Newtown Dancers to Perform at St. Patrick's Day Parade Fundraiser

NEWTOWN, CT — Newtown-based Ashurst Academy of Irish Dancing will perform this Sunday at the annual Danbury St. Patrick's Day Parade Fundraiser to be held on Feb. 10th from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Molly Darcy's, 39 Mill Plain Rd. Danbury. The Thorne Academy of Irish Dance and Doherty Petri School of Irish Dancing will perform as well. Live music includes The Highland Rovers, Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums Band, Mighty Ploughboys, and Steve O'Tree and friends. A delicious hot buffet dinner and entry to the event is just $15.

The Danbury St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in downtown Danbury. The parade steps off that day in front of St. Peter Church on Main St. in Danbury at 2:00 p.m., turns onto West St., continues on to Lake Ave. and ends at the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center (GDICC) where there will be live Irish music, dancing, food and fun! Families are invited into the Heritage Room at the GDICC for the post-parade party. Corned beef sandwiches and Shepard's Pie will be available for sale.

This year's parade is sponsored in part by Molly Darcy's Danbury, The Irish Echo, The Abbey Restaurant and Bar, Panache Car Wash Danbury, Dorello Carpets & Area Rugs, Murphy's Pub/Mark Murphy, Modern Supply/Brian Meaney, Terzian & Son/Bryan Terzian, Traveling Vineyard Wines by Shannon Freda, Your Peace of Mind Child Care, Rising Starr Horse Rescue, Magner Funeral Home, SkinnySculpt Carrie J Manna and K.T.K. Sporting Goods, LLC.

Please contact Parade Co-Chairs Wendy Mitchell and/or Kevin Hearty for sponsor levels and details: Wendy: (203) 501-7424 or wendyannmitchell@live.com . Kevin: (203) 746-2212 or kevin.hearty@ncps-k12.org

For more information, visit the gdicc.org website or the GDICC Facebook page.
Photo: Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance