5/11/21 IAW&A SALON: A Homage To Spring And The Ancestors

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...

2/16/2021 IAW&A SALON: Tuneful Valentines For Grannies, Poetic Elegies, And Compelling Theatrics.

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...

9/13/20 IAW&A Salon Goes Transatlantic: “Joy and love when we need it.”

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...

2/18/20 IAW&A SALON: Joyous Night Features “Ghosts of the Missing” Book Launch

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...

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,...

1/7/20 IAW&A SALON: Ringing In The New Year With Ukes, Not Nukes.

by Admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Dance, Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater

By Maureen Hossbacher Photos by Jay Wanczyk Brendan Costello The piano stylings of Matthew Paris welcomed a capacity turnout as they gathered at the Thalia Studio, for the first Salon of the new year, curated and hosted by Brendan Costello. In...