‘Gaelic and Garlic’ gaity mix Irish, Italian cultures in San Pedro

In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. LA City Council District 15s Tim McOscar speaks during the event. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. Glen Thompson entertained the crowd with his bag pipes. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. Grace Ciaramitaro fills cannoli’s. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)
In the heart of San Pedro’s Little Italy, people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Gaelic & Garlic Saturday evening. The event brought together St Patricks Day and San Pedro’s Italian American community. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett)

Live music and dancing highlighted a festive, bi-cultural gathering for St. Patrick’s Day in San Pedro this weekend — with the Irish and Italian communities combining for a colorful mix of sites, sounds, tastes and overall revelry.

The St. Patrick’s Day celebration — dubbed Gaelic & Garlic — took place in San Pedro’s Little Italy district on Saturday evening, March 18, and featured plenty of green, from Irish dancers and corned beef to shamrock cookies.

But there was also an Italian Elvis, spaghetti and meatballs, and cannoli. The area’s new council member, Tim McOsker, has deep Irish roots in a town that also is home to many Italians.

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