- The Irish American Home Society is tinue the day with great Irish music, food and pleased to welcome back lots of fun! We will be serving a hot corned beef LEO & ANTO Join us on Parade Day, Saturday, lunch from 11 – 2 and sandwiches all day and March 14, 2015 of the Saw Doctors! evening until we run out (or the kitchen crew Join us on Friday, April 17th at 7:30 p.m. as Join us after the parade for food, music and falls down…whichever happens first). There will lots of fun! The Rising will be playing in our we welcome back Leo Moran and Anthony be a hot dog special for the young (and young at ‘Anto’ Thistlethwaite as they present their pub after the parade throughout the after- heart)! Club favorite The Rising will be appear- noon and evening. We’ll be serving corned acoustic show in our Upstairs Hall. If you ing in our pub in the early afternoon (after the were lucky enough to see them last summer, beef sandwiches all day and evening…and televised matches are complete) and appearing a hot dog & chips special for the kids. The you know what an enjoyable evening of story in our Upstairs Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. -telling and great music is in store! So don’t Upstairs Hall will be open from 1:00 to 5:00 is Gerry Feeney singing all your Irish favorites! p.m. with some fun activities available for miss this opportunity! Tickets are $30 and PLEASE NOTE: There will be a $5 may be obtained by calling Maureen Kenne- the kids. The bar will be open and food will charge for non-members, over age 21, to join be available. Unfortunately we won’t have dy at (860)550-3126. No tickets are availa- in our celebration. Members MUST present ble at the club. All seating is reserved live music but you can hear The Rising over their valid Membership Card in order to gain our sound system as they play live in the and will be assigned on a first come, first access at no charge. If you fail to produce serve basis. For a taste of what’s in store, pub. PLEASE NOTE: There will be a $5 your card, you will be charged. Please re- charge for non-members, over age 21, to visit www.leoandanto.com. This will be an member that your brother and sister mem- evening to remember…so don’t miss this join in our celebration. Members MUST bers collecting at the door are volunteers… present their valid Membership Card to show! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. they don’t make the rules! So be nice...bring gain access to the club at no charge. your card and no arguments at the door! Its Please remember that the individuals St. Patrick’s Day…he wouldn’t like that! EASTER EGG HUNT staffing the doors are your brother and LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD sister members...if you don’t have your Grab the kids and hop down to the club on VOLUNTEERS! th card, you will have to pay (even if your Saturday, March 28 , at 11:00 a.m.