The
South Coast Celtic Fest is May 3, 2014 at the Hales Center at Southwestern
Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark St. in Coos Bay. The event is a
collaborative effort of the South Coast Folk Society, the Coastal Celtic
Society, and Soroptimist International of the Coos Bay Area.
The
festival starts at 10:00 am and includes 24 hands-on workshops, vendors and two
performance stages. Enjoy music from 10:00 – 6:30 pm at no charge! An Irish
session for all acoustic musicians and a bonny knees contest round out the
afternoon activities.
Vendors
of handcrafted jewelry, musical instruments, baked goods, and other merchandise
will have booths displaying their goods. The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute
will offer a Celtic foods buffet dinner in the Hales Center starting at 5:00
pm. The
dinner is $7 at the door.
The evening concert will
begin at 7:00 pm with a grand entry from the Oregon Coast Pipes & Drums
Band. Then taking the stage will be Kitchen Ceilidh, a women’s a cappella group
singing traditional and current songs in Scottish Gaelic, as well as sharing
Scots Gaelic Cultural traditions. The headliner is Molly’s Revenge, a dynamic,
acoustic Celtic band known for its unique and infectious enthusiasm. The classic
combination of bagpipes, whistle, and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar,
mandola, and bodhran guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish
and Irish music.
Evening concert tickets are
$20. An all-workshop day pass is $15. A discounted pass of $5 is available for
children 12 and under, thanks to a generous grant from Coos County Cultural
Coalition.
Tickets are available at
Off the Record at 2227B Newmark North Bend, Books by the Bay at 1875 Sherman in
North Bend, the Coos Bay Visitors’ Center on Hwy 101 in Coos Bay, or at Bandon
Mercantile at 535 S. 2nd Street in Bandon.
The festival is generously
sponsored by the following local businesses and organizations: Sol Coast
Companies, Gold Coast Security, E.L. Edwards Realty, O’Bryan Advanced Dentistry,
Edward Jones of Coos Bay & North Bend, Hough, MacAdam & Wartnik, Farr’s
True Value Hardware, Kerbo Engineering, Oregon Garden Art, MacDuff Design, Coos
County Cultural Coalition, and the Coastal Celtic Society. For additional
information, contact Stacy Rose 541.808.1002 rosecontra@gmail.com
Stacy Rose
South Coast Folk Society
541.808.1002
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