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Mystery, mirth on Christmas CDs
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Mystery, mirth on Christmas CDs
Cara Dillon is interested in the “faith and legend” of Christmas. By Colleen Taylor Each year, I marvel at Celtic Christmas music—a subgenre that s...
A new star at the Met
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A new star at the Met
Munich-based mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” on Sept. 26 and is currently starring ...
Salon rich in variety, storytelling
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Salon rich in variety, storytelling
Brendan Costello. PHOTOS BY CAT DWYER/CATSEYEPIX.COM Salon Diary / By Karen Daly While IAW&A gets ready for tonight's Salon at the cell theatre at ...
Merry Christmas Morning
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Merry Christmas Morning
From my kitchen to yours, Nollaig shona duit! TOURISM IRELAND Ireland Hopping/ By Margaret M. Johnson All the preparations for Christmas Eve and Ch...
Clare folks will be moved by track
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Clare folks will be moved by track
Martin Mulhaire. By Daniel Neely Hey, who’s heading out to Irish Arts Center’s annual Christmas Show at Symphony Space tonight? I’m going to be the...
‘Birdman Cometh’
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‘Birdman Cometh’
By Irish Echo Staff Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 15, marks the 68th anniversary of the opening of Birdland, AKA Jazz Corner of The World, named for Charl...
‘You go to things, you see things’
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‘You go to things, you see things’
The late Maurice “Mickey” Carroll. Maurice Carroll got his first experience working in newspapers in the summer of 1945 when he was 14 and retired ...
Poor Mouth panto
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Poor Mouth panto
Aoife Williamson as Trumpelstiltskin. PHOTO BY LIZ GUARRACINO The Poor Mouth Theatre presents “Trumpelstiltskin – A Holiday Pantomime” for four per...
A live encounter with Scrooge
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A live encounter with Scrooge
Elmore James as Scrooge. PHOTOS BY LOU MONTESANO By Orla O’Sullivan Readers have only a few days left to re-enact a Christmas tradition observed by...
Locals show formidable talent
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Locals show formidable talent
The full crew posing at the Centro Cultural Africano Fernando Ortiz. Part 2 Of all the musical experiences on my recent trip to Cuba with Mick Molo...
A routine December morning newsroom shift until….
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A routine December morning newsroom shift until….
John Lennon shortly before his death. Photo from Wikipedia. By Ray O’Hanlon It was still dark outside when I walked into the brightly lit newsroom....
For Ricky O’Rawe, an emotional journey leads to a promised book
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For Ricky O’Rawe, an emotional journey leads to a promised book
O’Rawe’s book is the fulfillment of his promise to Gerard Conlon By Ciara Quinn “I have a quare story in me O’Rawe and I want you to write it,” rec...

 

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