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Pat McCullough, organizer of the annual Colorado Irish Festival, is well aware of what people want from the cultural extravaganza each year. “We’re going to have all the nine yards there,” he confirms. “Music, dance and piping, and all the booths and artisans and vendors, and the Denver Gaels — they host the tournament for teams from around the country, so men’s and women’s and kids’ teams will be out there playing Irish hurling and Irish football. So you have all that going on, but I think it would be fair to say that the music is probably the main driver, because we have a really great lineup this year.”
That lineup includes the Young Dubliners, the Fighting Jamesons (a first Colorado appearance), the Brazen Heads and the Elders. The Ward Irish Music Archives will step up this year with a brand-new exhibit: The Irish in Film. (Ward was responsible for the awesome Irish in Rock exhibit a few years back.) And there will be the requisite cultural village, dance performances and much more.
The festival, which fills Clement Park, at 7306 West Bowles in Littleton, runs today from 5 to 10 p.m., tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (with a special Sunday Mass at 9 a.m.). Admission is $10 to $15 — but if you come before 6 p.m. tonight, it’s free. (Admission is also free for kids twelve and under all weekend.) For more information, go to www.coloradoirishfestival.org.
Fri., July 13, 5-10 p.m.; Sat., July 14, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., July 15, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 2012
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