{"id":1966546,"date":"2025-08-18T11:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1966546"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:46:03","slug":"a-taste-of-ireland-takes-symphony-hall-stage-sept-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-taste-of-ireland-takes-symphony-hall-stage-sept-27\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Taste of Ireland\u2019 takes Symphony Hall Stage Sept. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the world\u2019s top Irish dance shows, \u201cA Taste of Ireland\u2014The Irish Music &amp; Dance Sensation,\u201d comes to Springfield Symphony Hall on Saturday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The production features World Champion Irish dancers, stars from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance such as headliners Gavin Shevlin (two-time World Champion, formerly of Lord of the Dance and Riverdance), Callum O\u2019Neill (World Champion, formerly of Riverdance), Cian Walsh (World Championship runner-up), as well as fiddle player Megan McGinley (Patrick O\u2019Keeffe Young Musician of the Year, featured in the film \u201cTRAD\u201d and formerly of Lord of the Dance), who are set to perform, among other world-class Irish dancers and performers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets range from $49 to $90, plus applicable fees. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/atasteofirelandshow.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:atasteofirelandshow.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">atasteofirelandshow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Six-time Emmy Award winner, Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and Tony Award nominee Hank Azaria will bring his acclaimed Bruce Springsteen Tribute to The Big E. Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band will perform on Sept. 22 and 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Net proceeds benefit The Four Through Nine Foundation, founded by Azaria and committed to social justice, education and recovery causes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Azaria is well known for being a principal voice actor on \u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d voicing over 100 characters including the iconic Moe Szyslak, Police Chief Wiggum and ComicBook Guy. He spent months creating an impression of Bruce\u2019s distinctive speaking cadence and singing \u201cvoice\u201d to conceive the tribute show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thebige.com\/EZStreetBand\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thebige.com\/EZStreetBand;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thebige.com\/EZStreetBand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>This week at The Drake<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Drake live performance and music venue in Amherst will continue its summer lineup with an open mic night featuring hot Tank Hood on Tuesday, Aug. 19, and a performance by Romperayo on Aug. 21. Tank Hood plays mostly acoustic originals &amp; American roots music. Romperayo, in the U.S. for the first time, will offer what organizers describe as an \u201cirreverent take on tropical Colombian music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Drake also announced the following shows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Aug. 25, comedian Steve Hofstetter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Sept. 3, Amherst College jazz faculty concert<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Sept. 5, We Are Scientists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Sept. 13, Autumn Drive with Skruple and Over the Median<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Oct. 25, beatboxer Honeycomb<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, the following UMass Fine Arts Center Concert Series shows will take place at The Drake:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Feb. 11, 2026, Carsie Blanton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Feb. 19, 2026, Sunny Jain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedrakeamherst.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thedrakeamherst.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thedrakeamherst.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>\u2018The War in Mind\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">American International College theater arts student Khamari Hamblin\u2019s senior project, a one-man play titled \u201cThe War in Mind,\u201d will debut at AIC\u2019s Griswold Theatre on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22 and 23. Written, performed, and produced entirely by him, the production also marks the final performance by a student in the college\u2019s theater arts program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The production is open to the public, ages 18 and older.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/westernmass\/2025\/08\/a-taste-of-ireland-takes-symphony-hall-stage-sept-27.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MassLive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MassLive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the world\u2019s top Irish dance shows, \u201cA Taste of Ireland\u2014The Irish Music &amp; Dance Sensation,\u201d comes to Springfield Symphony Hall on Saturday, Sept. 27. 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