The Big Irish Fair Music Fest (June 14-15)

Pat Macpherson, Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; IrishFair.org

Irishman Che Guevara Lynch

The seashore town of Long Beach in Los Angeles' famous harbor is the location for this year's Southern California cultural celebration known as Irish Fair, like the earlier one held at the Pomona Fairplex. There may be more people with Irish ancestors in greater L.A. than in Belfast or Dublin because there are 100,000,000 in the worldwide diaspora.

The many activities help us remember we did not grow up with, like listening to traditional music, Irish food and drink, and many other engaging aspects of Irish culture. Can Irish Americans play the Irish bodhran, commune with the Fay (faeries), dance like the island youth, or shop for Irish crafts? They can now.

St. Patrick's Day quake strikes L.A. (video)

Editors, Wisdom Quarterly  UPDATED

VIDEO: FOX News' local L.A. affiliate  gets hit by quake while mocking leprechauns

KTLA Channel 5 News anchors Chris Schauble and Megan Henderson dive under their Hollywood prop desk when a 4.4-4.7 earthquake rumbles through Los Angeles. Then to add insult to injury, safety-minded Schauble is mocked mercilessly by his children when he gets home.

The mischievous leprechauns are upset (SB)

A large quake struck Los Angeles at 6:25 am on March 17, 2014 just as St. Paddy's Day celebrations were being prepared for throughout the city. While earthquakes are happening everyday, California has recently been struck by a large offshore temblor (a 6.8 or 6.9) and many minor aftershocks. This was only a 4.7 centered near Westwood, site of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus. [The Shamrock Shake has now been downgraded to 4.4 and relocated closer to Encino. But the sort of scale still in use to measure seismic activity during monster movements is more misleading than a leprechaun's charm! A 7.0 is 10 times more powerful than a 6.0, for example.] See more from the US Geological Survey stationed in Pasadena at Caltech: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes

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  Imp (thenewwildgeese.com)

  VIDEO: Mocking leprechauns, FOX News hit by large quake
• Leprechauns: Facts about the Irish trickster fairy (Live Science.com) Leprechauns are a type of fairy, though it's important to note that the fairies of Irish folklore were NOT cute Disneyfied pixies; they could be lustful, nasty, capricious creatures whose magic might delight you one day and kill you the next if you displeased them.
• Does morning quake mark end to LA's quake "drought"?

Irish Fest, Los Angeles (March 7-9)

Seven, Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly; IrishFestAtFairplex.com

At the Fairplex in Pomona, northeastern Los Angeles County off the 10 Freeway

 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Irish Fest

Escape the hustle and bustle of the week with a refreshing dive into the land of the Irish.

Visit our Irish Village and Pubs for an authentic Ireland fair experience.

Bring the kids; it's a family affair!

Stop for a spell at the Dublin and Killarney stages, and listen to the sounds of Irish rock bands, traditional Celtic music, and classic rock ’n roll. Grab a glass and a plateful of traditional Irish fare, and relax at one of our pub stations. Test the luck of the Irish at one of our contests with prizes galore.

 

Take the little ones into the Medieval Kids Castle, and watch them become knights. Make Irish crafts like Blarney Stones, Celtic knot bookmarks, and pots of gold. Learn to dance the Irish Stew, and speak a few Gaelic phrases. There is something fun for everyone, whether young or old or somewhere in between. Sláinte!

• FAIRPLEX: 1101 W. McKinley Ave.
• Pomona, L.A., California 91768
• $5 admission, $10 parking
• Friday, 6:00 pm - midnight
• Saturday, noon - midnight
• Sunday, noon - 6:00 pm
• Big Irish Fair and Music Fest: June 14-15
• How to see the Wee People or Fae