by Admin | Jun 1, 2022 | Comedy, Literature, Music, Poetry
By Liza Engesser Our late April Salon took place at The Ellington restaurant, located on The Upper West Side of Manhattan and hosted by Jack Di Monte. Revelers enjoyed delicious food and beverages under the warm and inviting ambience of the Ellington’s Straus Room. ...
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 | Oct 10, 2021 | Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Uncategorized
By Karen Daly At IAW&A’s late September virtual Salon, writer Maureen Hossbacher smoothly organized and hosted a stellar evening of poetry, song, story and history. Patrice Hannon opened with a vivid scene from her historical novel, Black Tom: A Novel of Sabotage...
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 | Jun 1, 2021 | Dance, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Maureen Hossbacher Maria Deasy Brendan Keane Host for the evening, Irish American Writers & Artists President, Maria Deasy, led off by thanking supporters and participants who have kept the organization thriving over the past year. And thrive it has, despite...
by Admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry
By Karen Daly Photos from IAW&A Archive Irish American Writers & Artists bid adieu to March with a lively virtual Salon hosted by writer Maureen Hossbacher. First time presenter Brendan Keane, a New Yorker living in Connemara, is an Irish speaker, novelist...
