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IAW&A New Jersey Salon Returns Thursday

by Martin Sheerin | Oct 23, 2012 | Events, Literature, Theater, Visual Arts

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → IAW&A New Jersey Salon…Thurs., Oct 25 at 7 PM Appearing at the Irish American Writers & Artists’ New Jersey Salon in Morristown, NJ is “Highway Star” Billy Barrett. Billy is part of the rising tide of new age neo-beat...

The Gift of Connection (VIDEO)

by Martin Sheerin | Jun 22, 2012 | Film, Literature, Television, Visual Arts

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → At Tuesday’s Salon at The Cell IAW&A member Charles Hale debuted his short film, The Gift of Connection, which details a family visit to Castleblayney, Ireland, the town from which his great grandfather emigrated. Not...

Mary Lou Quinlan Opens “The God Box”

by Martin Sheerin | May 23, 2012 | Literature, Television, Theater

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → At the Irish American Writers & Artist second salon, last July, Mary Lou Quinlan debuted her one-woman-show, “The God Box,” the story of Mary’s mother’s God Box, a private cache of notes to God on...

Writing & Storytelling Workshop with Honor Molloy

by Martin Sheerin | May 4, 2012 | Events, Literature, Theater

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → “I have seen many perform their written work over the last forty years, but it is easy to say that Honor Molloy, on the page or in person, is one of the very best I have ever experienced.” – Stanley Crouch, critic, columnist,...

“Breathing of an Ancestor’s Space and Time” Debuts at Salon

by Martin Sheerin | Mar 21, 2012 | Essay, Literature, Television, Theater

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → Charles Hale debuted his short film “Breathing of an Ancestor’s Space and Time” at last night’s IAW&A Salon at The Cell. By understanding the events that surrounded one incident in his...

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

As a special treat in commemoration of the holiday, enjoy this interview with Peter Quinn, author and co-founder and first President of Irish American Writers & Artists!

Video interview with Peter

"People survive in art, in literature. If they don't, they just go away." – Peter Quinn

You can buy Peter's latest book, Cross Bronx: A Writing Life from Fordham University Press (with a discount until the end of March).

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Upcoming Salons

On Tuesday, March 21, join us for our next Salon at The Ellington. Author, educator, and IAW&A member Mary Lannon hosts an evening of poetry, fiction, theater, humor and visual art from presenters including Eileen Joyce Donovan, Sarah Fearon, Betti Francheschi, Patrick Hammer Jr., Jenifer Margaret Kelly, Dawn Raffel, and music from John Skocik. And as always, we expect a visit from Salon progenitor and co-founder of IAW&A, Malachy McCourt.

Callin' out, around the world... on April 18, at 7:00pm Eastern Time, Lori Cassels will host our next online salon. Sign up for a five- or eight-minute slot here.

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