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39 YEARS AGO ON A RAINY SATURDAY

Having returned from Ireland in 1986, where I had been teaching art, I sat there in my small cabin in Soulsbyville listening to Irish Music on the radio. It was St. Patrick’s Day and no one in my community was celebrating that special Irish holiday, not even with green beer or corn beef and cabbage! As I listened to the music on the radio, I looked at a few of my oil paintings that I had brought back from Ireland. It was a sad moment: wanting to celebrate and nowhere to go. That’s when an idea hit me; I thought, maybe a showing of Irish artwork next year with a reception that included food, drink, music and poetry.

A month before the very first Sonora Celtic Faire in 1987, I was very busy organizing entertainment and artwork for the event. I had some great help from the local arts council that offered to fund the idea. With a group of dedicated volunteers from the local community, word was getting out. The name of the first event was a Celtic Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. The event featured my artwork along with three others artists. The bands hired were Golden Bough and Kenny Haul and the Long Haul Band. https://calaverascelticfaire.com/about-us.htmlhttps://calaverascelticfaire.com/about-us.html

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