The 2014 Burlington Irish Heritage Festival begins Saturday, March 8 with a lecture titled “The Irish in the American Civil War” and a concert. It continues through Sunday, March 16. On Saturday morning, author Liam McKone delivers the Civil War lecture. McKone authored “Vermont’s Irish Rebel,” which is about Captain John Lonergan, a Medal of Honor recipient for his valor at Gettysburg. Vermont Genealogy Library, 377 hegeman Avenue, Room 202, Dupont Building, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, Vermont. Donation.
Music is prominent at the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. On Saturday evening March 8, the Alan Kelly Gang will perform. The group performs Celtic songs using vocals, accordion, flute, fiddle and guitar. A $20 donation is suggested. St. Michael’s College, 1 Winooski Park, Colchester, Vt. Following are some of the other musical events:
Sunday, March 9, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The duo O’hAnleigh performs at the Westford Church in Westford, Vermont. Donation.
Tuesday, March 11, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Trinity, a Vermont band, performs at Ri RA Irish Pub, 123 Church Street in Burlington. Free.
Saturday, March 15, 8 p.m. Danu, a group from County Waterford in Ireland performs at the Flynn Theater, 153 Main Street in Burlington. $15 to $40.
Among events designed for children are:
Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo. Children will be able to touch instruments. Outside the Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington. Donation. At the same time at the library will be the Bodhrans, Spoons and Bones Workshop for adults and musically inclined children with an interest in percussion instruments can bring their instruments. Donation.
A filling, traditional Irish meal with entertainment will be served on Thursday, March 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. North End Studios, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington. $15 and $18. (802) 863-6713.
The Festival Ceili is the concluding event. Taking place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, Burlington on Sunday, March 16, there will be music and dance. At the end of the event, a roundtrip flight for two to Ireland from Boston or New York will be raffled off. Raffle tickets are $10 each. Purchasers do not have to be present to win. Nine tickets are $90. Send a check payable to the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to BIHF, P. O. Box 311, Burlington, VT 05402.
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