The National Book Award-winning novelist Colum McCann discusses his new novel, TransAtlantic On June 5th, National Book Award-winning novelist Colum McCann talks with John Wray (Lowboy) about his spellbinding new novel (to be released June 4), a gripping historical fiction spanning 150 years, from 1845 to the present, and weaving the tales of four generations […]
A Night of Irish Comedy and Music - Thursday June 6th 6.30pm. Come out and support the New York Irish Center at our Annual Fundraiser at Symphony Space. www.nyirish.org Our headline comedy act is none other than Colin Quinn, the recent star of Broadway with his one man show, Long Story Short. Colin is also […]
On Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 7pm, join this joyous marathon reading. Leading stars of stage and screen, noted writers and avid Joyceans will perform selections from Joyce's masterpiece. Featuring the incomparable Fionnula Flanagan performing the entire Molly Bloom soliloquy.
Colum McCann is joined by Gabriel Byrne, Terry Tempest Williams, Tea Obreht, and others in presenting stories from the new collection The Book of Men, which includes the work of more than 80 terrific writers from all over the world, curated by McCann, Esquire, and the new literary organization Narrative 4. With readings by Colum McCann, […]
The Academy Award-winning actress and director reads from and discusses her new memoir with Michael Mayer (Smash; Spring Awakening). She recounts her enchanted childhood on an Irish estate, where her father entertained friends like Carson McCullers and Marlon Brando, and her years as a model and actress living at the Chelsea Hotel in the 1970s.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan (A Visit from the Goon Squad) presents selections from the best-selling annual showcase for fiction and nonfiction selected by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's editor, author of A Hologram for the King). With readings by Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks, It's Complicated). Selected Shorts is hosted by BD Wong.
So you're thinking maybe it's time to have a kid. Or wait, better to start with a pet. Before deciding anything, we urge you to hear out our two teams of experts who will be arguing the salient, most crucial, life impacting points about whether it's better to choke on fur balls in your sleep, […]
Fiddling supergroup Childsplay, with Irish singer Karan Casey, is a who’s who of fiddlers from the United States and the Celtic world. They will be celebrating 30 years of touring by bringing their band of 14 fiddlers and 9 all-star instrumentalists, dancers and singers back to Symphony Space in NYC for an 8 pm concert. […]
Symphony Space's 36th annual literary rite of spring celebrating life, love, and language in James Joyce's lavish, languid, and lively prose. For over a decade, Joyce's great work was famously banned throughout the United States. This year's Bloomsday features authors, actors and devoted Joyceans performing readings from the offensive, subversive, obscene, political, sexual and heretical elements of Ulysses. Featuring a […]
