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Two New Shows Added To Kean Stage Spring Line-Up

Two new shows have been added to Kean Stage's spring 2023 season at Kean University's intimate Enlow Recital Hall in Hillside, NJ.
World Music Institute Announces Fall/Winter 2022-2023 Season

WMI celebrates its 37th year in NYC with 18 performances featuring artists from over 20 countries, including Botswana, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Korea, Mali, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela, and Wales.
PARADISE SQUARE Writer Larry Kirwan To Receive 2022 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award

Today, Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) announced that Larry Kirwan will receive its 2022 prestigious annual Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award during an in-person event at the Skylight Room at Rosie O'Grady's in midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2022.
Velocity Irish Dance Announced At Patchogue Theatre

Award-winning Irish steppers Velocity Irish Dance bring their 21st Century dance moves to Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) on Friday, March 11 at 8:00PM.
Irish Arts Center Receives Department of Buildings Clearance to Move into Permanent New Home

Irish Arts Center is marking a momentous milestone this St. Patrick’s Day: the NYC Department of Buildings has granted the organization a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for its state-of-the-art new facility at 726 11th Avenue.
Kate Mulgrew To Receive 2020 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award In Virtual Ceremony

Today, Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) announced that Kate Mulgrew will receive the nonprofit organization's 2020 prestigious annual Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award in a virtual ceremony on December 7, 2020.
Irish Arts Center Announces Fall 2020 Season

Irish Arts Center (IAC), based in New York City and renowned for presenting the best in Irish and Irish-American arts and culture, today announced its Fall 2020 digital season, boldly expanding the organization's approach to connecting with remote audiences through powerful work and deeply engaging online courses and events. S
Maria Deasy Elected President Of Irish American Writers & Artists

Irish American Writers and Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) announces its 2020 Board, electing Maria Deasy as President and Brendan Costello Jr. as Vice President. Sean O'Dowd will join the Board as Treasurer, while Karen Daly will resume her role as Secretary.
Cherish The Ladies Brings Christmas Cheer To SOPAC

Irish-American supergroup Cherish the Ladies celebrates the holiday season with Celtic Christmas, a tour that includes back-to-back performances in a return engagement to SOPAC on Sunday, December 22.
Rhiannon Giddens And Dirk Powell At Come to Irish Arts Center, 2/9-11

Irish Arts Center presents Masters in Collaboration XII: Rhiannon Giddens Meets Dirk Powell (February 9-11), the next chapter in a series that, since its launch in 2008, has consistently served as a risk-rewarding incubator and platform for the merging of musical talents outside the dynamics of the commercial marketplace. Last season, the collaboration between Cassandra Wilson and Liam Maonla fostered at IAC blossomed into an international tour to Dublin, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, with an ensemble of top jazz, folk and Irish musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, in a performance where their innate musicality allowed their distinct vocabularies to speak as one (Chicago Tribune).
Celtic Christmas Brings Good Cheer to SOPAC NOV 30

Cherish the Ladies, the Grammy Award-nominated, Irish-American super group will share their Irish heritage and love of traditional Christmas music with the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 30th at 7:30PM. The all-female group was formed in 1985 under the leadership of Dr. Mick Maloney for a one-time concert series that was celebrating the rise of female artists in the male-dominated genre of Celtic music. What began originally as a one-time concept soon became an Irish traditional music sensation. Cherish the Ladies is now the most sought after Irish-American group in Celtic music. It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn't enjoy what they do, says the Boston Globe.
Photo Coverage: FIND YOUR WAY HOME (An Irish Musical) Plays Symphony Space

After opening to rave reviews in Dublin, Ireland, FIND YOUR WAY HOME (An Irish Musical) is making its American debut. Written by Jeff Strange and Jimmy Kelly, two Albany, NY musicians well known on the Irish Music scene, the show has been in development for the past eight years.
Howie Day, Subdudes and More Coming Up at City Winery Chicago

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces one man band Howie Day, jazz piano wunderkind Joey Alexander and more.
Los Lonely Boys, Kris Kristofferson and More Coming Up This March at City Winery Chicago

The following acts are performing at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St) throughout the month of March.
Los Lonely Boys, Kris Kristofferson and More Coming Up This March at City Winery Chicago

The following acts are performing at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St) throughout the month of March.
Celebrate New Year's Eve at Irish Rep's Immersive THE DEAD, 1904

Ring in 2017 in 1904 Dublin! Irish Repertory Theatre and Dot Dot Productions, in association with The American Irish Historical Society, have announced a special New Year's Eve celebration following the 8:30pm performance of The Dead, 1904.
Howie Day, Subdudes and More Coming Up at City Winery Chicago

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces one man band Howie Day, jazz piano wunderkind Joey Alexander and more.
Celebrate New Year's Eve at Irish Rep's Immersive THE DEAD, 1904

Ring in 2017 in 1904 Dublin! Irish Repertory Theatre and Dot Dot Productions, in association with The American Irish Historical Society, have announced a special New Year's Eve celebration following the 8:30pm performance of The Dead, 1904.
Cherish the Ladies Coming to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre, 3/22

Celebrating 30 years of music making, the Grammy-winning, first all-women Celtic music ensemble, Cherish the Ladies, comes to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Tuesday, March 22 at 8 p.m.
Irish-American Group Cherish The Ladies Returns to SOPAC Tonight

Irish-American phenomenon Cherish The Ladies returns to the SOPAC stage in a much-anticipated holiday performance tonight, December 19th at 8:00 p.m. Cherish the Ladies perform classic Christmas carols in their signature arrangements highlighting unique Celtic instrumentation, beautiful harmonies, and spectacular Irish step-dancing.

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