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Stateline Celtic favorites Danny’s Gone Rogue and Trinadora are teaming up for a one-of-a-kind concert that will feature sing-along treasures, audience dancing opportunities, and surprise guests. Warm your soul with Celtic music and dance! Brilliant guests including Emerald Wind and accomplished dancers will join in the fun. Visit our Facebook Event to watch the details unfold. This event is co-sponsored by The Center for the Arts and Spirituality and the Irish Marching Society of Rockford. Admission is free; listeners will have an opportunity to make free-will offerings directly to the musicians and purchase their CDs. Light refreshments will be available. Free off-street parking is availableRead More →

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This story was originally posted by Chuck Sweeny on February 22, 2016 in the Rockford Register Star newspaper. The Irish Marching Society needs your help covering costs of having the parade in Rockford because the city charges $2,200 to march in the Forest City. I’m not sure how long the Irish Marching Society has sponsored the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Rockford, but it’s been a long time. Because the parade typically takes place just days before the Illinois primary in even-numbered years, and two weeks away from municipal elections in odd-numbered years, it often features political candidates battling for one office or another. That’sRead More →