“This Side of Neverland” Is Enchanting
The two one-act plays by J.M. Barrie that make up “This Side of Neverland” at The Pearl Theatre will have you under their spell.
Love Therapy: A promising premise of theatre therapy
Suze Sylvester reviews Wendy Beckett’s “Love Therapy,” which runs at the DR2 Theatre until Saturday, May 25.
“As Close As You’ll Ever Be” Is Too Close for Comfort
Seamus Scanlon’s short story collection, “As Close As You’ll Ever Be,” is too close for comfort.
AWoW MEMBER COLIN BRODERICK to be INTRODUCED TONIGHT by JOSH BROLIN at BOOK LAUNCH for “THAT’S THAT.”
Artists without Walls introduced Colin Broderick by actor Josh Brolin.
The Year in Blog Posts
How It’s New York: See the name of this blog! Ok, not everything was based here, but a lot was.
How It’s Irish: Everything has an Irish connection. We define the term loosely, but we think it fits!
Dance: Rian is extroardinary
Dancers of Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre in Rian How It’s New York: Rian is presented as part of the white light festival, an international festival that takes place from Oct. 18 through Nov. 18 at Lincoln Center. This year its focuse was on, according to their press materials, “music’s unmatched capacity to illuminate the many [...]
Congressman learned about terror from the IRA
Long Island Congressman Peter King hates terror, except when it’s freedom fighting, and Irish.
Finding your roots… or just names
A Newfoundland woman investigates her roots in Ireland, and wonders if someday her Facebook page will be evidence for someone else.
Donie Carroll Makes A Wonderful “Divil Of A Noise”
“Divil of a Noise,” Donie Carroll’s second CD, will make you want to sing.
Farewell to Daniel Michael Collins
Shanachie co-founder Daniel Michael Collins died last Wednesday. Wake tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, at the John Kritil Funeral Home in New York.
Irish Arts Center on WNET THIRTEEN tonight at 8!
Irish Arts Center is profiled on NYC-ARTS tonight, Thursday, May 23
It’s a draw for Thatcher and Sands
Paris rejects streets named for either Margaret Thatcher or Bobby Sands.
A St. Yves Concert at Irish Arts Center this Tuesday!
A St. Yves concert, whiskey tasting at Irish Arts Center on Tuesday!
May You Be Sealed: Yom Kippur
This is a reprint of the post I did last year — while the events are now a year old, the basic ideas in this post haven’t changed one bit. And I love me some Joley… hope you all are sealed for a wonderful, wonderful year! How It’s New York: Today I got a text [...]
Books: Mike Farragher says Back to School no Longer "Tough"
How It’s New York: Mike Farragher lives in New Jersey. How It’s Irish: Mike is Irish-American, and officially Jirish too (note his use of “zaftig!”) Mike Farragher is the author of This Is Your Brain on Shamrocks…we’re looking forward to the sequel, and it’s coming soon! Listen to Mike on this podcast, and read our [...]
New York Irish Arts Podcast #24: All That Fall
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Gavin Quinn talks about All That Fall, a production from his Pan Pan Theatre, that ran at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival in December.
New York Irish Arts Podcast #23: Pipes of Christmas
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Currie talks about The Pipes of Christmas, concerts that take place in New York City on Dec. 15, and in New Jersey on Dec. 16.
