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Taste of Ireland to feature Irish food, drink, music, dancing

Posted at 11:19 am February 20, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 5 Comments

Shamrock Road

Shamrock Road

 

A Taste of Ireland on Saturday, February 28, will feature Irish food, drink, music, dancing, and a silent auction.

It’s hosted by the Ulster Project of East Tennessee. It’s scheduled from 6-10 p.m. February 28 at St. Mary’s Family Life Center in Oak Ridge. The center is at 327 Vermont Avenue.

The pubs will open at 6 p.m., the buffet is scheduled from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and Shamrock Road will play music from 8-10 p.m.

The Ulster Project was started in 1975 as a way for Northern Irish and U.S. Catholic and Protestant teens to be involved in a project that allowed for opportunities to learn of the similarities and differences between their religious affiliations, as opposed to the prejudices, a press release said.

The Ulster Project is based on a simple idea of sharing experiences. Northern Irish teenagers are hosted by American families of the same religion and with a teenager of the same age and gender. Friendships are created and a safe trusting environment is provided. The teens meet daily throughout the month of July in structured activities designed to foster the trust between the different cultures.

Tickets to the event are $25 ($20 for under 21 and over 65), and reserved tables of eight are available for $200. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the following Oak Ridge establishments: Realty Center, The Ferrell Shop, and St. Mary’s Ministry Center. They can also be purchased the night of the event.

For more information, email [email protected].

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Music, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: A Taste of Ireland, auction, dancing, drink, Irish food, music, North Irish, Protestant, Shamrock Road, Taste of Ireland, U.S. Catholic, Ulster Project, Ulster Project of East Tennessee

Comments

  1. David Allred says

    February 21, 2015 at 9:26 am

    You guys should plan with the Tune Junkie Irish festival weekend and do one big Irish party for Oak Ridge! That would be fabulous! Great work is being doing with Ulster, thank you planners and organizers.

    Reply
    • johnhuotari says

      February 23, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      David,

      Do you know when the Tune Junkie weekend is?

      Reply
      • David Allred says

        February 24, 2015 at 9:10 am

        The last few years it has been the 1st weekend in February, although some years it has been the 3rd. This year they had around 150 people — instrument instruction on Saturday and a concert on Saturday night. I could envision a whole weekend that might get Oak Ridge excited and out, with a fundraiser for Ulster on Friday night or Sunday — or even finding a way to incorporate it on Saturday (although they tend to have something every hour from noon to 10:00PM).

        Unfortunately we will at a church retreat for the show this weekend. 🙁

        Reply
        • johnhuotari says

          February 24, 2015 at 10:04 am

          Okay. Thank you. I’m not involved with the planning for either event, but I was curious about the dates and I thought it was an interesting idea.

          Reply
  2. JohnHough says

    February 24, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    Thanks for the kind words. If you can put me in touch with those organizers, perhaps we can work something out next year….

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