Festival Guide - Aug. 15, 2008
Video of the Day: Saw Doctors to rock Irish Fest
You shouldn't need an excuse to experience the positive vibrations at Irish Fest, but the Saw Doctors, who perform Saturday and Sunday night, are another reason. Check out this clip.
Tags: irish fest, saw doctors, n17

Dining - Aug. 14, 2008
McBob's gets a facelift, but food is delicious as ever
The arrival of Irish Fest makes the author long for the outstanding corned beef at a comfortable place on North Avenue.
Tags: mcbob's, irish fest

Milwaukee Buzz - June 20, 2008
Counterculture remembers Ballsieper
Local public relations ace -- and former documenter of Milwaukee's late '60s and early '70s counterculture -- Mark Goff sent a note recently to let me know that long-standing Kaleidoscope magazine photographer Gary Ballsieper passed away on May 14 at age 60.
Tags: ballsieper, reitman, goff, avant garde, kaleidoscope, irish fest, summerfest, sam mccue

Milwaukee Buzz - March 20, 2008
Former Irish president to speak at Marquette
Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, gives a free lecture at 4 p.m. April 1 at Marquette University.
Tags: marquette, mary robinson, human rights, varsit theater, UN high commissioner, irish fest

Festival Guide - Aug. 18, 2007
Currach Club ready to make a splash at Irish Fest
Members of the Irish Currach Club of Milwaukee will host several regattas during Irish Fest.
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Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 16, 2009
A Fun Free Friday
Friday August 14th, 2009 - Brookfield, WI   I’m at a crossroads. This has been a difficult week and I need to handle things delicately to play my politics right. I’ve never been good at that before so hopefully I can reverse the trend. I don’t want to step on any toes ...
Tags: Lynn Miner, Irish Fest, Milwaukee Brewers

Arts & Entertainment - Dec. 1, 2008
Just Draw It
I've drawn people at Milwaukee's Irish Fest, Labor Fest, Sprecher Fest and more other festivals than I can remember, and the one constant unchanging rule I've learned is this:  You're only as good as your last drawing.Drawing people hour after hour, face after face, requires a...
Tags: great big faces, Irish Fest, zombies

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 15, 2008
The Dangers of Being an Erin at Irish Fest
Irish Fest is Milwaukee's best festival. Of course I am biased as I've always had an unnatural affinity for the 25% of me that hails from the Green Isle and a regret at never becoming one of those cute Irish dancing girls.Unfortunately I've only made it to Irish Fest twice in the eight years I ha...
Tags: irish fest, erin