6/4/19 IAW&A SALON: Poets, Professors Lighting Fires of Learning

by Admin | Jun 11, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction

By Karen Daly Photos by Gordon Gilbert, Jr. Hosting IAW&A’s early June Salon at the Studio at Symphony Space, IAW&A Board member, writer and professor Brendan Costello, Jr. assembled fellow professors, teachers and other folks with lessons to impart....

5/21/19 IAW&A Salon: Reflections On Irishness, From Brooklyn to Belfast

by Admin | May 29, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Visual Arts

By Maureen Hossbacher Photos by Dan Brown The salon opened with a unique first-half storytelling fest, hosted and curated by Nancy Oda. The theme was “Ireland at a Distance” and, to set the tone musically, frequent presenter John Munnelly, sang “I Think I’m Going...

5/7/19 IAW&A Salon: Engaging mix of memoir, music, humor and emotion

by Admin | May 14, 2019 | Comedy, Literature, Music, Nonfiction

By Karen Daly Photos by Gordon Gilbert, Jr. The early May IAW&A Salon at the Symphony Space Studio, hosted by Maureen Hossbacher, featured a superb mix of memoir, music, humor and emotion. Only at IAW&A might a program that starts with a story of a...

4/16/19 IAW&A Salon: Theatrical Salon Lights Up the Stage at the cell

by Admin | Apr 27, 2019 | Comedy, Theater

By Brendan Costello Jr. Photos by Joanne Steinhardt   Maria Deasy The April 16th Irish American Writers and Artists Salon brought a whirlwind of stellar performances to the stage at the cell theatre. The evening was curated by IAW&A VP Maria Deasy, who brought...

4/2/19 IAW&A Salon: Celebrating Tara O’Grady’s Book Launch with Music, Friends & Great Style

by Admin | Apr 22, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Poetry

By Karen Daly IAW&A joined charismatic singer Tara O’Grady to celebrate the release of her new book, Migrating toward Happiness: The Soundtrack to My Spiritual Awakening at Tara’s Tuesday night gig at Winnie’s Jazz Bar in the stylish Refinery Hotel on West...