Everyone welcome to attend
this event
March 8
Proclamation of Irish Week 2012 by
City of Ottawa
Ottawa Police Service HQ (Elgin St. at Catherine Street)
10:00 am
Info: communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
March
8
An Irish Wake for last
year’s Parade Grand Marshall – Larry Bradley and the introduction of
the 2012 Parade Grand Marshall.
Heart & Crown Irish Pub
74 Clarence Street in The Market
5:00 pm - Gathering of Mourners (The Snug)
Procession will follow horse and hearse around the
Market
5:30 pm - Entertainment
6:00 pm - Coroner's Findings and Blessing of the Coffin
6:30 pm - Reading of the Will and Eulogy
7:00 pm - Music and Dancing on the Coffin
Admission: $25.00 for Irish Society NCR members, $35.00 for non-members
and $75.00 for corporate
Tickets: Can be purchased at the Irish Village, Heart & Crown
on Preston Street or
Contact Micheline at: communityliason@irishsocietyncr.com
March 9
The Erin Luncheon
Give your gift to St. Pat's!
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m
For more information, or to purchase your ticket please contact
613-260-2738, or email foundation@stpats.ca.
- Entertainment by Gail Gavan and
friends Seamus Costello, Dave Ryan and Ellen Daly
- Live Auction
- Fabulous Irish Repast
- St. Pat’s Lottery Draw Celebration
~ Fun with Family & Friends
Tickets: $45 Only 200 tickets, don’t delay!
We are delighted that construction of the new St. Pat's is
underway, with completion planned for the fall of 2013. Due to
construction, on-site parking at St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa is no
longer available. However, Luncheon guests may be dropped off at the
front door of St. Pat's, or free parking will be available at the Terry
Fox Athletic Facility, directly across the street from 2865 Riverside
Drive. A free shuttle bus service will also run every 15 minutes,
between 11:15 AM and 3:00 PM, between the Terry Fox Athletic Facility
parking lot and St. Pat's.
We look forward to celebrating with you! Tickets are limited. Tickets
may be purchased at:
- the Reception Desk or Foundation
office in St. Patrick’s Home, 2865 Riverside Dr.
- from members of the Erin Luncheon
Committee (Jim Dineen, Jack McManus, Peter Rock, Bill Tobin, and
others).
March
10
30th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade starting at 11:00 AM at
Ottawa City Hall and finishing by 1:00 PM at Lansdowne Park.
Want to put an entry in the parade - please download the application
package.
Applications may be forwarded by mail
to Irish Society NCR/Parade, PO Box 5112, Ottawa ON K2C 3H4, by fax to 819-778-0657 or communications@irishsocietyncr.com
Parade Traffic Volunteers, please contact communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
Ottawa Food Bank will be collecting non-perishable food and cash along
the parade route. Your generousity is appreciated.
March
10
A Grand Irish Parade Party
Civic Centre Salons
12 noon - 4:00 pm
Live entertainemt with Gail Gavan, Mountain Tay, Sue Fay Healy Irish
Traditional Dancers and others.
Tickets: Adults - $10.00, Teenagers 13-19 - $5.00 and children under 12
- Free
Info: communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
March
10
Elementary Education Program - The Irish in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Library
Laurier Avenue West at Metcalfe Street
12 noon
Admission: free
Info: communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
March
11
Pancake Breakfast
St. Brigid's Centre
310 St. Patrick Street
Ottawa
10 am to 12 noon
Live music, good food and company at
an affordable price
Admission - Adults $5.00 Children $3.00
Info: www.stbrigidscentre.ca
or 613-225-1830
March
11
Ottawa Rose of Tralee 2012 Ottawa Selection
Residence of Irish Ambassador
291 Park Road
Rockcliffe Park
3:00 pm
Admission: Adults $25.00, Seniors/Students $20.00 (ID required), Under
12 Free with adult
supervision
Buy your tickets online: ottawaroseoftralee.eventbrite.com
or 613-800-1853
March
13
Authors/Public Reading
Paul Kitchen, author of Win, Tie or Wrangle: The
Inside Story of the Old Ottawa Senators, 1883-1935 and John J. Heney,
author of John Heney & Son: The Canadian Saga of an Ottawa Irish
Family.
Irish Seniors Drop-In Centre
St. Margaret Mary's Church
7 Fairbairn Street at Sunnyside Avenue
Ottawa South
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Lunch will be served
Parking: Streets surrounding the church (three (3) hours maximum)
Admission: $2.00 for members of the Irish Society Drop-In Centre and
$5.00 for non-members
Info: communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
March
14
Ottawa Irish Trivia Quiz with the Bytown Museum
Paul Paquet quizmaster
D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub
Sparks Street at Elgin Street
Ottawa
7:00 pm
Admission: $40:00 per team of four (4) persons
Info: communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
March
15
Wit & Whiskey Night featuring Comedian and Irish
Society member Jim Robinson (Absolute Comedy) and
Jennifer Hayward, Mike Lynch, Geoff Mackay and Colin O'Brien.
St. Brigid’s Centre (Kildare Room)
310 St. Patrick Street (Entrance off Cumberland St.)
Ottawa
Doors openat 6:00 pm with food available and a cash bar with a choice of a variety of whiskeys
Admission: $15.00 for Irish Society NCR Members and $20.00 for non-members Schedule as follows:
7:30 pm to 7:40 pm - Emcee (Jim Robinson)
7:40 pm to 7:50 - 7:55 pm - 1st comedian (Colin O'Brien)
7:55 pm to 8:05 - 8:10 pm - 2nd comedian (Jenn Hayward)
8:10 pm to 8:30 pm - Break 20 minutes
8:30 pm to 8:40 - 8:45 pm - Next comedian (Mike Lynch)
8:45 pm tot 8:55 - 9:00 pm Next comedian (Geoff MacKay)
9:00 pm to 9:20 pm - Break 20 minutes
9:20 pm to 9:25 pm Finale (Jim Robinson)
Info: communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
Absolute Comedy Ottawa "Ottawa's Best Comedy Club since 2003"
412 Preston Street, Ottawa
613-233-8000 or www.absolutecomedy.ca
March 16
2nd Annual Newfoundland Night
Four course meal featuring gourmet Newfoundland fare
Anderson Links Golf & Country Club
4175 Anderson Road, Ottawa
8:00 pm
Info: Duane - 613-822-9477 or www.andersonlinks.com
March
17
St. Patrick's Day Run 2012 by Ottawa Irish Rugby Club
The Ottawa Irish St. Patrick’s Day Run (10K, 5K, and 1km fun run) falls
on March 17 this year and we’re hoping for record-breaking attendance
to celebrate the occasion. For registration details, please visit the Running Room site
The Run is organized and run entirely by volunteers so if you can help
out, please contact ottawastpatsrun@yahoo.ca
March
17
St. Patrick's Day Mass Celebration
St. Patrick's Basilica
281 Nepean Street at Kent Street
Ottawa
10:30 am
Info: www.basilica.org
or 613-233-1126
On the occasion of Saint Patrick's Day, the Rector, Clergy and
Parishioners of Saint Patrick's Basilica invite you to celebrate a Mass
of Thanksgiving with the Most Rev. Terrence Pendergast S.J.
March
17
St. Patrick's Day Luncheon
Saint Brigid's Centre (Kildare
Room)
310 St. Patrick Street
Ottawa
12 noon to 3:00 pm
Entertainment, music, song and dance
Tickets: $35.00 - purchase in advance as seating is limited
Info: www.stbrigidscentre.ca
or infor@sbcottawa.ca or 613-225-1830
March
17
Screening of the Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Muareen O'Hara
Ottawa Family Cinema
710 Broadview Avenue
2:00 pm
The Home of Great Family Movies
March
17
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann presents the St.
Patrick's Day Ceili
Blessed Sacrement Church
194 Fourth Avenue
Ottawa
Tickets: $35.00
Info: www.ottawacomhaltas.com
March
17
Saint
Patrick’s Basilica Social and Dance
Hosted by Knights of Columbus.
St. Patrick’s Basilica, lower lever (entrance off Gloucester street),
at Nepean and Kent streets.
5:30 pm dance-along-square dance
6:45pm Irish ste
7:15pm
dance and cash bar
A fantastic way to celebrate our
Gaelic-Celtic heritage. Music and dancing with the Cape
Breton Session Fiddlers.
Tickets $15 each. Tickets on sale at back of Basilica after
Sunday masses 26th February, 4th and 11thMarch.
For more information
contract-Brendan Hennigan, cell 613-793-6798
or brendanhennigan@hotmail.com
March
18
Ottawa
Celtic Choir - 2011-2012 Recital Series conducted by Ellen
MacIssac
St. Luke's Anglican Church
760 Somerset Street West
Ottawa
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, a concert of Celtic music from
around the Celtic nations and the Celtic Diaspora in North America.
Admission by Donation
Info: music@stlukesottaw.ca
or www.stlukesottawa.ca
or 613-235-3416
Other
proposed events include:
Details to follow
Anyone interested in being involved
in the Parade & Parade Party, is invited to contact Bill Tobin btobin7113@aol.com
Any Day - Ol agus Ceol! (Drink and Music!)
Visit The Irish Village in the Byward Market or
your local Heart and Crown any day of the week for
a variety of specials and live music during the Ottawa Irish Festival.
communications@irishsocietyncr.com
or 613-591-9194
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