Irish Arts Center Fall 2018 Brochure

FALL 2018

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Mayor Bill de Blasio: New IAC Phase One is “Ready to Go”

Mikel Murfi

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Capital Project Phase One “Ready To Go” Friends, On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, we were honored to be joined by Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson to celebrate a $2.5 million grant from the Irish government, completing our $60 million funding goal for the first phase of our capital project. Our new building on 11th Avenue breaks ground this fall, and the New Irish Arts Center will open in the fall of 2020.

In the meantime, we are preparing the second phase of the project—the restoration of our existing building, the “historic” Irish Arts Center, and a nest egg to support our long-term programming and operations.

This is such an important and exciting time to join the campaign. We have crossed the threshold of inevitability.

All that remains to be determined is just how fully we will reach our potential. See pages 5-6 for more information on how to get involved. We need you!

ABOVE: Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Chair Danny Dromm show Taoiseach Leo Varadkar the architectural model of new Center.

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ON THE COVER: Mikel Murfi returns with I Hear You and Rejoice and The Man in the Woman’s Shoes (pages 9-10).

Photo Credits: Ben Arons, Paul Cunningham, Amanda Gentile, Richard Gilligan

And what great artists we have to inspire us in this work.

This fall, Mikel Murfi, one of Ireland’s most celebrated and virtuosic actors, returns to Irish Arts Center with the U.S. premiere of I Hear You and Rejoice and—back by popular demand—The Man in the Woman’s Shoes (pages 9-10). Hilarious and poignant, these companion plays bring to life the sweet and colorful characters of a bustling Irish village and its two most disparate residents: bashful, solitary cobbler Pat Farnon, and the indomitable football manager and woman-about-town Kitsy Rainey.

We also celebrate PoetryFest’s 10th anniversary (pages 19-20); a world premiere co-presentation with La MaMa featuring Maureen Fleming, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, and James Mahon (page 14); three new IAC Book Club selections (page 13); dynamic humanities events including a conversation with His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan and National Book Awardwinner Alice McDermott (page 17), a discussion of the complex legacy of Stephen Foster (page 12), and a primer on Brexit (page 32); the return of Muldoon’s Picnic (pages 7-8); Tobin’s Run on 51 (page 23); Darrah Carr Dance (page 15); Winter Solstice Celebration (pages 25-26); and so much more. And don’t forget our 19th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala, the party of the year, on Friday, October 19 (page 28).

Mikel Murfi

Rebecca Hart

Unforgettable performances in an intimate setting.

Wonderful Irish hospitality. And a groundbreaking!

Alice McDermott

It’s all in store for you this fall. Join us!

Thank you.

Aidan Connolly Executive Director

Pauline Turley Vice Chair

Timothy Cardinal Dolan

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A Preside

“It’s going to be wonderful... the new Center will encourage a great empathy for the world and celebrate its humanity. As President of Ireland, I am

privileged to be in the company of these artists who are here at the invitation of a generous community.”

On April 25, Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina honored us with a visit to the site of our future home and for a commemorative concert featuring Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Camille O’Sullivan, Declan O’Rourke, and special guests, as part of our 2018 Groundbreaking year.

What an honor to be joined at this transformative moment by the President, a poet and writer, academic and statesman, human rights advocate, and promoter of inclusive citizenship and champion of creativity within Irish society.

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IAC Vice Chair Pauline Turley (left) and Executive Director Aidan Connolly (right) welcome President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins to future site of New IAC. Photo Credits: Amanda Gentile, Iain Toft

ntial Visit The Grand Finale: Camille O’Sullivan (2nd from left) and Declan O’Rourke (right) duet on O’Rourke’s hit “Galileo,” joined by (L to R) percussive dancer Nic Gareiss, pianist Feargal Murray, harpist Triona Marshall, fiddler Martin Hayes, guitarist Dennis Cahill, mandolinist Marla Fibish, and bassist Rob Calder.

The President and Sabina Higgins greet artists and friends Declan O’Rourke and Camille O’Sullivan backstage.

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Phase Two: We Need You With the first phase of construction on 11th Avenue just weeks away at this writing, we are deep into preparations for Phase Two—which includes our historic 51st Street building and a Growth and Sustainability Fund to support long-term programming and operations.

There are many wonderful recognition opportunities available to commemorate your support. Gifts may be pledged over multiple years. Please consider a donation at any level—we invite everyone to make history with us. For more information please visit irishartscenter.org or contact Pauline Turley at 212-757-3318 x205.

New Irish Arts Center Founders are joined by the Taoiseach and Mayor to celebrate the imminent start of Phase One.

Naming Opportunities

The ground floor café—a wonderful setting for hospitality before and after a show— is one of our most prominent recognition opportunities.

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DRESSING ROOM 2 $500,000 DRESSING ROOM 3 $500,000 DRESSING ROOM 4 $500,000 Thanks to a generous $1 million gift by the Devlin Family Foundation, the Center’s Atrium (pictured at left) will be named in their honor.

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FOUNDERS $250,000 and up Our most generous supporters will be commemorated as Founders with a beautiful tribute embedded on the interior brick faรงade of our new building. Limited to 50.

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CENTENARY CIRCLE $100,000 and up The Centenary Circle will celebrate the history of Ireland and Irish America through a collage of moments, curated by award-winning author Belinda McKeon, in a beautiful physical feature within the stairwell of the new building.

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A SEAT IN YOUR HONOR $50,000 and up By naming a seat in one of our performance venues, you will ensure that generations to come will have access to exciting, high quality cultural experiences that tell our story, and create memories to last a lifetime.

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WORDS & MUSIC

Muldoon’s An omnium-gatherum of words and music Hosted by Paul Muldoon with house band Rogue Oliphant

“Okay, it’s not actually a picnic but a musicand-literature extravaganza.”

–TIME OUT NEW YORK

AT IRISH ARTS CENTER $45 general / $36 members The critically-acclaimed feast of music, storytelling, poetry, and more—now in its eighth season—has become a staple of New York’s cultural diet. Led by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, this words-and-music jamboree features an evolving lineup of world-class special guests from across the spectrum of arts and letters.

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WORDS & MUSIC

Picnic

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | 7:30 PM

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 | 7:30 PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | 7:30 PM

Kimiko Hahn, poet

Chris Collingwood, singer-songwriter and artist

Ben Goldberg, composer

David Power, uilleann piper

Mark Doty, poet

Sally Singer, creative digital director of Vogue

Damsen, singer-songwriter

Aleksandar Hemon, writer, essayist, and critic

J. Hope Stein, writer

Harold Schechter, writer

Sarah Ruhl, playwright

Cassandra Wilson, jazz singer

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THEATRE

Mikel Murfi

The Man & I Hear Written and performed by Mikel Murfi Loco and Reckless Productions

Photo Credits: Vitaliy Piltser

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THEATRE

in the Woman’s Shoes You and Rejoice AT IRISH ARTS CENTER $40 general / $32 members Discounted previews Sept 12–16 (15% off)

I Hear You and Rejoice

The Man in The Woman’s Shoes

In I Hear You and Rejoice (US premiere) and The Man in the Woman’s Shoes (back by popular demand), one of Ireland’s most beloved performers creates the characters of a bustling Irish town and its hinterland, capturing their vibrancy through snapshots of its two most disparate residents: the bashful, solitary cobbler, Pat Farnon, and the indomitable football manager, Kitsy Rainey.

“Once in a lifetime, a woman the like of Kitsy comes along and when she does, the universe has to expand to accommodate her.”

Each production stands perfectly on its own—together the two plays reveal a tender portrait of community.

“100 percent theatrical magic.”

I Hear You and Rejoice and The Man in the Woman’s Shoes are presented with support from The Georganne Aldrich Heller Foundation and Penny Jackson and Thomas Campbell Jackson.

From the football field to the chapel floor, Kitsy always has the final word. By turns moving and hilarious, her friends and neighbors celebrate the impact Kitsy has made on her community.

Just outside of town, cobbler Pat Farnon lives on his own, contentedly aging in the cottage in which he was reared. Join him as he walks the five miles into his “metropolis” populated with no-necked water diviners, sporting savants, loudmouths, and preachers.

“Astonishing acting...

This is a high-top performance.”

–THE NEW YORK TIMES

–THE EVENING STANDARD

Running time: 75 minutes

Running time: 75 minutes

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I Hear You and Rejoice The Man in the Woman’s Shoes

The Man In The Woman’s Shoes was originally commissioned by the Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo with Sligo County Council Arts Service for the Bealtaine Festival in 2012.

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VISUAL ARTS

Bernie Leahy:

Why Are We Mid-Career Solo Exhibition Drawing and Sculpture with Stitch

SEPTEMBER 10 – DECEMBER 14 Gallery hours by appointment Monday – Friday | 10 AM – 6 PM Please call 212-757-3318 Artist Talk & Reception MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | 5:30 PM FREE | Reservations encouraged AT IRISH ARTS CENTER Through her art practice, internationally celebrated Dublin artist Bernie Leahy picks apart visceral human connections, finding and laying bare the vulnerability in each chosen subject matter. In this exhibition, Leahy has created an evocative series of stitched drawings and small sculptures, embodied with a variety of media including gold leaf, uncut diamonds and acrylic on linen and canvas. Fragments of the human form—eyes, mouths, glances—capture Leahy’s personal moments and stories and imbues them with a sense of passion and energy.

Why Are We is the first of three consecutive exhibitions at Irish Arts Center with a focus on textile art. Belfast-based Ursula Burke will join in winter 2019 and Mairead McCormack in spring 2019.

“Her work plays many emotional chords, there is a common thread of kindness and humanity behind all the pieces.”

–IRISH ARTS REVIEW MAGAZINE

Supported by the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland.

Why Are We appears in New York Textile Month September 2018.

Glow Acrylic and stitch on linen

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KIDS & FAMILY

Fiddles and Whistles and Bodhráns, Oh My! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 10 AM – 12 PM | FREE Appropriate for children ages 4 and up AT IRISH ARTS CENTER FEATURING Darrah Carr, dancer Siobhan Egan-Moore, bodhrán Liz Hanley, fiddle Stuart Jackson, uillean pipes & tin whistle

What’s a bodhrán? Have you ever heard of uilleann pipes? Did you know that your feet can make music? Learn about—and try for yourself—traditional Irish instruments with a hands-on morning for the whole family. This event includes performances by Darrah Carr Dance and Irish Arts Center musicians.

Darrah Carr Dance’s performance is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The Ireland Funds also supports Darrah Carr Dance’s programs.

LITERATURE & CONVERSATION

Can We Talk About Stephen Foster?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 | 7:30 PM

AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

$10 general / $8 members FREE for Friend / Young Patron members and higher Described as the “father of American music,” Stephen Foster penned an oeuvre that includes “Beautiful Dreamer” and “Hard Times Come Again No More,” songs that helped weave the fabric of this country’s musical heritage.

But for all his artistic impact, Foster’s legacy is complex: he also wrote for minstrel shows, which were founded on the comic enactments of racial stereotypes. In April of this year, the city of Pittsburgh removed a public statue of Stephen Foster with an African American man playing banjo at his feet.

For many years, ethnomusicologist Mick Moloney has explored connections between Foster’s songwriting, traditional Irish music, and black banjo music, and together with Irish Arts Center has sought an appropriate platform to present this history.

As part of this exploration, we will bring together a number of cultural practitioners impacted

by Foster for a conversation about his legacy. How do we appreciate Foster’s musical influence while addressing its controversial origin?

Join Mick Moloney, musician Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton, artist and curator Leni Sloan, author and historian Emily Bingham, music journalist and Stephen Foster biographer Ken Emerson, and IAC director of programming and education Rachael Gilkey for a conversation that asks where we go from here.

Photo Credits: Erin Baiano, Amanda Gentile, Richard Gilligan, Bill Steber, Leslie Lyons

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LITERATURE & CONVERSATION

IAC Book Club IAC Book Club provides an opportunity to engage in friendly and literary dialogue with fellow readers. Discussions are led by IAC’s director of programming and education, Rachael Gilkey.

AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

FREE | Reservations encouraged

All are welcome—even if you have not finished the book! Light refreshments will be served.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 | 6:30 PM Comedian and author Maeve Higgins will join IAC Book Club to discuss her new book Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl From Somewhere Else. This timely collection embraces life, love, and what it means to become an American.

“Maeve Higgins is hilarious.

She is the true Irish voice of our American generation.”

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 6:30 PM Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour is a sprawling, powerful story about a widow, her daughter, and the nuns who serve their Irish-American community in 20th century Brooklyn.

“The precision of a master…

[A] great novel.”

—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 | 6:30 PM Author Dan Sheehan will join IAC Book Club to discuss his novel Restless Souls, a story of friendship between three wayward Irish men in their late twenties, set in Dublin, Sarajevo, and Southern California.

“[A] hilariously shambolic road trip...”

—COLIN BARRETT, AUTHOR OF YOUNG SKINS

—AMY SCHUMER

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Wildflowers

Choreographed by Maureen Fleming

DANCE & MUSIC

a feminine genesis

Original music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Presented by La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and Irish Arts Center

OCTOBER 18 – 21 $30 general / $25 students and seniors Ten $10 tickets available for every performance, advance sale only – first come, first served

WORLD PREMIERE

AT LA MAMA Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003 Inspired by the lush symbolism of Irish poet William Butler Yeats, internationally acclaimed dance artist Maureen Fleming invents surreal movement poetry, curving into shapes of shattering beauty. Her new interdisciplinary celebration of femininity combines dance and mesmerizing visual theater in a series of “vision poems.”

Fleming juxtaposes her singular movement with geometric moving sculptures and brilliant lighting by longtime collaborator Christopher Odo. Featuring live music by renowned Irish composer and violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire (founding member of the Frames) and uilleann piper James Mahon, with pianist Bruce Brubaker performing the music of Philip Glass.

Exploring the “immortal waters” of the mystical feminine, Wildflowers asks: “Is immortality an elusive paradigm or present in the here and now?”

Wildflowers is supported by Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Fulbright Ireland, The Irish Arts Council, Traditional Music Commission, Irish Arts Center, La MaMa, Áras Éanna Arts Centre, Ealaín na Gaeltachta, Galway County Council, Irish World Academy, and NUI Galway.

“She seemed to transcend the material world and enter a realm of pure spirit...a wondrous choreographic metamorphosis.”

–THE NEW YORK TIMES ON MAUREEN FLEMING

“A classically trained head, a transient folk soul and an indomitable traditional heart.”

–THE IRISH TIMES ON COLM MAC CON IOMAIRE

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DANCE

Darrah Carr Dance presents

Dancing

The Great Arc with musical artists Dana Lyn & Kyle Sanna

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$30 general / $24 members Matinee: $30 general / $24 members / $15 for children 14 and under The Bessie award-nominated Darrah Carr Dance returns to Irish Arts Center with an exuberant new work featuring fiddler Dana Lyn, guitarist Kyle Sanna, and a cast of champion Irish dancers. In DCD’s trademark style, ModERIN, the artists will perform a choreographic exploration of Lyn and Sanna’s The Great Arc, a dynamic concept album featuring nuanced interpretations of traditional Irish music.

“Putting a new wrinkle into New York modern dance with a program of pieces that add Irish step dancing to the modern mix.” –THE NEW YORK TIMES ON DARRAH CARR DANCE “Lyn and Sanna challenge our expectations and assumptions about Irish music [and] invite us to consider our perceptions of the natural world and how attuned we are to its rhythms and phrases.” –THE BOSTON IRISH REPORTER ON THE GREAT ARC

THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE ARTISTS Friday, October 26 | 8 PM Opening night reception Saturday, October 27 | 1:30 PM Pre-show conversation with Darrah Carr Dance Saturday, October 27 | 8 PM Audience talkback with Artistic Director Darrah Carr and Musical Guests Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna

Darrah Carr Dance’s season is made possible in part by public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC.net). The Ireland Funds also supports Darrah Carr Dance’s programs.

Photo Credits: Darrah Carr Dance company member Trent Kowalik, photographed by Whitney Browne; Darrah Carr Dance, photographed by Matthew Murphy

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KIDS & FAMILY

Oíche Shamhna An Irish Halloween Celtic Magic

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 | 12 PM – 3 PM

AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

FREE This Halloween is all about tricks! Learn some magical mischief with RTÉ Junior’s abraKIDabra magician Joe Daly. Emerging magicians will learn about Halloween’s Irish origins by carving turnips, playing traditional Irish Halloween games, and watching a performance by Darrah Carr Dance.

Come in costume to go on a magical trick-or-treating adventure around the neighborhood!

“Quicker than the eye, Joe Daly is Ireland’s leading magician.”

–THE IRISH TIMES

“At this Irish Halloween celebration, kids can learn about the spooky traditions indigenous to the Emerald Isle.”

–TIME OUT NEW YORK

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LITERATURE & CONVERSATION

Movements: A Conversation with His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan Moderated by Alice McDermott MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 | 7:30 PM $40 general / $32 members

AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

We are honored to welcome His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, to Irish Arts Center for a thoughtprovoking conversation moderated by National Book Award-winning author Alice McDermott.

This is a wonderful opportunity to visit with Cardinal Dolan, who has been recognized by Time Magazine as “one of the hundred most influential people in the world,” in the intimate setting of the Irish Arts Center theatre.

Our Movements series features conversations with important global voices bringing a wider public context to our cultural programming.

Past guests include former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and Senator George Mitchell.

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MUSIC

6th Annual

New York Trad Fest Curated by Tony DeMarco Presented in association with Irish Arts Center SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 | 8 PM $40 AT IRISH ARTS CENTER Local masters of traditional Irish, bluegrass, and old-time American music come together for a weekend of trad music, kicking off with a concert at Irish Arts Center. Performers include the evening’s M.C. and singer Dermot Henry, jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jenna Nicholls, button accordionist Daithí Gormley with fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, and more.

For more information on the full schedule, visit newyorktradfest.org.

“Trad Fest is a very welcome addition to New York’s cultural calendar…Keeping it real, local, raw and natural—brilliant.” –MICHAEL FLATLEY

Rocky Ros Muc

FILM

Directed by Michael Fanning 2017, Documentary, Ireland/UK/USA, 92 minutes In English and Irish with subtitles TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 7:30 PM $12 general / $10 members FREE for Friend / Young Patron members and higher AT IRISH ARTS CENTER From the quiet Gaeltacht village of Ros Muc, Galway, to the criminal underworld of James “Whitey” Bulger’s Boston, Rocky Ros Muc tells the story of Connemaraborn boxer Seán Mannion.

In October 1984, Seán stood in the boxing ring in Madison Square Garden, fighting for a WBA world title crown. His rise up the professional ranks was not straightforward. Neither was his descent. This is a story of survival, determination, honor, and strength. A story about identity and community, not just for Seán Mannion, but for thousands of emigrants like him.

A Q&A with director Michael Fanning and Seán Mannion will follow the screening.

“You’ve seen what Hollywood has done with this chapter of Boston lore—here is the real thing.” –THE BOSTON GLOBE FIRST IRISH-LANGUAGE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY TO BE LONGLISTED FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS 2018

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY IRISH FILM FESTIVAL, BOSTON 2017

WINNER BEST IRISH FEATURE DOCUMENTARY GALWAY FILM FLEADH 2017

WINNER BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY CELTIC MEDIA AWARDS 2018

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LITERATURE & CONVERSATION

PoetryFest 10th Annual

Curated by Nick Laird

We celebrate a decade of “literary revelry” (New Yorker) with esteemed poets drawn from both sides of the Atlantic in one of our favorite weekends of the year. Leave your cell phones at the door.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 | 8 PM

Favorite Poems Tickets from $35, including after-party with poets An intimate and popular evening where IAC’s friends and special guests read the Irish poems they love most.

Natalie Diaz

Inspired in part by Robert Pinsky’s Favorite Poems Project.

Reservations required

Nick Laird

Ben Lerner

Maureen McLane

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 All readings FREE

Michelle O’Sullivan

2 PM | Natalie Diaz, presented by guest curator Katie Raissian of Stonecutter 3:30 PM | Michelle O’Sullivan and Maureen McLane 5 PM | Vona Groarke and Ben Lerner, with opening reading by Richard Osmond

Ciaran Carson

Nicole Sealey

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 All readings FREE 2 PM | Billy Ramsell and Nicole Sealey 3:30 PM | Desert Island Poems Ciaran Carson, Marie Howe, and Nick Laird 5 PM | Ciaran Carson and Marie Howe WITH OUR PARTNERS AT GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE NYU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 | 7 PM The Tom Quinlan Lecture in Poetry with Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize-winner Richard Osmond At Glucksman Ireland House NYU

Vona Groarke

Billy Ramsell

"PoetryFest brings together writers (not just poets!) from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss, read from and generally cheer on the enduring poetic community of Ireland.”

Marie Howe

–TIME OUT NEW YORK Katie Raissian

Presented in association with Glucksman Ireland House NYU and Literary Hub with thanks to NYU Creative Writing program

Photo Credits: Amanda Gentile, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Suella Holland, Cybele Knowles

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LITERATURE & CONVERSATION Aengus Woods

Belinda McKeon

Nick Laird

Katie Raissian

Harry Clifton

Peter Sirr

Enda Wyley

Joseph Woods

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

Paula Meehan

Paul Durcan

Jericho Brown

Eamon Grennan

Vona Groarke

Sínead Morrissey

Caitriona O’Reilly

Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Maeve Higgins

Sara Berkeley Tolchin Leanne O’Sullivan

Michael Longley Brenda Shaughnessy

Dennis O’Driscoll John Montague

Paul Muldoon Anne Carson

Thomas Kinsella Colette Bryce

Theo Dorgan Conor O’Callaghan

C.K. Williams Meghan O’Rourke

Timothy Donnelly Bernard O’Donoghue

Ciaran Carson Charles Simic

Celebrating 10 Years of PoetryFest Marie Howe

Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Mark Doty

Craig Morgan Teicher

Matthew Sweeney

Peter Fallon

Adam Fitzgerald

Miriam Gamble

Matthea Harvey

Rita Ann Higgins

Dave Lordan

Robert Pinsky

Gerald Stern

Kevin Young

Tara Bergin

Lucy Ives

Connie Roberts

Elaine Feeney

Leontia Flynn

Alice McDermott

Kerry Hardie

Fiona Benson

Cathy Che

Tracy K. Smith

Vijay Seshadri

Alicia Ostriker

Ciaran Berry

Gjertrud Schnackenberg

Wendy Xu

Sharon Olds

Yusef Komunyakaa

John McAuliffe

Thomas French

Rachel Weisz

Doireann Ni Ghriofa

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Jana Prikryl

Fanny Howe

Alan Gillis

Terrance Hayes

David Wheatley

Zadie Smith

Colum McCann

Iggy McGovern

Alice Lyons

Kevin Holohan

Billy Collins

Peter Quinn

Sally Mao

Enda Walsh

Adam Crothers

Lisa Dwan

Gabriel Byrne

Joseph O’Neill

Photo Credits: Aingeal Clare, Sean Hardie, Sue Kwon, Peter Mackay, Paul Madden, Pat McGuigan, Mike Minehan, Jesse Nemerofsky, Bríd O Donovan, Sarah Tew, Iain Toft, Jesse Tolchin, Hazel Walker, Aengus Woods, Gerald Zörner

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MUSIC

Bill Whelan Presents Featuring Emily Flack and Séamus Flaherty NOVEMBER 16 – 17 | 8 PM $24 general / $20 members AT IRISH ARTS CENTER Bill Whelan’s eminence as the Grammywinning composer of Riverdance is well known. Perhaps less popularly understood— but deeply appreciated among artists—is his role as a champion of the next generation of Irish talent.

This season we are proud to welcome Whelan back to Irish Arts Center for a new series, Bill Whelan Presents, featuring the composer at the piano alongside some of the most dynamic young singers, dancers, and musicians emerging out of Ireland and North America.

Join us in the intimate Irish Arts Center theatre as Whelan is joined by Canadian singer-songwriter and step-dancer Emily Flack and the sean-nós singer, dancer, and harpist Séamus Flaherty from Connemara, along with special guests.

“Delight[s] all in attendance with his intricate steps, haunting sean-nós songs and sensational harp playing.”

–JOURNAL OF MUSIC ON SÉAMUS FLAHERTY

“Celtic star...a young pianist whose accompaniment style showed great understanding of Irish fiddle music.”

–HERALD OF SCOTLAND ON EMILY FLACK

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KIDS & FAMILY

Saturday Morning Cartoons Winter Creatures SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 | 11 AM – 1 PM $5 per person / $15 per group of 4 / FREE for Junior Joyce & Family Circle members AT IRISH ARTS CENTER This November, feast on free pancakes for kids and mimosas for parents and enjoy popular Irish cartoons starring some of our favorite wild animals. Incredible creatures such as Oona the Puffin from Cartoon Saloon’s Puffin Rock and Polly the Pelican from Geronimo Productions’ Fluffy Gardens will delight one and all.

Before the screening, watch a performance inspired by endangered animals by Darrah Carr Dance and learn about birds that winter in New York City with a guest educator from Audubon New York’s For the Birds! elementary education program.

“You’ll want to reserve tickets…Roll out in your pajamas for Saturday Morning Cartoons at Irish Arts Center.” —MOMMY NEAREST

EXPLORE WILDLIFE IN WINTER HA BITATS AT OUR BE LOVED FAMILY SE RIES

Sundays at Seven

Darrah Carr Dance’s performance is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The Ireland Funds also supports Darrah Carr Dance's programs.

COMEDY

Curated by Fiona Walsh and Ann Design NOVEMBER 18, DECEMBER 9 | 7 PM $12 general / $10 members FREE for Friend / Young Patron members and higher AT IRISH ARTS CENTER Experience some of New York’s most exciting comedians at this long-standing, ever-changing comedy show. Past performers include Charles McBee (NY Comedy Club), Patty Rosborough (The Daily Show), Jon Fisch (Late Show with David Letterman), Chris Monty (Orange is the New Black), Moody McCarthy (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), Rena Zager (Gotham Comedy Club) and many more! Who will turn up next?

NEW LINE-UP EVERY SHOW!

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MUSIC

Tobin’s Run on 51: Village Vibes & Chasin’ the Trane MUSIC

A jazz series curated by Christine Tobin and Phil Robson THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 | 7:30 PM $24 general / $20 members AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

FEATURING Christine Tobin, vocals Phil Robson, guitar Ingrid Jensen, trumpet Tim Armacost, saxophone David O’Rourke, guitar Peter Brendler, double bass Jimmy Macbride, drums In the 50s and 60s, a counterculture grew throughout the States, and the iconic Greenwich Village of New York City became the center of a revolution that was happening in jazz music with artists including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and many others. This Tobin’s Run celebrates their pioneering spirit, alongside songs from great vocal artists of the day, Abbey Lincoln and Sarah Vaughan. The evening will also feature film clips of musicians and Village clubs from the era.

The award-winning Irish vocalist, songwriter, and composer Christine Tobin and acclaimed jazz guitarist Phil Robson return with a fourth season of Tobin’s Run on 51, bringing together some of New York’s best Irish and international musicians to play sets and share stories about jazz music’s greatest artists and treasures.

Photo Credits: Helena Dorellas, Yuki Tei

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LITERATURE & CONVERSATION

Person, Place, Thing Live podcast hosted by Randy Cohen MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 | 7:30 PM FREE AT IRISH ARTS CENTER People are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. On Randy Cohen’s acclaimed podcast—which is recorded in venues throughout New York City—guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result? Surprising stories from great talkers drawn from a range of New York life—politicians, artists, thinkers, and academics. Past guests have included Ta-Nehisi Coates, Maya Lin, A.O. Scott, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Julianne Moore.

This fall, as we begin construction of our new facility, Cohen welcomes Joe Restuccia, executive director of Clinton Housing Development Company and one of the most influential figures in the development and evolution of Hell’s Kitchen over the last twenty-five years.

Join us for a fascinating and entertaining discussion of our changing neighborhood and our role within it.

Randy Cohen is a four-time Emmy-winning writer and humorist. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harpers, The Atlantic, and for twelve years he wrote “The Ethicist,” a weekly column for The New York Times Magazine. His television credits include Late Night With David Letterman and Michael Moore’s TV Nation.

“Richly entertaining…a talented satirist.”

–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ON COHEN’S WRITING

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MUSIC

Irish Arts Center

Winter Solstice with Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis, and Friends with The Green Fields of America Brendan Dolan, piano, flute Liz Hanley, fiddle, vocals Mick Moloney, banjo, octave mandolin, vocals Billy McComiskey, accordion Niall O’Leary, dancer John Roberts, vocals, concertina Athena Tergis, fiddle

Members of Radio Jarocho Julia del Palacio, dancer Carlos Cuestas, plucked instruments with Zenen Zeferino, jarana, vocals Guadalupe Peraza, mezzo-soprano

“A wide-angle, multicultural lens on the season with some startling effects.”

–THE IRISH TIMES

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MUSIC

Celebration FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 | 8 PM Premium Orchestra: $65 Rear Orchestra: $50 general / $40 members Balcony: $40 general / $32 members $25 students, and seniors Group rates available. For more information, email info@irishartscenter.org.

AT SYMPHONY SPACE 2537 Broadway at 95th Street New York, NY 10025 Our favorite holiday hosts, Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis, bring together The Green Fields of America, Zenen Zeferino, Guadalupe Peraza, and members of Radio Jarocho for a joyful collaboration. Celebrate with us as we explore jigs, reels, and midwinter musical favorites with one of the nation’s best-known Irish American groups alongside the music and dance from the upbeat son jarocho tradition of Veracruz, Mexico—relating early music, indigenous, and African rhythms. This culturally rich holiday concert will delight the whole family.

Zenen Zeferino

Julia del Palacio

Guadalupe Peraza

Carlos Cuestas

“One of the best Irish contributions to a New York Christmas.”

–HUFFINGTON POST

“The band’s beautiful execution of the classics, new compositions faithful to the genre and gentle pushing of son jarocho’s musical envelope refresh the music of these times.”

–NPR ON RADIO JAROCHO

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MUSIC

Rebecca Hart: The Magician’s Daughter FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 | 8 PM $18 general / $14 members AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Hart returns to Irish Arts Center with her unique style of rock ‘n’ roll comprised of modern alt-folk music, with Irish influence.

Hart and her band will perform songs from her newest album, The Magician’s Daughter, inspired by and dedicated to the memory of her late father, playwright/director Joseph Hart—another artist whose work found a home on Irish Arts Center’s stage.

This hauntingly atmospheric album charts Rebecca and her father’s relationship to each other and to Ireland. Performed in concert, we will see her storytelling brought to life in the kind of spellbinding live show that’s earned her the longtime success she’s enjoyed in New York—where she regularly sells out venues like Joe’s Pub and Rockwood Music Hall.

“An impressively well-textured voice, sticky melodies… a potent dose of downtown heat.”

—TIME OUT NEW YORK Photo Credit: Ben Arons

KIDS & FAMILY

Family Makers Day A Celebration of Irish Traditional Crafts Presented courtesy of RTÉjr and Broadcasting Authority of Ireland SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 | 1 PM – 3 PM $15 general / $12 members FREE for Junior Joyce & Family Circle members Appropriate for children ages 4 and up AT IRISH ARTS CENTER Explore a variety of Irish craft work and talent with a special screening of RTÉjr’s hit show Makers, featuring willow-weaver Beth Moran, ceramicist Gráinne Watts, and wood-turner Glenn Lucas. Showcase your own creativity by making traditional crafts with teaching artists from Textile Arts Center to give as holiday gifts or enjoy for yourself.

Photo Credit: Will Ellis

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HONORING

Frank Bisignano Chairman & CEO, First Data Corporation Johnny McDaid Musician, Producer, and Grammy-Nominated Songwriter WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Gabriel Byrne Irish Arts Center Honorary Chair Liam Neeson Irish Arts Center Honorary Chair

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Festive Attire

“Irish Arts Center continues to be a leading light in bringing Irish arts and culture to these shores.” ‒President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins To reserve your place today or learn more please contact Adam Lamberg at 212-757-3318 x222 or adam@irishartscenter.org.

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EDUCATION

Classes at a Glance Meet Our Teachers

Monday 4-5 PM 6-7 PM 6-7 PM 6-7 PM 6-7:30 PM 7-8 PM 7-8 PM 7-9 PM 7-9 PM 7:30-9 PM 8-9 PM 8-9 PM

Introductory Step Dance for Kids | Beginner Soft Shoe Step Dance I: Beginners (Section A) Tin Whistle I: Introduction Fiddle I: Absolute Beginners Irish Language III: Early Intermediate Tin Whistle II: Beginners Fiddle V: Intermediate Storytelling Step Dance II: Intermediate Irish Language IV: Intermediate Fiddle III: Advanced Beginners Tin Whistle III: Advanced Beginners

Tuesday 6-7 PM 6-7 PM 6-7:30 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 6:30-8 PM 6:30-8:30 PM

7-8 PM 7-8 PM 7:30-8:30 PM 7:30-9 PM 8-9 PM 8-9:30 PM

Fiddle II: Beginners Concertina: Beginners/Basics Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes Bodhrán I: Beginners Irish Language I: Introduction (Section A) Playwriting: Inspirations from Contemporary & 20th Century Irish Playwrights Fiddle VI: Advanced Concertina II: Advanced Beginners Bodhrán II: Advanced Beginners Set Dance: Old Style Irish Social Dance Fiddle IV: Early Intermediate Irish Language II: Beginners (Section A)

Wednesday 6-7 PM 6:30-8 PM 7-8 PM 7-8 PM 7-9 PM 8-9 PM 8-9 PM

Traditional Irish Singing I: Beginners Irish Language V: Advanced Celtic Harp I: Introduction Traditional Irish Singing II: Intermediate Creative Writing Celtic Harp II: Exploring Melody, Chords, and Rhythm Tae Agus Comhrá (Tea and Conversation)

Thursday 6-7:30 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 7-8 PM 7:30-8:30 PM 7:30-8:30 PM 7:30-9 PM 7:30-9:30 PM

Irish Language II: Beginners (Section B) Step Dance I: Beginners (Section B) Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music for Kids Mandolin I: Beginners The Music of Seamus Ennis (Ensemble Class) Mandolin II: Advanced Beginners Hard Shoe Irish Step Dancing Irish Language I: Introduction (Section B) Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music on the Piob Mhór

Christina Dolphin was born in County Dublin, Ireland.

She took up the tin whistle at age 7 and went on to learn the flute a few years later. She holds a master’s degree in ethnomusicology from University College Dublin, where she lectures occasionally on Irish traditional music. Over the past decade, she has toured extensively; performing and teaching in Ireland, the UK, America, Canada, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. She is a twotime All-Ireland champion, and also holds several other medals from various All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil competitions.

Christina currently lives in New York where she teaches with Irish Arts Center and performs as a designated substitute musician with the Tony award-winning Broadway musical, Come from Away.

What made you become a musician?

Probably my dad, haha! He loves Irish traditional music, so he brought me to tin whistle lessons when I was seven years old. He got me a flute when I was 10. And I guess it stuck! Music has always been part of my life so I can’t imagine not being a musician.

What do you like most about playing music?

How it connects people. You make so many great friends and meet tons of interesting people as a musician. You can travel to the other side of the world and make musical connections with people who don’t even speak the same language as you, which is really amazing. You end up having friends everywhere!

What is your favorite thing about living in NYC? The energy of the city. There’s this really great buzz you feel when you’re surrounded by so many people trying to do great, interesting and creative things. There’s always something new and exciting happening, new food to try, and a wealth of opportunity, no matter what line of work you are in. I recently moved to New Paltz in the Hudson Valley. My loft is a 5-minute walk from a farm and a rail trail.

It’s the total opposite of NYC, but I still come in to the city a lot for work, so now I have the best of both worlds!

What is it like being backstage at Come from Away?

It’s a lot of fun. It never gets old. There are always musicians, actors and production people sitting around or walking through the green room before a show chatting, laughing and getting ready. If there’s a birthday, there will be cake and singing. If there’s a new substitute on, everyone is so friendly, welcoming and encouraging. I am so grateful to Ben Power for asking me to sub for him. It’s been an amazing experience getting to be part of such a successful show!

What advice do you have for new music students?

To listen to as much music as you can. With Irish traditional music, there are so many tiny nuances in the way the music is expressed, which can’t really be captured in notation. The more you listen to the music, the more you’ll begin to understand it.

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MUSIC

EDUCATION

Bodhrán II: Advanced Beginners Siobhan Egan-Moore | Tuesdays 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM $190 general / $160 members

DANCE

TIN WHISTLE Tin Whistle I: Introduction Christina Dolphin | Mondays | 6 PM – 7 PM $165 general / $135 members

FIDDLE Fiddle I: Absolute Beginners James Cleveland | Mondays | 6 PM – 7 PM $165 general / $135 members Fiddle II: Beginners Caitlin Warbelow and Patrick Mangan Tuesdays | 6 PM – 7 PM $190 general / $160 members Fiddle III: Advanced Beginners James Cleveland | Mondays | 8 PM – 9 PM $190 general / $160 members Fiddle IV: Early Intermediate Caitlin Warbelow and Patrick Mangan Tuesdays | 8 PM – 9 PM $190 general / $160 members Fiddle V: Intermediate James Cleveland | Mondays | 7 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members Fiddle VI: Advanced Caitlin Warbelow and Patrick Mangan Tuesdays | 7 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members CONCERTINA Concertina I: Beginners/Basics Douglas Barr | Tuesdays | 6 PM – 7 PM $165 general / $135 members

Tin Whistle II: Beginners Christina Dolphin | Mondays | 7 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members Tin Whistle III: Advanced Beginners Christina Dolphin | Mondays | 8 PM – 9 PM $190 general / $160 members BAGPIPES (PÍOB MHÓR) Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music for Kids Tom Downes | Thursdays | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM $145 general / $115 members Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music on the Píob Mhór Tom Downes | Thursdays | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM $165 general / $135 members GUITAR Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes Peadar Hickey | Tuesdays | 6 PM – 7:30 PM $165 general / $135 members *6 sessions for 1.5 hours MANDOLIN Mandolin I: Beginners Benjamin Engel | Thursdays | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM $165 general / $135 members Mandolin II: Advanced Beginners Benjamin Engel | Thursdays | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM $190 general / $160 members VOICE

Concertina II: Advanced Beginners Douglas Barr | Tuesdays | 7 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members

Traditional Irish Singing I: Beginners Carrie Erving | Wednesdays | 6 PM – 7 PM $190 general / $160 members

CELTIC HARP

Traditional Irish Singing II: Intermediate Carrie Erving | Wednesdays | 7 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members

Celtic Harp I: Introduction Mia Theodoratus | Wednesdays | 7 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members Celtic Harp II: Exploring Melody, Chords, and Rhythm Mia Theodoratus | Wednesdays | 8 PM – 9 PM $190 general / $160 members BODHRÁN

Step Dance I: Beginners (Section A) Betty Sheehan | Mondays | 6 PM – 7 PM $165 general / $135 members Note: Two different class times!

Step Dance I: Beginners (Section B) Michelle Esch | Thursdays | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM $165 general / $135 members Note: Two different class times!

Step Dance II: Intermediate Betty Sheehan | Mondays | 7 PM – 9 PM $220 general / $190 members Extended to a 2 hour class!

Set Dance: Old Style Irish Social Dance Dan Hunt | Tuesdays | 7:30 PM – 9 PM $165 general / $135 members Hard Shoe Irish Step Dancing Michelle Esch | Thursdays | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM $165 general / $135 members

The Bill Ochs Scholarship Fund The scholarship allows those in need to receive scholarships to participate in Irish Arts Center’s music and education programs. The fund was started by an anonymous donor and is named in honor of our dearly departed friend and educator, Bill Ochs, who taught with us for more than four decades. A limited number of scholarships are available. For more information, please contact classes@irishartscenter.org.

To learn more about contributing to the Bill Ochs Scholarship Fund, please contact Adam Lamberg at 212-757-3318 x222 or adam@irishartscenter.org.

ENSEMBLE The Music of Seamus Ennis (Ensemble Class) Uillean Pipes and open to all accompanying instruments Stuart Jackson | Thursdays | 7 PM – 8 PM $175 general / $145 member

All music classes require an instrument.

For information about instrument rentals and purchases please visit irishartscenter.org.

Bodhrán I: Beginners Siobhan Egan-Moore | Tuesdays 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM $165 general / $135 members Photo Credits: Sarah Escarraz

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EDUCATION For course descriptions and locations, please visit irishartscenter.org.

IRISH LANGUAGE

LITERARY ARTS

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

Irish Language I: Introduction (Section A) Frances Mulraney | Tuesdays | 6:30 PM – 8 PM $165 general / $135 members

Creative Writing Yvonne Cassidy | Wednesdays | 7 PM – 9 PM $190 general / $160 members Includes 6 sessions

Bagpipes: Traditional Irish Music for Kids Tom Downes | Thursdays | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM $145 general / $115 members

Irish Language I: Introduction (Section B) Bláthnaid O’Donoghue | Thursdays 7:30 PM – 9 PM $165 general / $135 members Irish Language II: Beginners (Section A) Frances Mulraney | Tuesdays | 8 PM – 9:30 PM $190 general / $160 members Irish Language II: Beginners (Section B) Bláthnaid O’Donoghue | Thursdays 6 PM – 7:30 PM $190 general / $160 members

Playwriting: Inspirations from Contemporary & 20th Century Irish Playwrights Beto O’Byrne and Christina Quintana Tuesdays | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM $190 general / $160 members

Introductory Step Dance for Kids Beginner Soft Shoe Niall O’Leary, TCRG, ADCRG Ongoing - Fall 2018 (except holidays) Mondays | 4 PM – 5 PM Annual registration fee: $30 rolling enrollment / per class: $15 This class runs year round

THEATRE ARTS

Irish Language III: Early Intermediate Siobhan Kavanagh | Mondays | 6 PM – 7:30 PM $190 general / $160 members Irish Language IV: Intermediate Siobhan Kavanagh | Mondays | 7:30 – 9 PM $190 general / $160 members Irish Language V: Advanced Paul Ferris | Wednesdays | 6:30 PM – 8 PM $190 general / $160 members

Storytelling Brad Lawrence | Mondays | 7 PM – 9 PM $175 general / $145 members

Tae Agus Comhrá (Tea and Conversation) Paul Ferris | Wednesdays | 8 PM – 9 PM FREE

End of Term Party Enjoy tea and conviviality with friends old and new as instructors and classmates gather to celebrate the end of a wonderful term and share new skills in music, dance, literary arts, and language.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 | 12 PM – 4 PM FREE | AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

Photo Credits: Sarah Escarraz

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Master Classes

EDUCATION

Brexit 101: The Consequences of Brexit for the UK and Ireland Professor Peter Moloney, currently on faculty at Skidmore College and the Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College, offers an introductory lecture on the buildup to Brexit and its ramifications for Northern Ireland and the peace process.

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 | 7 PM – 9 PM $20 general / $16 members, students, and seniors AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

Intercultural Connections Series with Mick Moloney A new lecture series on the ways in which Ireland and Irish America interact with cultures throughout the world.

In this first edition of Intercultural Connections, folklorist and ethnomusicologist Dr. Mick Moloney explores Irish vocal styles in a global context, charting their evolution from the time when the Celts lived in the foothills of the Himalayas through their migration to the scenic outposts of coastal northwest Europe. The lecture will spotlight the Irish folk ballad revitalized by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and the traditional sean-nós form made popular by singers like Iarla Ó Lionáird and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 | 7 PM – 9 PM Photo Credit: Iain Toft

$20 general / $16 members, students, and seniors AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

All About Traditional Music Sessions with Christina Dolphin How do sessions work? What is the etiquette for new players? Where do people play in New York City? Learn all about Irish traditional music sessions—informal, often impromptu, jam sessions that welcome musicians of all levels to join in—with ethnomusicologist and IAC teacher Christina Dolphin in this hands-on master class for all instruments and levels.

Bring your instrument for a practice session at the end of the workshop.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 | 2 PM – 4 PM $30 general / $24 members, students, and seniors AT IRISH ARTS CENTER

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Irish Arts & Culture Claddagh Circle

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“Great artists are not just born. They grow with the nurturing and support of institutions and patrons who give them the opportunity to tell their stories and take us, the audience, on a journey that connects us ever deeper to our artistic heartbeat. Irish Arts Center is exactly that kind of welcoming home.” –LIAM NEESON Our Claddagh Circle is our most dedicated and loyal group of supporters who provide critical support for more than 200 performances, events, and classes every year. Most importantly, our Claddagh Circle helps to ensure Ireland and Irish America’s cultural and artistic legacy for generations to come.

Claddagh Circle Membership includes premium tickets to all performances through a dedicated concierge line, plus invitations to opening night celebrations, special concert evenings, behind-the-scenes events, and artist meet-and-greets all year long.

For more information, please call Adam Lamberg at 212-757-3318 ext. 222 or email adam@irishartscenter.org.

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With gratitude to all the annual fund donors and members whose generosity keeps Irish arts and culture thriving Thomas Burleigh

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Aisling Irish Community Center

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Cara Entertainment Group

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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Michael Devlin

Robin Brinn

Emily Cole-Kelly

Katharine and Robert Devlin

Steve Fitz

Christina Bater Charlotte Louise Baumgartner

Edward Briody

Mary and Jim Coleman

Abigail Diaz-Crofts

Jennifer Lynch and Edmond FitzGerald

BDO USA, LLP

Kim Brizzolara

Eileen Collins Jugan

Michael Dicus

Laura and Tim Fitzgerald

Colony Hardware

Michael Dillon

Beacon Consulting Group, Inc.

Colin Broderick

Mark Fitzgerald

Virginia and Kevin Brooks

John Fitzgerald

Karen and Paul Bryce

Deirdre Doheny

Paul Beirne

Allyson Spurling and Patrick Comaskey

Anne and John Dockery

Donna Beatty

Dawn Doherty

Kate Belanger

Commodore Construction Corp.

Colleen Fitzpatrick

James Buckley

Peggy and Kip Condron

Diane Fitzsimons

Miriam Buhl

Charles Dolan

Eileen Bellomo

Rachel Conlan

Hugh Flannery

Building Contractors Association

Mary and Cel Donaghy

Sean Benson

Colleen and Jim Donaghy

Brittany Berckes

Seamus Connolly

Mark Flinn

Simon Burke

Stephanie Connor

Claire and Kevin Donaghy

Daniel Flynn

Jimmy Burke

Patricia Abelarde

AXA Foundation Margaret Aylward

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Megan and Lawrence Foley

Maureen Harrington

Geraldine and Joseph Jordan

Kathleen Lauster

Mark Fox

Joseph Hassett

Sarah Kagan

Mary Lawlor

Kathleen McCabe and Dana LaForge

Barbara Fox

Marian Hayden

Kamco Supply Corp.

Patrick Layng

Mary Elizabeth McCaffrey

Veronica Francis

Melinda Haynes

Sheila Kane

Kate Lear and Jonathan LaPook

William McCaffrey

Jen Frankola

Daniel Healy

Karen Karpowich

Ann Leddy

Dolores McCall

Frederic W. Cook & Co.

Mary Healy

Howard Katen

Marc Lederman

Holt McCallany

Michael Freeman

John Healy

Seth Kavanagh

Maribel Ledezma-Williams

Cindy and Bob McCann

Cindi and John Galiher

Kara Heffernan

Jacqueline and John Kealy

Ev and Lee

Monica McCartan

Kathleen Gallagher

Brian Heidtke

Eileen and Kevin Keane

John Lee

John McCarthy

Galway University Foundation Inc

Henegan Construction Co., Inc.

Allyson Keane

Mark Lee

Larry McCloskey

Kevin Gardner

Dianne Hennessy

Keira Keane

Angie LeMar

Rhea and Cody McCone

Charles Garland

Deb and Brian Henry

Paul Keating

Gina Maria Leonetti

Jacqueline and John McConnell

Paula Gavin

Herb & CeCe Schreiber Foundation Alan Keating

Emma Lester

Margaret McCormack

The GE Foundation

Rena Hershberger

James F. Keegan

Nelson Lewis

Maura McCormack

William Geekie

Anne Hess and Craig Kaplan

Geraldine and Mickey Kelly

Shen Lo

Ellen McCourt

The Georganne Aldrich Heller Foundation, Inc.

John Hickey

William Kelly

Nicole Lockett

Sue and Thomas McCrossan

Michael Higgins

Thomas Kelly

Jim Lombard

Alice McDermott

James George

Jaimie Higgins

Natalie Kelly

Patrick Lynam

Katie McDermott

Dan George

Christina Higgins

Mary and Shaun Kelly

MacDara Lynch

John McDonagh

Cynthia Gillham

William Hilburn

Joan Kelly

Kate Hall and Gary Lynch

Suzie and Mark McEnroe

Richard Gilligan

Kathleen Hill

Cliodna Kelly

Katie Lynch

Erin and Michael McEvoy

James Gilmartin

Mary Hoar

Deirdre and Sean Kelly

Caroline Lyons

Eileen McGarvey

Nerissa Radell and Russell Gioiella Michele Holcomb Mary Beth Glaccum Maureen Holman

Claire Kelly

M&T Bank

Geraldine McGinty

Robert Kempton

Jeff MacDonagh

Anne McGoldrick

Margaret Glancy

Elaine Hoogkamp

Tom Kennedy

Philomena and Sean Mackin

Diana and Patrick McGowan

Regina Glocker

Peter Hooper

Dr. John Kennedy

Laoise MacReamoinn

John McGowan

Goldman Sachs Gives

Margaret Hopkins

Patti Kenner

Alen Macweeney

McGowan Builders

Andrew Goldstein

Mary Horan

Kate and Tim Kennon

Nessa and Michael Madden

Patricia and Patrick McGowan

Barbara Goldstein Amster

Anna and Joseph Houlihan

Natalie and Brendan Kenny

John Maguire

Carolyn McGuire

Maxine Gordon

Pat and Jim Houlihan

Eoin Kiely

Vincent Maher

Judith and Ray McGuire

Barbara Gottlieb

Judith and John Houlihan

John Kiely

James Mahon

Leo McGuire

John Grady

Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, LLC

Linda and Timothy Kiggins

Jane Majeski

Gerald McGuire

Christine Gralton

Janneke House

Rosemary Killeen

Vivian and John Majeski

Kathy McHugh

Joseph Grant

Howard Gilman Foundation

Arthur King

Kathleen Malast

Rebecca McKee

Leslie and Bart Grenier

Kelly and Daniel Howell

Ann Kirk

Meg Malloy

Alison Mckenna

Emily-Jane Kirwan and Jay Grimm HSBC Philanthropic Programs Susan and Kevin Groarke Minna Hughes

Noel Kirnon

Duke Maloney

Allison Mcknight

Cathleen Klemm

Mary Beth Maluccio

James McLaughlin

Caroline and Michael Gubbins

Christopher Hughes

The Knights of St. Patrick

Eileen Mannix

Tom Mcloughlin

Fran Gully

Kathleen Hughes-Simpson

Mimi and Bob Koerner

Jonathan March

Sarah and Kieran McLoughlin

Joan Gurry

Laura and Brian Hull

Helice Koffler

Laura Marino

Noreen and J.P. McManus

Edward Haber

Bernadette and Thomas Huvane

Maxine Linehan and Andrew Koss

Marinoware

Michael McManus

Brian Hagan

Joanne Hynes

KPMG US LLP

Peggy Marks

Ian McNally

Paul Haggerty

Insight Companies Inc.

Donald Kramer

John Martin

James McShane

Carl Krebs

Caroline Mason

Elise and Jim McVeigh

Martha Labare

Mason Tenders’ District Council PAC

Montie and Terence Meehan

Michael Mattes

Metro Interiors Distributors Corp.

J & E Industries LLC

Laborers’ International Union of North America

Mary and Peter Max

Nancy Metz

Maedhbh Mc Cullagh

Doris Meyer

Hallen Steel & Welding Service Inc. The Ireland Funds, America Patrick Halpin Irish Echo Newspaper Corp.

Sean Halpin

The Irish Institute of New York, Inc. Mary Labelle

Andrew Hanley

Island Diversified, Inc.

John Hannigan

Betty and Ed Merrigan

Penny and Thomas Jackson

Teresa Lamb

Catherine Haran

Tracy James

Colum Lane

MC Electrical NY, Inc.

Jane Casey Meyer

Ellen Harnett

The Jerome L. Greene Foundation

William Lannigan

John McAuliff

Harriet Miller

Jonathan Rose Companies

Olladean Laplante-Blank

Anne McBrearty

J.C. Mills

Lucille Larney

Tara McCabe

Maureen Mitchell

Steven Hanwacker

Catherine Harnett John Harrington

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Honor Molloy

Patrick O’Donovan

Leo Quigley

Kathleen Shea

Lindsey Turner

Megan Molloy

Mary O’Dowd

Mary Lou and Joseph Quinlan

Patti Sheridan

Meryl Unger

Monmore of New York, Inc.

Marianna and Brian O’Dwyer

Thomas Quinlan III

The Shubert Foundation

United Rentals

Peter Moodie

Diane and Jim Quinn

Signature Bank

United Structural Works

Ann Moran

Olena Ripnick-O’Farrell and Ruth O’Farrell

Kathy and Peter Quinn

Kevin Singleton

University College Dublin

Michael Moran

Adele O’Grady-Botticelli

Glen Radovich

Archana Sivadasan

University of Limerick

Nuala and Nicolas Moreau

Buzzy O’Keeffe

Anthony Ramirez

Cara Sloan

Barry Uy

Morgan Stanley

Colleen O’Leary

The Red Lion

John Smith

Jan Van Assen

Elizabeth Moriarty

James Olwell

Arlene Reddington

Ted Smyth

Michelle and Rory Vandamme

Brian Morris

Katherine O’Mahoney

Mary and John Regan

Phillip Snyman

Jeff Vockrodt

Rachel and Harry Moseley

Brian O’Malley

Clare and Desmond Reid

Sandra Sockett

Will Wake

Ann and John Moynagh

Katherine O’Malley

Lorraine and Patrick Reidy

Erin Solano

Daniel Waldron

Dessie Moynihan

Deirdre O’Mara

Joan Reilly

Rose Ward

Molly Muldoon

Niall O’Muilleoir

Harriet Reilly

Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino and Bob Sorrentino

Ryan Reuter

Denise Spillane

Dawn Watson Stephanie and Paul Watterson

Edwyna Strain and William Mulrow Niall and Enda O’Neill Thomas E. O’Neill III Barbara Ann Hall and

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Anne Waters

Barbara Lynn Rice

John Spinks

Patrick Mulvey

Peter O’Neill

Jim Richards

Steamfitters Local Union 638

Ann Wazeter

Jacqueline Mumm Gill

Mary O’Neill

Lisa Richmond

Melissa Steineger

Carolyn Weddell

Sabina Munnelly

Padraig O’Reilly

Risk Management Advisors

Sarah Steinhardt

Carmen and Philip Weir

Breda and John Murnane

Connie O’Reilly

Ryan Robinson

Marjorie and Michael Stern

Carly and John Murphy

Noreen O’Reily

Rockwool

Natasha Stowe

Wesbuilt Construction Managers LLC

Kevin J. Murphy

Cait O’Riordan

Nancy Roecklein

Anne Stringfield

Cynthia Whalen

Una and Bill Murphy

Sheila O’Shea

Rebecca Rooney

Structure Tone

Martin Whelan

Elizabeth Murphy

Joseph O’Sullivan

Daniel Rose

Jean Suidan

Fiona Whelan Prine

Michael Murphy, MD

Mary O’Sullivan

Roger Rosenblatt

Thomas Sullivan

Stephanie Whiston

Eileen Murray

Kathleen and Donal O’Sullivan

Theresa Rossiter

Kitty Sullivan and Milo O’Shea

Kevin White

Gerard Murray

Suzanne O’Sullivan

Patricia Rosso

Lisa Mary Sullivan

Mark White

Mutual of America

Marilyn and Peter Oswald

David Roth

Laure Sullivan

Maureen White and Steven Rattner Helen White

Patricia and John Nallen

Patrick Owens

Monica Rowley

Nicole Sullivan

Mary and Joseph Nash

Package Pavement Co Inc

Joseph Ruppe

Sweeney & Harkin

Helen Williams

Shane Naughton

The Padded Wagon

Bill Ryan

Tanner Smith’s

Cassandra Wilson

Diane Neary

Howard Paley

Geri and Frank Ryan

Mark Tarnacki

Brian Wilson

Chad Newman

Trish and Mike Paliotta

Sheelagh and John Ryan

Teamsters Local Union 282

Kathleen Wilson

Fred Nicholson

Julia and Brooke Parish

John Ryan

Techno Acoustics Holdings, LLC

Maureen and Thomas Wipf

Kenneth Nolan

Antonia Reilly and Vincent Parker

Pat Sassone

Dannielle Tegeder

Jean Wiseman

Markham Nolan

Sharon Patrick

John Savage

John Tegeler

Michael Wood

Stephen Noonan

Charles Paulos

SC Contracting

Jean and Kenneth Telljohann

The Wren

Northern Ireland Bureau

Karen Pennar

Daniel Scheffey

Teneo Holdings

Kendall Wren

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

William Perkins

Jeffrey Scheuer

Emma Terese Brown

Anne Marie Wright

Nastassja and Cillian O’Bradaigh

Sara Perle

Elaine Schiff

Susan Thomases

Brian Wrynn

Luke O’Brien

Robert Petersen

Laura Schiller

Mary Tierney

Nancy Yates

Ellen O’Brien Kelly

Lauren Schleyer-Hinchey

Colin Tobias

Stefanie Young

Patricia O’Callaghan

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift Program

Em Young

Mary Anne and John O’Callahan

Mariee Pilkington

Douglas Schoppert

Nina Tobier Niall Toner

Fang Zhou

Alison Platt

Linda Sciuto

Maureen Ocasio

Heather Zigli

Paul Ochman

Plumbers Local Union 1

Edward Scott

Tourism Ireland

Zog Sports

Bernadette O’Connor and Donal O’Brien

Paul Power

Norman Selby

The Tow Foundation

Sunny Sessa

Nicole Tramontano

Kathryn Zuckerman

Margaret and Timothy O’Connor

Kathleen Pressler

Celine Armstrong and Kaivan Shakib

Kumi and Josef Treggor

Catriona O’Dea

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Lynn Shanahan

Joseph Tully

Christine O’Donnell

Felice Proctor

Lorcan Shannon

Susanne Tumelty

Angela O’Donnell

Tom Quick

Jonathan Shannon

Jimmy Tuohy

Debra and John O’Donoghue

Rosemary Quigley

Margaret Sharkey

Pauline Turley

Prep-Crete

Kim and Thomas Troy

As of June 30, 2018

FALL 2018 CALENDAR DATE

TIME

DISCIPLINE

TITLE OF EVENT

HIGHLIGHTS LOCATION

PAGE

IAC | Words & Music

SEPTEMBER Bernie Leahy: Why Are We

IAC

11

5:30 PM Visual Arts

Why Are We Artist Talk & Reception

IAC

11

Sept 10

7:30 PM Words & Music

Muldoon’s Picnic

IAC

7-8

Sept 12-Oct 21

varies

Theatre

I Hear You and Rejoice & The Man in the Woman’s Shoes

IAC

9-10

Sept 22

10 AM

Kids & Family

Fiddles and Whistles and Bodhráns, Oh My!

IAC

12

Sept 24

varies

Education

Fall 2018 Term Begins

varies

29-32

Sept 27

7:30 PM Literature & Conversation

Can We Talk About Stephen Foster?

IAC

12

Sept 10-Dec 14

varies

Sept 10

Visual Arts

pg. 7-8

Muldoon’s Picnic Hosted by Paul Muldoon SEPTEMBER 10, OCTOBER 8, NOVEMBER 12

OCTOBER Sept 10-Dec 14

varies

Visual Arts

Bernie Leahy: Why Are We

IAC

11

Sept 12-Oct 21

varies

Theatre

I Hear You and Rejoice & The Man in the Woman’s Shoes

IAC

9-10

Oct 8

7:30 PM Words & Music

Muldoon’s Picnic

IAC

7-8

Oct 10

6:30 PM Literature & Conversation

IAC Book Club: Maeve Higgins’ Maeve in America

IAC

13

IAC | Visual Arts

Oct 18-21

varies

Dance & Music

Wildflowers – a feminine genesis

La MaMa

14

Oct 19

7:15 PM Special Events

19th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala

Cipriani 42nd Street

28

Oct 23

7 PM

Lecture

Brexit 101: The Consequences of Brexit for the UK & Ireland

IAC

32

Bernie Leahy: Why Are We

Oct 26-27

varies

Dance

Darrah Carr Dance Presents: Dancing The Great Arc

IAC

15

Oct 28

12 PM

Kids & Family

Oíche Shamhna / An Irish Halloween: Celtic Magic

IAC

16

SEPTEMBER 10 – DECEMBER 14 Artist Talk & Reception September 10

Oct 29

7:30 PM Literature & Conversation

Movements: A Conversation with His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan

IAC

17

Sept 10 - Dec 14

varies

Visual Arts

Bernie Leahy: Why Are We

IAC

11

Nov 2-4

varies

Literature & Conversation

10th Annual PoetryFest

IAC

19-20

Nov 8

6:30 PM Literature & Conversation

IAC Book Club: Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour

IAC

13

6th Annual New York Trad Fest

pg. 11

IAC | Theatre

NOVEMBER

Nov 10

8 PM

IAC

18

Nov 12

7:30 PM Words & Music

Music

Muldoon’s Picnic

IAC

7-8

Nov 13

7:30 PM Film

Rocky Ros Muc

IAC

18

Nov 16-17

8 PM

Music

Bill Whelan Presents: Emily Flack and Séamus Flaherty

IAC

21

Nov 17

11 AM

Kids & Family

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Winter Creatures

IAC

22

Nov 18

12 PM

Education

End of Term Party

IAC

31

Nov 18

7 PM

Comedy

Sundays at Seven

IAC

22

Nov 28

7 PM

Lecture

Intercultural Connections Series with Mick Moloney

IAC

32

Nov 29

7:30 PM Music

Tobin’s Run on 51: Village Vibes & Chasin’ the Trane

IAC

23

varies

Bernie Leahy: Why Are We

IAC

11

pg. 9-10

I Hear You and Rejoice & The Man in the Woman’s Shoes Written and performed by Mikel Murfi SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 21 IAC | Literature & Conversation

DECEMBER Sept 10-Dec 14

Visual Arts

Dec 3

7:30 PM Literature & Conversation

Person, Place, Thing

IAC

24

Dec 4

6:30 PM Literature & Conversation

IAC Book Club: Dan Sheehan’s Restless Souls

IAC

13

Dec 7

8 PM

Music

Rebecca Hart: The Magician’s Daughter

IAC

27

Dec 8

1 PM

Kids & Family

Family Makers Day: A Celebration of Irish Traditional Crafts

IAC

27

Dec 9

2 PM

Master Class

All About Traditional Irish Music Sessions w​ith Christina Dolphin

IAC

32

Dec 9

7 PM

Comedy

Sundays at Seven

IAC

22

Dec 14

8 PM

Music

Irish Arts Center Winter Solstice Celebration

Symphony Space

25-26

pg. 19-20

10th Annual PoetryFest Curated by Nick Laird NOVEMBER 2 – 4

Photo Credits: Amanda Gentile, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Suella Holland, Cybele Knowles, Bernie Leahy, Vitaliy Piltser

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