Irish Arts Center Presents AN IRISH CHRISTMAS, Closes 12/19

Irish Arts Center is thrilled to present the fourth annual AN IRISH CHRISTMAS, a musical celebration of the holiday season featuring Mick Moloney and special guests. AN IRISH CHRISTMAS takes place from Thursday, December 9 - Sunday, December 19. The performance schedule is Thursday and Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 2 PM and 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM. AN IRISH CHRISTMAS is at the Donaghy Theatre at the Irish Arts Center (553 West 51st Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues). Tickets are $45 general / $35 IAC members. Tickets are available through SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com

The Irish Arts Center's joyous annual seasonal celebration is suitable for all the family and is hosted by musician and folklorist Mick Moloney. Each evening features an eclectic mix of tunes ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, including such titles as "The Holly, She Bears a Berry", "Christmas in the Trenches", and "The Bushes of Jerusalem" as well as sing-along favorites including "The Wren Song" and "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake". Old-time American music fiddler Rhys Jones who plays an eclectic mix of Appalachian, Irish and old-time, joins an incredible line up of musicians, including Moloney on banjo, mandolin and vocals, star Irish fiddler Athena Tergis (Riverdance), button accordionist Billy McComiskey, pianist Brendan Dolan, and dancer Niall O'Leary.

Each night also features a performance, interview or story from a different special guest, that in past years have included Gabriel Byrne, Christine Quinn, Colum McCann, Ellen McCourt, Isaiah Sheffer, Susan McKeown, Michael Patrick McDonald, and Bill Whelan.

ABOUT THE Irish Arts Center

Irish Arts Center, founded in 1972, is a New York-based arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, building community with audiences of all backgrounds, and preserving the stories and traditions of Irish culture for generations to come. Our multi-disciplinary programming is centered around three core areas: Performance - including live music, dance, theatre, film, literature, and the humanities; Exhibition - including visual arts presentations and cultural exhibitions that tell the evolving Irish story; and Education - with dozens of classes per week in Irish language, history, music, and dance. Located in New York City, a global capital of arts and culture, Irish Arts Center serves as a dynamic platform for top emerging and established artists and cultural creators to reach a New York, national, and global audience, and as a gateway for other institutions to access first-rate Irish and Irish American culture.

www.irishartscenter.org

THE NEW Irish Arts Center
The Irish Arts Center's historic effort to build a new state-of-the-art facility received another major momentum boost with the City of New York's announcement in July of an additional $4.5 million toward the Center's capital project. Led by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, with key support from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Borough President Scott Stringer, the City has now committed more than $12 million toward the project. The City's increased investment followed the Irish government's announcement of a grant of $3.5 million last December.

 

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