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The month of May just got merrier in Lima for fans of Celtic music and dance.

Acclaimed U.S. Irish-rock band "The Three Jacks" and champion dancers from the "Breffni Academy of Irish Step Dance" will perform two benefit concerts, Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, to raise funds for the earthquake-ruined community of Pisco.

Led by singer-songwriter Henk Milne, The Three Jacks is one of America’s most entertaining Irish-rock bands with well over 15 years of packed-out shows in clubs, pups and auditoriums in the U.S. and abroad. The “Jacks” are known for their dynamic interpretations of traditional Celtic music, merging 17^th-century melodies with foot-stomping rhythms from rock and blues. The band’s latest album is the award-winning “Treachery, Lust and Misfortune” (Dancing Bear Records).

Joining The Three Jacks on their first Peru tour is special guest violin virtuoso ShaSha Zang from the Republic of China. ShaSha has performed with Andrea Bocelli and Sir James Galway and has toured with Gaelic Storm, the party band from the major motion picture “Titanic.”

The high-kicking Irish step dancers on The Three Jacks tour will include 16-year-old champion Kiera Daley, fresh from her stellar performances at the 2009 World Irish Dancing Championships, in Philadelphia.

Presented by “Angels with a Mission, Inc.,” The Three Jacks Peru Tour is sponsored by the Consulate General of Ireland and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General of Miami. All funds raised by the concerts will be donated to construct the Policlinico “Paul Harris” in Pisco, a project of the Rotary Club, Lima-Sunrise.

To date, the band has raised more than $78,000 toward its goal of $250,000 for the Pisco medical clinic.

Come join us for two nights of unforgettable Irish-style fun and help support this worthy cause to bring much-needed medical care to the community of Pisco.

For information on The Three Jacks click here! 

The benefit concerts will be held at 7 p.m. at the Santa Ursula Auditorium located at Calle Santo Toribio 150, in San Isidro, Lima. Tickets are on sale for S/.50, S/.75, S/.105 and S/.135 soles, and are available at TeleTicket sales outlets and online at www.teleticket.com.pe.

Contact: Jorge Vera at 9-9177-2665, or via email at jvimage@gmail.com

For information about the Lima-Sunrise Rotary Club click here!

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