Festical Venues, Schedule & Tickets

Venue - The (Irish) Cellar

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See the 2009 Festival Schedule below

Wednesday, March 11th
Thursday, March 12th
Friday, March 13th
Saturday, March 14th
Sunday, March 15th

Festival Venues

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Music Workshop	Scotch Tastings	Kids Family

DATE / TIME	EVENT	VENUE	TICKET INFO.
SATURDAY MARCH 14
Saturday March 14 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Battle of the Bards - A Literary Pub Crawl and Grand Finale Three cheers! The Battle of the Bards is back for 2009, whisking you along on a flying tour of Granville Street’s best Irish pubs. Dynamic spoken word artists Sean McGarragle, Duncan Shields and Warren Dean Fulton channel W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and Robbie Burns respectively as they duke it out to be crowned “top bard” in an on-the-move poetry slam-style contest, judged by members of the audience in each venue. The crawl culminates at The Cellar, where the bards will do final “battle” with Vancouver’s first official poet laureate George McWhirter presiding over the event. Expect plenty of artistic license as the performers offer their own hilarious perspectives on the masters with the help of improv fiddler Caitlan Read. Who will be this year’s “top bard”? Why don’t you be the judge!	Pub Crawl Round 1 - 2:00 PM @ Doolin's Irish Pub Round 2 – 2:45 PM @ Ceili’s Irish Pub Round 3 – 3:30 PM @ Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug No admission charge @ Pub Crawl venues Open Mic & Finale Event The Cellar, 1006 Granville St. @ Nelson 4:25 PM to 6:00 PM	FREE $5.00 at the door for Open Mic & Finale

DATE / TIME

EVENT

VENUE

TICKET INFO.

SATURDAY MARCH 14

Saturday March 14
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Battle of the Bards - A Literary Pub Crawl and Grand Finale

Three cheers! The Battle of the Bards is back for 2009, whisking you along on a flying tour of Granville Street’s best Irish pubs.

Dynamic spoken word artists Sean McGarragle, Duncan Shields and Warren Dean Fulton channel W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and Robbie Burns respectively as they duke it out to be crowned “top bard” in an on-the-move poetry slam-style contest, judged by members of the audience in each venue.

The crawl culminates at The Cellar, where the bards will do final “battle” with Vancouver’s first official poet laureate George McWhirter presiding over the event. Expect plenty of artistic license as the performers offer their own hilarious perspectives on the masters with the help of improv fiddler Caitlan Read.

Who will be this year’s “top bard”? Why don’t you be the judge!

Pub Crawl
Round 1 - 2:00 PM @ Doolin's Irish Pub
Round 2 – 2:45 PM @ Ceili’s Irish Pub
Round 3 – 3:30 PM @ Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug
No admission charge @ Pub Crawl venues

Open Mic & Finale Event
The Cellar, 1006 Granville St. @ Nelson
4:25 PM to 6:00 PM

FREE

$5.00 at the door for Open Mic & Finale

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Festival Venues

Outdoor Venues
Celtic Village Performance Stage Vancouver Art Gallery Cnr. Georgia & Howe Street	Granville Square Plaza – Performance Stage 200 Granville St. @ Cordova

Official Festival Venues
Stadium Club at Edgewater Casino 750 Pacific Blvd South (at Plaza of Nations)	Doolin’s Irish Pub 654 Nelson St.@ Granville St.
Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant 670 Smithe St. @ Granville Home of the Official CelticFest Pre-Parade Breakfast	The (Irish) Cellar 1006 Granville St. @ Nelson St.
Tom Lee Music City Stage Lobby Level - 929 Granville St.	Morrissey Irish House 1227 Granville St.
Tom Lee Music Music Hall 3rd floor - 929 Granville St.	Johnnie Fox's Irish Snug 1033 Granville St.
The Vogue Theatre 918 Granville St.	UnWine'd on Howe Wine & Tapas Lounge 1180 Howe St. @ Davie St.

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