Eau Claire’s Shortest Sidewalk Parade Kicks off a St. Patrick’s Day Fund-raiser for WHYS radio. The 4th Annual WHYS St. Patrick’s Day Celebration begins at 5 30pm with a sidewalk parade recognizing the Irish heritage in Eau Claire. Parade walkers are encouraged to carry a sign boasting their Irish family name or ancestry. This short parade will start at WHYS radio station and finish at the Acoustic Café. Following the parade, there will be an evening of music, food, drinks and fun for families and folks of all ages including live Irish music by Take 3,an Irish singing contest, jokes/limericks contest and raffle drawings. Admission $5 individuals / $10 families. Take 3 combines Tom Draughon vocal and instrumental skills with the talents of Wisconsin artists Lisa McGinley and Kevin McMullin. Together, Tom, Lisa and Kevin’s consummate musicianship and superb vocal harmonies and arrangements make up folk music’s newest “power trio”, Take 3. Their new CD is slated for release in summer of 2010. www.heartistry.com/artists/takethree.html/ (EventID: 827) |