25th Annual Emerald Ball

Get out your dancing shoes. It's time for the 25th Annual Emerald Ball sponsored by The Irish Foundation of Arizona. The dinner-dance will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 330 W. Coral Gables, Phoenix, on March 8, 2008. The fun starts with cocktails at 6:00 PM.

Piper Owen Keating and drummer John Abberton will lead us in to dinner at 7:00 PM. The delicious meal will be catered by Sharko's. Students from Michael Pat Gallagher's Tir Conaill Irish Dance School will entertain us after dinner. The highlight of the evening will be dancing to the tunes of the Bleeding Scoundrels Band consisting of versatile Pat McCrossan and multi-talented Jane Hilton and Johnny Kerr.

The cost for this fun evening is $45 per person. Tickets may be purchased at The Gift Shop at the Irish Cultural Center, 1106 N. Central, Phoenix, (602-258-0109), Jimmy O'Connor's Pub, 2601 W. Dunlap, Phoenix (602-997-7714), Singer Sewing Center, 1030 E. Baseline, Tempe (480-838-1688), or Jason O'Neill (602-380-1399). Tickets must be purchased by February 28. They will not be sold at the door.

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you at the Emerald Ball.