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Irish Arts
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Volume XX Issue 4
E Samhain 2012 E
Western Edition
Irish Arts & Entertainment
Celebrates 20 Years as the Premier SOURCE OF ALL THINGS IRISH! In this issue; we offer a brief history of our publication... Starting on PAGE 14, our Celtic Camera Retrospective gives our readers a glimpse of some of the wonderful events and people that we have covered over the years.
Photo by Thom MacNamara
The Event remmebered above with NUI and the late Ray Bradbury is just one example of the many high points that we have covered over the last twenty years. See pg. 11
eptember 21, 2012 marked the 20th Anniversary of the S saga of this Irish Newspaper in California. On that date, we printed our first issue as the Irish News of California. We
started as a weekly Irish newspaper and became a monthly a few months later. In 1994, we changed our name to the Irish News & Entertainment and we operated as a monthly for many years. Changing technology and the instant availability of information via cable and the internet coupled with increases in delivery costs have hurt newspapers. The changes throughout the industry have affected our publication too. All of these changes Continued on page 7
Seaside Highland Games Return to the Ventura County Fairgrounds on October 13 & 14 The U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Division Band will join us this year as we celebrate our *10th Anniversary! Make your plans now to join us for all of the Scottish fun that you have come to expect from the Seaside Games, including Massed Bands and Parades, Fiddle and Dart Competitions, Celtic Musical Entertainment, more than 80 Clan Societies, Large Men Throwing Stuff...and so much more! See Page 3 for story. Visit the website for complete details: www.seaside-games.com Continued on page 3
Highlights Inside This Issue:
Wells of Life See Page 4
An Irish Christmas by Kerry Records at The Bowers See Page 9
A Greg Patrick Poem Red Dreams Falling See Page 14
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