GUIDE
NOVEMBER
19 WEDNESDAY
Julliard Chamber Music at AIHS
JULLIARD master students perform at the American Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Avenue at 80th Street, Manhattan. At 6 p.m. Call ahead at 212-288-2263.
Elizabeth O’Reilly Exhibit
IRISH artist Elizabeth O’Reilly displays her work on Brooklyn and Ireland at The George Billis Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, Manhattan. Through November 29. Call 212-645-2621 for details.
Karaoke at the Rockin’ Robin
THERE’S karaoke every Wednesday night with Ciara at Rockin’ Robin, 942 McClean Avenue, Yonkers. Call 914-237-0202 for details.
The Colleen Bawn at Irish Rep
DION Boucicault’s play The Colleen Bawn is at The Irish Rep, 132 West 22nd Street, Manhattan. Call 212-727-2737 for details.
Playing Burton
at Arts Center
BRIAN Mallon stars in Playing Burton, written and directed by Mark Jenkins at The Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street Avenues. Call 212-757-3318 for details.
Long Day’s Journey into Night on Broadway
EUGENE O’Neill’s Irish American classic is being staged starring Brian Dennehy at the Plymouth Theater, 236 West 45th Street, Manhattan. Call 212-239-6200 for details.
Irish Music Session
P.V. O’Donnell hosts traditional Irish music jam session every Wednesday night from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at City Steam, 942 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut. All musicians singers and dancers welcome.
9/11 Irish Tattoo Art
AN exhibit entitled “Indelible Memories: September 11 Memorial Tattoos” and photographed by Vinnie Amesse is on display at the Historical Museum of Richmondtown Staten Island through January 2004. With over 100 photographs, the exhibit documents the highly personal approach 55 people selected to honor and remember their family members, co-workers and the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Many works have Irish themes. At the Historic Museum of Richmond-town, 441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island. Call 718-351-1611.
20 THURSDAY
Mary Higgins Clark at Glucksman
WRITER Mary Higgins Clark will discuss her new book Kitchen Privileges at Glucksman Ireland House, One Washington Mews at Fifth Avenue, near New York University. For more details call 212-998-3950.
Alternatrad at Beacon Tavern
THERE’S Alternatrad tonight and every Thursday at The Beacon Tavern, 50-12 69th Street, Maspeth, Queens. For details call 718-672-8727.
21 FRIDAY
Rockland County Play
IRISH Arts Forum of Rockland County presents the play The Chastitute by John B. Keane at Venture Center, Route 340 in Sparkill, New York. November 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. and November 23 at 3 p.m. For further information call 845-357-8775.
Mineola Play
THE Cill Cais Players perform a one-act comedy entitled Kate Plays Her Part, as well as a two-act comedy Old Acquaintances. At 8 p.m. at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York. Call 516-746-9392 for details.
DJ at Rambling House
THERE’S DJ entertainment every Friday and Saturday at Rambling House, 4290 Katonah Avenue, Woodlawn. Call 718-798-4510 for details.
Seanchai and the Unity Squad
SEANCHAI and the Unity Squad perform tonight and every Friday at Rocky Sullivan’s, 129 Lexington Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets. For details call 212-725-3871.
Eddie Gibbons Irish Variety
THE Eddie Gibbons Irish Variety Show is broadcast on Queens Cable (channel 34) today at 2:30 p.m. and Sundays (channel 56) at 9 p.m. Call 718-476-0633 for details.
Boston Music
EVERY Friday there are melodies and tunes with the ICC seisiun group starting at 8 p.m. Free admission. For information, contact Maureen McNally at 781-767-4401 or visit irishculture.org/seisiun. Tim O’Connell and friends also host a live seisiun on Sunday afternoons, both at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton, Massa-chusetts. Call 781-821-8291 for details.
22 SATURDAY
All-Day Kennedy Reading
ON the 40th Anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a day-long public reading of the late Jim Bishop book The Day Kennedy Was Shot takes place. The reading begins at 7 a.m. and continues until 8 a.m., Sunday, November 23, at The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th St, Manhattan. Open to the public, admission is free. Newsday columnist Dennis Duggan, actor Joel Grey, playwright John Guare, actress and arts advocate Kitty Carlisle Hart, Law & Order’s Chris Noth, City Councilman Bill Perkins, Harlem Congress-man Charles Rangel, and designer Martha Stewart are among many others who will read.
Damien Dempsey at Rocky’s
DAMIEN Dempsey performs tonight at Rocky Sullivan’s, 129 Lexington Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets. For details call 212-725-3871.
Love Button at Burke’s
LOVE Button performs at Burke’s, 645 Bronx River Road, Yonkers. Call 914-237-5137 for more details.
Alternatrad at The Malt House
ALTERNATRAD provides the entertainment tonight at The Malt House, 570 Kimball Avenue, Yonkers. Call 914-237-9822 for details.
Pat and Gaby O’Hara at Katie’s Cottage
PAT and Gaby O’Hara perform at Katie’s Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers. For more information call 914-965-0422.
Irish Americans and the New York Archdiocese
THE New York Irish History Roundtable will present Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley speaking about Irish Americans and the New York Archdiocese. The talk will be given from 2 - 3:30 p.m. at the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society’s Portrait Gallery, 3rd floor, 122 East 58th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues). A reception will follow the program. There is a suggested donation of $3. Msgr. Shelley, Professor of Historical Theology at Fordham University, has written extensively about Catholics in New York and is author of the recent book, Greenwich Village Catholics (2002). He is co-editor of The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History (1997). The New York Irish History Roundtable, begun in 1984, sponsors lectures, walking tours, scholarships and genealogy workshops. More information about Round-table activities and membership is available on the Internet at http://www.
irishnyhistory.com.
Mineola Dance
JOE Burke and his band perform at a Thanksgiving Dance at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York. Call 516-746-9392 for details.
Voice of Erin Radio
THE “Voice of Erin” radio program can be heard on WVOX, 1460 AM from 2 - 5 p.m. The show offers Irish music, as well as Irish sports and news updates. Call 1-866-374-6723 for details.
Irish Radio
WFUV, 90.7 FM, offers Irish music this morning at 9 p.m., and regular Irish programming Saturday mornings and on Sunday.
Adrian Flannelly Show
THE Adrian Flannelly Show is on WVNJ 1160 AM, and can be heard worldwide on www.irishradio.com. Hear news and sports from Ireland, music, interviews and more from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Call 212-935-0606 for details.
23 SUNDAY
Music at Vintage
THERE’S all day music at Vintage, 171 Main Street, White Plains, New York. Call 914-328-5803 for details.
AOH Dance at Rory Dolan’s
RORY Dolan’s, 890 McClean Avenue, Yonkers, presents a Bronx AOH dance and raffle tonight. Music by Tommy and Sharon. Call 914-237-2229 for details.
Yonkers Hurling Fundraiser
THERE will be a fundraiser for the injured Connecticut hurling players at Ned Devine’s in Yonkers.
Mineola Ceili
THE Mulligan-Quinn branch of CCE will hold a ceili at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York. Call 631-698-3305 for details.
Bonnie Rideout, Jerry O’Sullivan
FIDDLE Champion Bonnie Rideout and Jerry O’Sullivan, uilleann piper, perform at Merkin Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Merkin Concert Hall is located at 129 West 67th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam. Call for tickets at 212-501-3330 or order online at www.kaufman-center.org.
Johnny Cuomo at O’Neill’s
DROP into O’Neill’s, the traditional Irish bar at 729 3rd Avenue (between 45th and 46th Streets) for a seisiun with Johnny Cuomo every Sunday at 7 p.m. Call 212-661-3530 for details.
24 MONDAY
Trad at Maggie Mae’s
THERE’S trad music every Monday night at Maggie Mae’s, 41-15 Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside, Queens. Call 718-433-3067 for details.
Homeless Outreach
THE Homeless Outreach project takes place tonight and every Monday from the Aisling Irish Center, 990 McLean Avenue, Yonkers. Volunteers are invited to gather at the center at 7 p.m. for the preparation of food. Departure for the Madison Square Garden area of Manhattan is at 8:30 p.m., returning at 10:30 p.m. Please call 914-237-5121 for details.
Boston Dancing
EVERY Monday enjoy Irish set dancing and ceili classes at 7:30 p.m. No experience or partner necessary at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton, Massachusetts. Call 781-821-8291 for details.
25 TUESDAY
“Chesterton and Ireland”
FORDHAM’S University’s Institute of Irish Studies presents John P. McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of History, Fordham University, to speak on “Chesterton and Ireland” at 6:30 p.m., in the 12th Floor Lounge, 113 West 60th Street. Reception follows. Call 718-817-4634 for details.
Play in Manhattan
WORLD Piece, a one-act play based on a scene from John Kearns’ novel, The World, will be performed tonight, beginning with a book signing at 6 p.m. At the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (at Bleecker Street, across from CBGB.) For more details call 212-614-0505.
Cu Chulainn in NYC
CU CHULAINN performs at McGovern’s every Tuesday, 305 Spring Street, Manhattan. Call 212-620-5220.
26 WEDNESDAY
DJ at Burke’s
HOUSE DJ provides the entertainment at Burke’s, 645 Bronx River Road, Yonkers. Call 914-237-5137 for more details.
Martin Kenny, Big Bamboo at Katie’s Cottage
MARTIN Kenny and Big Bamboo will perform at Katie’s Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers. For more information call 914-965-0422.
28 FRIDAY
Groove Train at Burke’s
GROOVE Train performs at Burke’s, 645 Bronx River Road, Yonkers. Call 914-237-5137 for more details.
29 SATURDAY
Live Music at The Malt House
THERE’S live music tonight at The Malt House, 570 Kimball Avenue, Yonkers. Call 914-237-9822 for details.
Black 47 at Connolly’s (45th)
BLACK 47 will perform Saturdays at Connolly’s Pub, 121 West 45th Street, between 5th and Madison. Through December 31. Call 212-597-5126 for details.
Emerald Ceili
AN EMERALD Ceili will be held at 8 p.m. at the Cork Lounge, 3301 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City. Call 718-784-9500 for details.
Yonkers Dance
THE New Kerry Hall, 305 McLean Avenue Yonkers, will have a dance from 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Music by Tommy and Sharon. For information please call Jimmy O’Connor at 914-964-2100.
30 SUNDAY
Irish Christmas in Red Hook
COMEDIAN Noel V. Ginnity presents an Irish Christmas, which also offers music, dance and more. At St. Christopher’s, 30 Benner Road, in the Red Hook section of upstate New York, call 845-758-3732 for details.
Irish Tenor John McDermott
JOHN McDermott is touring with Nana Mouskouri. They will perform at venues on the East and West coasts as well as in Canada. The tour will open on tonight at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Throughout December they will be in Boston, Trenton and Westbury, New York. Call 212-541-5698 for details.
DECEMBER
01 MONDAY
Nyack Country Christmas
THE Helen Hayes Theatre in Nyack, New York (30 miles north of New York City) will be presenting its second annual Irish Country Christmas starring Deirdre Reilly and Dermot O’Brien at 7:30pm. The show will also feature the Nashville Show Band and the Kathy Linnane School of Irish Music. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 845-358-6333.
02 TUESDAY
Maura Moynihan at AIHS
MAURA Moynihan reads from her short fiction at the American Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Avenue at 80th Street, Manhattan. At 6 p.m. Call ahead at 212-288-2263.
03 WEDNESDAY
James McCourt Talk
THE CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies presents a screening of Romance, directed by George Haas, and a conversation with the film’s screenwriter, author James McCourt. At Lehman College, Carman Hall B-34 at 1:30 p.m. Romance (1980) was directed by George Haas (Friends & Lovers) and written by James McCourt (Time Remaining, Queer Street). It is described as a picaresque film featuring performances by novelist Edmund White, poet Tom Carey, and wide host of others from the downtown New York scene of the late 1970s. Never released, this legendary underground film runs 45 minutes and will be followed by a conversation between James McCourt and Prof. William M. Hoffman, Lehman College Theater Department. For further information and to secure a place, please call 718-960-6722
04 THURSDAY
Waterboys on Tour
THE Waterboys play Manhattan’s Town Hall as part of their international tour at 8 p.m. Founded in 1983 by singer/songwriter Mike Scott, the Waterboys are currently promoting their newly-released, live album Universal Hall. Tickets for the concert are $35 and $25, and are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, or by calling (212) 307-4100. Tickets can also be purchased online at ticketmaster.com. For more information, log on to the official band site, www.mikescottwaterboys.com. Other tour dates: 12/5 Boston, Mass.; 12/7 Falls Church, VA, State Theatre; 12/9 Chicago, IL Park West; 12/10 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall; 12/13 Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre; 12/16 Los Angeles, CA Avalon.
Cathie Ryan in Manhattan
CATHIE Ryan performs at Satalla, 37 West 26th Street, Manhattan. Call 212-576-1155 for details or visit www.satalla.com
06 SATURDAY
Florida Christmas Ceili
IRISH-AMERICAN Ceili Club presents a Christmas ceili at American Legion Hall: Post 92, 211 North 21 Avenue, Hollywood, Florida. Admission $7 (members) - $10 (guests). For more details call 954-432-8292.
12 FRIDAY
Tony Kenny’s “Christmastime in Ireland”
VOCALIST Tony Kenny will be performing his holiday show “Christmastime in Ireland” at the Community Theatre, 100 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey at 8 p.m. The duo of laughter and song “Mac & O”, comedian Carl Persse and the Dublin City Dancers will also join Tony Kenny. Ticket prices are $32, $30 and $29 and can be purchased by calling the Irish American Cultural Institute at 973-605-1991.
This inspirational, family show takes the audience on a journey to the Emerald Isle at Christmas. A native of Dublin, Kenny began his musical career as the star of the internationally acclaimed stage musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He then joined the cast of the world famous Jurys Irish Cabaret in Dublin.
13 SATURDAY
Ireland in Prints in Queens
IRELAND in Prints will have its annual holiday sale today and tomorrow at The Foggy Dew pub, 49-10 Skillman Avenue, Sunnyside from 12 noon to 6 p.m. On sale will be a large selection of Irish gifts including prints and photographs of Ireland by various artists, silver and gold Celtic jewelry, Irish knit sweaters, bodhrans, wall plaques and more. Call 845-896-8531 for details.
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