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...
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 12, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Theater
By Maureen Hossbacher Photos by Siobhán McCourt The art of storytelling was front and center this evening, as “graduates” of Malachy McCourt’s “Tell the Feckin’ Story” Master Class demonstrated their talents. The master himself was on hand to co-host the...
by Admin | Jan 29, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
Karen Daly Photos by Cat Dwyer George Heslin The IAW&A took the stage at the Irish Arts Center for the first time on Tuesday, January 22nd, with a social justice themed Salon, in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We were proud to have this event...
