Museum of Work & Culture celebrates St. Patrick’s festivities at Ciro’s Tavern

WOONSOCKET – The fMuseum of Work & Culdture’s pre-St. Patrick’s Day rparty – an evening of Irish music, dance, history, and a traditional feast – will return dto Ciro’s Tavern on Cherry on Thursday, March 15, at 6pm.

The cocktail hour will feature Irish fiddle and uilleann pipe music by Bob Drouin and Torrin Ryan. Drouin is a co-founder of the Celtic band Pendragon and the Blackstone River Theatre. He has been anchoring the Irish Music Session at Patrick’s Pub in Providence for over 20 years. Ryan is an All-Ireland Champion on the uilleann pipes.

Dinner entertainment will include great Irish singalongs and ballads with performances from Irish native Kieran Keating, Fr. Michael Woolley, Stephanie Mahon and friends, along with dancers from the award-winning Tir na Nog school of Irish dance.

The evening will also include a trivia game featuring questions about the history of the local Irish community.

The menu will include soda bread, potato soup, Irish shepherd’s pie, a corned beef carving station, boiled cabbage, carrots, potatoes, a festive green cocktail, and dessert upstairs in Ciro’s Hampton Court.

All proceeds will benefit the MoWC’s educational and public programs.

Tickets for the event are $45 and are available for purchase at the MoWC or online at http://www.shopmowc.com/. For more information, please call (401) 769-9675.