St. Patrick's Day

The Energizer Bunny has nothing on the Red Hot Mamas – perhaps Idaho’s most unique performance troupe. In fact, they’ll be spending this St. Patrick’s Day, marching in one of the planet’s most iconic parades, in Limerick, Ireland.“We just perform song after song after song,” said “Red Hot Mama” Pam Eaton. “You know, the audience is changing every 20 seconds or so.”

It’s believed that Irish cuisine dates back 8,000 years – though “cuisine” may be a bit too modern a term. Indeed, corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and soda bread are anything but fancy… but in the kitchen of a master chef, boy are they delish.

Trying to plan for St. Patrick's Day piper, drum and highland dancing performances in 2021 is not unlike 2020 — under a looming shadow of COVID-19. But…