Trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, June 18-24, 2005. It is said there are more fiddles per square mile in Cape Breton than anywhere else in the world. Join us as we leave from Newark, NJ and travel to Halifax, Nova Scotia and then on to Cape Breton for seven days and six nights of Celtic music, dance, culture, workshops, performances and touring of this incredibly … [Read more...] about The Ceilidh Trail
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Raise the Roof
Raise the Roof, a documentary on the building and opening of the Glór Irish Music Centre in Co. Clare, had its New York City premiere on February 24. Produced and directed by Patrick Farrelly and Kate O'Callaghan and set in the heartland of traditional music in the West of Ireland, Raise The Roof explores one woman's battles against time, bureaucracy and even the musicians … [Read more...] about Raise the Roof
The Abbey Does Playboy in the U.S.
The Abbey Theatre is in crisis as it makes its centenary tour of the U.S. Artistic Director Ben Barnes is stepping down amid financial difficulties, but the U.S. tour is proving to be a commercial and theatrical success. The touring group is putting on J.M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World, a play that caused extreme controversy and riots when it premiered in Dublin in … [Read more...] about The Abbey Does Playboy in the U.S.
A Memorable Night Out!
The Irish Arts Center's annual dinner dance at the prestigious New York Athletic Club on Central Park South always promises to be a memorable night out. The 2004 dinner, held on Friday, October 1 was no exception. Each year the Center honors those in the entertainment and business communities who have made great contributions to advancing and highlighting Irish culture. This … [Read more...] about A Memorable Night Out!
O’Byrne in Shanley’s Doubt
Irish-born Tony Award winner Brian O'Byrne will join forces with Irish American Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley in a new drama called Doubt, which will open at the Manhattan Theater Club on November 22. O'Byrne won the 2004 Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a play for his portrayal of a child-killer in the play Frozen. If you didn't get to see Frozen, now is … [Read more...] about O’Byrne in Shanley’s Doubt