Glucksman Ireland House Events Calendar Fall 2001Fall 2001
6 September A. J. Hughes discusses “Languages as Cultural Collateral: the Irish Language Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
12 September Tom Paulin reads from his latest work, and from that of fellow poets from the North of Ireland.
19 September Professor James Donnelly presents a lecture entitled “The Great Famine in Recent Historical Writing,” based on his recent book, The Great Irish Potato Famine
26 September Kitty Sullivan presents “A Celebration of Ireland--An Evening of Harp, Verse, Song and Storytelling”.
4 October Mary O’Malley reads from her latest poetry collection, Asylum Road, accompanied by traditional musician Mick Moloney.
11 October Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh discusses “The Long Relationship: Irish--British Relations in a Historical Context.”
19 September Film screening: the third annual evening of new documentaries fromNorthern Ireland.
20 September Celtic film symposium. A day of films, filmmakers, writers and scholars celebrating Celtic identities.
22 September The Belfast Wind Quintet introduces the cross-community educational project, “The Children of Lir.”
25 September Joseph O’Neill Reads from his Blood-Dark Track: A Family History.
31 October Aireneál na Samhna: an evening of traditional Irish music, song, poetry and dance with Pádraig Ó Cearúill to celebrate the Celtic New Year.
3 November Irish Language Symposium. “Éisge Nua Eabhrac--An Teanga Bheo,” a one day symposium to explore contemporary state of Irish language.
8 November Micheline Sheehy Skeffington presents an illustrated talk, “The American Tour of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 1917--1918.”
13 November Vincent Dowling launches his autobiography, Astride the Moon: A Theatrical Life.
15 November Professor Tom Devine presents the third annual Ernie O’Malley Lecture, “Ireland andScotland: Intimate Strangers” with respondent, Professor Kerby Miller.
29 November John Burkhalter and Eugene Roan present “A Capital Concert of Musick as Can Be Heard inDublin.” An illustrated lecture and performance of musical pieces popular in the 18th centuryDublin society.
5 December Airneál na Samhna: an evening of traditional Irish music, carols and seasonal cheer with Pádraig Ó Cearúill.
6 December Nollaig Shona: an evening of carols, conversation and warm holiday cheer. |