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Irish Arts Center Winter Solstice Celebration
December 11, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
One event on December 12, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on December 13, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on December 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm
One event on December 14, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on December 15, 2019 at 3:00 pm
One event on December 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Our 13th annual holiday gathering returns to its heart and hearth. Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis, and The Green Fields of America gather a host of special guests in our intimate 51st Street home for six spirited performances of reels, jigs, songs and stories in a musical celebration of Christmas and midwinter traditions from Ireland and around the world.
FEATURING
The Green Fields of America
Mick Moloney, banjo, octave mandolin, and vocals
Athena Tergis, fiddle
Billy McComiskey, accordion
Liz Hanley, fiddle and vocals
Brendan Dolan, piano and flute
John Roberts, vocals and concertina
Niall O’Leary, dancer
With special guests
Tamar Korn, vocals
Dan Levinson, clarinet
Dennis Lichtman, tenor guitar, mandolin, and clarinet
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11-13 | 8 PM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 | 2 PM & 8 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 | 3 PM
*SHOW ADDED*
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 | 7 PM
December 12 is a members night! Enjoy a reception after the show (with a drink on the house) and meet and mingle with other IAC members. Bring friends—anyone who becomes a first-time member on a members night will receive a discount on signing.
Order your Irish Christmas CD now—a perfect gift for the holidays! Featuring 15 songs from Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis, and special guests recorded live from Irish Arts Center.
“A wide-angle, multicultural lens on the season with some startling effects.”
—The Irish Times
“One of the best Irish contributions to a New York Christmas.”
—Huffington Post
Presented with the support of Howard Gilman Foundation.
Irish Arts Center programming is supported by Culture Ireland – Promoting Irish Arts Worldwide.