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Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter October 23, 2021

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Committee to Save the Museum plans street art, live music, other festivities to salute institution unexpectedly closed by Quinnipiac University.The Committee to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum will host a salute to the museum on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1–5 p.m. on Woodruff Street at Whitney Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. The committee was created in … [Read more...] about Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Black, Brown, and Green Voices:
Interview with Irish Nigerian-American Jurist Debo P. Adegbile

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A conversation with the United States Civil Rights commissioner, the distinguished son of Irish and Nigerian immigrants to New YorkNYU’s Glucksman Ireland House will present on Monday, May 23, a public online interview with Debo Patrick Adegbile, jurist and commissioner of the United States Civil Rights Commission. Adegbile, an NYU alumnus, will be interviewed by NYU … [Read more...] about Black, Brown, and Green Voices:
Interview with Irish Nigerian-American Jurist Debo P. Adegbile

George M. Cohan Tonight
…An Abridged Version

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Showing August 17 - 29, 2021A BumptyBump Production Written by Chip Deffaa Starring Jon Peterson Adapted for the screen by Jon Peterson Originally directed for the stage by Chip Deffaa Take a trip through musical theatre history in this upbeat one-man journey through the life, music, and artistry of George M. Cohan. This Performance on Screen is a dazzling showcase that reveals … [Read more...] about George M. Cohan Tonight
…An Abridged Version

Made by God

February 5, 2022 IA Newsletter

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The Irish Repertory Theatre presents Made by God in the W. Scott McLucas Studio TheatreFebruary 11, 2022 - March 20, 2022By Ciara Ní Chuirc Directed by Olivia Songer With Ciaran Byrne, McKenna Quigley Harrington, Erica Hernandez, Daniel Marconi, and Briana Gibson Reeves  Small town, Ireland,1984; Ann, a fifteen-year-old girl, is found dead with her newborn baby in Our Lady’s … [Read more...] about Made by God

A Touch of the Poet

February 19, 2022 IA Newsletter

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The Irish Repertory Theatre presents A Touch of the Poet on the Francis J. Greenburger MainstageFebruary 26, 2022 - April 17, 2022By Eugene O'Neill Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly With Belle Aykroyd, David Beck, Robert Cuccioli, Kate Forbes, Mary McCann, Andy Murray, Emma O’Donnell, James Russell, David Sitler, John C. Vennema, and Rex Young Proud and tempestuous Cornelius Melody … [Read more...] about A Touch of the Poet