Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many local festivals were forced to cancel.
So, TMJ4 News decided to recognize each of those festivals on our 3:30 p.m.
Show.
Today, we have Irish Fest!
GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M CAROLEMEEKINS.
THANK YOU FOR JOININGUS FOR ANOTHER 3-30 SPECIAL.WEARE CONTINUING WITH OUR SERIESOF HIGHLIGHTING MILWAUKEE'SETHNIC FESTIVALS.TODAY WECELEBRATE IRISH CULTURE... BYBRINGING IRISH FEST INTO YOURHOME.IRISH FEST IS FULL OF FOOD,CELTIC DANCE AND MORE.
WHILETHAT'S NOT HAPPENING IN PERSONTHIS YEAR... THERE'S STILL AWAY YOU CAN CELEBRATE.JOININGME NOW IS BARRY STAPLETON WITHCELTIC M-K-E TO TALK ABOUT THEFESTIVAL....stapleton celtic mkebeing hereTAKE PART IN THIS YEAR'S IRISHFEST BY HEADING TO OURWEBSITE.
WE HAVE MOREINFORMATION AND A LINK TO THEVIRTUAL FESTIVAL ATTMJ4-DOT-COM SLASH LINKS.THIS IS THE FLAG OF IRELAND...WITH THREE BANDS.
THE GREEN ISUSUSALLY SAID TO REPRESENT THETHE ROMAN CATHOLICS OFIRELAND... AND ORANGE THEáPROTESTANTSá... WHILE WHITESYMBOLIZES PEACE BETWEEN THETWO.LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOMEIRISH FACTS...IRELAND ISNICKNAMED EMERALD ISLE BECAUSEIT'S LANDSCAPE IS SO GREEN...WITH LEAFY TREES AND GRASSYHILLS.CONTRARY TO POPULARBELIEF... ONLY 10 PERCENT OFPEOPLE IN IRELAND HAVE REDHAIR.THE NATIONAL SYMBOL OFIRELAND IS THE HARP... NOT THESHAMROCK.THE U-S WHITE HOUSEWAS DESIGNED BY IRISHMAN JAMESHOBAN.LATER IN THE SHOW... WE'REGOING DOWNTOWN TO WARD'S HOUSEOF PRIME... AND RIGHT NOW WEWANT TO GIVE A LITTLE PREVIEWOF WHAT THE HEAD CHEF'S GOTCOOKIN UP DOWN THERE...CHEFBRIAN WARD JOINS MENOW...BRIAN, THANKS FORJOINING US.
WHAT'RE YOUCOOKING FOR US TODAY?WHEN SAINT PATRICK'S DAY ROLLSAROUND...WE SEE A LOT OF GREENBEER AND SHAMROCKS...THE IRISHARE ONE OF MILWAUKEE'S MAJORIMMIGRANT GROUPS.JOINING MENOW TO TALK ABOUT THAT RICHHISTORY IS BRIAN WITT..
THEIRISH FEST CULTURAL EXHIBITSCOORDINATOR.BRIAN WITTCOMING UP -- WE'RE GOING TOCHECK BACK IN ON OURSHEPHERD'S PIE AT WARD'S HOUSEOF PRIME... HERE'S A LIVELOOK NOW.PLUS -- WE'LL LEARNMORE ABOUT IRISH CULTURE ANDITS FOOD.THAT GROUP THERE IS THE HENRYGIRLS -- AND IT'S A TASTE OFWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOUTUNE IN TO IRISH FESTS'SVIRTUAL FESTIVAL.
IT'S JAMPACKED WITH MUSICALPERFORMANCES AND OTHERENTERTAINMENT.WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARSAND TURN BACK TO IRISH FOOD..I WANT TO WARN YOU NOW... THISWILL MAKE YOU HUNGRY.
WE'REGOING TO GO BACK TO WARD'SHOUSE OF PRIME.JOINING MEAGAIN IS BRIAN WARD...COMING UP -- WE'RE GOING TOHAVE A LIVE PERFORMANCE BYSOME CELTIC DANCERS... ASCONTINUE TO CELEBRATE ALLTHINGS IRISH.ONE OF THE MOST ENERGETIC ANDENTERTAINING EVENTS OF IRISHFEST -- IS THE CELTIC DANCING.IT COMBINES THE RHYTHMS OFTRADITIONAL CELTIC MUSIC WITHDANCE.JOINING ME NOW TO TALK MOREABOUT THIS ART FORM IS BRIDGETJASKULSKI WITH áCELTICáM-K-E... AND TWO DANCERS FROMMILWAUKEE'S KINSELLA ACADEMYOF IRISH DANCE.
BEFORE WE TALKABOUT THE DANCE ITSELF...LET'S WATCH A MINIPERFORMANCE-- TAKE IT AWAY!REMEMBER -- YOU CAN ENJOYIRISH FEST ALL WEEKEND... THEYHAVE THEIR LIVE STREAM UP ONTHEIR WEBSITE...IRISH-FEST-DOT-COM SLASH AT-HOME.
THERE, YOUCAN VIEW THE FESTIVAL'S LINEUP... ENTER THEIR AUCTION...EVEN TAKE PART IN A MASSSERVICE ONLINE-AND AS WE SAID -- IRISH FESTWILL RETURN IN 20-21 -- BUTYOU CAN CELEBRATE VIRTUALLYTHIS YEAR.ALL THIS SUMMER WEWILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THEDIFFERENT ETHNIC FESTIVALSTHAT HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS.OUR NEXT ONEWILL BE THE 25TH.THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY AT3:30.
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