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Pre-St. Patrick's Fest held in Irwin

Kristina Serafini
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Friends Ellee Wees (left, in purple coat) and Meadow Golick (right) react as Presley Shaplye (center) sinks a putt along Main Street in Irwin on Saturday, March 13, 2021. The girls, all 6 years old from North Huntingdon, were attending the Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest with family and friends.
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A balloon artist from Mike the Balloon Guy and Company fits a balloon hat to the head of Afton Schultheis, 4, of Irwin as father Josh Schultheis looks on along Main Street in Irwin on Saturday, March 13, 2021. A Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest was held downtown with various restaurants and shops participating.
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Addison Arbster, 7, of Murrysville (left) tries to put a green bead necklace over the head of her sister Alexis, 2, as a man portraying St. Patrick looks on during the Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest in Downtown Irwin on Saturday, March 13, 2021.
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Shamrocks hang outside Feathers Artist Market and Gifts as a woman pauses along Fourth Street during the Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest in Downtown Irwin on Saturday, March 13, 2021.
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Sofia Gabani, 7, (in pink) and friend Mila Cawthon, 8, (far right) reacts as Mo Gabani, 9, plays a game inside Shidle Lodge during the Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest in Downtown Irwin on Saturday, March 13, 2021. The children, all of North Huntingdon, were there with Sofia and Mo’s mother, Shelley Holt (back left) and other family friends.
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Artist Ray Kachinka works on a caricature of a family at Feathers Artist Market and Gifts along Fourth Street in Irwin on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Kachinka was offering free caricatures during the town’s Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest.

A Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest was held in Downtown Irwin on Saturday.

Thirteen restaurants and businesses participated in the event selling Irish food, drinks and other items.

Children’s games, karaoke and photos with Saint Patrick were offered inside the Shidle Lodge, and a balloon artist was posted outside Gift Basket World & Candy Shop. A caricature artist was inside Feathers Artist Market and Gifts.

The event was sponsored by the Irwin Business and Professional Association.

Kristina Serafini is a TribLive photojournalist covering Southwestern Pennsylvania. She is a Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate. Her work has been honored locally and nationally. She can be reached at kserafini@triblive.com.

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