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PERFORMANCE

2009 FALL FILM SERIES September 21–November 17 Click here to read more.

SUNDAYS AT SEVEN December 13 Click here to read more.

IRISH CHRISTMAS with Mick Moloney & Athena Tergis December 10-20 Click here to read more.

EXHIBITION

"TO LOVE TWO COUNTRIES: Ireland's Greatest Generation in America" Don't miss John Minihan's moving and evocative portraits of Irish immigrants-- untouched by celebrity--who built Irish America. Now showing in Philadelphia! Click here to read more.

"FIGHTING IRISHMEN" This eclectic collection of boxing photography and artifact will run at the National Museum of Northern Ireland at Ulster American Folk Park in Castletown, Omagh, County Tyrone from May 29–November 29. Click here to read more.

EARTHMAPPING Fresco Paintings on Linen Olga Baunbaek Reilly September 16-November 21 Click here to read more.

EDUCATION

We continue to offer New York’s most comprehensive assortment of classes in Irish arts and culture with over 20 classes taught by our talented instructors in Irish language, music and dance. Click here for course descriptions.

MASTER CLASS Celtic Harp Class & Performance with Patrick Ball and Mia Theodoratus, November 22 Click here

Fall classes began Monday, September 21, 2009. The term runs for 8 weeks.

Winter 2010 term registration is January 4, 2009 – January 15, 2009.

Pre-register between November 30, 2009 and December 18 and save $10!

8 week Winter 2010 term begins January 18, 2010

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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Irish Arts Center congratulates our friend

Colum McCann
on winning the National Book Award for
Let the Great World Spin.

McCann Book

Click here to purchase the book!

PoetryFest

PoetryFest 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 the live recording of Enda Wyley reading her poem "To Wake To This" at IAC PoetryFest 2009.

Click here to listen to the live recording of Joseph Woods reading his poem "Tyrekicking."

Aoife O'Donovan & Childsplay at Peter Norton Symphony Space

Thursday December 3 | 8 pm

Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (95th Street)

The fiddle extravaganza Childsplay make their New York debut on Thursday December 3rd at Peter Norton Symphony Space, celebrating the release of their new CD, ‘Waiting for the Dawn.’ Joined by vocalist Aoife O’Donovan (of acclaimed group Crooked Still), this gathering of 21 musicians features some of the best fiddlers in the nation.

For more information Click here.

Fighting Irishmen in the News Click on the links below to read more

phone 212-757-3318 fax 212-247-0930
553 West 51 Street, New York, NY 10019
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