Spring 2013 Events
Events
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January
Friday, January 25th, 8:00pm
The Blarney Star Concert Series: Cillian Vallely, Peter Maguire
Uilleann piper Cillian Vallely joins his old friend and outstanding flute and tin whistle player Peter Maguire. Peter's percussive, highly ornamented wooden flute playing and Cillian's flowing "open" piping style blend together for a distinctive and attractive duo sound.
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Thursday, January 31st – Friday, February 1st
Origins, Authenticities
Co-sponsored with the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, this lecture tackles the vexing question of where we all come from and how we represent ourselves as nations, religions, and races.
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February
Friday, February 8th – Saturday, February 9th
The Ambassadorship of Literature Symposium
Scholars and practitioners address the relationship between embodied statecraft and the literary voice in realms of extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Thursday, February 14th, 7:00pm
Glucksman Ireland House 20th Birthday Party
A special member, student and faculty party to celebrate Glucksman Ireland House's 20th anniversary!
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Thursday, February 21st, 7:00pm
The Wreck of the Brig St. John and Its Commemoration
Catherine Shannon will give an illustrated lecture on the ship carrying Irish famine refugees which tragically wrecked in a nor'easter on Grampus ledge off Cohasset, Massachusetts on October 7, 1849.
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Saturday, February 23rd, 10:00am
MA Open Session
Ignite your interest in a Master's in Irish and Irish-American Studies with two sample lectures in the field. Learn more about NYU's MA in Irish and Irish-American Studies.
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March
Friday, March 1st, 8:00pm
The Blarney Star Concert Series: Mary McPartlan
Mary McPartlan, talented singer and Fulbright scholar, will perform in concert at Glucksman Ireland House.
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Thursday, March 7th, 7:00pm
Mary Lou Quinlan shares The God Box Project
Readings and selected scenes from "The God Box: Sharing my mother's gift of faith, love and letting go" by Mary Lou Quinlan
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Thursday, March 7th, 7:00pm
Pangur's Quest
An afternoon of poetry readings in different languages with English interpretations, followed by discussion. Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Irish, Spanish, Turkish
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Saturday, March 9th, 12:00pm
Irish-Language Mass at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral
Come celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick, including music from the Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra.
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Saturday, March 9th, 2:00pm
Lá Gaeilge: Irish Language Day
Discover the Irish language in a program designed for learners of all levels.
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Saturday, March 9th, 6:30pm
Barra Ó Donnabháin Memorial Lecture: Dr. Louis de Paor
Prof. Louis de Paor delivers the eighth annual Barra Ó Donnabháin Lecture, established to commemorate a beloved and influential teacher and advocate of the language.
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Thursday, March 14th, 7:00pm
The Quest for Annie Moore with Megan Smolenyak
Genealogist Megan Smolenyak cracks a case of mistaken identity as she discovers the real Annie Moore – the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island.
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Saturday, March 16th, 8:00pm
Celtic Appalachia II
A Celtic Appalachian Celebration with music and dance from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany and the Southern Appalachian Mountains
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Friday, March 22nd, 8:00pm
The Blarney Star Concert Series: Jerry O'Sullivan
Jerry O'Sullivan, New York's finest home-grown uilleann piper, plays selections from the popular early 19th century O'Farrell collection.
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Monday, March 25th, 6:30pm
Telling Our Stories: Oral Histories and Irish America
NYPL and Glucksman Ireland House New York University present a rare opportunity to listen to fascinating excerpts from oral histories with Irish immigrants and Irish Americans; reflecting on why they, or their ancestors, left Ireland and how they maintain links with the homeland.
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Thursday, March 28th, 7:00pm
Irish Nationalists and the Making of the Irish Race
Professor Bruce Nelson explores the way in which Irish independence was broadened by the relationship forged between exiled Irish Nationalists living in New York and other surprising, but remarkable individuals.
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April
Thursday, April 4th, 7:00pm
A Celebration of the Life of Maeve Binchy
When world-renown writer Maeve Binchy passed away last July, she left behind an unpublished novel, A Week in Winter, completed just days before she died. Irish writers, friends, and Maeve Binchy’s long-time editor and publisher, Carole Baron, come together to celebrate Binchy’s life and read from her work.
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Friday, April 5th, 8:00pm
The Blarney Star Concert Series: O'Connor & O'Sullivan
The popular traditional Irish music duo composed of fiddler Pat O'Connor and button accordionist Eoghan O'Sullivan perform at Glucksman Ireland House.
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Tuesday, April 9th, 7:00pm
"Irish Education, Rising to the Challenge?"
With Mary Hanafin, Irish Government Minister, 2000-2011; Irish Minister for Education and Science, 2004-2008
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Friday, April 12th – Sunday, April 14th
"Religious Freedom in America, 1813 - 2013
is a weekend of events that marks the landmark 1813 case that is the earliest known constitutional test of freedom of religion and the priest-penitent evidentiary privilege in American law. A dynamic line-up of events will demonstrate how a trial for a petty jewelry theft escalated into an argument for religious freedom when the local priest was subpoenaed to testify what he had heard in confession.
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Thursday, April 18th, 7:00pm
A Special Evening with Glen Hansard
Grammy-nominated and Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, and actor Glen Hansard comes to Glucksman Ireland House NYU to talk about music and songwriting.
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Thursday, April 25th, 7:00pm
Irish Institute Lecture: Post-Vatican Ireland
Social activist, feminist historian, and nun Dr. Margaret Mac Curtain, O.P., speaks on the past, present & future of the Irish Catholic Church for the sixth annual Irish Institute of New York Lecture. Free.
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May
Thursday, May 2nd, 7:00pm
Prof. Marjorie Howes of Boston College on Yeats's Graves
Prof. Marjorie Howes discusses "Yeats’s Graves: Last Poems, Death, and Afterwords"
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Friday, May 3rd, 10:00am – 12:00pm
PEN World Voices Festival: Fiction Workshop with Belinda McKeon
As part of the PEN World Voices Festival, award-winning playwright and novelist Belinda McKeon will lead a workshop on "Fiction as Guide: A Workshop in Process."
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Friday, May 3rd, 12:00pm
PEN World Voices Festival Street Fair
A native Irish speaker from Gaoth Dobhair in Co. Donegal and senior language lecturer at GIH, Pádraig Ó Cearúill, leads a session outdoors on Washington Mews as part of PEN World Voices Festival's street fair!
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Friday, May 3rd, 1:30pm
PEN World Voices Festival: The Testament of Mary Panel
Writer Colm Tóibín, actress Fiona Shaw, and director Deborah Warner come together to discuss The Testament of Mary, Tóibín's imagining of how the Virgin Mary felt about crucifixion and whether she really had not known Joseph in a biblical sense. This moderated discussion will cover the complexities and complications of presenting such a moving, controversial piece.
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Friday, May 3rd, 6:00pm
CANCELLED: PEN World Voices Festival: Edna O'Brien
This event has unfortunately been cancelled. Glucksman Ireland House NYU partners with the PEN World Voices Festival to welcome celebrated author Edna O'Brien to read from her new memoir, Country Girl.
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Saturday, May 4th, 9:30am
Taste of the Yeats Summer School
Every summer, aficionados of the poet William Butler Yeats enjoy two weeks of lectures, readings, and theater in Sligo, Ireland. Sample the Yeats International Summer School for a day in New York.
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Monday, May 6th, 7:00pm
Mondays of May: Is that How it Was?
Origin theatre company returns for the ninth annual reading series with four works by contemporary European playwrights. On Monday, May 6th, "Is that How it Was," a French production, will be performed. Playwright: Jean Bouchaud Translator: Phyllis Zatlin Director: Kimberley Faith Hickman
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Thursday, May 9th, 7:00pm
Airneál na Bealtaine Spring 2013
An evening of traditional music and song with NYU students and local musicians, including The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra.
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Friday, May 10th, 8:00pm
The Blarney Star Concert Series: Mac Diarmada & Begley
The popular traditional Irish music duo composed of fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada and button accordionist Séamus Begley perform at Glucksman Ireland House.
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Monday, May 13th, 7:00pm
Mondays of May: Sherlock the Barman and The Hero's Wife
Origin theatre company returns for the ninth annual reading series with four works by contemporary European playwrights. On Monday, May 13th, "Sherlock the Barman and The Hero's Wife," an Italian production, will be performed. Playwright: Stefano Benni Translator: Jack D. Street Director: Julia Gibson
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Thursday, May 16th, 7:00pm
"Hazardous Drinking and the Irish" with Dr. O'Connor
This discussion will explore the cultural and historical roots of hazardous drinking in Ireland between 1600 and the latter part of the 19th century, and in Irish America since around 1840.
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Monday, May 20th, 7:00pm
Mondays of May: Turning Point
Origin theatre company returns for the ninth annual reading series with four works by contemporary European playwrights. On Monday, May 20th, "Turning Point," a Polish production, will be performed. Playwright: Grzegorz Wroblewski Translator: Adam Zdrodowski Director: Joanna Tomasz
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Monday, May 27th, 7:00pm
Mondays of May: Bluebeard
Origin theatre company returns for the ninth annual reading series with four works by contemporary European playwrights. On Monday, May 27th, "Mondays of May: Bluebeard," an English production, will be performed. Playwright: Hattie Naylor Director: Jo Cattell
