Month: September 2015

Irish Fest planned on Labor Day weekend

The Kansas City Irish Fest is set to start at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, and continue through Sunday evening at Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo.

More than 300 musicians and dancers are expected to participate in the event.

Performers will include Mundy,The Elders, Gaelic Storm, Baile an Salsa, We Banjo 3, Socks in the Frying Pan, Carswell and Hope, Ashley Davis, Larry Kirwan, Eddie Delahunt and Friends, Flannigans Right Hook, St. Andrews Pipes and Drums, Bob Reeder, Jim Cosgrove and Damien McCarthy.

Among the many dancers who are scheduled include the O’Riada-Manning Academy of Irish Dance, the Driscoll School of Irish Dance and Ceili at the Crossroads.

There also will be activities for children.

Several volunteers from Wyandotte County are expected to participate in the Irish Fest, also.

Admission is $10 per adult on Friday, and $18 at the gate on Saturday and Sunday or $12 in advance. Tickets are $5 for children ages 3-12. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase.

The schedule for the event is online at www.kcirishfest.com.

Mayor’s Listening Tour to be Sept. 8 at Piper High School

Mayor Mark Holland’s Listening Tour next will visit District 5 at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Piper High School, 4400 N. 107th, Kansas City, Kan.

Mayor Holland will make remarks, along with Commissioners Mike Kane, Melissa Bynum and Hal Walker, and then comments of residents will be heard in small discussion groups.

The Listening Tour will gather information from residents on their priorities on countywide initiatives. It is based on the scheduled retirement of the sales tax revenue (STAR) bonds in 2017, which can result in the county receiving an additional $12 million a year, according to UG officials.

For more information, see www.wycokck.org/listen.