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...
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...
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...
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...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Arts
By Karen Daly Photos by Dan Brown That’s how poet Marcia B. Loughran summed up the mid-March IAW&A Salon at the Cell, a night of dynamic performances, innovative music and an enthusiastic full house. Ian McCourt Playing his ukulele, the teenager Ian...
