The Ocean City Arts Center presents McDermott’s Handy in an early celebration for St. Patrick’s Day and recognizes a member of the duo, Kathy DeAngelo, as a recipient of the inaugural New Jersey Heritage Fellowship award. The event is Saturday, March 2 at 3 p.m. in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall of the Ocean City Public Library, 1735 Simpson Avenue, Ocean City. It is free and open to the public. However, reservations are suggested and can be handled online or by phone at the Arts Center.
McDermott’s Handy combines Kathy DeAngelo and Dennis Gormley, the husband-wife duo who have been performing traditional Irish music together in the Delaware Valley (South Jersey/Philadelphia region) since 1979. These award-winning talented multi-instrumentalists put on a super concert. They combine their strong vocals and equally strong backing accompaniment with a commanding stage presence that comes from hundreds of performances in front of all kinds of audiences.
The Arts Center is proud to celebrate the achievements of Kathy DeAngelo from Voorhees, one of the five South Jersey recipients of New Jersey State Council of the Arts’ inaugural New Jersey Heritage Fellowships. The recipients represent Folk and Traditional Arts that are artistic traditions of specific ethnic, religious, regional groups, and more. Their artistry is often shaped and shared within families and communities throughout generations to continue and preserve their respective histories and heritages. The New Jersey Heritage Fellowships recognize artistic excellence and the contributions towards traditional arts and heritage that highlight the diversity of the state, especially in South Jersey.
Visit the Ocean City Arts Center website for more information and to reserve your seat, or call (609) 399-7628.
This program is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
