Open the Door for Three Saturday, May 7 | 8 PM Featuring Liz Knowles, fiddle Kieran O’Hare, uilleann pipes, whistle/flute Pat Broaders, bouzouki, vocals Taking their name from an old Irish slip jig, fiddler Liz Knowles, uilleann piper Kieran O'Hare, and singer/bouzouki player Pat Broaders have formed a powerful, well-traveled seasoned trio. These three […]
A new Irish trad band featuring Alan Murray on bouzouki, Dan Lowery on flute, Kyle Sanna on guitar, and Caitlin Warbelow on fiddle. Monday, May 9th, 8-9:30pm @ The Wren (E 3rd and Bowery) Free!
The exhibition by Irish Artist Geraldine O’Sullivan is inspired by the LETTERS OF 1916 project and consists of 16 paintings based on correspondence from Bernard Shaw, John Quinn, Elizabeth O’Farrell & Victor Herbert written during the momentous events around the Easter Rising and the First World War. The letters sent to, from and within Ireland give a sense […]
REBEL REBEL - Anu Productions In this performance Aisling O’Mara will perform excerpts from this critically acclaimed production. ‘We meet Helena in her dressing room, preparing to go on stage once again as Cathleen in Yeats’ Cathleen Ni Houlihan at the Abbey Theatre. She summons her demons and the ghosts of that fateful Easter Monday, when she […]
Celebrate moving in strong and creative ways. All fun. All welcome. FREE! MOVEMENT SPEAKS® offers seniors in low-income communities free sequential dance instruction followed by a public performance of their original work. Ranging in length from 10 to 36 weeks, each 75-minute session typically includes warm-up and dance exercises for seated and standing participants; individual […]
On the centenary of his death, New York Irish musicians, writers, storytellers perform in tribute to James Connolly on the stage where he spoke
An evening of Irish poetry hosted by Professor Clair Wills, Irish literature and culture expert, featuring new work as well as many classic and well loved poems. Poetry will be read by Sinéad Morrissey (newly announced 2016 recipient of E.M. Forster Award), Irish American poet Fanny Howe, world renowned Sean-Nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, Nick Laird and Ciaran […]
Irish Mythen is an Irish-born folk artist who has gathered accolades across several continents. Her performances combine catchy anthems with traditional tunes borrowed from her homeland. Her stories will keep you laughing until long after the end of the show. For more information, email concerts@folkproject.org or call 908-591-6491.
Presented by Irish Arts Center and Irish Film Institute Directed by Joe Lee Winner of The Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Irish Documentary Jameson Dublin Film Festival 2015 story of Bill Stephens, an ordinary young Dubliner in the 1950s with an extraordinary ambition: to become an international circus star as a lion tamer. […]
A musical journey through Irish theatre with Conor Linehan and mezzo soprano, Clare O’Malley featuring original music composed by Conor Linehan for ‘The Plough & The Stars’ (O’Casey), ‘Deirdre’ (W.B. Yeats), ‘The Dead’ (James Joyce) , ‘Aristocrats’ (Brian Friel), ‘Last Days Of A Reluctant Tyrant’ (Tom Murphy) and ‘The Cordelia Dream’ (Marina Carr). Book free tickets: www.aihs.org/events
