by Admin | Oct 20, 2022 | Essay, Events, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Brendan Costello Jr.Photos by W. Jay Wanczyk The Irish American Writers and Artists returned to The Ellington restaurant on the Upper West Side for an in-person Salon on Sept. 27, with a mix of familiar faces and new performers, delivering a dynamic and soulful...
by Admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Comedy, Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
Author: James RogersPhotos: W. Jay Wanczyk Maureen Hossbacher hosted another wonderful evening of literature and music at that fine establishment, The Ellington on West 105th Street (serving one of the finest pints of Guinness in town). The evening began with author...
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,...
by Admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Essay, Events, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Uncategorized
By Maureen Hossbacher Taking advantage once again of the virtual format imposed by the ongoing pandemic, this salon was ably hosted by Lori Cassels, a California playwright and songwriter, who curated a delightful evening of diversion that ran the gamut of artistic...
by Admin | Feb 27, 2021 | Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Maureen Hossbacher Sarah Fearon launched the virtual salon by harkening back to the days when we gathered at favorite watering holes. Her essay recalled her stint as a “beverage engineer” in the mid 90s at the Highlife bar. She followed it with a rendition of the...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Dance, Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Karen Daly A few hundred people on both sides of the Atlantic viewed and raved about IAW&A’s mid-September Transatlantic Salon. Produced and hosted by IAW&A President Maria Deasy and Board member Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, with Board VP Brendan Costello...
