MOVEMENT SPEAKS®: New York Irish Center

New York Irish Center 10-40 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY, United States

 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 […]

FREE

James Connolly’s New York

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On the centenary of his death, New York Irish musicians, writers, storytellers perform in tribute to James Connolly on the stage where he spoke

Free

Salon Eire 100: SALON Poetry Ireland 100

The Café at LPA The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza,, New York, NY, United States

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 […]

The Folk Project Presents Irish Mythen, a Modern Day Troubador

Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ, United States

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.

$15 – $20

Best Irish Documentary “Fortune’s Wheel” Screening and Talk-back with Director Joe Lee

Irish Arts Center 553 West 51st Street, New York, NY, United States

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. […]

$12

Salon Eire 100: IN RECITAL THEATER 100 – by Conor Linehan with Clare O’Malley

American Irish Historical Society 991 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

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

Recurring

Shining City

Irish Repertory Theatre 132 W 22. St, New York, NY, United States

SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson directed by Ciarán O’Reillywith Matthew Broderick, Billy Carter, Lisa Dwan, James Russell May 17- July 3, 2016 Buy Tickets Now! Shining City is a haunting play, dense with urban lives that brush against one another while never making contact. When the character John is first introduced, he is seeking help from […]

$24 – $70
Recurring

Shining City

Irish Repertory Theatre 132 W 22. St, New York, NY, United States

SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson directed by Ciarán O’Reillywith Matthew Broderick, Billy Carter, Lisa Dwan, James RussellMay 17- July 3, 2016 Buy Tickets Now! Shining City is a haunting play, dense with urban lives that brush against one another while never making contact. When the character John is first introduced, he is seeking help from Ian, […]

$24 – $70
Recurring

Shining City

Irish Repertory Theatre 132 W 22. St, New York, NY, United States

SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson directed by Ciarán O’Reillywith Matthew Broderick, Billy Carter, Lisa Dwan, James RussellMay 17- July 3, 2016 Buy Tickets Now!Shining City is a haunting play, dense with urban lives that brush against one another while never making contact. When the character John is first introduced, he is seeking help from Ian, a […]

$24 – $70

Salon Eire 100: IN RECITAL OUT OF THE ASHES – by Conor Linehan

Bruno Walter Auditorium, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United States

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center: Bruno Walter Auditorium 111 Amsterdam Ave, ( Btw 64th & 65th Streets), New York, NY 10023 Conor Linehan, acclaimed pianist and composer of the Abbey Theatre-Ireland’s National Theatre, offers a musical exploration of Irish history. In this informal concert, Conor performs music from the period […]