by Admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Maureen Hossbacher Writer/performer and IAW&A Board member, Sarah Fearon, led off our second virtual salon by sharing, from her window, a few moments of her Upper West Side block’s 7 p.m. demonstration of gratitude to NYC’s COVID-19 heroes. Then she shared...
by Admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry
By Karen DalyPhotos by Dan Brown Co-hosted by Brendan Costello and Siobhán McCourt, the IAW&A Salon packed the Thalia Studio and rewarded salongoers with an eclectic array of talent and featured a guest from a Dublin community program to which IAW&A...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Dance, Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Theater
By Karen Daly Photos by Dan Brown The mid-February IAW&A Salon at the Cell was a joyous night, even though it included stories of ghosts, dark family secrets and one not-quite- sane character. The joy came from the audience appreciation of the talented presenters...
by Admin | Feb 9, 2020 | Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry
By Maureen Hossbacher Photos by Dan Brown Playwright, monologist, mellow West-Villager, and our host for the evening, Gordon Gilbert, welcomed the arriving crowd while Matthew Paris lifted spirits with strains of classical and ragtime on the piano. Tom...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2020 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Jenifer M. Kelly and Karen Daly Photos by Christopher Booth For IAW&A January Salon at the Cell, host Jenifer M. Kelly centered the program around Leonard Cohen’s famous quote. “…there is a crack in everything…that is how the light gets in…” Heeding her call,...