Glucksman Ireland House, NYU

Spring 2010 Events Calendar

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• Past Events

1. January

   1. Friday, January 22nd at 9pm: The Blarney Star Concert Series:
      Seán McComiskey

      

      Seán McComiskey grew up in Baltimore listening to his father Billy’s classic button accordion playing and has become a master player himself. Virginia fiddler and pianist Cleek Schrey will join him.

2. February

   1. Thursday, February 4th at 8pm: Irish World Academy Strings: Academos

      Venue:

      New York Society for Ethical Culture Concert Hall,
      2 West 64th Street at Central Park West

      

      The Irish Arts Center and Irish World Academy of Music & Dance, University of Limerick, in association with Glucksman Ireland House NYU and the American Irish Historical Society, present Irish World Academy Strings Academos. Reservations required: (212) 757-3318.

      

   2. Saturday, February 6th 1pm to 5pm: Lá Gaeilge: Irish Language Day

      

      Join Padraig Ó Cearúill, Hilary Mhic Shuibhne, and Dr. A.J. Hughes for a day of learning conversational Irish through sessions on vocabulary and pronunciation and creative group activities.

   3. Tuesday, February 9th at 7pm: The Boys of St. Columb’s documentary and lecture

      

      Venue:

      NYU Cantor Film Center
      36 East 8th Street (between University Place & Greene Street)

      The Boys of St. Columb’s: a talk and documentary by Maurice Fitzpatrick that follows the return of a remarkable group of boys to the Derry school. Illustrious alumni include Seamus Heaney and John Hume.

   4. Wednesday, February 10th, 5-7pm: Irish and Irish-American Studies Info Session

      

      Learn more about our M.A. in Irish and Irish-American Studies, including details of course offerings and curriculum, options for part time study, and our study abroad program in Dublin.

   5. Thursday, February 11th at 7pm: Black 47’s Larry Kirwan launches Rockin’ the Bronx

      

      Larry Kirwan, writer, broadcaster and leader of Black 47, launches his new novel Rockin’ the Bronx, a tale of 1980s Bainbridge Avenue.

   6. Thursday, February 18th at 7pm: Colm Tóibín reads from Brooklyn

      

      Acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín reads from Brooklyn, the poignant story of one woman’s emigration from 1950s Ireland.

   7. Friday, February 19th at 9pm: The Blarney Star Concert Series:
      Cormac Breatnach, Mike Considine, and Ivan Goff

      

      Cormac Breatnach, one of the world’s leading tin whistle players, will be accompanied by Mike Considine on bouzouki and guitar and by uilleann pipe and flute player Ivan Goff.

   8. Tuesday, February 23rd at 7pm: Anne Fogarty on John Millinton Synge’s Joyce

      

      UCD Professor of James Joyce Studies Anne Fogarty presents a lecture on the impact of John Millington Synge’s work on Joyce.

   9. Thursday, February 25th at 7pm: “The Dead of the Irish Revolution, 1916–1921”

      

      “The Dead of the Irish Revolution, 1916–1921,” an exploration of family narratives, memories, and omissions by TCD Professor Eunan O’Halpin, whose uncle was the iconic Kevin Barry.

3. March

   1. Thursday, March 4th at 7pm: Gerard Moran on Irish evictions and assisted emigration

      

      Gerard Moran, NUI Galway, discusses Irish evictions and assisted emigration to America in the 19th century.

   2. Thursday, March 4th to Sunday, March 7th: FINN word premier by Mabou Mines

      

      If you’ve ever seen the Cliffs of Moher or walked the Giant’s Causeway, you’ve felt the presence of Finn McCool. Live performers interact with digital animation in this 21st Century theatrical adaptation of a timeless Celtic legend by the internationally acclaimed theater company Mabou Mines.

   3. Saturday, March 6th, 1pm to 5pm: La Gaeilge: Irish Language Day

      

      Join Padraig Ó Cearúill for a day of learning conversational Irish through sessions on vocabulary and pronunciation and creative group activities.

   4. Thursday, March 11th at 7pm: Fintan O’Toole discusses Ship of Fools: How Corruption and Stupidity Sank the Celtic Tiger

      

      Irish Times columnist and critic Fintan O’Toole discusses his new book Ship of Fools: How Corruption and Stupidity Sank the Celtic Tiger.

   5. Friday, March 12th at 9pm: The Blarney Star Concert Series:
      Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely

      

      Flute, whistle, and bodhrán player Kevin Crawford and uilleann piper and whistle player Cillian Vallely are two members of the celebrated ensemble Lúnasa.

   6. Saturday, March 13th at 12pm: Irish-Language Mass at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

      

      Father Andrew M. O’Connor of Holy Family Church in the Bronx will celebrate the Mass, with Msgr. Donald Sakano, pastor of the Old Cathedral, as a concelebrant. Readings will be done in English by Father O’Connor and in Irish by Pádraig Ó Cearúill, Senior Language Lecturer of Irish Studies, NYU.

      After the Mass, a party celebrating the Feast of St. Patrick will beheld in front of the church, with traditional Irish music andrefreshments.

   7. Saturday, March 13th at 7pm: Barra O Donnabháin Memorial Lecture:
      Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

      

      Distinguished poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill reads from her work and discusses Irish language literature.

   8. Tuesday, March 16th at 7pm: Una Hunt gives a musical presentation on composer Thomas Moore

      

      Eminent pianist Dr. Una Hunt presents a lecture and recital on the work of composer Thomas Moore following the “Moore’s Irish Melodies” concert at Carnegie Hall the previous evening.

   9. Thursday, March 25th at 7pm: Aife Murray on Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson’s Life and Language

      

      In Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson’s Life and Language Aife Murray discusses the intimate story of Emily Dickinson and her Irish immigrant servants, Margaret Maher and Tom Kelley.

4. April

   1. Thursday, April 1st at 7pm: Jane Ohlmeyer presents new opportunities in the digitization of historical records

      

      Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, TCD, speaks on the enormously significant digitization of fifteen hundred individual depositions describing the violence and sectarian bitterness of the 1641 rebellion.

   2. Thursday, April 8th at 7pm: Daniel Patrick Moynihan Memorial Lecture:
      Professor Joe Lee

      

      Professor Joe Lee, Glucksman Chair of Irish Studies at NYU, discusses the matchless intellectual contribution of the late New York Senator to American public life and debate.

   3. Thursday, April 15th at 7pm: Poets celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gallery Press

      

      A celebration of the fortieth anniversary of pioneering and eminent Gallery Press with founder and poet Peter Fallon and several distinguished poets including Conor O’Callaghan and Eamon Grennan.

   4. Friday, April 16th at 9pm: The Blarney Star Concert Series:
      Donie Carroll

      

      photo by James Higgins

      Singer and guitarist Donie Carroll, a stalwart of the New York Irish music scene, celebrates the release of his new album.

      Note: John Faulkner, previously scheduled, has canceled his US tour.

   5. Saturday, April 17th, 10am to 5pm: Glucksman Ireland House University Day

      

      Learn from renowned scholars, artists and public figures in a series of panels exploring Ireland and Irish-America led by members of the Irish Studies faculty. This will be a ticketed event. Full program to follow.

   6. Thursday, April 22nd at 7pm: David Lloyd and Peter O’Neill discuss The Black and Green Atlantic

      

      Professor David Lloyd and Peter O’Neill discuss The Black and Green Atlantic, a new book exploring the intersections between African and Irish people.

   7. Friday, April 23rd at 6pm: Dr. A.J. Hughes launches The Big Drum

      

      One of the finest Irish novels of the twentieth century, The Big Drum was banned in 1935 due to fears of libel, but an English translation is now available for the first time. Translator Dr. A.J. Hughes, University of Ulster at Belfast and Fulbright Senior Language Lecturer at Glucksman Ireland House for the 2009–2010 academic year, will launch the volume with a lecture and reception. Free admission.

   8. Thursday, April 29th at 7pm: Airneál na Bealtaine

      

      Join Padraig Ó Cearúill, NYU Irish language students and the Washington Square Harp & Shamrock Ensemble for an evening of music. Bí Linn!

5. May

   1. Saturday, May 1st, 10am to 5pm: A Taste of the Yeats Summer School

      

      A program evoking spirit of the school in Sligo with Professors James Pethica and Anne Margaret Daniel.

   2. Monday, May 3rd at 7pm: Origin Theatre Company’s Mondays of May

      

      Origin Theatre Company returns with Mondays of May, the sixth annual reading series, presenting four works by contemporary European playwrights.

   3. Saturday, May 8th at 9am: European Certificate in Irish Language Examination A2

      

      This is a certification scheme developed by The Language Center at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth for adult learners of Irish to measure their progress. It is linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (Council of Europe, 2001). The tests provide a benchmark offering six levels in the system of certification for learners within and outside formal academic environments. The test on this date is for Level 2.

   4. Friday, May 14th at 9pm: The Blarney Star Concert Series:
      James Keane and Randal Bays

      

      Accordion master James Keane and fiddler Randal Bays celebrate their new recording Fingal.

   5. Saturday, May 22nd at 9am: European Certificate in Irish Language Examination A1

      

      This is a certification scheme developed by The Language Center at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth for adult learners of Irish to measure their progress. It is linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (Council of Europe, 2001). The tests provide a benchmark offering six levels in the system of certification for learners within and outside formal academic environments. The test on this date is for Level 1.