OCEAN CITY, NJ — Celebrate an early St. Patrick’s Day with Irish music at the Ocean City Arts Center.

Husband-wife duo McDermott’s Handy will perform on March 3 at 3 p.m. in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall of the Ocean City Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave. 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 and 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 will also celebrate DeAngelo as a recipient of the inaugural New Jersey Heritage Fellowship award. DeAngelo, from Voorhees, is 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.