It's full-on festival season here in the waning days of July. Among many others, the great Dublin Irish Festival is next week, the 30th mighty Milwaukee Irish Fest is just a couple weeks away. If you're going, I expect reports. And souvenirs.
A relative newcomer to the roster is the Iowa Irish Festival, August 6-8 in sort-of-nearby Waterloo, Iowa. Featuring a plethora of KC Irish Fest performers including our hometowners, The Elders, the IIF is also presenting a member of our own Irish Fest family. Barbara Scanlon of our staff will present her fascinating Irish Genealogy Workshop on stage on the Saturday afternoon of that event. If you're an Iowan and you've ever wonder how your Great Great Uncle Sean ever ended up in Swaledale, Barb can tell you. If you're a Kansas Citian and not going to Iowa, you're still in luck because she'll be here at KCIF all Labor Day weekend long to help you unravel the mystery of how you became you.
Former KC Irish Fest president, bopard member and founder Ed "Mr. Barbara" Scanlon will be along too, signing autographs and kissing babies. So I encourage you to leave the poor babies at home.
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