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Rí Rá Las Vegas March Listings

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Rí Rá Las Vegas March Listings

Locals Lunch and Dinner Special
Rí Rá Las Vegas continues to offer locals 40 percent off lunch and dinner food items every Friday throughout March. Guests must present a valid Nevada ID to receive the discount. This special cannot be combined with other offers.

March Food & Drink Specials
Rí Rá focuses on Guinness mixology this March by featuring Guinness-inspired mixed pints. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the pub offers six 16-ounce variations for $7 each. Selections include The Black Smith: half Guinness and half Smithwick’s; The Half and Half: half Guinness and half Harp Lager; Black Fog: Guinness with a splash of Chambord; Snakebite: Guinness and cider; Guinness Sin: Guinness and Sin City Ale; and Midnight Maria: Guinness with a splash of Tia Maria.

In March, the pub serves up an Irish classic, Emigrant’s Corned Beef & Cabbage ($15.95); featuring house-brined brisket, braised cabbage, mashed potatoes and Irish parsley sauce. The dish also includes the choice of a garden or Caesar side salad.

St Patrick’s Day Weekend
Rí Rá Las Vegas will hold a St. Patrick’s Day festival March 16-17 featuring live music starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16.

March 16 at 2 p.m.
March 17 at noon
On Saturday and Sunday, Searson, Celtic Connection, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Emish and Gallowglass will share Rí Rá’s center stage. Irish dancers will join the bands on stage throughout the festival.

Searson
Searson is an energetic, upbeat trio of three-multi-talented sisters from Canada that play a variety of instruments and step dance. The sisters, Erin, Heather and Colleen, have garnered much acclaim from musicians and audiences alike. Their live performances feature piano, organ, fiddle, tenor guitar and bass. Additionally, acclaimed drummers and percussionists complement their live show. Searson has recorded six albums thus far in their career.

Celtic Connection
Originally formed as a trio more than 15 years ago, the Celtic Connection now features five talented musicians with diverse musical backgrounds and a love for traditional Irish music. The Philadelphia-based band features Joe Mullin (guitar), Pat Touey (lead vocals), Glenn McCollum (mandolin), Tom Neuhauser (keyboards) and Mike Hannelly (drums). Celtic Connection’s performances combine music from a variety of genres, quick-witted interaction with the audience and many great Irish songs. Audiences can always expect a full-out performance from the band.

Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
Following his success as the founding member of the legendary Wolfe Tones, Derek Warfield assembled some of the finest young talents on the Irish music scene to create Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones. The group presents a fresh and invigorating approach to Ireland’s music tradition. In 2010, the group performed more than 180 concerts across six different countries and was nominated as Ireland’s best folk group.

Emish
For more than a decade, members of Emish have been performing in various professional music groups from traditional Irish to Irish rock and punk to symphony orchestras. Individually, they have toured as far as Europe and Japan. With versatility and well-seasoned skills, Emish mixes their style with traditional songs and tunes and plays original compositions to create “Celtic Rock with an edge”. The band features front man Bobby Curreri, Christy Brown, Jennifer Curreri, Matt Carlozzi and Mike Goliber.

Gallowglass
Gallowglass is a dynamic trio of musicians performing traditional Irish music and ballads and covers of rock, blues and alternative country. Founded and fronted by Johnny Cuomo, Gallowglass has featured a rotating line-up of musicians since its inception in 1997. The band’s current line-up features Johnny Cuomo on guitar, vocals, mandolin and pennywhistle, Paddy Lawless on guitar, percussion, fiddle and vocals and Caitlin Warbelow on fiddle and vocals.

Rí Rá Las Vegas Nightly Entertainment
Guests can enjoy live, authentic Irish music nightly during dinner and evening hours with many of the bands coming directly from Ireland.

John Windsor
March 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 8:45 p.m.
A permanent entertainment fixture in Irish pubs throughout Las Vegas for more than a decade, John Windsor is a multi-talented performer who uses a signature personal touch to put a smile on the faces of his audience. Windsor provides nonstop entertainment throughout his sets by blending guitar, harmonica and amazing vocals into one spectacular performance.

The Cray & Dempsey Experience
March 5, 6, 7 & 10 at 8:45 p.m.
March 8 & 9 at 9 p.m.
The Cray & Dempsey Experience is anything but typical and the group’s performances provide audiences with one of the most unique Irish experiences they will ever see. The pair has been together for the better part of 25 years and brings several genres of music together, including rap, rock and Irish folk. They put their own spin on songs such as “Gin & Juice,” “Sweet Caroline” and “500 Miles,” along with many all-time favorites from the 1970’s through today’s top hits. Whether audience members are seeing The Cray & Dempsey Experience for the first time or are faithful followers, they can expect the best during each and every performance. The Cray & Dempsey Experience is a rude, crude Irish band that keeps rocking and the audience loves them.

Gallowglass
March 12, 13 & 14 at 8:45 p.m.
March 15 at 9 p.m.

Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
March 19, 20, 21 & 24 at 8:45 p.m.
March 22 & 23 at 9 p.m.

The Bronx Boys
March 26, 27, 28 & 31 at 8:45 p.m.
March 29 & 30 at 9 p.m.
The Bronx Boys bring Irish music from the heart of New York City, blending fast-paced traditional dance music with classic and contemporary songs from both sides of the Atlantic. Boasting the talents of guitarist Alan Murray, flute player Dan Lowery and Kevin Buckley on fiddle, the boys have acquired a fierce reputation for their energetic live performances in New York and beyond.
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About Rí Rá Las Vegas
Crafted in the warm pub style of 19th century Ireland, Rí Rá Las Vegas is located inside The Shoppes at Mandalay Place. The authentic Irish pub features a multitude of artifacts that were carefully restored in Wicklow, Ireland and shipped to their new home in Las Vegas. Rí Rá Las Vegas contains an authentic Victorian Shop bar that began its life in Ireland in the 1880s, a whiskey bar adorned with an original glazed jewelry cabinet from 1900, an oak floor from a whiskey distillery and an 8-foot-tall, 500-pound carved plaster statue of St. Patrick dating back to 1850. The pub hosts live entertainment seven nights a week in a music room constructed with artifacts dating back to 1890 from the Olympia Theater in Dublin, Ireland. Born and raised in Dublin, Rí Rá Las Vegas owners David Kelly and Ciaran Sheehan have been close friends since they were 14-years-old. Kelly and Sheehan later partnered with Jay Luther, whom Kelly met while working for Guinness. Rí Rá Las Vegas is the 12th pub the trio has opened in the U.S.

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