Join us for two inspiring evenings of great music from the legendary songwriters from The Stunning, Steve and Joe Wall. Since they exploded onto the Irish music scene in 1990 with their number one album Paradise in the Picturehouse, the brothers Wall have produced a string of hit singles and albums for both The Stunning […]
Join author Honor Molloy and actresses Gina Costigan, and Angel Desai for a unique evening of dramatic readings drawn from a variety of forms—memoir, novels, poetry, drama, radio—spanning the 20th Century. The featured works by Leland Bardwell, Maeve Brennan, Elizabeth Bowen, Anne Enright, Lucy Greeley, Maura Laverty, Claire McAllister, Gina Moxley, and Edna O’Brien explore the lives of Irish and […]
2015 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement Roger Rosenblatt—the acclaimed, award-winning essayist, memoirist, and New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast, Kayak Morning, and Lapham Rising— joins Irish Arts Center to read from and discuss his novel Thomas Murphy, the reflective, bittersweet tale of an aging poet ruminating on his colorful life. After Rosenblatt’s […]
Selected and Arranged by Honor Molloy Directed by Kira Simring Actors Gina Costigan and Angel Desai will read from writings by and about Irish and Irish American Women. This unique event features work by Edna O’Brien, Ann Enright, Eavan Boland, Laura Shaine Cunningham, and many more ~ known and unknown.
November 18 - 20 Friday & Saturday | 8 pm Sunday | 3 pm $35 premium ($28 members) $25 general ($20 members) Family Shows: Curated to excite and ignite children’s imaginations Saturday & Sunday | 11 AM All Tickets $15 “Darrah Carr Dance performs its Eire-inflected swing to live music by jazz vocalist Tara O'Grady […]
Revered singer-songwriter Brendan O’Shea returns to Irish Arts Center, December 2. At this performance, Brendan will showcase selections from his newest album, Mid-Atlantic Ghost, featuring a collection of songs written in and inspired by his home place connections, both here in the US and abroad. This event will serve as the official album launch. Originally from Killarney in the South-West of Ireland, Brendan O’Shea moved to the […]
Through interviews with Morgan Freeman, Stephen Colbert, Leonard Nimoy, and many others, ART AND HEART: THE WORLD OF ISAIAH SHEFFER explores the life of one of New York’s greatest Renaissance men and a dear friend of IAC's. Isaiah, co-founder and artistic director of Symphony Space, left an indelible mark on theatre, radio, literature, and music […]
Renowned musical duo, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will be performing in Residence with special guests at the Irish Arts Center in collaboration with New York Trad Fest. Tickets can be purchased through the IAC's website: irishartscenter.org
Martin Hayes (fiddle) and Dennis Cahill (guitar), one of the world's great musical duos, return to Irish Arts Center for two weeks in residence sure to inspire a bounty of musical memories. Each of these eight exciting evenings, curated by Martin, will feature special guests and collaborators, exploring the roots of traditional music while breaking cultural barriers and […]
Curated by Nick Laird, our eighth annual PoetryFest showcases an array of top poets from Ireland and the U.S. for three days of readings, conversations, and signings. PoetryFest celebrates not only the chemistry between Irish and U.S. poetry, but also some good old-fashioned conviviality in the intimate atmosphere of Irish Arts Center. Participating poets include […]
