By: Denise Foley

Prepare to enjoy yourself this week. There are three festivals and you can go to all three if you want! They overlap a little but the determined fun-seeker can do it!

The annual AOH Notre Dame Div. 1 Festival in Mont Clare, PA, runs all weekend from Friday night on with great music (Tom McHugh and Company, Timlin and Kane, Oliver McElhone, John McGillian, Sarah Agnew, Irish Thunder), dancing, food, and a beer wagon. Proceeds from the event go to AOH charities, as usual.

On Saturday. Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May will hold its annual event, also with music, food, dancing, and vendors.

On Sunday and head down to the annual Penn’s Landing Irish American Festival (where appropriate good weather is forecast) for eight hours of music, food, dancing, headlined by Blackthorn. Before you go, tune in to WTMR 800AM and make a pledge to keep the Irish radio shows on the air for another year.

(Hope you’re not festivaled out—the 39th annual New Jersey Irish Festival is scheduled for next Saturday at the Blueclaws’ stadium in Lakewood.)

The Tony-nominated play, The Seafarers, continues at the Arden Theatre.

On Saturday night, Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul will be rocking Longwood Gardens. We’re major fans of both Ivers and Longwood and we think this is a good combo.

On Monday, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick is holding its annual golf tournament at the Sandy Run Country Club in Oreland. If you’ve got some time and a hankering to spoil a good walk, check out our calendar for the info. There are still spots available.

On Wednesday, you’re in for a real treat. “The Fellas”—three of Ireland’s top comics—will be appearing at The Trocadero Theater on Arch Street in Philadelphia, part of mini-tour of the east coast (with a detour to Chicago). We’ve been looking at their videos all week, and we’re still laughing. One, Ardal O’Hanlon (whom we loved as the dopey Father Dougal in the “Father Ted” series) talked to us this week. Read his interview here.

On Thursday, the long-awaited Rambling House event resumes at the Irish Center. Lots of music, dancing, songs, and stories. What could be bad?

Check the calendar and enjoy the week!