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The Worcester Irish Music Festival will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 11, 12 & 13, 2010. The Festival will be under a 100'x80' tent in the parking lot of the Hibernian Cultural Centre and Fiddlers' Green which is at the corner of Green and Temple Streets in the City's Canal District. The Festival aims to attract thousands over the course of the weekend. The proceeds are going to benefit the 501(c)(3) Worcester Hibernian Cultural Foundation, Inc. to host other cultural events at the Hibernian Cultural Centre year round. The Hibernian Cultural Centre has been in existence since 1898. Its first home was on Trumbull Street in Worcester, then the Centre moved around to various locations in the City. The Festival will not only benefit the Hibernian Cultural Centre, but beyond that, it will be a great event for the Canal District and for the City of Worcester. We're continuing to secure sponsors for the event. The levels of sponsorship include the following:
To sponsor the festival, use the paypal button below: Additionally, the Worcester Irish Music Festival will feature the third annual (and soon-to-be-world-famous) "Boiled Cabbage O'Lympics" on Sunday, June 13. In short, a team of 2 will race against another team of 2 through an obstacle course which starts by pouring a can of Guinness (shaken, of course) into a plastic pint cup, kicking a head of boiled cabbage through a course of orange cones (pint cup in hand), then throwing a rubber snake in a basket (à la St. Patrick), followed by bobbing for a potato, then passing the cup of black goodness to his/her partner who races back down the course. At the end, depending on how much of the Guinness spilled out of the cup, seconds will be tacked on to teams' times. The winner of the O'Lympics will be awarded the "Cabbage Cup." (Note that participants will all be at least 21 years of age and that no consumption of Guinness, necessarily, will occur during the activity.) There is only space
for 16 teams of 2 (at $100/team) to compete in the O'Lympics. Spots are
filling up quickly! To enter a team, email WorcesterIrishMusicFestival@gmail.com
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19 Temple Street Worcester, MA 01604 * June 12 & 13 2010 * WorcesterIrishMusicFestival@gmail.com
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