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EXHIBITION

EDUCATION

Fall term 2010 begins September 20 and lasts
for 8 weeks

Registration is
September 6-17

We continue to offer New York’s most comprehensive assortment of classes in Irish arts and culture with over 30 classes taught by our talented instructors in Irish language, music and dance. Click here for course descriptions.

Click on the links below to learn more about our great children’s programs:

GAELIC KIDS, our Irish language program for children

NIALL O'LEARY'S SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE

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PoetryFestPoetryFest 2009

Over 200 people joined us on Saturday, November 7 for IAC PoetryFest 2009, our inaugural showcasing for emerging and established poets based in Ireland and the United States.

Curated by Belinda McKeon (writer, journalist and curator of the DLR Poetry Now Festival in Dublin) and Aengus Woods (New York based Irish philosopher and critic), The day long celebration featured readings by some of Ireland’s finest contemporary poets including Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan, Joseph Woods, Enda Wyley and Peter Sirr.

Click here to read the feature on IAC PoetryFest 2009 in the Irish Voice

Click here to listen to recordings of featured authors reading from their work at IAC PoetryFest 2009

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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Alexei Kondratiev, beloved Irish language instructor at the Irish Arts Center and an important figure in the Irish language community in New York.


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IAC Dance FestIrish Arts Center New York City Dance Festival 2010, once again kicked off the Summer-on-the-Hudson series at Riverside Park South on May 2. Click here for slide show of this beautiful day on the river!



Tuesday, March 16
Irish Times
Gabriel Byrne appointed cultural envoy
Gabriel Byrne has been appointed as Cultural Ambassador for Ireland, Taoiseach Brian Cowen announced in Washington this evening...Click here for more.

Sunday, March 14
Post
IAC in NY Post: Niall O'Dowd's New York

NYT
Irish government joins New York City in visionary investment to build New Irish Arts Center in New York.
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Wednesday, March 17
My Fox
Irish Arts Center Helps Good Day NY
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
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Tuesday, March 16
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Alice Stockton-Rossini Interviews Diehard IAC Bagpipe Students
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Sunday, March 14
CNN
CNN at Open Day 2010 Captures
Kate Bowerman Tin Whistle Work Shop
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Friday, March 12
NY1
IAC Teaches Intrepid Reporter Roger Clark to Step Dance!
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Friday, March 12
NYT
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the Irish Arts Center Way!
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ForgottenRave reviews for Fishamble's Forgotten in

NYT

“Never underestimate the substance, the complexity, of a long life. ‘Forgotten,’ Pat Kinevane’s one-man show at the Irish Arts Center, gracefully illustrates that point with mimickry, invention and formidable stamina. Well paced and poignant. Mr. Kinevane artfully conveys the secrets, the hidden past, of the aged, and the dignity often behind their quaint, seemingly innocuous bearing.” Read more...

The New Yorker

"... the monologues are beautifully written and vivid , what makes this show uniquely memorable is Kinevane’s raw, over-the-top, compassionate performance.." Read more...



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