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Feb 12 2008

Do you want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in your kilt? These live performances give you the option of dancing, listening or drowning the sound out with a thick Guinness.

The Chieftains
Saturday, March 17, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by catching this Irish folk group performing at Carnegie Hall. Always a sell-out, the Chieftains perform annually in the area and dazzle audiences with their fiddle, bodhran drum, and Irish harp. Six-time Grammy winners, the Chieftains are responsible for the increased mainstream interest in traditional Irish music.
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Carnegie Hall
Event Details
Ticket Prices: $30-85

St. Patrick's Weekend Irish New York
Sunday, March 15, 2008 1 p.m.
Join Big Onion Walking Tours for their Irish New York Tour. The tour covers the former Little Ireland district of Lower Manhattan, between Chatham Square and Houston Street. Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, Al Smith's childhood home and the former sites of Tammany Hall and the Five Points slum will be included. No reservations necessary.
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Tour Details
Meet: In front of St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway between Fulton & Vesey Streets.
Tickets: $15 adults/ $12 seniors / $10 full-time students
Telephone: 212-439-1090

Irish Arts Center Open House
Sunday, March 16, 2008 from Noon to 5 p.m.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Irish Arts Center Open House. Events take place from noon until 5 p.m. and range from a Keltic Kids Music Workshop for preschoolers to Irish language classes and musical performances.
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Schedule of Events
553 West 51st Street
Events are free and open to all

More St. Patrick's Day Information:

• St. Patrick's Day Parade
• Irish Pubs in New York City
• 2006 St. Patrick's Day Parade Pictures
• More St. Patrick's Day Parade Photos