By Maureen Hossbacher A special Irish American Writers & Artists youth/student salon convened on Sept.19th at Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St., featuring the awarding of the Malachy McCourt Scholarships. It was an evening of fresh faces and varied talent that...
By Karen DalyPhotos by John Kwok Irish American Writers & Artists packed The Ellington restaurant’s party room for an Irish Wake for our beloved Malachy McCourt, an IAW&A founding Director. This past month, many tributes have been offered to the truly larger...
By Karen DalyPhotos by W. Jay Wanczyk Irish American Writers & Artists April Salon at The Ellington Restaurant featured an ideal mix of new presenters and familiar faces. Original music, superb storytelling, tributes to Irish forebears, and glimpses of a grittier...
By Karen DalyPhotos by W. Jay Wanczyk A frequent Salon presenter of her fiction, Mary Lannon was an ebullient host at the Irish American Writers & Artists late March Salon at The Ellington restaurant on Broadway and 105th Street. The evening was a magical mix of...
By James Rogers An enjoyable evening of film, music and literature took place at The Ellington on West 105th Street, hosted by IAW&A Vice President, Brendan Costello Jr. Brendan got proceedings underway with the introduction of Dublin filmmaker Shane Smith and his...
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...