Irish Arts Center announces spring season including Declan O'Rourke and Muhammad Ali

Hell’s Kitchen NYC center presents theatre, performance, film and literature

LITERATURE

Vona Groarke
The Middle Kingdom
A Celebration of Poetry, Song and Visual Art
February 28
Poet Vona Groarke joins forces with composers and singers Irene and Annette Buckley, and artists Helen O’Leary and Eva O’Leary to celebrate women’s youth and age, innocence and experience, and the unforeseen of the in between.

A Tribute to William Kennedy
Moderated by Peter Quinn and Special Guests in association with Irish American Writers and Artists
DATE TBD
An evening with William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ironweed, screenwriter and playwright, celebrated by moderator Peter Quinn and special guests.

Irish Arts Center presents the fifth Pen, Paper and Palate

in association with Ruda Beresford Dauphin
A Panel Discussion: Crime Writing
May 14 at The Half King
Pen, Paper and Palate, a celebration of Irish and American writing, food and culture. The witty and entertaining Frank Delaney, author, BBC host and Booker Prize judge, will moderate on the topic of “Crime Writing” with an esteemed panel.

Bloomsday on Broadway XXXII
June 16 at Symphony Space
The 32nd annual BLOOMSDAY ON BROADWAY, a tradition created by Symphony
Space co-founder Isaiah Sheffer and carries on in his memory, celebrates James Joyce’s Ulysses with Symphony Space and the Irish Arts Center.

HUMANITIES

Black and White and Green: St. Patrick’s Day in Harlem
Two Roads Diverged: A Dialogue on Irish and Black Contributions to American Culture
with Lenwood O. Sloan and Dr. Mick Moloney in associations with Harlem Stage
March 12 at Harlem Stage
Live piano and dance performances accompany the final part of the Two Roads Diverged series examining the cultural relationships between Irish and African communities in America.

KIDS

Kids Film Fleadh with The Craic
March 9
The Kids Film Fleadh features storytelling with special guests Honor Molloy and John Liam Shea; brings the best of award-winning children’s short films, including Pet Hate, Bird Food, Thin Ice and more; and concludes with an Irish step dancing performance.

Annual St. Patrick’s Open Day in association with our neighbors PAL William J. Duncan Center
March 17
Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day the only way you should: by immersing yourself in all things Irish. An afternoon of authentic Irish music, dance, song, language, and crafts. Take part in workshops, take in a performance or two, and take the whole family.
Classes for kids including Celtic Harp for Kids, ModERIN Dance Class, Introductory Step Dance with Niall O’Leary, TCRG, ADCRG and Gaelic Kids

VISUAL ARTS / EXHIBITION

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