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Chicago’s Movie Hooley unveils 2018 program
John Connors at the IFTA Awards 2018 in Dublin in February. SAM BOAL/ROLLINGNEWS.IE Barbara Scharres, program director of The Gene Siskel Film Cent...
August 24, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
There is a lot to talk about
The cover of the most recent issue of America magazine. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott New leftwing star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was absol...
August 22, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Queens College celebrates Irish artists
“Brigid” by Julia Jenkins. By Eileen Colleran Sprague The opening reception on Aug. 4 for “Dúchas: The Drive Within,” a unique Irish art exhibit in...
August 21, 2018
by Eileen Colleran Sprague
Culture
Celebrating Goat Cheese!
St. Tola goat. PHOTOS BY MARGARET M. JOHNSON Ireland Hopping / By Margaret M. Johnson Did you know August is National Goat Cheese Month? Frankly, I...
August 20, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
‘Peaceful’ premiere for New York
Shane O’Regan as Private Tommo Peaceful pictured in May on the grounds of Collins Barracks, Dublin, during a national tour of “Private Peaceful.” L...
August 17, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
All roads lead to Gavinstock
The Catskills will be reverberating to the best of Irish sounds this weekend By Irish Echo Staff East Durham, New York, in the northern Catskills, ...
August 16, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
‘Objects to be held, read, and shared’
Conor Purcell is the author of “The Magazine Blueprint: The Ultimate Guide to Indie Publishing.” Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In the 200...
August 15, 2018
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
In vino veritas at the Churchill
Aida Leventaki, left, and Finty Kelly star in Eris Khouzam's “Booze.” By Orla O’Sullivan “Booze” is far too good of a play to have been written by ...
August 14, 2018
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Kerr tells story of iconic DC fest
By Daniel Neely John Kerr is a Virginia-based flute player and a dancer well known to the Washington DC scene (and beyond) who has just published “...
August 13, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Fantastic album from accomplished James
By Daniel Neely In the player this week is “Firewood,” the new album by fiddle player Jake James and it’s absolutely fantastic. James has put toget...
August 10, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Haven’ embraces Americana
We Banjo 3. PHOTO BY DAVID NORTON By Colleen Taylor Nowadays, if you want to hear good bluegrass, you’ll have to look east across the Atlantic, as ...
August 09, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Tailtiu remembered at Lughnasa
Sr. Joann Sambs, executive director of the Dwelling Place of New York. PHOTOS BY DAN BROWN By Carmel McMahon Nollaig Na mBan NYC is a group of arti...
August 08, 2018
by Peter McDermott