March is parade month  

March 3

Manhattan Irish Parade and Festival

Step off time 11am

Line up location;  TBD.  We do not receive this information until the week of the parade, it will be posted on our web site; www.gliwa.org

Manhattan is a far southwest suburb of Chicago and is easy to reach from Interstates 80, 55, 57.  The committee advises you to arrive in town at least an hour before the parade begins.   http://www.manhattanirishfest.com/

Directions; From the west and south; exit at I-55 at Arsenal Rd. (exit 246.) Go east approximately 12 miles to Manhattan. From the north exit I-80 at Briggs St. (exit 134.) Go south approximately 7 miles. From the south, exit I-55 at Arsenal Rd. From the east, exit I-57 at Manhattan-Monee Rd. (exit 355). Go west approximately 11 miles.

March 17

Naperville St. Pat’s Parade

Parade starts at 10:00 am. We need to get there earlier before the streets are closed and parking is gone. Line up is between 8:30 and 9:30am.

The parade starts at Naperville North High School and proceeds south on Mill St. to City Hall (see Map). Our staging location will be listed on the West Suburban Irish web site www.wsirish.org  under the “Parade Lineup” page, before March 7.  Or call Bill MacLeod at (708) 387- 2510

Parking is limited at Naperville North, so please carpool or have someone drop off participants at Naperville North. Parking at the upper deck of Naperville Municipal center at the end of the parade will be available for parade participants only. For more information see Naperville St. Patrick’s Day Parade web site www.wsirish.org .   Bill G. MacLeod at wmac1076@aol.com or (708) 387- 2510.  

April  1^st    11am

Meet up & Lunch at the home of Mike and Helen Philpot

26 County Road 1800 N, Seymour, IL

Mike and Helen Philpot invite us back to their home for a meet up with our hounds. What a great time it will be walking your hounds on their five acres of land with open unpaved trails that go down to the Sangamon River. Afterward, they invite us to stay for a wonderful homemade lunch. All you will need to bring is a lawn chair. Water will be available for the dogs. 

So that Helen has some idea how many will be there for lunch, please contact her at helen@EnglishHedgerow.com or me, Claire Morrison morrison-iw@att.net.  As always last minute attendees are welcome

Saturday or Sunday in April

Passport to Ireland, Chicago Children’s Museum, Navy Pier.

700 E. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60611

The hours are from 11-3pm

Contact Barb Pische if you are interested. remi2332@sbcglobal.net

April 30- May 3

IWCA Specialty

Purina Farms,  Grey Summit, Mo.

 http://www.iwclubofamerica.org/

Saturday, May 19

GLIWA Annual Spring Match and LGRA Trial

Judge:   Donna Smith, Taliesin Irish Wolfhounds, Pennsylvania USA

Pilcher Park, Joliet, IL.

May 20

LGRA

Judge Karen Fredericks

Memorial weekend

Gaelic Park Irish Fest

6119 W. 147th St, Oak Forest, IL. 60452

The dog exhibition is three days (Saturday, Sunday and Monday)

 from 2pm-6pm

June 16-17

Scottish Festival and Highland Games

The Midwest’s premier showcase for Scottish arts and Culture

Hamilton Lakes, Itasca. Times are anytime between 8-4pm.

August

The Irish American Alliance Annual Picnic

Bur Oak Woods, Cook County Forest Preserves

Saturday – Monday, September 2-4   Labor Day weekend

 Wisconsin Highland Games

Waukesha Expo Center – Waukesha, Wisconsin

http://www.wisconsinscottish.org/

October

GLIWA  Annual Fall picnic

Saturday, October

Locust Grove Match

At the home of Robert and Gretchen Bernardi,

Berwyck

Edwardsville, IL.