3/8/22 IAW&A SALON: Jubilant Return Of IAW&A Salon To The Westside!

by Admin | Mar 19, 2022 | Comedy, Essay, Events, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater

By Maureen Hossbacher Spirits were as high as the ceilings in the glassed-in back room of the elegant Ellington restaurant, on West 105th Street, as it filled up with jovial Irish American Writers & Artists and their supporters, for their first post-Covid,...

1/21/20 IAW&A SALON: “How the light gets in…” Through Powerful and Passionate Art

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,...

10/1/19 IAW&A SALON: Brilliant poets and storytellers, and a little bit of The Beatles

by Admin | Oct 7, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry

By Karen Daly Photos by Gordon Gilbert, Jr. Brendan Costello, Jr., noting the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ album Abbey Road, opened the first October IAW&A Salon by asking us to sing “Come Together.” Brendan, an IAW&A Board Member and...

8/19/19 IAW&A SALON: Stunning Storytelling, A Packed House and Songs by That Other Costello

by Admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry

By Karen Daly Photos by Chris Booth Walking into the Cell on sultry late summer day, we might not have predicted that the late August IAW&A Salon would be such a magical time of storytelling and song. Maureen Hossbacher organized and hosted an exceptional lineup...

8/5/19 IAW&A SALON: Welcoming Old Friends to “the Joyful World of IAW&A” (Honor Molloy)

by Admin | Aug 14, 2019 | Comedy, Literature, Music, Poetry

By Karen Daly Photos by Chris Booth The early August IAW&A Salon mixed presenters whom we don’t see often enough–Sean Hickey, Honor Molloy, Tom Phelan, Alice Smyth and Donie Carroll–with our talented regulars and one newcomer. The result?  A fabulous night of...

7/2/19 IAW&A SALON: A Night “Bristling with Talent” – Malachy McCourt

by Admin | Jul 16, 2019 | Comedy, Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry

By Karen Daly Photos by Dan Brown If anyone expected a quiet IAW&A Salon at the Thalia Studio before the July 4th holiday, they were mistaken. We were privileged to have astonishing performers and tremendous variety in the lineup, including renowned actress Terry...