Irish Arts Center proudly once again hosts the 21st annual St. Pat's for All Benefit Concert supporting the inclusive St. Pat's for All Parade, which takes place in Sunnyside and Woodside on Sunday, March 1. Led by Ireland’s 2016 Presidential Distinguished Award recipients Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy and Brendan Fay, the parade and concert celebrate the […]
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 […]
The Irish Arts Center presents the Bessie Award-nominated Darrah Carr Dance who reunites with fiddler Dana Lyn and guitarist Kyle Sanna for a musical and choreographic exploration of The Coral Suite, the trad duo’s concept album inspired by the reef’s miraculous biodiversity. Lyn and Sanna perform nuanced interpretations of traditional Irish music; artistic director Darrah […]
“An impressive collection of effervescent folk pop with big slabs of smile-inducing tracks.” — Irish Times “More than just indie-folk: be ready to dive into her mysterious world.” — RTÉ Dublin-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Inni-K (Eithne Ní Chatháin) entrances Irish Arts Center audiences with the meticulous vocals, percussion, and musicianship from her exquisite debut album, […]
The beguiling Inni-K performs a candlelit concert for audiences of all ages to celebrate Imbolc—the ancient Celtic festival honoring the coming of the spring equinox—with multimedia artist Gregory Corbino bringing the afternoon’s suantraí (lullabyes) and spirited tunes to life through captivating visual stories. Hot chocolate, candle-making, and song-inspired craft stations await the audience after the […]
Irish Arts Center (IAC), the multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, this year creates a thrilling intersection of musical traditions from Ireland and the Gulf of Mexico for its annual Winter Solstice Celebration (December 14 at Symphony Space). The beloved holiday […]
Heather Maloney and David Keenan will perform as a part of the SongLives series on June 8 at Irish Arts Center. SongLives showcases Ireland and North America's most exciting contemporary singer-songwriters. Massachusetts-based folk and indie rock singer-songwriter Heather Maloney has bene likened to Joni Mitchell and Lucinda Williams. She performs at SongLives on June 8 […]
It will take place in 2 sessions on Wednesday evenings in both Dublin and New York City on May 30 and June 6, 2018. In the first session, groups will independently create work exploring the question through games, theatre exercises, group dialogue, and reflection. The work created will then be exchanged with the international partner […]
The award-winning Dublin independent publisher Tramp Press, founded by Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen in 2014, is publishing some of Ireland’s best and brightest new voices, like acclaimed authors Mike McCormack and Sara Baume, while reintroducing some of Ireland’s marginalized writers through their Recovered Voices series. Join us for two events to get to know […]
Fiddler Liz Knowles, uilleann piper Kieran O'Hare, and singer/bouzouki player Pat Broaders return to Irish Arts Center to celebrate their newly released album The Joyful Hour. Veterans and mainstays of the Irish music scene around the world, these artists have played with Riverdance, Cherish the Ladies, the New York Pops, Bonnie Raitt, Josh Groban, and […]
