Chicago Celtic Fest & Mexican Independence Day Parade
September 14, 2009 by Susan
Filed under Diversity, Immigration, Storytelling
What happens when two ethnic fests share the same space in downtown Chicago? Sue was there and, now, you can be, too.
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Sue, I absolutely love your grandmother’s story that you told at the Celtic Fest yesterday. It is so moving! I could listen to it a hundred times and would love it more each and every time. Thank you!
Love this new look, Sue!
Beth Horner, storyteller
Aw, Sue, you showed us the storytellers but not the storytelling
What a great confluence of cultures celebrating– and quite appropriate for those of us of both Mexican and Irish ancestry (it’s a small intersection, I’ll admit). I never knew about the San Patricios… a fascinating bit of history!
Tim,
Thanks for your comment. Yes! There are so many stories we never hear!
I didn’t include the storytellers telling because taking only a few seconds from their stories didn’t make a lot of sense when edited together. You’ll just have to imagine how wonderful everyone was – and they were!
Anne,
Thanks for coming out to the Celtic Fest! And thanks for your comments about my Grandmother O’Halloran story. I’m always a little embarrassed when someone shows up for a performance and they’ve already heard what I’m going to tell, but I need to remember how much I love hearing my favorite stories and songs over and over again.