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DESCRIPTION:Fresno artists will again join together this March 17 for a unique St. 
 Patrick’s Day celebration, the only of its kind in the nation—a variety 
 show of Irish and Mexican dancers, singers and musicians—in honor of the 
 St. Patrick’s Battalion, the heroes who forged a special bond between 
 these two peoples.\n\nEveryone is donating their talents to raise money for 
 two worthy causes: immigrant rights and independent media. All proceeds 
 from this year’s concert will go toward sending local student and 
 community activists to Immigrant Day 2013 in Sacramento and to support the 
 voice of the Fresno progressive movement, the Community Alliance 
 newspaper.\n\nHosted by the Fresno City College club Students Without 
 Borders, the concert will be held on campus in the beautifully restored Old 
 Administration Building Auditorium. Sponsors are the Fresno Free College 
 Foundation and the Communities for a New California Education Fund.\n\nThe 
 concert starts at 3 p.m. on March 17. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are 
 $20 general admission, $5 for students. Separate admission to the 
 after-party is $5. Tickets are on sale at Patrick's Music, 769 E Barstow 
 Café Corazón, 1306 N Wishon Ave (both in Fresno). For more information, 
 call Pam Whalen at 559-994-9390.\n\nBaile Céilí\nImmediately following 
 the concert will be the Baile Céilí (BUY-lay KAY-lee), a social reception 
 that takes its name from the Spanish and Irish words for dance. It will 
 feature more live Irish music, traditional Irish social dances for all 
 called by Kevin Hall, and light refreshments. Admission is free for 
 concertgoers. Céilí-only admission is available, too.\n\nLos Danzantes de 
 Aztlán\nHighlighting the program will be Los Danzantes de Aztlán, Fresno 
 State’s pioneering, award-winning Mexican folk dance troupe based in the 
 Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies under the direction of Dr. 
 Victor Torres. Founded in 1970, the troupe utilizes beautiful, authentic 
 costumes and precise dance execution and has been a success with audiences 
 wherever it has performed. The dance company has consistently placed in the 
 top three in international folkloric dance competitions. Los Danzantes de 
 Aztlán was founded in 1970 at Fresno State by Ernesto Martinez, a faculty 
 member of the La Raza Studies Department, and has built itself as one of 
 the leading Mexican folkloric dance companies in the Southwest. It has 
 toured Mexico and Spain, delivering a colorful expression of authentic 
 Mexican folkloric dance.\n\nThe McTeggart Irish Dancers\nThe McTeggarts are 
 an ever-changing group of dancers interested in traditional Irish step 
 dancing. Their director, Fresno resident Maureen McTeggart Hall, is a 
 master of the art who teaches classes in Fresno, Dallas, Houston, New 
 Orleans, Oklahoma City and Lexington. As a young girl in Ireland, she and 
 her siblings were taken throughout the newly independent country by her 
 IRA-veteran father, Tom McTeggart, to be taught by the elderly dance 
 masters. She is the longest active teacher in North America having taught 
 continually here since 1959. The Fresno class meets every Thursday night, 
 and beginners are always welcome.\n\nMerlinda Espinosa\nSongstress and 
 young diva Merlinda Espinosa has been singing and performing since she was 
 a young child. Born and raised in Fresno, she performs with a soulful, 
 “chill-inducing” voice. Her range of music includes Mexican 
 traditional, rancheras, Nuevo Canto of Latin America, country, R&B, ballads 
 and jazz, and she sings in a unique style in both English and 
 Spanish.\n\nRoscanna\nRoscanna is a blend of family and friends who have 
 been playing music together for more years than their youngest member has 
 been alive. Larry Cusick plays fiddle, Irish flute and uilleann pipes. 
 Susan Heidebrecht plays the bodhran, the Irish drum. Neil Cusick, son of 
 Larry and Susan, plays Irish flute, low whistle, guitar and clarinet. 
 Kathryn Johnsen plays harp and keyboards. Jim Michael, singer and 
 guitarist, has been playing with various Irish and barn dance bands in 
 Fresno, Visalia, Yosemite and Northern California since the 1980s. Amelia 
 Ryan has been singing Irish songs from her mother’s record collection 
 since she was a child.\n\nFresno Harp Circle\nThe Harp Circle is a place 
 for adult enthusiasts to enjoy playing harp in a cooperative, relaxed and 
 fun environment. A circle is a place to expand one’s knowledge of 
 repertoire and styles, to challenge one’s technical level and 
 musicianship while learning new sorts of skills and refining musicianship, 
 and a place to enjoy friendship with others who share one’s love of an 
 amazing instrument.\n\n 
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SUMMARY:¡Que Vivan Los San Patricios! St. Patrick’s Day Concert
LOCATION:Fresno City College Old Administration Building Auditorium
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