GWEN OREL
The only NY journalist who writes for both Irish Music Magazine and The Forward

And don't forget:

1. Da, extended through April 5
2. Mark Geary in Concert, New York Irish Center, Saturday, April 4
3. "Misalliance," Project Shaw, Symphony Space, Monday, April 6.
4. Francine Prose, as part of 'Pen, Paper and Palate," Irish Arts Center, Tuesday, April 7
5. Tartan Day on Ellis Island, Friday, April 10
6. The Palestrina Choir present an evening of Sacred  Music, Carnegie Hall, Friday, April 10
7. Taste of the Yeats Summer School, Glucksman Ireland House, Saturday, April 11
8. The Monkey on Your Back, a Golfer's Dilemma (play), LaGrangeville, Sunday, April 12
9. The Belle of Bellefast, Irish Repertory Theatre, begins Wednesday, April 15
10. Foster in the Five Points, a Solo Show by Larry Kirwan, Paramus, NJ, Thursday, April 16
 


Check for more dates of music, theatre and more on our calendar and don't forget to submit your own events!

 

        
Happy Passover! to the Jirish!
Happy Easter! to the rest!
Happy weekend! to the nonreligious!

OK, the season, officially, is over... but there's still a lot going on.  A bit less than in March but plenty, plenty, plenty! Tribeca Film Festival is coming up, and we'll have coverage of that; we have concert reports to post very soon (check out our FACEBOOK PAGE, INSTAGRAM and TWITTER for in-the-moment  pictures) and loads more.

One of the events we're excited about is Mark Geary at New York Irish Center tomorrow, April 4. We have some tickets to give away. New York Irish Center is just one stop away from Grand Central on the 7, so don't be troubled that it's in Queens.
Blogger Mike Fitzpatrick did an interview with Mark and discovered that he identifies with the Count of Monte Cristo, loves Spongebob and World War II movies, and loads of other stuff. Read it in full here!

Here's Mike's intro:
Mark Geary’s been there. He’s also done that, and while not wearing the actual t-shirt, he may well have written a song about the experience instead. Having arrived in New York City’s East Village in the early ’90s, the transplanted Dubliner soon became immersed in the city’s live music scene, and was, before long, rubbing shoulders and swapping set-lists with the likes of Jeff Buckley and other upcoming stars. During the subsequent two decades, he’s developed a reputation as being one of the most inspiring, hard-working and passionate performers out there, one who’d write a tune as quickly as lend a guitar string to a fellow artist in distress. At first playing iconic downtown venues such as Sin-E alongside the late, lamented Buckley, Mark has progressed, developing his style to suit his ever-growing audience and the advancements in his personal life, as well as his career in music. Often associated with fellow stalwarts of the New York scene Brendan O’Shea and Jenna Nicholls, two long-term friends and fellow NYC-based talents, with whom he’s shared many a stage with, he’s also performed with Joe Strummer, Glen Hansard, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Coldplay, Josh Ritter and many others. An accomplished songwriter and composer, he also created the score for the award-winning 2005 movie "Loggerheads," and along with fellow Irishman Karl Odlum, wrote the music for 2010’s ‘Sons of Perdition’. With four studio albums, two live recordings and several collaborations (including his own tune, "Christmas Biscuits" with long-time friend and collaborator Hansard) already released, Mark will play several dates in New York in the coming weeks to road test a number of tunes from his upcoming, as yet untitled, album.

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Jump on it!

Cheers,

Gwen