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Twelve Days of Irish Fest: Free Tickets, CDs & T-Shirts, No Maids A-Milking

By Patty Wetli | July 3, 2013 8:08am | Updated on July 3, 2013 8:09am
 Irish step dancing is among the entertainment planned for Irish Fest, July 12-14.
Irish step dancing is among the entertainment planned for Irish Fest, July 12-14.
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MAYFAIR — What's better than a partridge in a pear tree? Free tickets to the Irish American Heritage Center's Irish Fest.

Check the fest's Facebook page during the Twelve Days of Irish Fest — July 3-14 — for daily chances to win tickets, CDs, t-shirts and other fest swag.

Irish Fest is set for July 12-14, 4626 N. Knox Ave. The event features an entertainment lineup packed with Irish music and dancing, poetry readings, one-act plays and language lessons. Cultural exhibits and hands-on demonstrations of Irish instruments will take place alongside whiskey tastings and a mashed potato eating contest.

Tickets purchased in advance by July 10 are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and free for children 12 and under. Tickets at the door cost $15.