August 6. Summer Nights Karaoke and silly season fun at the Oasis Cafe and Bar on N Great Neck Virginia Beach. Family and friends welcome to enjoy a visit, a quick pint, or a song or two. And while you are there, don’t forget to pick up your raffle tickets for the trip to Ireland or Scotland. Ticket sales are limited to 3900 and the drawing will be held on Oct 2 at the Williamsburg Scottish Festival. IIV members, bring your stubs to the Halloween party at the Oasis on the 29th of October for a second chance drawing for local prizes.

Wednesday sessions at the Oasis continue to be lively and a great way to spend a  Wednesday evening. Raffle tickets are on sale. Ask Kelly, Steely or John about a ticket.

Marion Sefton is in charge of the Murphy’s Festival tent Sept 18 and will be selling raffle tickets at the booth if there are any left by that time. If you see Marion this week, don’t forget to wish her a happy 70th!!!!!

We need folks who are going to local events for the halfway to St Patrick’s Day Celebrations  on the Weekend of Sept 17-19 to sell tickets for the raffle at the event.

Work on the Irish Heritage tent and Celtic Village for the Williamsburg Scottish festival continues and volunteers are needed.  Great way to help out and take your family to an outstanding local event. We will be selling raffle tickets there.

Graham at the Green Oak is continuing his open mic series on Saturdays, so stop by for some local flavor. OH, and yea, you can pick up raffle tickets there.  He is also offering a bus trip to the Williamsburg Scottish Festival for the day.

The Celtic Heritage Stage lineup is complete at this time. Thanks to all the musicians who expressed interest and who will participating this year. If you would like to be considered for next year, please contact Dermot Hudson at dermot@irishinvirginia.com.

Save the date.

Aug 6  Karaoke fun at the Oasis

Sept 10, Fall Gathering

Sept 17, 18, 19 Halfway to St Patrick’s day celebrations around town. (The Police Emerald Society will have a pub crawl on Saturday Sept 18th that begins and ends at the Murphy’s Irish Festival.)

Oct 2, Williamsburg Scottish Festival.

Oct 29th 2nd annual Halloween party at the Oasis.

Oct 30 ish the Irish invade  Virginia Beach to celebrate Shannon and Eoin’s wedding! Please give them big Virginia Beach welcome if you see them around town!