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Grace in Uncer Friends, What a time. Among the many lessons of this most difficult year is that our path forward isn’t always a straight line. The pandemic has forced us into an involuntary state of uncertainty that is lasting longer than any of us would wish. At Irish Arts Center, and in the arts sector more broadly, this uncertainty is tied to when we will recover a more normal public health environment. For us, the good news is that our new building is coming together beautifully—so beautifully—and we can’t wait to share it with you. We don’t yet know when it will be safe for us all to gather there, but we are planning for that day with diligence and hope, and we will be ready. We’re also learning that this moment—for all its heartbreak and anxiety—has redemptive possibility. We are challenged to find a new comfort level with uncertainty, even to see it as an opportunity. It’s a chance to lean into sadness and fears as well as longed-for joys and enduring hopes. An invitation to discover what hitherto unseen grace and strength resides within us. That’s how we are thinking about our fall season. In addition to the digital programming we’re so thrilled you have already come to love—which has reached more than 150,000 people (in 23 states and 47 countries)—this fall we are also announcing a series of new commissions from twenty-six artists across a range of artistic disciplines and styles, all prompted by the idea of finding grace in uncertainty. Working with these artists, we aim to create a kind of chronicle, or artistic scrapbook, that will allow us to look back at this time and how we thought and felt. It’s an inspiring and eclectic assembly of artists—and we’re grateful to them all for accepting our invitation to share their stories. We are exploring new and interesting ways to share these works with you—some will 2
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emerge this autumn and others will incubate longer—and all of them will help us endure, engage, and perhaps even embrace this period of uncertainty. We’re also continuing our popular Live From Irish Arts Center and At Home With Irish Arts Center series, our Poems and Words of the Week, our online classes, a digital PoetryFest, a new weekly series from Mick Moloney, and a selection of “Picnic Picks,” featuring favorite moments from Muldoon’s Picnic over the years. To make all of this possible, we need your help. Our digital programming will remain free of charge, with opportunities to offer a donation in any amount during the booking process. You can also become a member or make a one-time contribution by visiting irishartscenter.org. And while we won’t be able to gather for our Gala this fall, we are developing a special and inviting alternative—Together Until We Gather: A Virtual Spirit of Ireland Gala, featuring a range of artists and special guests, and some surprises—in December. Our hope is that everyone in our community will come together in this moment and celebrate with us, and give as generously as you can. Shortly after the onset of COVID-19, we shared the following poem by Derek Mahon—one of Ireland’s most beloved writers. Its message sustains us as we lean into this autumn of uncertainty—one which will surely be followed by winter, and spring, and new life. Stay safe, stay well, and see you soon, Aidan Connolly Executive Director
Pauline Turley Vice Chair
rtainty EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT How should I not be glad to contemplate the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window and a high tide reflected on the ceiling? There will be dying, there will be dying, but there is no need to go into that. The lines flow from the hand unbidden and the hidden source is the watchful heart; the sun rises in spite of everything and the far cities are beautiful and bright. I lie here in a riot of sunlight watching the day break and the clouds flying. Everything is going to be all right. —DEREK MAHON
“Everything Is Going to Be All Right” by Derek Mahon from New Selected Poems (2016), reproduced by kind permission of the author and The Gallery Press (gallerypress.com). IRISH ARTS CENTER FALL 2020
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Recent News The New Irish Arts Center: On The Horizon For years now, we have enjoyed our architect’s rendering of the future façade of the New Irish Arts Center. We are now delighted to share this glimpse of the real thing! With just a few months left in our twoyear construction—despite the COVID shutdown—our new home is on the horizon.
Summer School This year we offered our first-ever summer term of classes, with some teaching artists Zoom-ing in from the far-flung locales in which they spent the season— including language teacher Siobhán Ní Chiobháin from her native County Kerry, and fiddle teacher and Broadway musician Caitlin Warbelow from her home state of Alaska. We thank all our teachers and students for their participation this year!
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IAC Online When we pivoted to digital this spring, we couldn’t have known how robust and popular our online programming would become. We’re thrilled to know that you like it, you really like it! Of course, we are longing to see you in person again—and in our new building, no less—but until then, we’ll continue to bring you virtual engagements over email, on our website, and through our social media platforms. Thank you for tuning in and keep sending us your feedback at info@irishartscenter.org.
Mufutau Yusuf’s spring 2020 commissioned dance film, Observations.
Animal Transformations, our August 22 book-making workshop with Dublin children’s cultural center The Ark, was featured in the New York Times as one of their “7 Things to Do This Weekend.” Visit irishartscenter.org/press for the article.
The X Collective showcase by Oíche Events and the Grand Social, August 2020. IRISH ARTS CENTER FALL 2020
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KEVIN BARRY Characteristic wit and the ability to “drag you into a strange, darkly lyrical world” (Paris Review) mark Sligo-based author Kevin Barry’s novels and short story collections. The award-winning author’s third story collection, That Old Country Music, will be published in January ’21.
GRÁS The pandemic has challenged us all to find a new comfort level with uncertainty as a more constant companion.
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Photo credit: Nir Arieli (Kevin Barry)
JAN CARSON Belfast-based writer and community arts facilitator Jan Carson is the author of five works of fiction, including the “captivating, intelligent and courageous” (The Irish Times) The Fire Starters, which won the 2019 EU Prize for Literature. The Last Resort, a tenpart BBC Radio 4 short story series and accompanying short story collection, is forthcoming in early 2021.
TA EOIN COLFER WITH LIAM BATES
Not ones to be contained by the boundaries of genre, Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer and Circle of Friends movie soundtrack composer Liam Bates have collaborated on a big band swing show, an uplifting Christmas musical, Dustin the Turkey’s comeback vehicle, and a disco diva’s singing stand up. On this occasion, with the help of singer Aileen Mythen, they turn their attention to Irish country music.
We are entering a new phase of grappling with all of this. We still don’t know when it will be safe or allowable to all gather together for shared experiences. We develop scenarios and contingency plans. We look out for each other.
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IRISH ARTS CENTER COMMISSIONS And we challenge ourselves to lean into the moment. For this, as ever, we rely on the artists. To that end, we have commissioned twenty-six artists reflecting a range of perspectives across our artistic community, to create short works that respond to the idea of finding grace in uncertainty, finding meaning in the chaos, and perhaps also some redemption.
Photo credit: Luca Truffarelli
OONA DOHERTY Hailed as “one of the most exciting talents to emerge in contemporary dance” (The Irish Times), fearless Belfast choreographer Oona Doherty mixes physical and sociological theatricality. Awards include the 2016 Dublin Fringe Best Performer, Edinburgh Fringe Total Theatre Award, Cognisance Grenoble judges’ first place, and the 2017 Major Individual Artist Award from the Arts Council Northern Ireland.
BILL IRWIN American actor, dancer, performance artist, and writer Bill Irwin has earned some of the arts industry’s highest honors, including Tony, OBIE, and Drama Desk awards, and fellowships from the NEA, the Guggenheim Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation.
MARIE HOWE With a poetic voice that is “luminous, intense, and eloquent, rooted in an abundant inner life” (Stanley Kunitz), Marie Howe has written four books of poetry and served as New York State Poet Laureate from 2012-2014. 8
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JUNK ENSEMBLE Junk Ensemble, led by twins Megan and Jessica Kennedy, are an imaginative, multi-award-winning Irish dance-theatre company committed to engaging diverse audiences through the creation of brave and accessible work made with “guts and ingenuity” (The Irish Times).
Photo credit: Fionn McCann
DEIRDRE KINAHAN Deirdre Kinahan is an award-winning Irish playwright and elected member of Aosdána, Ireland’s association of outstanding artists. Her plays include The Unmanageable Sisters and Bogboy. She has written for the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions, Fishamble, Old Vic, London, and Royal Court Theatre, London.
KAIA KATER Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian musician Kaia Kater is a “vital roots storyteller” (Rolling Stone), whose old-time banjo-picking skills, deft arrangements, and songwriting abilities have garnered critical acclaim from outlets such as NPR, BBC Music, and No Depression.
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IRISH ARTS CENTER COMMISSIONS We wish to inspire a volume of responses that might form a kind of tapestry of emotion, a chronicle of the moment, work that can be appreciated now and for the future. Some of these works will be created and shared quite quickly—as soon as this autumn—and others will evolve over time. We invite you to visit irishartscenter.org/ event/commissions-fall-2020 to keep in touch with their journey. TAMAR KORN Tamar Korn is a New York-based vocalist, playing a repertoire steeped in traditional New Orleans and early jazz, western swing, American roots music, and increasingly branching out into folk traditions including Yiddish, Palestinian, and Irish. DANA LYN & KYLE SANNA
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“First-rate, versatile musicians” (The New Yorker), violinist Dana Lyn and guitarist Kyle Sanna connect the dots between their experience as composers and improvisers in NYC’s rich musical community, their deep admiration for traditional Irish music, the cross section of visual arts and music performance, and environmental activism.
LOAH Loah is Sallay Matu Garnett, a singer-songwriter of Irish/Sierra Leonian descent. She performs her unique blend of Afro-folksoul across solo projects and with collaborators including Hozier, Lisa Hannigan, Fehdah, and Bantum, and most recently during quarantine, Queens rapper Bas. She starred as Mary Magdelene in the 2019 Barbican production of Jesus Christ Superstar. 10
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JOANIE MADDEN Three Grammys, a sales record breaking album, and leadership of renowned all-female Irish music and dance troupe Cherish the Ladies makes Bronx-born whistle and flute player Joanie Madden one of Irish America’s most prominent musicians and cultural ambassadors.
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EIMEAR MCBRIDE “Blazingly daring…raw…vital” (The New Yorker), Eimear McBride is the author of three novels, including her debut Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, winner of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, Goldsmiths Prize, and Irish Novel of the Year.
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BILLY MCCOMISKEY
MICK MOLONEY
Brooklyn-born NEA National Heritage fellow and world-renowned accordion player Billy McComiskey sits at the center of the revival of Irish traditional music with trail-blazing groups the Green Fields of America and the Pride of New York.
Mick Moloney—ethnomusicologist, musician, and professor—has stood at the forefront of Irish American tradition for decades, earning an NEA National Heritage fellowship, Presidential Distinguished Service Award, and the Gradam Ceoil Lifetime Achievement along the way.
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IRISH ARTS CENTER COMMISSIONS AOIFE O’DONOVAN
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Grammy Award-winning Aoife O’Donovan, “a vocalist of unerring instinct” (The New York Times) and co-founder of alt-bluegrass bands I’m With Her and Crooked Still, has recorded two solo studio albums and collaborated with. a diverse range of artists including Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, and Chris Thile.
Six-time Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and educator Arturo O’Farrill is a pioneer in the Afro-Latin jazz space, performing alongside artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Belafonte, and Ballet Hispánico.
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TOBI OMOTESO Tobi Omoteso is a Nigerian-Irish b-boy and hip-hop freestyle dancer, choreographer, and educator, and has curated and directed the hugely popular Top 8 Street Dance Battle at Dublin Dance Festival for the past six years.
MELATU UCHE OKORIE Author and scholar Melatu Uche Okorie, an “arresting and inventive” writer (Roddy Doyle), moved from Nigeria to Ireland in 2006, where her debut collection This Hostel Life was shortlisted for the 2019 An Post Irish Book Award.
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In his work On the Transmigration of Souls, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic just weeks after 9/11, John Adams sought to create a “memory space” for those who suffered loss of life, of loved ones, of innocence, and to evoke the feeling “that we are all united by a common bond of humanity.” The common bond of humanity unites these artists—and will carry us all through this moment.
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DIRK POWELL American producer, collaborator, and banjo, fiddle, and guitar player Dirk Powell has worked with the likes of Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens, Levon Helm, and Ang Lee, and recorded emotionally engaging solo work, including the 2020 release When I Wait For You.
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ENDA WALSH
LIZ ROCHE
Enda Walsh is a Tony and BAFTA award-winning playwright and screenwriter, hailed as “one of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theatre” (The Guardian).
Choreographer Liz Roche has been at the forefront of the contemporary dance scene in Ireland, performing throughout Ireland and internationally including New York, London, Beijing, and Brisbane. As artistic director of Liz Roche Company, she “continually push[es] herself into new places” (Michael Seaver).
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AT HOME WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER This fall, our series of commissioned digital performances and programs by our local and international artistic community features music, folklore, literature, dance, and theatre for audiences of all ages. Register at irishartscenter.org.
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TUESDAY 9/22
SATURDAY 9/26
Why the moon travels by Oein DeBhairduin
Kíla
The Author in Conversation with Deirdre Sullivan Presented by Skein Press in association with Irish Arts Center
“[A] truly important book... extraordinary and deeply affecting.” —SEBASTIAN BARRY Celebrate the launch of Why the moon travels, a collection of haunting tales rooted in the magnificent oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community by Traveller activist and cultural preservationist Oein DeBhairduin.
“One of the most beautifully euphoric live experiences.” —BBC In lieu of a previously scheduled North American tour, the seminal contemporary Irish world music band Kíla performs an exclusive livestreamed concert to select US and Canadian festivals, venues, and organizations. Irish Arts Center is proud to be a presenter of this virtual event.
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AT HOME WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER SUNDAY 9/27
THURSDAY 10/1
Maeve Clancy: Pop-Up Books for the Autumn Equinox
This Ain’t No Disco Watch Party
In Irish folklore, with fall come púcas (shapeshifting creatures), haunted houses, fairy forts, and sundry spooky phenomena. The illustrator, stage designer, and graphic novelist Maeve Clancy explains various legends surrounding the equinox, and teaches participants of this interactive workshop how to create a Celtic-inspired pop-up page that they can later multiply and assemble into their very own pop-up book!
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In 2017 Donal Dineen, original host of RTÉ’s seminal ’90s music program No Disco, partnered with filmmaker Myles O’Reilly to create This Ain’t No Disco, a web series that gives vital exposure to Ireland’s emerging folk and indie musicians. Join us for a special screening of the first episode of the second season, starring Rosie Carney, Natalya O’Flaherty, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Thomas Bartlett, Percolator, Myles Manley, John Francis Flynn, Eilís Uí Thuama, Josephine Cullinane, and Ross Chaney.
SUNDAY 11/1
THURSDAY 11/19
Oíche Shamnha/Irish Halloween: Feast of the Fairies
Lemoncello
Celebrate the Irish origins of Halloween from home in a communal feast of fancy! Learn how to make traditional Irish Halloween recipes, play seasonal games like snap apple, and carve your own lantern from a turnip—the original jack-o-lantern! We’ll end the festivities by gathering around a virtual bonfire to feast on stories and performances inspired by otherworldly creatures both naughty and nice.
Lemoncello, the collaborative project of Irish songwriter Laura Quirke and cellist Claire Kinsella, have gained an enviable following in Ireland from their many appearances on the festival circuit (including Other Voices 2018) and from their inspired collaborations with fellow rising artists like David Keenan, with whom they performed at Irish Arts Center last fall. For our At Home series, they play music from their debut EP, Stuck Upon the Staircase (“baroque folk good for the head and heart”—Irish Times), and latest release, Oil and Water.
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RTÉ RADIO 1 FOLK AWARDS 2019 NOMINEE BEST EMERGING FOLK ACT
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LIVE FROM IRISH ARTS CENTER: ENCORE A curated selection of performances from our intimate 51st Street theatre—captured through the years and introduced by the artists—shared on irishartscenter.org and all our digital platforms.
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SATURDAY 9/19
TUESDAY 10/6
Rónán Ó Snodaigh
Michelle Walker
The singer-songwriter and master bodhrán player Rónán Ó Snodaigh, a founding member of the iconic Irish folk band Kíla, presents a song from his 2015 solo performance at Irish Arts Center.
The renowned jazz vocalist Michelle Walker performed in the fall 2019 installment of IAC jazz series Tobin’s Run on 51, as a special guest artist of curators Christine Tobin and Phil Robson’s. We present her rendition of “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” recorded from that evening’s program.
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TUESDAY 10/27
TUESDAY 11/3
The Stunning
Isabelle O’Connell
In spring of 2017, brothers Joe and Steve Wall of the Stunning—once proclaimed “the biggest band in the country” by the Irish Times—joined us for two rock-filled nights. Joe introduces their IAC performance of “Carrying the Fire.”
A highlight from the Dublin-born contemporary pianist’s 2019 IAC concert of 20th and 21st century music by Irish composers.
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“Okay, it’s not actually a picnic but a music-and-literature extravaganza.” —TIME OUT NEW YORK For the first time, we’re able to offer our perennially sold-out monthly variety show to anyone who’d like a seat! Curator and host Paul Muldoon presents highlights from across 12 seasons of live Picnics, including appearances by world-class guests along with performances by house band Rogue Oliphant. Register at irishartscenter.org.
PICNIC MONDAY 10/12
MONDAY 11/9
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III September 2016
SIMON ARMITAGE April 2019
AMY RYAN January 2019
NAUGHTY CLOUDS February 2019
IARLA Ó LIONÁIRD January 2019
MIN JIN LEE October 2017
PAUL MULDOON, COLM MAC CON IOMAIRE, AND JUSTIN CARROLL WITH ROGUE OLIPHANT March 2017
CHRISTINE TOBIN TRIO AND SHAKER FLYNN WITH ROGUE OLIPHANT November 2017
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PICKS
MONDAY 12/14
PAUL MULDOON WITH ROGUE OLIPHANT November 2018 COLSON WHITEHEAD November 2015 ANNE ENRIGHT April 2016 JOHN CARTER CASH AND ANA CRISTINA WITH ROGUE OLIPHANT September 2019 Photo credit: Vitaliy Piltser Lineups subject to change
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PoetryFest Our 12th annual—and first digital—festival, with curator Nick Laird convening six poets from Ireland and North America for a virtual celebration of verse. Join us on Friday for Favorite Irish Poems, the opening night tradition of special guests and festival participants sharing the Irish verses they love most, followed by a Saturday afternoon of readings and conversations. Register at irishartscenter.org. FRIDAY 11/6 FAVORITE IRISH POEMS 8pm
SATURDAY 11/7 READING 1pm DESERT ISLAND POEMS 2pm READING 3:15pm
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Image of Seamus Heaney manuscript courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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WEEKLY SERIES Our popular language/ visual arts and literature series continue through autumn alongside a new, musical thread. Check irishartscenter.org and our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for new programs each week.
By Memory Inspired: Mick Moloney’s Songbook Stories, Tunes, and Songs from Ireland and Irish America In this new IAC series, the musician, folklorist, musicologist, and teacher Mick Moloney curates a selection of Irish and Irish American folk songs to both perform and explore, contextualizing their musical and cultural significance within the canon. “Rambling Boy” and “The Sprig of Shillelagh,” performed by master fiddler Athena Tergis, will be among the presented pieces.
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Irish Word of the Week We hope the Éamonns, Órlas, Gráinnes, and Fiadhs among you have been enjoying our spotlight on unanglicized Irish names, and the delightful visual accompaniments illustrated by the artists Fatti Burke and Una Gildea. This particular chapter of our Irish Word of the Week series continues until mid-October, after which curator Darach Ó Séaghdha (@theirishfor) sets his sights on a new theme, Irish mythology, and welcomes a visit from guest curator Fadilah Salawu.
Irish Arts Center Poem of the Week More select footage from our rich PoetryFest archives, presenting readings from past festivals along with the featured poets’ new reflections on their work. This season’s lineup includes Rachel Eliza Griffiths, John McAuliffe, Annemarie Ní Chuireáin, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and Sharon Olds.
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VISUAL ARTS This season, Irish Arts Center commissioned three of Ireland’s most exciting illustrators to create eighteen brand new works. These original pieces will accompany and draw inspiration from our hugely popular Irish Word of the Week series.
8/31–10/5
Una Gildea
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10/12–11/16
11/23–12/28
Selkies
Eoin Whelehan
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FALL 2020 CALENDAR DATE
DISCIPLINE
EVENT
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All Season Fall 2020
Commissions
Music, Literature, Spoken Word & Dance
Irish Arts Center Commissions
6-13
Fall 2020
Songbook
Music & Talks
By Memory Inspired: Mick Moloney's Songbook
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WOTW
Language & Visual Arts
Irish Word of the Week Curator Darach Ó Séaghdha, guest curator Fadilah Salawu
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Fall 2020
POTW
Literature
Irish Arts Center Poem of the Week
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Sep 1
Commissions
Visual Arts
Una Gildea
26-27
Sept 19
Live From
Music
Rónán Ó Snodaigh: "Cara Liom"
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September
Sep 22
At Home
Literature
Why the moon travels by Oein DeBhairduin The Author in Conversation with Deirdre Sullivan
Sep 26
At Home
Music
Kíla
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Sep 27
At Home
Kids & Family
Maeve Clancy: Pop-Up Books for the Autumn Equinox
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Sep 28
Online Classes
Education
Fall term begins
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Oct 1
At Home
Film & Music
This Ain't No Disco Watch Party
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Oct 6
Live From
Music
Michelle Walker: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
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Oct 8
Online Classes
Talk
Intercultural Connections with Mick Moloney The Story of the Magnificent Flanagan Brothers
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Oct 12
Commissions
Visual Arts
Selkies
26-27
Oct 17
Online Classes
Master Class
Irish Traditional Fiddle Workshop Tunes and Stories from the Donegal Fiddle Tradition with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
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Oct 18
Online Classes
Master Class
Sean-Nós Singing Workshop An Immersion in Donegal Gaelic Song with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
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Oct 12
At Home
Words & Music
Picnic Picks
20-21
Oct 27
Live From
Music
The Stunning: "Carrying the Fire"
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Nov 1
At Home
Kids & Family
Oíche Shamnha/Irish Halloween: Feast of the Fairies
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Nov 3
Live From
Music
Isabelle O'Connell: "Chaconne," composed by Siobhán Cleary
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Nov 6–7
At Home
Literature
12th Annual PoetryFest
22-23
Nov 9
At Home
Words & Music
Picnic Picks
20-21
Nov 18
Online Classes
Talk
Intercultural Connections with Mick Moloney The Famous McNultys: The First Family of Irish Music
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Nov 19
At Home
Music
Lemoncello
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Nov 23
Commissions
Visual Arts
Eoin Whelehan
26-27
At Home
Words & Music
Picnic Picks
20-21
October
November
December Dec 14
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ONLINE CLASSES WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER Our third term of online learning begins the week of September 28, with a full curriculum of Irish language, music, dance, and theatre arts instruction returning to the digital classroom. We invite members of our community to go back to school this fall, no matter your background or skill level—courses are offered across disciplines for all learners, from the absolute beginner to the practicing artist.
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CLASSES AT A GLANCE Monday
Wednesday
5–6 PM
Tin Whistle III: Intermediate
5:30–6:30 PM
Basic Chordal Techniques on Harp
6–7 PM
Fiddle I: Absolute Beginners
5:30–7 PM
Irish language IV: Intermediate
6–7 PM
Tin Whistle I: Introduction (Section A)
6–7:30 PM
Introduction to Playwriting
6–7 PM
Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes: Beginners
6–7 PM
Traditional Irish Singing I: Beginners
7–8:30 PM
Irish Language III: Early Intermediate
6–7:30 PM
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section A)
6:30–8 PM
Irish Language V: Advanced
7–8 PM
Fiddle V: Intermediate
7–8 PM
Celtic Harp I: Introduction
7–8 PM
Tin Whistle II: Advanced Beginners
7–8 PM
Traditional Irish Singing II: Intermediate
7–8:30 PM
Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes: Intermediate
7–9 PM
Storytelling II: Intermediate
7–9 PM
Storytelling I: Beginners
7:30–9 PM
Advanced Playwriting Workshop
7:30–9 PM
Irish Language II: Beginners (Section A)
8–9 PM
Celtic Harp II: Exploring Melody, Chords
8–9 PM
Fiddle III: Advanced Beginners
Tuesday
Thursday
5:30–7 PM
Irish Language II: Beginners (Section B)
6–7:30 PM
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section C)
6–7 PM
Fiddle II: Beginners
6–7 PM
Learning Tunes By Ear
6:30–7:30 PM
Bodhrán I: Introduction
6:30–7:30 PM
Step Dance I: Beginners
6:30–7:30 PM
Introduction to Hard Shoe Irish Step
6:30–7:30 PM
Mandolin I: Beginners
7–8 PM
Fiddle VI: Advanced
7–8 PM
Introduction to Music Theory
7–8 PM
Tin Whistle I: Introduction (Section B)
7:30–9 PM
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section D)
7:30–8:30 PM
Bodhrán II: Advanced Beginners
7:30–8:30 PM
Mandolin II: Advanced Beginners
7–8:30 PM
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section B)
7:30–8:30 PM
Step Dance II: Advanced Beginners
8–9 PM
Fiddle IV: Early Intermediate
NEW THIS TERM: Saturday classes!
30
10–11 AM
Flute for Advanced Beginners
11 AM–12 PM
Tin Whistle IV: Technique
12–1 PM
Slow Airs (Multi-Instrumental): Intermediate
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EDUCATION Fall Term Classes MUSIC
CELTIC HARP
MANDOLIN
Basic Chordal Techniques on Harp Mia Theodoratus | Wednesdays | 5:30pm – 6:30pm $190 general / $160 members
Mandolin I: Beginners Benjamin Engel | Thursdays | 6:30pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members
Celtic Harp I: Introduction Mia Theodoratus | Wednesdays | 7pm – 8pm $165 general / $135 members
FIDDLE Fiddle I: Absolute Beginners James Cleveland | Mondays | 6pm – 7pm $165 general / $135 members Fiddle II: Beginners Caitlin Warbelow | Tuesdays | 6pm – 7pm $190 general / $160 members Fiddle III: Advanced Beginners James Cleveland | Mondays | 8pm – 9pm $190 general / $160 members Fiddle IV: Early Intermediate Caitlin Warbelow | Tuesdays | 8pm – 9pm $190 general / $160 members Fiddle V: Intermediate James Cleveland | Mondays | 7pm – 8pm $190 general / $160 members Fiddle VI: Advanced Caitlin Warbelow | Tuesdays | 7pm – 8pm $190 general / $160 members
Most music classes require an instrument. For information about online purchases and delivery, visit irishartscenter.org/instrumentrentals-remote-learning
Celtic Harp II: Exploring Melody, Chords and Rhythm Mia Theodoratus | Wednesdays | 8pm – 9pm $190 general / $160 members BODHRÁN Bodhrán I: Introduction Siobhan Egan | Tuesdays | 6:30pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members Bodhrán II: Advanced Beginners Siobhan Egan | Tuesdays | 7:30pm – 8:30pm $190 general / $160 members
Mandolin II: Advanced Beginners Benjamin Engel | Thursdays | 7:30pm – 8:30pm $190 general / $160 members GUITAR Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes: Beginners Peadar Hickey | Mondays | 6pm – 7pm $165 general / $135 members Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes: Intermediate Peadar Hickey | Mondays | 7pm – 8:30pm $190 general / $160 members VOICE
TIN WHISTLE
Traditional Irish Singing I: Beginners Carrie Erving | Wednesdays | 6pm – 7pm $165 general / $135 members
Tin Whistle I: Introduction (Section A) Kieran McCarthy-Fell | Mondays | 6pm – 7pm $165 general / $135 members
Traditional Irish Singing II: Intermediate Carrie Erving | Wednesdays | 7pm – 8pm $190 general / $160 members
Tin Whistle I: Introduction (Section B) Kieran McCarthy-Fell | Tuesdays | 7pm – 8pm $165 general / $135 members
MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL
Tin Whistle II: Beginners Kieran McCarthy-Fell | Mondays | 7pm – 8pm $190 general / $160 members Tin Whistle III: Intermediate Kieran McCarthy-Fell | Mondays | 5pm – 6pm $190 general / $160 members Tin Whistle IV: Technique Christina Dolphin | Saturdays | 11am – 12pm $190 general / $160 members
Slow Airs: Intermediate Christina Dolphin | Saturdays | 12pm – 1pm $190 general / $160 members Learning Tunes By Ear Anne Johnson | Thursdays | 6pm – 7pm $165 general / $135 members THEORY Introduction to Music Theory Anne Johnson | Thursdays, 7pm – 8pm $165 general / $135 members
FLUTE Flute for Advanced Beginners Christina Dolphin | Saturdays | 10am – 11am $165 general / $135 members
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REGISTER AT IRISHARTSCENTER.ORG OR 888-616-0274
ONLINE CLASSES WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER 8-week term begins September 28
DANCE
IRISH LANGUAGE
THEATRE ARTS
Introduction to Hard Shoe Irish Step Dance Michelle Esch | Tuesdays | 6:30pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section A) Siobhán Ní Chiobháin | Mondays | 6pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members
Introduction to Playwriting Beto O’Byrne | Wednesdays | 6pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members
Step Dance I: Beginners Michelle Esch | Thursdays | 6:30pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section B) Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith | Tuesdays | 7pm – 8:30pm $165 general / $135 members
Advanced Playwriting Workshop Beto O’Byrne | Wednesdays | 7:30pm – 9pm $190 general / $160 members
Step Dance II: Advanced Beginners Michelle Esch | Thursdays | 7:30pm – 8:30pm $190 general / $160 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, email classes@irishartscenter.org. To learn more about contributing to the Bill Ochs Scholarship Fund, please contact Xavier Dzielski at xavier@irishartscenter.org.
Irish Language I: Introduction (Section C) Siobhán Ní Chiobháin | Thursdays | 6pm – 7:30pm $165 general / $135 members Irish Language I: Introduction (Section D) Siobhán Ní Chiobháin | Thursdays | 7:30pm – 9pm $165 general / $135 members
Storytelling Level I: Beginners Brad Lawrence | Mondays | 7pm – 9pm $165 general / $135 members Six two-hour sessions Storytelling Level II: Intermediate Brad Lawrence | Wednesdays | 7pm – 9pm $190 general / $160 members Six two-hour sessions
Irish Language II: Beginners (Section A) Siobhán Ní Chiobháin | Mondays | 7:30pm – 9pm $190 general / $160 members Irish Language II: Beginners (Section B) Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith | Tuesdays | 5:30pm – 7pm $190 general / $160 members Irish III: Early Intermediate Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith | Wednesdays | 7pm – 8:30pm $190 general / $160 members Irish IV: Intermediate Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith | Wednesdays | 5:30pm – 7pm $190 general / $160 members Irish V: Advanced Paul Ferris | Wednesdays | 6:30pm – 8pm $190 general / $160 members
REGISTER AT IRISHARTSCENTER.ORG OR 888-616-0274
THE IRISH INSTITUTE
KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK
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TALKS & MASTER CLASSES THURSDAY 10/8
WEDNESDAY 11/18
TALK
TALK
Intercultural Connections with Mick Moloney
Intercultural Connections with Mick Moloney
The Story of the Magnificent Flanagan Brothers
The Famous McNultys: The First Family of Irish Music
7PM
7PM
The Flanagan Brothers were among the most brilliant and colorful Irish performers in America in the 20th century. Mick Moloney, who met Mike Flanagan in the late 1970s and helped make the brothers’ music accessible to a new generation of Irish musicians, gives a presentation on the family’s most memorable story, complete with video clips of Mike talking about their performances in New York in the 1920s, as well as many audio recordings from their huge repertoire of songs, tunes, and vaudevillestyle skits.
Annie Burke-McNulty and her children, Pete and Eileen, played, sang, and danced their way to becoming America’s most famous musical family for more than three decades. This talk, richly illustrated with pieces from the vast family archive of recordings, photographs, and other memorabilia to which Mick was given unfettered access, tells the McNulty’s extraordinary story.
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REGISTER AT IRISHARTSCENTER.ORG OR 888-616-0274
SATURDAY 10/17
SUNDAY 10/18
MASTER CLASS
MASTER CLASS
Irish Traditional Fiddle Workshop
Sean-Nós Singing Workshop
Tunes and Stories from the Donegal Fiddle Tradition with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
An Immersion in Donegal Gaelic Song with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
1PM
1PM
Mairéad shares tunes and tales from County Donegal, home to one of the richest traditions of fiddle playing in Ireland and the world over. Budding fiddlers will take in tunes by ear in small phrases and learn history, context, technique, and style through practice of bowing, ornamentation, and tone. Intermediate to advanced students welcome.
Altan frontwoman and the 2017 Traditional Musician of the Year (Gradam Ceoil TG4) Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh explores the history of the sean-nós tradition and shares songs from her native Donegal Gaeltacht, Gaoth Dobhair. All are welcome— familiarity with the Irish language is not required to learn highlights from Mairéad’s repertoire.
Photo credit: Colm Hogan
REGISTER AT IRISHARTSCENTER.ORG OR 888-616-0274
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Claddagh Circle
$2,500+
Celebrating and Supporting Artistic Excellence The Claddagh Circle is an exclusive group of Irish Arts Center supporters who help us sustain the standard of excellence in our programming. This support allows us to provide a welcoming and well-resourced environment for artists to do their best work, and build the tools we need to be successful in our wonderful new facility. To donate or to learn more about joining the Claddagh Circle, visit irishartscenter.org/ support, or contact Amanda Talarico at amanda@irishartscenter.org.
“Great artists are not just born. They grow with the nurturing and support of institutions and patrons, like Irish Arts Center and the members of our Claddagh Circle, 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.”
Gifts and pledges at all levels are always welcome and encouraged. Please consider making a donation in any amount that is meaningful for you, your family, your company or organization—your contribution has never been more important.
— LIAM NEESON, Honorary Co-Chair Irish Arts Center / An Claidheamh Soluis, Inc. is a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent provided by law. Federal EIN: 51-0244834 Our latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from us or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Photo credits: Iain Toft, Amanda Gentile, Ben Asen
Become a Member MEMBERS ENJOY THESE BENEFITS
Priority booking* Ticket exchange privileges* 20% discount for one (1) on all regularly scheduled events at IAC* $30 off class registration & no fees* Name recognition in season brochure 20% discount for two (2) on all regularly scheduled events at IAC* Free literature, film & comedy events for two (2)* A pair of tickets to one (1) regularly scheduled event at IAC* One free class Backstage meet-and-greets with select IAC artists
$75
$125
$250
$500
$1,000
INDIVIDUAL
FRIEND
PATRON
BENEFACTOR
LEADER
Year’s pass to all regularly scheduled events at IAC for two (2)* Dedicated concierge service Invitation to VIP receptions & networking events
*Due to COVID-19, Irish Arts Center is not currently convening live events. All digital programming is provided free of charge with a suggested donation. For more information about IAC corporate or individual membership, please contact Amanda Talarico at amanda@irishartscenter.org. IRISH ARTS CENTER FALL 2020
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Almost Home After a decade-long journey, we are now just weeks away from substantial completion of our landmark new Irish Arts Center on Manhattan’s West Side. Our journey has involved many twists and turns—and now a pandemic. But thanks to our extraordinary people—our artists and audiences and supporters, our board and staff, our teachers and students, our government partners, our institutional peers and supporters, and our amazing design, management, and construction team—not even that can stop us. Soon enough—when it’s safe for us all to come together—we will enjoy soft openings and grand openings and our wonderful inaugural season. In the meantime, we hope you will consider making a donation of any amount to Irish Arts Center, to help us prepare for those moments. Now, more than ever, we need to connect in deep and meaningful ways to feed our souls, and nurture our collective artistic heartbeat, across states and oceans. Thank you for being part of the journey. We are well and truly Almost Home.
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Photo credits: Christine Cullen (main), Mac Smith (gala inset)
T O G E T H E R U N T I L W E G AT H E R :
A VIRTUAL
Irish Arts Center Signage
Founders
05.09.18
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This December, we are excited to bring you our first ever virtual Gala, honoring Joe Moglia, chairman of TD Ameritrade, and a range of special guests from our artistic community, with some fun and thrilling surprises. Stay tuned for more details in the coming days!
Irish Arts Center Signage
05.09.18
Centenary Circle
$250,000 and up
p/ 15
$100,000 and up
Our most generous supporters will be commemorated as Founders with a beautiful tribute embedded on the interior brick façade of our new building.
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.
A Seat in Your Honor
Donor Wall
$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.
$25,000 and up
Gifts of $25,000 and up will be recognized on an elegant donor wall inside the 11th Avenue entrance of the new facility.
Please contact Barry Ó Séanáin at 917-573-5198 or barry@irishartscenter.org for more information. IRISH ARTS CENTER FALL 2020
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WITH GRATITUDE TO OUR SUPPORTERS, WHOSE GENE Frank Aiello AIG Aisling Events AKRF, Inc. Karena Albers Carolyn and Andrew Albstein Anthony Alofsin Rika Alper American Spray-On Adam Amsterdam Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP Laura Armstrong Jody and John Arnhold Atlas Industries Co., Inc. Jennifer Avella AXA Foundation Margaret Aylward James Badenhausen Elizabeth F. Bagley Meg and Jimmy Baker Baldon Group Insurance Declan Baldwin Jen Barry Joyce Mary Trinity and Dan Barry Mairead Barry Charlotte Baumgartner Beacon Consulting Group, Inc. Jarid Beck Jessica Benjamin Sean Benson Tracey Benson Rosemary Berkery and Robert Hausen Cecelia Beyer Michelle and Nicholas Bishop Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP Marianne and Philip Bleser Jennifer Blum Mary Boland Ann and Patrick Boland Edward P. Boles Dr. Dympna Bowles and Donal Farley Doreen Bowman Gerry Boyle James Boyle Samantha Boyle Patrick Bradley Deirdre Brady-Lawless and Tom Lawless Virginia Breen Loretta Brennan Glucksman Mary B. Brennan 40
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Sarah Brennan Caroline and Andy Breslin Moira Breslin Tessa and Declan Breslin Michael Brewster Robin Brinn Kim Brizzolara Broadridge Virginia and Kevin Brooks John Brown Teresa Brown Paul Bryce Miriam Buhl George Burns Ursula Burns Jean Butler John Butler Eugene Byrne Kim and John Cahill Karen and Jerry Callaghan Gretchen and Patrick J. Callaghan Donna Campion Aaron Cantrell Margaret Carbery Vincent Carbonell Jeff Carey Sean Carlson Christopher Carney Darrah Carr Bill Carroll Douglas Carroll Mike Carty Daniel L. Casey Tom Cashin Stella Cashman Margo Cates CBRE Celtic Building Supplies Lyndsey Falconer and Richard Chambers Charles Lawrence Keith and Clara Miller Foundation CIE Tours International Valerie Cihylik Paula and Donal Clancy Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC Caroline Coburn Sean Coffey Joshua Cohen James Coleman Maureen Coleman Colony Hardware
Allyson Spurling and Patrick Comaskey Peggy and Christopher M. Condron Jodi Wright and Kevin Confoy Madeleine Conlon Sean Conlon Stephanie Connor Janet Corcoran Suzanne Corcoran Timothy Corcoran Barbara Costello Elisha Costigan Audrey and Fergus Coughlan Country Bank Kristine Covillo and Liam Lynch Leonard Cox William H. Cox Elizabeth Crabill Mary Cregan Maureen Crowley Tom Cullinan Culture Ireland Brian Cunningham Colleen Cunningham Norah and John S. Daly Seth Damergy Ashley Davis Grainne De Burca Mary Deady Catherine Deane Mary Dearborn Aileen Denne-Bolton Jeannine Deramo Doug DeSchutter Patrick Devaney Thomas P. Devine Michael Devlin Katherine and Robert Devlin Laura Dillon Sean Dillon Marilyn Dimling Mary and Cel Donaghy Daniel Donnelly Jeanne Donovan Fisher Mary Donovan Helen Doody Rosemary Dooley John Doran Doty Family Foundation Barbara E. Doty James Douglas Hislop
EROSITY KEEPS IRISH ARTS AND CULTURE ALIVE Eddie Dowling Megan Downes Roma Downey Bill Doyle Noreen Dresser Michael Dubno John G. Duffy Margaret Duffy Deirdre Dugan Chris Duignan Emily T. Dunlap Timothy Dunne Monica Durkan Mary Emerton Empire State Development Corporation Ernst & Young Martin Fahy Brian Falvey Maureen Farrell Michael Farrell Kathleen and Kevin Fee William Ferri Thomas Ferrie Nancy Field Brian Fielding Wendy and Jack Finn John Finn Eileen Fischer Jennifer Lynch and Edmond FitzGerald Edwina and Aidan Fitzmaurice Paul Fitzsimmons Diane Fitzsimons Hugh Flannery Ann-Marie Flatley Daniel Flynn John Flynn Patty Fogle Gregory Foley Lauren Foley Megan and Lawrence Foley Sarah Foote Barbara P. Fox Mark Fox Frederic W. Cook & Co. Paul and Bebhinn Gallen Kevin Gardner Charles Garland Frances Gately GC Warehouse GE
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman Terry George Mary and Alec Gerster Martha E. Gifford Daniel Gillen Claire Gilmartin Mary Jane and Gerard Ginnane Nerissa Radell and Russell Gioiella Brooke Gladstone Glenwood Mason Supply Company, Inc. Globegistics, Inc. Regina Glocker Glucksman Ireland House NYU Goldman Sachs & Co. Barbara A. Goldstein Terrence Golway Christopher Gorzelnik Christine Gralton Leslie King Grenier and Bart A. Grenier Emily-Jane Kirwan and Jay Grimm Susan Groarke Frances Gully Rich Gumersell Ram Gupta Edward Haber Carl Hagberg Hallen Steel & Welding Service Inc. Thomas Hamill Lori Hand Mary Hanrahan Catherine Harnett Ellen Harnett John P. Harrington Harris Rand Lusk John Hasluck Joseph Hassett Andrea Haughian Ronan Healy Betsy Heimann Georganne A. Heller John Heller Deb and Brian Henry Susan Henshaw Jones Chris Hentemann Leslie Herman Sarah Higgins Kathleen Hill Maureen Hill Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP Attorneys at Law Michele Holcomb
Kevin Holohan Peter J. Hooper Anna and Joseph Houlihan John Houlihan Howard Gilman Foundation Kelly and Daniel Howell HSBC Philanthropic Programs Kathleen Hughes Simpson Sophia C. Hughes Laura and Brian Hull Shane Humphries Thomas Huvane Hyde and Watson Foundation Insight Companies Inc. International Union of Operating Engineers Irish American Society of Suffolk, Nassau & Queens Irish American Writers & Artists Irish Echo Newspaper Corp. J.T. Magen & Company Inc. Penny and Thomas Campbell Jackson Nadine Johnson Jonathan Rose Companies Marie Jones William Jordan Kamco Supply Corp. Ellen Schleifer and Jordan Katz Kealy Family Foundation Eileen and Kevin J. Keane Mary C. Keane Marty Keating Maureen Keating James F. Keegan Aidan Kehoe Tara Kelleher Brian Kelly Cliodna Kelly Deirdre and Seán Kelly James Kelly Julia and Declan Kelly Mary and Shaun Kelly William M. Kelly Vanessa Á. Kelly-Smith Ann Marie Kennedy Brian J. Kennedy Dr. John G. Kennedy Sheila Kenny Thomas Kersting Sean Kilduff Rosemary Killeen Caroline Kornutik IRISH ARTS CENTER FALL 2020
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WITH GRATITUDE TO OUR SUPPORTERS, WHOSE GENE KPMG US LLP Carl Krebs Maria Krupit Laborers’ International Union of North America Conor Lanz Lucille Larney Micah Lasher Kathy Lavinder Russ Lawyer Neal Lazar John Leahy Kate Lear Ann Leddy Maribel Ledezma-Williams John D. Lee Wendy Lee Gina Maria Leonetti Robert Levey George Lindsay Holly Kelly and Andrew Lipsky James Lombard John Loughlin Franklin Lowe M.D. Megan Lynagh Katherine Hall and Gary G. Lynch Kathleen Lynch Maura Lynch Joseph Lyons M &T Bank M.C. Electrical NY Inc. Jeff MacDonagh James MacGilvray Philomena and Sean Mackin Nessa and Michael Madden Margaret Maguire James F. Mahon III Jane A. Majeski Kathleen Malast Manhattan Mechanical Contractors Laura Marino Peggy A. Marks John Martin Kathleen McCabe and Dana LaForge Tara McCabe Robert J. McCann David McCarthy Sheila McCarthy Larry McCloskey Sophie McConnell Maura McCormack 42
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Kathryn McCormick Thomas McCrossan Brendan McDonagh Patricia and Bernard McElhone Larry McEvoy Michael McEvoy T.C. McGarrigle Maureen McGetrick Patricia McGivern Anne McGoldrick Andrew McGowan Martin McGowan Patrick J. McGowan Kate McGuigan Stuart McGuigan Judith and Ray McGuire Kathy McHugh Eileen McInerney Paula and Thomas E. McInerney Donal McIntyre William McKiernan Ellen McLaughlin James McLaughlin Sarah and Kieran McLoughlin Peter McLoughlin Thomas McLoughlin Hugh McManus J.P. McManus Mary McManus Grainne McNamara Michael McNamee Peggy and Gene McQuade James F. McShane Terence Meehan Corinne Mehas Anand Mehta Julie Mellby Melissa Merrill and Paul Keary Doris Meyer Stephanie Miller Maureen Mitchell Nick Moran Morgan Stanley John Morris Sally Morris Theresa Morrison Dessie Moynihan Patty and Jim Mulcahy Molly Muldoon Joyce M. Mullan
Maura Mulligan Susanne Mulligan Terence Mulligan Michael Mulroe William Mulrow Carolyn Murphy Ellen Murphy James D. Murphy John Murphy Katherine Murphy Kevin J. Murphy Michael Murphy, M.D. Patrick Murphy William Murphy Eileen Murray Gerard Murray Matthew Murray Mutual of America N. Cheng and Co. Janet D. Nagel Patricia and John Nallen National Endowment for the Arts Shane Naughton Yuriy Nayer New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York City Economic Development Corporation New York State Council on the Arts Duncan and Alison Niederauer Kenneth Nolan Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Nastassja and Cillian O’Bradaigh Ellen O’Brien Kelly Barry O’Brien Luke T. O’Brien Peg O’Brien Peter O’Brien John O’Callaghan Seamus O’Cleireacain Bernadette O’Connor and Donal O’Brien Francis X. O’Connor Jr. William J. O’Connor John O’Donnell John O’Donoghue Mary O’Dowd Marianna and Brian O’Dwyer Adele O’Grady Botticelli Gerald O’Hara Michael O’Hara Michael O’Keeffe James F. Olwell
EROSITY KEEPS IRISH ARTS AND CULTURE ALIVE Cormac K. H. O’Malley John O’Malley Kevin O’Mealy Kevin O’Neill Lynne Sawyer and Peter O’Neill Thomas E. O’Neill III Michael Padraig O’Reilly Patrick O’Reilly Noreen Brosnan O’Reily Mandy Oser and Declan Bracken Michael O’Shea Rosemary Ostergren Chantal O’Sullivan Joseph O’Sullivan Mary T. and Michael O’Sullivan Kate Ottavino Package Pavement Co., Inc. Patricia and Michael Paliotta Julia Parish Nancy Pasley Sharon Patrick Pavarini McGovern Jeanne Perkins Brent Phillips Platinum Wendy Plaut Poly-Flex Corporation Premier Printing and Mailing Solutions PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Felice Proctor Prudential David Pucino Peter Quick Thomas C. Quick Rosemary and Jim Quigley Mary Lou and Joe Quinlan Thomas J. Quinlan III Brendan Quinn Diane and James Quinn Kathy and Peter Quinn Glen Radovich Margaret Rafferty-O’Connor Esq. John A. Rapaport Maureen White and Steven Rattner Red Lion Clementine Reekie Katrina Regan Harriet Reilly Maureen Reilly Anne Rhodes
Heather Riggin Daniel Romanello Rebecca Rooney Joseph Ruppe Bill Ryan Geri and Frank Ryan John Ryan Jirina and Jerome Sager Sharon T. Sager Riccardo Salmona Mary Scanlan Gerard Scavelli Daniel Scheffey Robert Schifellite Robert Sechan Margaret Sharkey Brian T. Shea Patrick Sheldon Carolyn Signorelli Elizabeth Simasek John J. Smith Michael Spellacy Claudia Spies Andrew Spital Geraldine Stapleton Ricki Stern Stifel, Nicolaus& Company, Inc. Mark Stokes Natasha Stowe Structure Tone Kitty Sullivan Lisa M. Sullivan Thomas Sullivan Alanna Sutherland Pam and Matthew Sutherland Sweeney & Harkin Garry Swords Brian Tarquinio John Tegeler TEI Group Jean M. and Kenneth L. Telljohann Teneo Holdings The Ireland Funds, America The Irish Institute of New York, Inc. The Knights of St. Patrick The Millennium Group, Inc. The Shubert Foundation Rick Tiberii Alicia and Michael Tierney Colin Tobias
William Tobias Nicole Tramontano Eileen C. Treacy Ronald Treanor Thomas Troy Joseph Tully Susanne and John Tumelty Jimmy Tuohy Eugene Turley Bonnie and Terry Turner Conor Twomey Neal Twomey UBS Group Americas UBS Matching Gift Program United Iron University College Dublin Urban Foundation Engineering LLC Jill Van Note Patricia Van Note Venturewave Capital Limited Ana Vilarrasa Nancy and Steve Vincent Brenda Vollman Daniel Waldron Susan Wallace Aoife Walsh Eileen Walsh Kathleen Walsh Dr. Anne Waters Evelyn Watters Paul Watterson Weir Welding Company Inc. Don Weir Mary P. White Margaret Wiencko Thomas Wilson Maureen and Thomas Wipf Aleta Wolfe Howard Wolfson Anne Marie Wright Charles Wright X-Caliber Capital Robert Yelk Stefanie Young Rosanne Zusman
Total contributions of $100+ from August 24, 2019 to August 24, 2020
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IN MEMORIAM
This summer, the Irish Arts Center community lost four beloved members of our family.
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Jim Cagney with his wife Bridget
Pete Hamill
Josephine McNamara with Gabriel Byrne
Elsa Regan
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Photo credit: Iain Toft (Elsa Regan)
Jim Cagney was an ardent supporter of IAC and all the Irish cultural organizations in our NYC community, and one of the most spirited souls we’ve had the honor to know. He and his wife Bridget are perhaps best described by Paul Keating in the Irish Voice as “Irish ambassadors at large.” Pete Hamill was a world-renowned newsman and cherished voice of Irish America. Thank you, Pete, for telling our New York stories. Josephine McNamara was an actor and IAC dance instructor who taught into her late 80s and reached thousands of IAC students in her many decades with us. She loved the Center as much as we loved her, and we know that she is watching over us, calling out her “hop-1-2-3”s from her new abode. Elsa Regan was our dedicated céili band leader and longtime member whose passion for music inspired us all. We honor Elsa, Jo Mac, Pete and Jim, and all our friends and neighbors lost in 2020. IRISH ARTS CENTER FALL 2020
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All fall 2020 digital programs will be shared via email and on irishartscenter.org, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Online classes will be conducted via Zoom.
The Charina Endowment Fund
Irish Arts Center programming is made possible through the support of these government, foundation and corporate funders, and the generosity of hundreds of wonderful people like you. See pages 36–39 or visit irishartscenter.org/support for more information.