The New York Irish Center is presenting five hours of music and dance set against the backdrop of Queens at the fourth annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival from 4 pm to 9 pm this Saturday, June 14.
The free outdoor concert event, which celebrates the interconnections of New York’s Irish community and numerous other communities, takes place at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Avenue, in Long Island City, and is co-presented by Culture Lab LIC and McManus Irish Dance.
You're invited to stop by anytime between 4 pm and 9 pm on Saturday - the closest subway is the 7 train's Vernon-Jackson stop. Food trucks will be setting up adjacent to the performance area.
You can RSVP to this Saturday's free Queens Irish Heritage Festival here on Eventbrite.
Among the featured performers at this Saturday's Queens Irish Heritage Festival are the groundbreaking folk-contemporary dance combo JigGiG (with former Riverdance principals Brandon Asazawa, Andy O’Reilly, and Belle Brenton); sean-nós singing sensation Madelyn Monaghan; violin virtuoso Gregory Harrington; folk balladeer Allen Gogarty; folk legend Donie Carroll; Cillian Vallely from Lunasa; Broadway’s Tim Connell; Maeve Flanaghan & Family; the husband and wife folk duo Bob and Bronagh Batch, and the singer-songwriter Niamh Hyland with Shu Sakae.
Cillian Vallely from Lunasa.
Among the dance groups are the gleefully exuberant folk dance and music youth corps of McManus Irish Dance, plus Darrah Carr Dance, and the Geraldine Murphy Dancers.
Darrah Carr Dance.
And showcasing the New York Irish Center's current “Crossroads Concerts” series, in which Irish folk traditions blend with heritages from around the world, will be the world-class musicians Dylan James, Amos Gabia, Raymond Odai Laryea, Julian Bortey Kwandahor, and Colin Harte, who is the series’ curator.
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“On our 20th anniversary season, we are especially honored to welcome friends from other communities in Queens,” says George C. Heslin, NYIC’s executive director.
“This year has been amazing since we have collaborated with artists of Puerto Rican, Indian/Desi, West African, Bulgarian, and Brazilian descent.
"What a pleasure to count ourselves among the many vibrant immigrant communities that remind us every day that Queens is indeed the ‘world’s borough!”
Edjo Wheeler, Culture Lab LIC’s executive director, adds: “Hosting the NY Irish Center’s Queens Irish Heritage Festival is a perfect reflection of our mission, celebrating culture, community, and collaboration.”
The New York Irish Center in Long Island City, Queens.
Supported by Tourism Ireland, the Government of Ireland ESP Program, the Office of the Queens Borough President, the NY City Department of Cultural Affairs, NY City Council, and the NY State Council on the Arts, the free, fourth annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival is from 4 pm - 9 pm this Saturday, June 14 at Culture Hub LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, in Long Island City.
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