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Hey iFest Fan! Football may be over but you can still get a quarter back! Get 25% off of the advance general admission price March 5 -7. For the ridiculously low price of $9 per day, you can see George Clinton, Eddie Palmieri, Ozomatli, Steel Pulse, Joe Ely and Mighty Diamonds just to name a few. Check out the full lineup of amazing artists performing at iFest this year and don't miss out on this sweet deal to claim your cheap tickets. Remember this is a ...

iFEST ANNOUNCES 2010 MUSIC LINEUP SPOTLIGHTING THE CARIBBEAN GEORGE CLINTON, EDDIE PALMIERI, STEEL PULSE, OZOMATLI, JOE ELY BAND, KING SUNNY ADE, BAABA MAAL, MIGHTY DIAMONDS, MARCIA BALL, TAB BENOIT, DAVE ALVIN, REBIRTH BRASS BAND, EASY STAR ALL STARS, BACHATA ROJA LEGENDS, LA EXCELENCIA, OYU ORO AFRO-CUBAN DANCERS, J. PAUL JR., NATHAN & THE ZYDECO CHA CHAS, LIL’ BRIAN TERRY, BASSEKOU KOUYATE, TAJ WEEKES, LOS DE ABAJO, JANIVA MAGNESS, BRAVE COMBO, ZYDEPUNKS, N.O. HUSTLERS BRASS ...

The 40th annual Houston International Festival transforms downtown Houston into a unique Caribbean experience. iFest spotlights the sights, sounds and flavors of the Caribbean at this year's event.

Get ready to experience the Caribbean Islands at iFest 2010! Check out our list of trivia about this beautiful part of the world.

In case you missed the Marcia Ball interview by Nuri Nuri on KPFT, check out the podcast for some great commentary and awesome blues music!

With the Houston International Festival practically right around the corner, and the "Mardi Gras Party" benefit for iFest on Feb 12, Rocks Off asked iFest's Rick Mitchell to reminisce about the most memorable shows he saw at Rockefeller's.

An earthquake centered near the impoverished Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince caused the collapse of several buildings and an unknown number of fatalities Tuesday. The quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and at least 1.8 million people live within the area where the earthquake had its highest intensity. The U. S. State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747. Your help is desperately ...

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Check out the top ten musical iFest moments from the festival's Performing Arts Director and let us hear yours.

The Caribbean isn’t all just yachts and cruise ports (or souvenir hassle). Here are a handful of the region’s great experiences that don’t get as much press, but deliver unbeatable trips. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/caribbean/travel-tips-and-articles/42/18162.

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Ok, so you missed the first weekend of iFest. Don't worry, fans, iFest is going on this weekend too and is jam-packed with amazing entertainment. You can check out Hugh Masekela, Los Lobos, Rootz Underground and Little Joe just to name a few on twelve different stages. Or you can take a trip to Ireland without ever leaving Houston and kiss the Blarney Stone, take Irish step dancing lessons and sample Irish cuisine. Kick back and relax in the Mucky Duck Irish Pub and grab a pint of Guinness and ...

THE BIG DON’T MISS LIST! Romancing the Stone: Here’s what you do when you go to Ireland: you take the train to Cork, stand in a horrendously long line at the Blarney Castle and you lie on your back perilously and kiss the Blarney stone and buy a picture of yourself doing this while being held around the waist by some big Irish lad. And why do you do this? So that you can grab the gift of gab – just like the Irish. Ifest has a Chevron Living Museum; iFest has a Blarney Castle in it; ...

HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OPENS GATES AT 12 P.M. Festival is Geared Up For Sunny Weather on Sunday, April 19 WHEN: Sunday, April 19 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. WHAT: Despite the inclement Saturday weather, the 38th annual Houston International Festival has a schedule chock-full-of activity for Sunday, April 19. The Festival kicks off the celebration of Ireland with delicious food, fine arts and crafts and the best music from around the ...

Due to inclement weather and safety concerns, the Houston International Festival has decided to close the event for the remainder of Saturday, April 18 in the best interest and safety of our patrons. Pre-purchased tickets will be redeemable for tomorrow and next weekend. The Festival will resume at noon tomorrow, Sunday, April 19 as scheduled."

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The trials of the Fianna With Finn as their leader, the Fianna entered into an age of such glory that news of their courage and strength spread far and wide, and stories of their wonderful adventures were told for many hundreds of years afterwards. Men came from all over Ireland to join the Fianna, but only the strongest, swiftest, most honorable and courageous were accepted as one of Finn Mac Cool’s elite army. Any man who wished to become one of his warriors had to undergo many ...

IRISH STORIES It is not all that long ago since Ireland was a complete stranger to technology. Many of our parents and grandparents can remember when electricity was introduced to the country in 1927, or when the first television broadcasts were made in the early 1950s. These important events were to herald great changes in Irish life, and a decline of many of the pastimes and traditions that had been a feature of Irish society for centuries. One such tradition was that of storytelling ...

The Story of Saint Patrick St. Patrick was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things in Ireland. Born in Wales to wealthy parents at the end of the 4th century, at the tender age of 16, young Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders and whisked across the Irish Sea, where he spent the next six years in captivity working as a lonely shepherd. His religion was his solace, and so he became a devout Christian. So how did he manage to convert the Irish to Christianity? ...

iFest announces music lineup for 2009 event in downtown Houston spotlighting Ireland. Headliners include Ohio Players, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples, Hugh Masekela, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Cherish the Ladies, Plena Libre, Marc Broussard, Marcia Ball, Flaco Jimenez, Rootz Underground, The Wailing Souls, Alpha YaYa Diallo, Joe Y La Familia, CJ Chenier, BeauSoleil, Keith Frank, Beoga, Kevin Burke, Julie Fowlis, Step Ridgeau, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Soul Rebels, J. Paul Jr., Danny O'Flaherty, Jody Nix