Grab your favorite mug and

wear something green because the Stars on the Southern Crescent Coffee

House's second annual St. Patrick's Day Festival is right around

the corner. There will be plenty of entertainment to transport you for

an evening to the Emerald Isle. Two nights of music and dancing, March

5 and March 6 are planned with fresh and familiar sights and sounds.

The ever popular Lost Boys,

that band of rockers from the middle ages, perform their unique style

of Celtic music Friday evening. The Boys have been a regular attraction

at the Georgia Renaissance Festival where their brand of entertainment

keeps the crowds clapping and tapping.

Also on Friday, Nashville-based

band, Daybreak, will add their blend of pop/rock Irish music to the mix.

Between the music sets, the

Drake School of Irish Dancing returns in what is becoming a traditional

event for the coffee house. The popularity of these talented girls is

sure to make the evening a special one. The group is under the direction

of Barbara Joyce and will fill the "emerging talent" slot of

the program.

Saturday welcomes the Buddy

O'Reilly Band, a well known act in Atlanta for 20 years.

Not to be outdone, Barney's

Goat, performing in the Metro area since 1993, plays a blend of Irish,

Scottish and British Isles music rounding out a weekend designed to make

everyone dream of their own pot of gold.

The Coffee House raises money

for plays being produced by Offshoot Productions. Now in their eleventh

season, Offshoot's latest venture is Shakespeare's "The

Comedy of Errors" being produced at The Villages Amphitheater in

Fayetteville. Artistic Director Susan Steadman, who has been with Offshoot

since its inception and is also the creative mind behind Stars on the

Southern Cross "treats the coffee house as a theatrical event."

The transformation of the Fayette Family YMCA at 215 Huiet Road is something

the whole community can enjoy.

"Advance tickets are selling

briskly at the Peachtree City Library and the Fayette County Library,"

Steadman pointed out, "and a good number of people have ordered tickets

wait to attend. Ticket prices are $8 for general admission and $6 for

senior citizens and children 12 and under.

Showtime for both Friday and

Saturday nights is 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. Discounts on hot

drinks are available for patrons who bring their own mug. But don't

just grab any mug. A "most unusual mug" award is given out each

evening, so make it a good one. Concessions include gourmet coffee, tea

from Teavana, hot apple cider, cold beverages and home-made desserts provided

Visit the Peachtree City Library

at 201 Willowbend Road 770-631-2520 or the Fayette County Library at 1821

Heritage Parkway, 770-461-8841. For additional information call Offshoot

Productions at 770-631-2362 or e-mail them at [email protected].

What-Stars on the Southern

Crescent

When Friday and Saturday

Where-Fayette Family YMCA

Time-8:15 p.m.

Price-$8

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