Kick off St. Patrick’s week with us by taking a look at what we’re all about. The Center will be abuzz with authentic music and dance performances, and filled with chances to try out our 40+ adult and children’s classes on offer throughout the season. Learn the basics of Irish language or a new dance […]
SongLives showcases Ireland and North America’s most exciting contemporary singer-songwriters, working on an intimate and personal scale to bring the rich tradition of busking on Dublin’s Grafton Street to New York City. Cat Dowling and Hannah McPhillimy Cat Dowling writes beautifully dark pop songs, offering low-key beats colored with layers of sonic delights and a […]
Irish born and now New York City-based, multi award winning and highly acclaimed singer/songwriter will be accompanied by celebrated guitarist Phil Robson who has worked with a diverse cross section of artists from David Liebman to Barbra Streisand. They present a vocal workshop which will also appeal to instrumentalists as much as singers. This workshop […]
Ryan Tubridy, Ireland’s foremost radio and television broadcaster and host of The Late, Late Show, teams up with illustrator P.J. Lynch, Irish Laureate for Children's Literature, to celebrate their first-ever picture book collaboration, Patrick and the President. Ryan and P.J. will entertain both adults and children with the story of their collaboration and their take […]
Multi-award winning author Belinda McKeon (Solace, Tender) will be joined by Lambda Literary Award-winner Lisa Carey (Every Visible Thing, The Stolen Child) to discuss how their latest novels delve into obsessive desire, the relationship between sexuality and community, and the lives of unlikeable characters.
Adapted from a multi-award-winning novel by Katherine Paterson (The Bridge To Terabithia), The Great Gilly Hopkins is the hilarious and big-hearted story about a headstrong girl who wants to find a place to call home. A talk-back will follow the screening.
A brand new series of jazz nights curated by award-winning Irish singer/songwriter Christine Tobin and acclaimed guitarist Phil Robson. Each night, Tobin and Robson invite some of New York’s best Irish and international musicians to play sets and share stories about jazz music’s greatest artists and treasures. From Raglan Road to Green Dolphin Street The […]
IRISH ARTS CENTER PRESENTS ACCLAIMED BALLADEER DECLAN O’ROURKE & ORCHESTRA, FEBRUARY 17-19 “Compassion, romance, a sense of mortality and a sense of history run through the songs of Declan O’Rourke…his calling is as a balladeer, proffering reassurance in the face of inevitable sorrow.” – Jon Pareles, The New York Times Irish Arts Center has a great history of showcasing […]
Direct from the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the acclaimed Irish balladeer Declan O'Rourke returns to Irish Arts Center with a ten-piece chamber orchestra conducted by Henry Hey. This concert is the U.S. launch of Declan's latest studio record In Full Colour, a collection of fifteen brand new recordings of musical treasures from across Declan's […]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet and pop music lyricist Paul Muldoon returns for his sixth season of monthly words-and-music jamborees, joined by his house band Rogue Oliphant and a stunning lineup of world-class special guests from the across the spectrum of music and literature. Some of the most special and surprising moments in our season […]
