St. Patty's Day 2010

This year the Los Angeles' St. Patrick's Day celebration was a bit different. There was no parade but instead a festival which was held at the LA Live complex. This complex sits in the middle of downtown Los Angeles and is quickly becoming the place to go in downtown Los Angeles. Surrounded by large venues (Nokia Theatre, Staples Center), loads of restaurants and nightclubs it is a vibrant center. It was no less so on St. Patty's Day when the wonderful Dublin All-Star Marching band played for our fellow Angelenos. We were also graced with the wonderful sounds of Ken O'Malley and the Twilight Lords and no less impressed by the ballads sung by Ms. Connie Monroe. The ever-present Emerald Society's Bagpipers were there as well bringing that special Irish touch which only bagpipes can bring. All in all, despite there being no parade, it was a great Irish celebration and I was happy to be there and see it all unfold. You can see photos of the day at our 2010 St. Patrick's gallery. Enjoy!