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Ireland 2016 Éire 2016
TheIreland2016centenaryprogrammeisacalltoactiontothepeopleofIreland,ourDiasporaandfriendsofIrelandallaroundtheworld-toremember1916andthatpivotalperiodinourhistory,toreflectonthepast100years,andtore-imagineourfuture. Theprogrammeincludesadiverseandextensiverangeofeventsandspecialinitiatives,bothinIrelandandabroad,whichhavebeenspeciallycreatedtomarkthisonce-in-a-centurymomentinIreland’shistory.Fullprogrammedetailsareavailableat:www.ireland.ie AspartoftheIreland2016:GlobalandDiasporaProgramme,theEmbassyofIrelandinWashingtonDCandoursixConsulatesGeneral(inAtlanta,Austin,Boston,Chicago,NewYorkandSanFrancisco),workingtogetherwithawidevarietyoflocalandcommunitypartners,havedevelopedaprogrammeofeventsacrosstheUnitedStates. WearepleasedalsotoworkwithCultureIrelandontheir2016programmeentitledI am Ireland,ashowcaseofsomeofourfinestartistspresentingtheirworkacrosstheUS.Formoredetails,visit:www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland. ThisbookletoutlinestheeventsthatwerefullyconfirmedatthetimeofgoingtoprintinDecember2015.Manymorearestillinpreparation,andwillbeaddedtoourwebsiteastheyarefinalised:
www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/usa
Tríchlárcomórthaanchéid,Éire2016,támuin-tirnahÉireann,luchtárnDiaspóraaguscairdenahÉireannarfudandomhaináspreagadhchuncuimhneamharÉiríAmach1916agusarthréimhsesinnacinniúnaistairnatíreseo,chunmachnamhadhéanamharan100bliainatáimithetharainn,aguschunabhfuilrom-hainnashamhlúarísasannua. Cuimsítearsachlárimeachtaíagustionscnaimhspeisialtadegachaonsaghas,inÉirinnagustharlear,atáágcurarbunchunceiliúradhadhéanamharanócáidmhórseoistairnahÉireann,ócáidnachdtarlaíonnachuairsachéad.Tásonraíiomlánaanchláirlefáilag:www.ireland.ie MarchuiddeÉire2016:CláranDom-hainagusanDiaspóra,táAmbasáidnahÉire-anninWashingtonDCagusnaséArd-Chon-salachtdárgcuid(inAtlanta,Austin,Bostún,Chicago,Nua-EabhracagusSanFrancisco),igcomharlenaláncomhpháirtitheáitiúlaaguscomhpháirtithepobailéagsúla,taréisclárimeachtaíarfudnaStátAontaitheaullmhú. TááthasorainnfreisinabheithagobairleCultúrÉireannaragclár2016siúd,darteidealMiseÉire,faoinambeidhroinntdárgcuidealaíontóiríistréithíagcuragcuidsaothariláthairarfudnaStátAontaithe.Lehaghaidhtuilleadhsonraí,tabhaircuairtar:www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland. TácuntassaleabhránseoarnahimeachtaíabhídeimhnithetráthachlóiteimínaNollag2015.Tágoleorimeachtaíeilefósán-ullmhú,aguscuirfearlenársuíomhgréasáiniadnuairabheidhnasonraícríochnúlaarfáil:
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Message from Minister Flanagan
Message from Ambassador Anderson
Washington DC, the Nation’s Capital
New York, Tri-State, Philadelphia and Surrounding Regions
Boston and New England
Chicago and the Midwest
Atlanta and the South East
Austin and the South West
San Francisco and the West
Also on tour in the USA with Culture Ireland support
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TheIreland2016centenarypro-grammehasaspecialfocusontheUnitedStates,inrecognitionoftheuniqueties–bothhistoricalandcontemporary–whichbindourcountriesandourpeoples.TheUShasthegreatestconcentrationofourDiaspora.ItistheonlyforeigncountryspecificallymentionedintheProclamationoftheRepublic,andfiveofthesevensignatoriestotheProclamationspentperiodsoftimeintheUSthatdeeplyinfluencedtheirthinkingandactions. ThecentenaryprogrammeintheUSisexcitingandrichincultural,communityandacademicevents.Thecentrepieceofthecele-brationwillbeathree-weekIrishartsfestivalfrom17Mayto5JuneattheKennedyCenterinWashingtonDCentitled“Ireland100:Celebrat-ingaCenturyofIrishArtsandCulture”.Rightacrossthecountry,therewillbeeventsthathelpuscelebratethecentenaryinaninclusiveandjoyfulway. Thecentenaryoffersanoccasiontore-flectontheeventsof1916andontheimpactofthoseeventsonIreland-USlinksoverthesub-sequentdecades.Thesereflectionswilldeepenourunderstandingofoursharedhistory,andmoreimportantly,oursharedfuture. Weinviteyoutojoinwithusincele-bratingandcommemoratingthissignificantperiodofhistorywhichshapedournation.
CharlieFlanaganTDMinister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
LeagtarbéimarleitharnaStáitAontaithesachlárcomórthacéidÉire2016,maraitheantasarangceangalsuaithinseach–idircheangalstaireaguscheangalnalinneseo–atáidirárdtíorthaagusárbpobail.IssnaStáitAontaitheatáansluaismódárnDiaspóra.TáséaranaontírchoigrícheamháinatáluaitegosonrachibhForógranaPoblachta,aguschaithcúigeardenseachtarashínighanForógratréimhsíamasnaStáitAontaitheachuaighigciongomóraragcuidsmaointeoireachtaagusaragcuidgníomhartha. IsspreagúiléclárcomórthaanchéidiStáitAontaitheMheiriceá,agustásébreaclehimeachtaícultúir,imeachtaípobailagusimeachtaíacadúla.IgcroílárancheiliúrthabeidhféileealaíonnahÉireannabheidharsiúlarfeadhtríseachtaineón16Bealtainegodtían5MeitheamhaganKennedyCenterinWash-ingtonDC,darteideal“Ireland100:CelebratingaCenturyofIrishArtsandCulture”.Arfudnatírearfad,beidhimeachtaíarbunachabhróidhlinntabhairtfaoingcomóradhcéidlemeonlúcháireach,agusgachduinesanáireamhsacheiliúradh. Fágannancomóradhcéidgombeidhandeisagainnmachnamhadhéanamharanméidatharlai1916agusarantioncharabhíagimeachtaíanÉiríAmacharangceangalidirÉireagusnaStáitAontaithesnabliantainadhiaidhsin.Cuirfidhanmachnamhsinleisantuiscintatáagainnarárstairchomhroinnte,agus,rudistábhachtaífós,cuirfidhséleisantuiscintatáagainnarantodhchaíatáromhainnaraon. Tugaimidcuireadhduitabheithpáirteachlinnsacheiliúradhagusmuidagcomóradhnatréimhsetábhachtaíseoachuaighibhfeidhmchomhmórarstairárnáisiúin.
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The1916centenary,celebratedacrosstheworld,willhavespecialresonanceintheUnitedStates.Itwillofcoursebeparticularlymeaningfultothe35millionUSresidentswhoclaimIrishancestry.ButthenarrativeoftheRisingwillresonatewithallAmericanswhocherishtheprinciplesoffreedomandself-de-terminationwhichshapedtheirownhistory. Aswehonourandinterrogatethe1916legacy,wewillalsopresentthedynamicandmulti-facetedIrelandoftoday.Thedefiningcharacteristicofourcentenaryprogrammewillbetopresentmoderntwenty-firstcenturyIreland-with1916asthepointofdeparture,wewillchartthejourneyandthepointofarrival,andseektopositionourselvesforthenextstepsonthatgreatcontinuingjourney. TheEmbassyandoursixConsulatesareextremelygratefulfortheenthusiasticcol-laborationofourpartnerorganisationsinpre-paringthiscentenaryprogramme.Together,weextendawarminvitationtoallthoseofIrishan-cestryandtoallofIreland’sfriendsrightacrosstheUnitedStates–2016willbeayearofprideandinspiration;pleasejoinusandbepartofit.
AnneAnderson,Ambassador of Ireland to the United States
CégobhfuilcomóradhcéidÉiríAmach1916ácheiliúradharfudandomhain,beidhsuntasachtarleithaigeiStáitAontaitheMheiriceá.Rachaidhséigciongomór,arndóigh,arnadaoinesiúdatáinagcónaísnaStáitAontaitheamheasanngurdebhunadhnahÉireanniad,35milliúnduinearfad.AchrachaidhscéalanÉiríAmachibhfeidhmarmhuintirMheiriceágoléirarmóracuantsaoirseagusanceartararialúféin,prionsabailisbonnlestairnatíresin.Bainfidhtábhachtleceiliúradhanchéididtaobhtreoaleaganamachdúinnmaidirleisanamatáleteacht. Agusmuidagtabhairturraimed’oidhreacht1916agusáceistiú,déanfaim-idÉireanlaeinniu,Éireatádinimiciúilagusilghnéitheach,achuriláthairfreisin.BeidhséinashaintréithdenchlárcomórthacéidÉirenua-ao-iseachnalinneseo,Éireanaonúhaoisisfiche,achuriláthair–agtosúthiari1916,rianóimidanturasagusanceannscríbe,agusdéanfaimidiarrachtmuidféinashuíomhigcomhairnagcéadchéimeannaeilesaturasmórsinatáfósarbun. TáanAmbasáidagusnaséChonsalachtdárgcuidtharabheithbuíochascomhoibriúdíograiseachárn-eagraíochtaícomhpháirtíoch-taagusclárseoanchéidáullmhú.TáimidagtabhairtcuiridhóchroídogachduinedebhunadhnahÉireannagusdogachduinedeshaoránaighaguscairdenahÉireannarfudnaStátAontaithe–bliainbhróidagusinspioráideatáromhainnin2016;bílinn,lebhurdtoil,agusglacpáirtsacheiliúradh.
AnneAnderson,Ambasadóir na hÉireann chuig Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
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The warmth and strengthofthecontemporaryIreland-
USArelationshipisparticularlyvisibleinthenation’s
capital,WashingtonDC.Sincethe1950sIrishTaoisigh
(PrimeMinisters)havehadthehonourofpresentingabowl
ofshamrocktothePresidentoftheUnitedStatesinthe
WhiteHouseonSt.Patrick’sDay.GenerationsofAmerican
politiciansanddiplomatshaveplayed,andcontinuetoplay,
avitalroleinNorthernIreland’speaceprocess,andofficials
frombothcountriescontinuetoworktogethertodayonthe
globalissuesthatfacebothofourcountries.
Itisonlynatural,thereforethattheNation’s
Capitalshouldenjoyaparticularlyrichandhigh-level
commemorationsprogramme.WashingtonDCwill
hostthesinglebiggesteventintheUSprogramme–a
three-weekIrishartsfestivalfrom17Mayto5June2016
attheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArtsin
WashingtonDC–andmanyothereventsalso.Inaddition
tothoselistedbelow,theEmbassyiscurrentlyworking
withpartnersintheAdministrationandonCapitolHillon
aseriesofhighleveleventstoreflectandfurtherstrengthen
theclosebondsbetweenourtwocountries.
Thisbookletoutlinestheeventsthatwerefully
confirmedatthetimeofgoingtoprintinDecember2015.
Therearemanymorestillinpreparation,andnewoneswill
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AbbeyTheatre(ThePloughandtheStars),Fishamble:The
NewPlayCompany,CamerataIreland,TheGloaming,Colin
Dunne,andJeanButler,amongstmanyothers.
Therewillalsobeastrongliteraryprogramme
featuringColumMcCann,AnneEnright,PaulaMeehan,
EavanBoland,ColmTóibín,JosephO’Connor,Paul
Muldoon,KevinBarry,IarlaÓLionáird,NualaNí
Dhomhnaillandothers.Muchmoreisstillinthepipeline
andwillbeannouncedinthecomingmonths,including
installationsandanexcitingculinaryprogramme.
VisittheKennedyCenterwebsiteformore
informationaboutthefestivalandtopurchasetickets:
www.kennedy-center.org/festivals/ireland/
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the centrepiece ofthecommemorativeeventsinthe
USAwillbeathree-weekIrishartsfestivalfrom17Mayto5
June2016attheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerforming
ArtsinWashingtonDC.
Ireland100:CelebratingaCenturyofIrishArtsand
Culture,curatedbyAliciaAdams,willshowcasethebestof
traditionalandcontemporaryIrelandacrossthefullrange
ofthearts,includingtheater,literature,musicanddance.
ThefestivalwasannouncedbytheTaoiseach,EndaKenny
TD,duringhisStPatrick’sDayvisittoWashingtonD.Cin
March2015.
Ireland 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts and Culture 17 May–5 June 2016
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March–October 2016
Solas Nua Rising, a festival of Contemporary Irish Arts
SolasNua,basedinWashingtonDCisdedicatedtopresentingcontemporaryIrisharts.SolasNuawillproduceandpresentaseriesofartisticeventsincludingtheater,film,dance,music,thevisualartsandliteraturethatwillexploreEaster1916,itsplaceinourculturalmemory,thejourneysincethenandthestateoftheRepublictoday.TheprogramsexamineandreflectonhowIrelandhasuseditsonehundredyearsofindependence.SolasNua’sCapitalIrishFilmFestivalandSt.Patrick’sDaybookgiveawayarealsopartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.solasnua.org
January–December 2016
Embassy of Ireland and Irish Network DC 2016 Lecture Series
TheEmbassyandIrishNetworkDC,withsupportfromKPMG,areworkingwithanumberofotherpartnerorganisations,tostageaseriesoflectures,discussionsanddebatesthatwilladdressdifferentaspectsoftheRising,the100yearjourneyfrom1916totoday,andthenext100years.
www.irishnetwork-dc.com
March 18, 2016
Celtic Crossings Concert
PresentedbyFrMychalJudge,O.F.M.AOHDivision,featuringPhilCoulterandAndyCooney.ForestParkHighSchool,Woodbridge,Virginia,8.00p.m.
www.celtic-crossingsdc16.org/
March 19, 2016
We Banjo 3 in concert
Thisaward-winningquartetfromGalwaydeliversaground-breakingmixtureofIrishMusicandOldTimeAmericanandBluegrassinfluences.WeinbergCenterfortheArts,Frederick,Maryland.7.00p.m.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.webanjo3.com
Robert Emmet Statue
The Solas Nua book day
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New York, Tri-State, Philadelphia and Surrounding Regionsit is impossibletotalkabouttheEasterRisingwithoutacknowledgingtheextraordinarycontributionthatIrishAmericamadetothosedramaticeventsacenturyago.SomanyoftheProclamation’ssignatoriesspenttimeinoraroundNewYorkthatthecitybecameavirtualcapitalinexilefortheIrishRepublicthattheEasterrebelshopedtobringabout. Inrecognitionofthisextraordinarycontribution,IrishAmericanorganisationsintheGreaterNewYorkareahavecometogetherasaCommitteeundertheleadershipofProfessorMaureenMurphyofHofstraUniversity,toorganisearichandcollaborativeprogrammeofcommemorativeeventsinthecomingyear.TheseeventswillshednewlightonthetransatlanticcontextoftheEasterRisingandcommemorateappropriatelytheimportanceofNewYorkandthesurroundingareainthefoundationoftheIrishState.TheeventswillcelebratetheIrishcontributiontomainstreamNewYorkandthestrongIrishAmericancommunityintheregion. ThecentrepiecewillbeasolemnIrishGovernmentandIrishCommunityCommemorationon24April2016,andlaterthatday,asignificantandinclusivecelebrationofIrishAmericanculture,heritageandsport.“ACelebrationoftheIrishandNewYork”willtakeplaceatPierAinBatteryParkCity,aNewYorkCitylandmarkandtheplacewheresomanyIrishfirstlandedintheUS. Planstocommemorate2016arealsointraininPhiladelphia,acitywithsignificanttiestotheEasterRisingandastrongandactiveIrishAmericancommunity.CommunitiesandorganisationsfromBuffalotoPittsburghtotheJerseyShorearealsoplanningeventsandactivitiestomarkthismostimportantofyears.TheConsulateisalsoactivelyworkingwithcontactsinStateCapitolstoensurethatwemark2016andtheUS-Irelandrelationshipatthehighestpoliticallevels.Arichculturalprogramme,involvinginstitutionsandartistsfromIrelandandthosebasedintheUS,willrunalongsideandwillcomplementallofthisactivitythroughout2016. Weverymuchhopethat2016willberemarkableyearforIrelandandtheIrishAmericanfamilyintheTri-State,Philadelphiaandsurroundingregions;afamilywhichwearesoproudtoserve. Inadditiontotheprogrammesetouthere,wewillcontinuetoupdateourwebsiteasneweventsareaddedtotheprogramme:
www.dfa.ie/NewYork
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October 13, 2016
Ireland’s Poet-Patriots, A Musical Tribute
Ireland’sPoet-PatriotsisatributetoIreland’sstruggleforindependence,includingtheseminalmomentoftheProclamationoftheIrishRepublicof1916.Thetextsoftheconcertaredrawnfromthewritingsandpoemsof10ofIreland’smostrespectedpoetsandpatriots,fromEmmetandPearsetoLedwidgeandYeats.ThemusicisbothIrishtraditionalandoriginalcontemporaryclassicalcomposedandadaptedbyRichardB.Evans.8.00p.m.LisnerAuditorium,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.
www.thepoetpatriots.com
Spring 2016
Restoration of Robert Emmet Statue
In1966,ontheoccasionofthe50thanniversaryofthe1916EasterRising,astatueofRobertEmmetwasplacedinaprominentpositiononMassachusettsAvenueinWashingtonDC.Tomarkthe100thanniversaryoftheRisingandthe50thanniversaryofthestatue’sinstallation,TheNationalParksServiceareundertakingamajorrenovationofthesite.Aformaleventwillbeheldoncetherenovationhasbeencompleted.
www.nps.gov
Spring 2016
Catholic University of America
CatholicUniversitywillhostaseriesoflecturesanddramaticreadingsonthethemeofthe1916EasterRising.
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February 14, 2016
Friendly Sons of St Patrick, Jersey Shore, New Jersey commemorative event
FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.friendlysonsofstpatrick-
jerseyshore.com/index.html
February 15, 2016
Ulster University Choir at Carnegie Hall performing the Music of Paul Mealor at Carnegie Hall, New York
UlsterUniversityChoirhasbeeninvitedtoparticipateinaperformanceofTheMusicofPaulMealorfeaturingNYpremiereofhisStabatMaterandanewworldpremierepresentedaspartoftheDistinguishedConcertSeriesinNewYork,February2016.www.carnegiehall.orgPartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
February 17–20, 2016
LEAR
FeaturingNewYorkDowntowndancelegendValdaSetterfield,andcreatedbyJohnScott,artisticdirectorofDublin-basedJohnScottDance.Learisatimelyandtenderexplorationofaging,lossandregretthatgetstotheveryheartofwhoweare.NewYorkLiveArts,219West19thStreet.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.newyorklivearts.org
February 19–20, 2016
Lehman College Symposium: Irish Language, Literature and the History of Ireland (Bilingual format)
OrganisedbyLehmanCollege,InstituteforIrishAmericanStudies.MusicBuilding,LehmanCollege,InstituteforIrishAmericanStudies,CUNY.
www.lehman.edu/academics/arts-
humanities/institute-irish-american-
studies/
February 24–March 6 2016
Camille O’Sullivan in concert
Irishmusician,CamilleO’Sullivan,returnstotheIrishArtsCenterwithher3-piecebandfor8encoreperformances.IrishArtsCenter,553.West51stStreet.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.camilleosullivan.com
www.irishartscenter.org
February 27, 2016
Irish Film Series
ScreeningofasixfilmretrospectiveoftheEasterRisinganditsaftermath.StudioTheater,MusicBuilding,LehmanCollege.10.00a.m.–10.00p.m.
www.lehman.edu/academics/arts-
humanities/institute-irish-american-
studies/
February–Summer 2016
Irish American Cultural Institute, Morristown, New Jersey Lecture series
LectureswilltakeplaceinMorristownandotherlocationsinNewJerseyandNewYork.FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.iaci-usa.org/
February–May 2016
Irish American Heritage Museum, Albany exhibition on the Women of 1916
InassociationwiththeLadiesAncientOrderofHibernians,NewYorkStateandtheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinNewYork.
http://irish-us.org/
Camille O’Sullivan
January–December 2016
Consulate Historical Lecture Series
InassociationwithNewYorkGAA,theAncientOrderofHiberniansandLadiesAncientOrderofHibernians,NewYorkState.ThisHistoricalLectureSeries,opentoall,willcontinuethroughout2016,at345ParkAvenue.
https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/
newyork/
January 4, 2016
Lecture by Dr. Lucy McDiarmaid on Sexuality and Flirtation in 1916
PartoftheColumbiaUniversityIrishStudiesSeminarseriesatColumbiaFacultyHouse,400W.117thSt.,8.00p.m.
http://universityseminars.columbia.
edu/seminars/irish-studies/
January 8–17, 2016
The Last Hotel produced by Landmark Productions and Wide Open Opera
AnewoperabyDonnachaDennehyandEndaWalsh.PresentedbySt.Ann’sWarehousewithPrototypeandIrishArtsCenter.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.StAnn’sWarehouse,45Waterst.Brooklyn
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.stannswarehouse.org
www.thelasthotel.ie
January 19–31, 2016
The Man in the Woman’s Shoes by Mikel Murfi. Loco and Reckless Productions
Award-winningIrishplaywright/performerMikelMurfi’sone-manshowTheManintheWoman’sShoesfollowsafewhoursinthelifeofthefull-timecobbler,occasionalfarmerandall-aroundstand-upguyPatFarnonashewalksthefivemilesfromhiswhitecottagetohissmallIrishtownandbackagain.IrishArtsCenter,553.West51st.St.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.irishartscenter.org
January 20, 2016
Centenary Commemoration of the Death of Captain Edward O’Meagher Condon
LectureonthebiographyofCaptainO’MeagherCondonbyBobO’Brien.Commemorationandreception.AmericanIrishHistoricalSociety,991FifthAvenue,7.00p.m.
www.eomcondon.com
www.aihs.org
January 23, 2016
Annual Neil Shanahan Educators Seminar
IrishAmericanHeritageandCultureCommitteeoftheNYCDepartmentofEducation,AmericanIrishHistoricalSociety,991FifthAvenue.9.00a.m.registration,10.00a.m.lectures.
February 4, 2016
Her Exiled Children: Poetry in America and the 1916 Easter Rising
LecturefeaturinganewpoembyPulitzerPrize-winningpoetPaulMuldoon.KimmelCenterforUniversityLife,Room914.60WashingtonSquareSouth.SponsoredbyGlucksman,NYU.7.00p.m.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
February 5, 2016
Lecture by Dr. Terry Byrne on Strumpet City and the Media Mainstreaming of Irish Social Realism
PartoftheColumbiaUniversityIrishStudiesSeminarseriesatColumbiaFacultyHouse,400W.117thSt.,8.00p.m.
http://universityseminars.columbia.
edu/seminars/irish-studies/
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March 23, 2016
Launch of the exhibition The Seed of the People
HostedbyIreland’sGreatHungerInstitute,atQuinnipiacUniversity,275Mt.CarmelAvenue,HamdenCT.
www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-
and-centers/irelands-great-hunger-
institute/
March 28, 2016
37th Annual Nassau County Easter Rising Memorial Monument Commemoration
CourthouseDrivebehindtheNassauCountyCourtHouse,12:00p.m.ReceptionfollowingthecommemorationhostedbytheIrish-AmericanSocietyofMineola.
March 2016
Launch of an Exhibition and Photo Essay highlighting key figures and their links to 1916
InassociationwithTurloughMcConnellCommunicationswithcontributionsfromNYbasedhistoriansandwriters.ConsulateGeneralofIreland,345ParkAvenue.
https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/
newyork/
March 2016
The New Guard Concert
CarolMcGonnellpresentsaconcertfeaturingmusicbycontemporaryIrishcomposersincludingAnnCleare,PiarasHoban,FergalDowling,JudithRing,andJonathanNangleattheDiMennaCenterforClassicalMusicinNewYorkinMarch2016.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.argentomusic.org
April 1, 2016
Wreath–Laying at Captain Edward O’Meagher Condon’s gravesite
CalvaryCemetery,Thirdcemetery,37,R2,Plotcc,Grave8.Queen’sBlvdand52ndSt.Woodside,2.00p.m.EdwardO’MeagherCondonCommemorativeCommittee.
www.eomcondon.com/events.html
April 1, 2016
Lecture by Dr. Justin Stover on The Environmental Impact of the war on the Irish city and landscape
PartoftheColumbiaUniversityIrishStudiesSeminarseriesatColumbiaFacultyHouse,400W.117thSt.,8.00p.m.
http://universityseminars.columbia.
edu/seminars/irish-studies/
April 1–30, 2016
Wild Sky
WildSkyisarich,powerfulandmovingtheaterexperiencethatseekstoexploretheextraordinaryenergyandcomplexityofeventsinIrelandintheleaduptoEaster1916.Writtenfromauniquelyruralperspectivebyaward-winningplaywrightDeirdreKinahan.IrishArtsCenter/MeathCountyCouncil2016Commission.IrishArtsCenter,553.West51ststreet.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.irishartscenter.org
www.meath.ie/countycouncil/arts
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March 1–October 31, 2016
Proclamation led by artist Andrew Duggan
Artist-ledprojectbyvisualartistAndrewDuggan,Proclamationisamulti-venueexhibitionofnewlens-basedworksfromIrishartistsfromvariousdisciplines,engagingwiththecentenaryofthe1916Rising,redefiningdefinitionsof‘proclamation’andwhatitis‘toproclaim’.IrishArtsCenter,553West51stStreet,NewYork.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.andrewduggan.ie
www.irishartscenter.org
March 3, 2016
Reading of the Proclamation and Guest Speaker
St.Patrick’sSocietyofBrooklyn,BayRidgeManor,476–76thStreet,Brooklyn,NY.6.30p.m.
stpatricksocietyofbrooklyn@gmail
.com or @StPatSocBklyn
March 4, 2016
Lecture by Dr. Nelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel on Socialism in the 1916 Rising
PartoftheColumbiaUniversityIrishStudiesSeminarseriesatColumbiaFacultyHouse,400W.117thSt.,8.00p.m.
http://universityseminars.columbia.
edu/seminars/irish-studies/
March 5, 2016
Casadhan an tSúgáin–Irish-Ireland, Education and Politics: Athbeochan na Gaeilge agus Éirí Amach na Cásca
PaneldiscussionwithkeynoteaddressbythePresidentofConradhnaGaeilge,CóilínÓCearrbhailfollowedbytheannualBarraÓDonnabháinLecture.ExhibitionbyConradhnaGaeilge.GlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU,1WashingtonMews,allday.
http://irelandhouse.as.nyu.edu
March 9, 2016
We Banjo 3 in concert
Thisaward-winningquartetfromGalwaydeliversagroundbreakingmixtureofIrishMusicandOldTimeAmericanandBluegrassinfluences.ClubCafé,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.webanjo3.com
March 10, 2016
Áille na hÁille– A Terrible Beauty
CharlieLennonandFriendspresentaperformanceofasuiteofmusiconthethemeofthe1916Rising.SienaCollege,NewYork.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
March 14–19, 2016
AIR by ARTlifeCULTURE
RepresentingIrishyouth,AiRweavessongsandrhythmsfromatraditionalrepertoirethroughelectro-acousticcomposition.Theseareframedbyamulti-mediainstallationofIrishnaturalsoundscapes,cinematography,stillsphotographyandyouthparticipants’expressionsinspiredbythedramaticpersonalityandnaturalheritageofIreland’sWildAtlanticWay.TheDavidRubensteinAtrium,LincolnCenter,61W62ndSt.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.artlifeculture.ie
www.atrium.lincolmcenter.org
March 19, 2016
Bay Ridge Commemorations
TreePlantingCeremony,StoneDedication,Readingofthe1916Proclamation.BayRidge,Brooklyn,2.00p.m.
www.bayridgestpatricksday.com
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April 15–17, 2015
Pittsburgh Remembers
Apublicawarenessandeducationprojectandathreedayweekendofactivitiesincludingeducational,theatricalandsportingevents.PittsburghRemembersisorganisedbyabroadbasedcommitteecomprisingrepresentativesof20Irishorganisationsinthecity.
www.pittsburghremembers1916.
com/
April 17, 2016
1916 Ireland and 1916 New York: Paul Van Wie and Charles Howlett
MolloyCollegeIrishStudiesInstitute.PublicSquare,LariniHall,3.00p.m.
http://alumni.molloy.edu/
http://molloy.edu/
April 17, 2016
Rebels, Romantics and Revolutionaries: The Songs and Stories of the 1916 Easter Rising
AConcertwithDramaticReadingsfeaturingAndyCooneyandSpecialGuests.St.John’sUniversity,8000UtopiaParkway,Jamaica.
www.stjohns.edu/
April 19–August 1, 2016
Her exiled Children: the American Irish Historical Society 1916 Archive Exhibition
Officialopening,introductionbyChristopherCahill;ReadingoftheSociety’soriginalcopyoftheProclamation;RemarksbyFrancisM.Carroll,Ph.D.,Curator.AmericanIrishHistoricalSociety,991FifthAvenue,6.00p.m.
http://aihs.org/
April 20, 2016
Screening of A Terrible Beauty
AscreeningofthisdocudramafeaturingcommentarybyproducersKeithandDavidFarrellandadiscussionoftheoralhistorythatinformedtheproject.SheenCenterforThoughtandCulture,18BleeckerSt.SponsoredbyGlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU.7.00p.m.
www.1916film.com/home
April 20–May 1, 2016
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
AnnieRyan’sadaptationofEimearMcBride’saward-winningnovelA Girl is a Half-formed Thingfollowstheinnernarrativeofagirlfromthewombtotwentywithvividintensityandoriginality.AGirlisaHalf-formedThingisalsowinnerofTheAmnestyInternationalFreedomofExpressionAward2015andaScotsmanFringeFirstAward.TheCornExchangeTheatreCompanyinassociationwithCusackProjectsLtdattheBaryshnikovArtsCenter,450West37thSt,NY,inassociationwiththeIrishArtsCenter.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamirelan
www.irishartscenter.org
www.bacnyc.org
A Girl is a Half Formed T
hing,
Cre
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Ric
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Gill
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April 6–7, 2016
Mac Piarais I bPictúir - Pearse in Pictures
WrittenbyjournalistHarryMcGeeandartistDaraMcGeeandproducedbyFíbín,IrelandslargestIrishlanguagetheatercompany.NewYorkIrishCenter,1040JacksonAvenue#3,LongIslandCity,April6:2.00p.m.,8.00p.m.April7th:8.00p.m.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamirelan
www.newyorkirishcenter.org
April 8–24, 2016
A Moon for the Misbegotten
PresentedbyWaterford-basedTheatreRoyalProductionsinassociationwithGevaTheatreRochester.TheproductionisatwincitybusinessandcultureinitiativetocelebratethegreatIrish-Americandramatist,EugeneO’Neill.TheinitiativewillalsohaveaneducationalelementwiththeinvolvementofbothWaterfordInstituteofTechnologyandSt.JohnFisherCollegeinRochester.GevaTheatreCenter,75WoodburyBoulevard,Rochester,NewYork14607.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.theatreroyal.ie
www.gevatheatre.org
April 10, 2016
The Irish in New York Walking Tour
AtouroftheNewYorksitesassociatedwiththe1916Rising,ledbythehistorianofIrishNewYorkJohnT.Ridge.FurtherdetailsTBA.
April 13, 2016
Charles Cushing Lecture: Robert Monteith and Roger Casement
AmericanIrishHistoricalSociety,[email protected]
http://aihs.org/
April 13–17, 2016
Return to Absence by Arcane Collective
TheIrishArtsCenterandNewYorkLiveArtspresentArcaneCollectivefoundedbyindependentdanceartists,MorleighSteinbergandOguri.ReturntoAbsenceembodiestheresonantimagesandwroughtemotionscharacteristicofSamuelBeckett’strilogyMolloy,MaloneDies,andTheUnnamable.NewYorkLiveArts,219West19thStreet.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.newyorklivearts.org
www.arcanecollective.com
Irish in New York, Walking T
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April 24, 2016
Dedication of the Gaelic American Club Memorial Fairfield CT 1916 Memorial
DedicationmassatSt.ThomasAquinasChurchofficiatedbyBishopofBridgeport,1719PostRoad,Fairfield,CT.,followedbydedicationandunveilingoftheGaelicAmericanClubmemorial,74BeachRoad,Fairfield,CT.2.00p.m.
www.gaconline.org/
April 24, 2016
Pearl River 1916 Commemoration and Family Day
TherangeofeventswillincludeaspecialMass,parade,andcommemorativeceremonies.TheprogrammeisbeingorganisedbyJimMcDonnell,oftheAncientOrderofHiberians.
April 24, 2016
The Life and Legacy of Catherine Wheelwright, Éamon de Valera’s mother
SpeakerswillincludePatriciaCareyoftheIrishAmericanCulturalInstituteandanumberofCollegeandIrishcommunitycontributors;awebsiteonCatherineWheelwrightwillalsobelaunchedaftertheevent.St.JohnFisherCollege,3690EastAvenue,Rochester,NewYork14618.
www.sjfc.edu/academics/arts-
science/departments/irish/index.dot
April 28, 2016
Drums and Guns, a concert of music, poetry and song
Inauniquecollaboration,artistsfromDublin’sRoyalIrishAcademyofMusicjoinLondon’sGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDramaandTheJuilliardSchool,NewYork,forapresentationwhichexploresconflictsindifferenterasthroughmusic,poetryandsong.RosemaryandMeredithWillsonTheater,TheJuilliardSchool,NewYorkPartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.riam.ie
April–May, 2016
The Fifth Province Festival
PresentedbyCualaGroupwithNewYorkIrishCenterinQueens.AspecialseasonofcommemorativeeventsmarkingthecentenaryoftheRisingaswellascelebratingIreland’sculturallinkswithNewYorkCity.VariousculturalinstitutionsandcommunitycentersacrossNewYorkCity.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.fifthprovincefestival.com
April–May 2016
Buffalo Niagara Centenary Committee commemorative events
FurtherdetailsTBA.
May 1, 2016
Labor Salute to James Connolly
FurtherdetailsTBA.
April 21–22, 2016
Independent Spirit: America and 1916 Easter Rising
ThisGlucksmanIrelandHouseNYUsymposiumwillfocusontheroleofAmericansandofNewYorkintheEaster1916Rising.Thissymposiumbringstogethertwentyscholarswhooffernewresearchtoenlighten,interrogate,andlocatetheRisinginatransnationalcontext,includingkeynotespeakersProf.JJLee,Prof.TerryGolway,Prof.RobertSchmuhl,Dr.TimothyMeagher,Prof.DavidBrundage,Prof.MarionR.Casey,Prof.MichaelDoorley,Ms.KateFeighery,Dr.MaryC.Kelly,Prof.LucyMcDiarmuid,Dr.GerardMacAtasney,Dr.UnaNiBhroimeli,Prof.MiriamA.Nyhan,Prof.JohnP.Waters,Ms.DaphneDyerWolf,Prof.NicholasWolf.GlucksmanIrelandHouse,1WashingtonMews.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
April 22, 2016
Reading of the 1916 Proclamation by Fionnuala Flanagan
WashingtonSquareArch,5.00p.m.GlucksmanIrelandHouse,1WashingtonMews.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
April 22–24, 2016
Newark, New Jersey Easter Rising commemoration
FurtherdetailsTBA.
April 23, 2016
Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians National Commemoration
TheAncientOrderofHibernians(AOH)andLadiesAncientOrderofHibernians(LAOH)NationalCommemorationwilltakeplaceNewYorkon23April.ThiswillincludeamassatSt.Patrick’sCathedral,aprocessiontotheplazaofIrelandHouseat345ParkAvenueandasolemnceremony,involvingareadingoftheProclamation.TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinNewYorkisworkingwiththeAOHandLAOHonthisCommemoration.
www.aoh.com/2016-easter-rising-
centenary-commemoration/
April 24, 2016
Official Irish Government and Irish Community Centenary Commemoration
ThisceremonywillincludeareadingoftheProclamation,thelayingofawreath,aminute’ssilence,theflagraisingandthenationalanthems.VenueTBA.11.30a.m.–1.30p.m.
https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/
newyork/
April 24, 2016
Celebration of the Irish and New York
AveryspecialafternoonofeventsfeaturingIrish-Americanmusic,dance,film,theatre,food,lectures,sportandmuchmore.PierA,BatteryPark.1.00–5.00p.m.
https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/
newyork/
April 24, 2016
Launch of the United Irish Counties Association booklet on the support of the Irish County Associations for the Easter Rising
Antun’s96–43SpringfieldBlvd,Queen’sVillage.3.00–7.00p.m.
www.uicany.org/United_Irish_
Counties/Slainte.html
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June 1, 2016
Buffalo, New York marks the 150th Anniversary of the Fenian Invasion of Canada
FurtherdetailsTBA.
June 2–4, 2016
Theatre Lovett presents The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly
PresentedbyoneofIreland’sleadingchildren’stheatercompanies,TheGirlwhoforgottosingbadlytellsataleoflove,lossadventureandcourage.AnnenbergCenterforthePerformingArts,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.annenbergcenter.org
www.theatrelovett.com
June 11 and 12, 2016
Staten Island Irish Fair Dedicated to the lives lost in the 1916 Rising
columcilleculturalcenter@yahoo.
com
www.statenirelandirish.com
September 23, 2016
Screening of the documentary 1916: The Irish Rebellion
ProducedbyNotreDame’sKeoughNaughtonInstituteofIrishStudies.NYU’sCantorFilmCenter,36E8thSt.SponsoredbyGlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
October 12–23, 2016
Abbey Theatre Production of The Plough and the Stars
SetamidthetumultoftheEasterRising,ThePloughandtheStarsisthestoryofordinarylivesrippedapartbytheidealismofthetime.TheresidentsofaDublintenementshelterfromtheviolencethatsweepsthroughthecity’sstreets.ThePloughandtheStarswasfirstperformedattheAbbeyTheatrein1926.Regardedasamasterpiece,thisprovocativeplayisanessentialpartofourunderstandingof1916.
October12-16:AnnenbergCenterforthePerformingArts,UniversityofPennsylvania
October20-23:MontclairStateUniversity,NewJersey
ThetourispresentedinassociationwithCusackProjectsLimited.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamirelan
www.abbeytheatre.ie
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May 3, 2016
Dedication of the Suffolk County 1916 Memorial
SuffolkCountyCohalanCourthouse,CarletonAvenue(CountyRoad17),CentralIslip,12.30–2.00p.m.TheMemorialwillbededicatedonthecentenaryoftheexecutionofThomasClarkewholivedinManorville,SuffolkCountyin1906-7.Chair:ChrisThompson;Vice-Chair,JudgeMichaelMullen.
May 6, 2016
Lecture by Dr. Miriam Nyhan on Emigration to London and New York
PartoftheColumbiaUniversityIrishStudiesSeminarseriesatColumbiaFacultyHouse,400W.117thSt.,8.00p.m.
http://universityseminars.columbia.
edu/seminars/irish-studies/
May 7, 2016
Memorial Service for the Children killed during 1916
TheColumcilleCulturalCenter,FriendsofAbandonedCemeteries,StatenIslandPipesandDrumsandRichmondCountyPipesandDrums,ColumcilleIrishCulturalCenterlocatedinsideSnugHarbor,1000RichmondTerrace#1,StatenIsland,11.30a.m.–2.00p.m.
www.statenirelandirish.com/events.
html
May 14, 2016
New York Irish American Women and the Easter Rising
BatteryHeritageFoundationandGlucksmanIrelandHouse/NYU.WatsonHouse,7StateStreet.10.00a.m.
http://watsonhouse.org
May 19, 2016
Salon Éire 100–Ceol, Out of the Ashes, an Irish Century
AneveningofclassicalandcontemporaryIrishmusicfrom1916to2016,performedonpianobyConorLinehanandproducedbyAlisonMcKenna.PartofSalonÉire100,acelebrationof100yearsofIrishCulture.TheNewYorkLibraryforthePerformingArts,40LincolnCenterPlaza,NewYork.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.saloneire100.com
www.Nypl.org/lpa
May 2016
Americanitis presents: The Seagull and Other Birds presented by Pan Pan Theatre at the Abrons Arts Center in assoc. with the IAC and PS122
TheSeagullandOtherBirdsisareimaginingofAntonChekhov’scomicmasterpiece.PanPanisthelongest-establishedcontemporarytheatrecompanyinIreland,foundedin1991byco-artisticdirectorsAedínCosgroveandGavinQuinn.AbronArtsCenterwww.panpantheatre.comwww.abronartscenter.orgPartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.panpantheatre.com
www.abronsartscenter.org
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Boston and New England
massachusetts is themostIrishstateintheUnion,
andBostonisoftenseenasthecapitalofIrishAmerica,
soitisappropriatethattheprogrammeinNewEnglandis
characterisedbystrongIrishcommunityengagement.
ReflectingonthecentralplaceoftheIrishlanguage
intheidealsoftheRevolutionaryGeneration,GlórnanGael
andtheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinBostonwillhold
aconferenceinJuly2016tobringtogetherIrishlanguage
groupsfromacrosstheUnitedStatestoexploretheroleof
theIrishlanguageandcultureinthe1916Risingandinthe
hundredyearssince.
Also,inthisgreatcityoflearning,the1916
commemorationsprogrammewillfeatureaseriesof
seminarsandconferences,wheredistinguishedhistorians
andcommentatorsfromIrelandandbeyondwillexplore
thelegacyof1916inIreland,NorthandSouth,andthe
deepinfluenceoftheUnitedStatesontheleadersofthe
Revolution.
Aseriesofculturalperformanceswillalsotake
placethroughouttheyeartodeepenandbroadenour
understandingofthispivotalperiodinIrishhistory.
Inadditiontotheprogrammesetouthere,wewill
continuetoupdateourwebsiteasneweventsareaddedto
theprogramme:
www.dfa.ie/Boston
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Pending:
Irish American Heritage and Culture Committee of the NYC Department of Education
IrishMan,IrishWomanandIrishOrganizationoftheYearAwards,StudentIrishOratorContestandStudentIrishArtContest.FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.uft.org/committees/irish-
american-committee
Original play about New York in 1916 by Stephanie Stowe
StudioTheatre,LehmanCollege,Bronx.FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.lehman.cuny.edu
The Daughters of Charity and the 1916 Rising
St.John’sUniversity.FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.stjohns.edu
Panel Discussion, The Irish in New York in 1916
MolloyCollegeIrishStudiesInstitute,RockvilleCenterFurtherdetailsTBA.
http://alumni.molloy.edu/
http://molloy.edu/
Launch of Mick Moloney’s album Liberty, NYU and the Irish Arts Center
FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.irishartscenter.org
Ground breaking for the Irish Cultural Center Hudson Valley Building
AOHofUlsterCounty.FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.icchv.org/
Activities proposed by the 1916 Young Leaders Sub–Committee
FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.irishartscenter.org
Soundings Holy Trinity by Dylan Haskins and Lisa Hannigan
IrishbroadcasterDylanHaskinsandacclaimedsinger-songwriterLisaHanniganarejoinedbyaneclecticmixofguestsforthis“holytrinity”ofstoriestoinspire,alarmandhumour,withmusicalinterludesinaseriesofthreeliveshowsandpodcastsinavarietyoflocationsthroughoutNewYorkCity.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.soundingspod.com
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March 18–20, 2016
A Terrible Beauty is Born Conference hosted by Boston College
Speakersinclude:ColmToibín,Prof.KeithJeffery,Dr.FearghalMcGarry,Prof.DiarmuidFerriter,Prof.AlvinJackson,Dr.RoisínHiggins,Prof.EmilyBlum,Prof.JimO’TooleandDr.ElaineSission.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
March 28, 2016
Easter Monday Commemorative Concert
IncludingperformancesbyTheMurphyBeds,ReginaDelaney,CharlieLennon,theBostonCollegeChamberMusicSocietyandtheBostonCollegeChoraleGassonHall,BostonCollege6.30–8.45p.m.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
April 2, 2016
The Éire Society of Boston’s 79th Annual Gold Medal Dinner honouring Mary McAleese
IncludinganaddressbytheformerPresidentofIrelandattheOmniParkerHouseHotel,Boston,6.00p.m.
www.eiresociety.org/
April 5, 2016
Irish Arts and Crafts Connections at Boston College Panel Discussion
BurnsLibrary,BostonCollege,3.00p.m.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
April 9, 2016
James Joyce and the Easter Rising Conference hosted by Boston College
SpeakersincludeClairWills,JoeValente,andRichardKearney.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
April 12, 2016
Lecture by Kelly Sullivan on The Illustration and Stained Glass of Harry Clarke
McMullenMuseumofArt,BostonCollege,3.00p.m.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
April 22, 2016
We Banjo 3 in concert
Thisaward-winningquartetfromGalwaydeliversagroundbreakingmixtureofIrishMusicandOldTimeAmericanandBluegrassinfluences.TheShalinLiuPerformanceCenter,Rockport,MassachusettsPartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.webanjo3.com
April 24, 2016
The Irish Cultural Centre of New England Community Event
ThecentenarywillbemarkedbyaspecialgatheringoftheIrishcommunityofNewEngland.IrishCulturalCentreofNewEngland,Canton,Massachusetts.
www.irishculture.org/
May 22, 2016
Official Opening of 1916 Garden of Remembrance in Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts
ByUSRepresentativeRichardE.Neal.FurtherdetailsTBA.
We Banjo 3
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January 21, 2016
Lecture by Prof Mike Cronin on The Enemy in Dublin 1916: Who were the British?
ConnollyHouse,BostonCollege,5.00p.m.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
February 5, 2016
Opening of Making it Irish Arts and Crafts exhibition
McMullenMuseumofArt,BostonCollege.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
February 9, 2016
Lecture by Dr. Paul Larmour on The Arts and Crafts Movement: Making it Irish
McMullenMuseumofArt,BostonCollege,3.00p.m.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
February 22, 2016
Lecture by US Rep. Richard E. Neal
CongressmanRichardE.Nealwillspeakonthetopicofthe1916EasterRising.VenueTBA,6.00p.m.
http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/
studies/calendar.html
February 27, 2016
Lecture by Fintan O’Toole on Culture and Society in Ireland in 1916: contexts for the Arts and Crafts Movement
DevlinHall101,BostonCollege,2.00p.m.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
March 10–13, 2016
The 16th Annual Irish Film Festival, Boston
Aspecialeditionofthisannualfestivalwhichwillscreenover40IrishfilmsinthehistoricSomervilletheaterinDavisSquare.Inparticular,thisyear’sShortFiction/AnimationprogrammewillawardapieceofworkthatrepresentsthebestofIrishFilmonehundredyearsafterthe1916EasterRising.Thewinningfilminthisshortcategorywillheadlinethe“SixteeninSixteen”shortfilmprogramatthefestivalinMarch2016.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.irishfilmfestival.com
March 16, 2016
The Knowledge and the Power: Writing and Violence by Colm Tóibín
AuthorColmTóibíndeliversthisLowellHumanitiesSeriesLecture.GassonHall,Room100.7.00pm.
http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/
studies/calendar.html
March 16–20, 2016
The Outside Track
TraditionalmusicgroupTheOutsideTrackperformsasaheadlineactattheSt.Patrick’sCelticSojournFestivalinNewBedford,Massachusetts.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.theoutsidetrack.com
March 17, 2016
Charitable Irish Society St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Lecture
TheCharitableIrishSocietywillhostadinneron17March2016atwhichDiarmuidFerriter,ProfessorofModernHistoryatUniversityCollege,DublinwillspeakonthemeaningandlegacyoftheEasterRisingof1916.OmniParkerHouseHotel,Boston.
www.charitableirishsociety.org/
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Photo courtesy of: Boston College
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Chicago and the Midwest
so many ofthegreatcitiesoftheUSMidwestreliedon
Irishcommunity,labour,leadershipandinnovationintheir
rapiddevelopmentandsuccesssincethemid-19thcentury.
Today,approximately11%ofpeopleacrosstheMidwest
claimIrishheritage.
Prideinthisheritageisexpressedmostthrough
therichanddiverseculturalcelebrationofIrelandandall
thingsIrish.ThisiswhytheMidwestishometosomeofthe
largestsummerIrishFestivals,StPatrick’sDaycelebrations
andIrishstudiescentresintheworld,allofwhichwillbe
involvedinsomewayinthe2016commemorations.
Furthertothebelow,wewillcontinuetoupdateour
websiteasneweventsareconfirmed:
www.dfa.ie/Chicago
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June 1–October 31, 2016
South of Hy-Brazil by Caoimhghin Ó Fraithile
Inconjunctionwith‘MedicineWheelProductions’.Outdoorartinstallationshowcasinginkdrawingsonhandmadepaper,combiningtextintheIrishlanguagewithanimaginedtopographythatreferstothesacredlandandseascapesinfluencedbythehermitageislandofSkelligMichaeloffthecoastofKerry.FrederickLawOlmstead’sEmeraldNecklaceParks,Boston,Massachusetts.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.cof-art.com
www.mwponline.org
July / Iúil 2016
Conference on the Irish Language Comhdháil ar an nGaeilge
GlórnanGaelandtheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinBostonwillholdaspecialconferenceinJuly2016,whichwillbringtogetherIrishlanguagegroupsfromacrosstheUnitedStates.BeidhGlórnanGaelagusArd-ChonsalachtnahÉireannimBostúnagreáchtáilcomhdháilspeisialtaimíIúil2016,agadtabharfarlechéilegrúpaíGaeilgeógachcearndenaStáitAontaithe.
September 28–October 9, 2016
Abbey Theatre Production of The Plough and the Stars
SetamidthetumultoftheEasterRising,ThePloughandtheStarsisthestoryofordinarylivesrippedapartbytheidealismofthetime.TheresidentsofaDublintenementshelterfromtheviolencethatsweepsthroughthecity’sstreets.ThePloughandtheStarswasfirstperformedattheAbbeyTheatrein1926.Regardedasamasterpiece,thisprovocativeplayisanessentialpartofourunderstandingof1916.AmericanRepertoryTheater,HarvardUniversity.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.ThetourispresentedinassociationwithCusackProjectsLtd.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.abbeytheatre.ie
November 2016
Gare St. Lazare Ireland present performances of the works of Samuel Beckett
PartofGareSt.Lazare’sInternationalBeckettSeason2016.FurtherdetailsTBA.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
http://garestlazareireland.com/
2016
Lecture Series with American Conference of Irish Studies (ACIS)
Throughout2016,theConsulateGeneralofIrelandinBostonwillpartnerwithseveraluniversitiesandcollegesaffiliatedwiththeAmericanConferenceofIrishStudiesinorganisingseriesof1916-themedlecturesandseminars.
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March 4–18, 2016
We Banjo 3 in concert
Thisaward-winningquartetfromGalwaydeliversagroundbreakingmixtureofIrishMusicandOldTimeAmericanandBluegrassinfluences.March4:TheArk,AnnArbor,MichiganMarch5:TheMidlandTheatre,Newark,OhioMarch6:MusicboxSupperClub,Cleveland,OhioMarch11:LiveattheLudlowGarage,Cincinnati,OhioMarch16:ChiefO’Neill’s,Chicago,IllinoisMarch18:IrishCulturalHeritageCenter,Milwaukee,Wisconsin.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.webanjo3.com
March 5, 2016
Special concert: Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfe Tones
HostedbytheIrishHeritageCenterofGreaterCincinnati.7.00p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
March 8, 2016
Siamsa na nGael Concert Choir
TheSiamsananGaelConcertChoirofOldSt.Patrick’sChurch,ChicagowillpresentaprogramcelebratingIrishHeritageandCulture.7.00p.m.
www.oldstpats.org/special-events/
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March 12, 2016
Opening of the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati’s 1916 Exhibition
IrishHeritageCenterofGreaterCincinnatiLibraryandMuseum.3.00p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
March 17, 2016
St Patrick’s Day Irish Mass
Inmemoryofthosewhohavepassedaway,particularlythemenandwomenof1916.Followedbyacelebrationincludingmusic,dance,foodandfriendship.IrishHeritageCenterofGreaterCincinnati.2.00p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
March 21, 2016
Special screening of the Notre Dame documentary, 1916: The Irish Rebellion
TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinChicagowillhostaspecialscreeningoftheNotreDamedocumentary,1916:TheIrishRebellion,attheGeneSiskelFilmCenteraspartoftheEUFilmFestival.
https://1916.nd.edu/events/
March 28, 2016
Easter Rising Commemoration of the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati
IncludesagatheringattheMemorialPlaquededicatedtothefirstIrishimmigrantswhoarrivedonthewaterfrontoftheOhioRiver,areadingoftheProclamationfollowedbyDr.WilliamH.A.Williams’presentationoftheEasterRisinginsongandstorieswiththeBlueRockBoys,CeolMhórandtheIrishAmericanTheaterCompany.5.30p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
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January 28, 2016
Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati Irish Film Night
ScreeningofthefilmATerribleBeauty-thestoryofthe1916Risingtoldfromdifferentviewpoints.7.00p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
February 25, 2016
1916 Centenary presentation by Dr. Ray Hebert
HostedbytheIrishHeritageCenterofGreaterCincinnati.Dr.HerbertistheformerDeanofThomasMoreCollegeandchairofHistoryandInternationalStudiesspecializinginHistoryandLiteratureofIrishNationalism.7.00p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
February 27, 2016
A reading of author Larry Kirwan’s Blood– A story from 1916
HostedbytheIrishHeritageCenterofGreaterCincinnati.Larryisawriterandmusician,mostnotedastheleadsingerofIrishband‘Black47’.4.00p.m.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
March 2– 5, 2016
Téada–reAwakening
InspiredbytheremarkableartisticflourishingoftheIrishathomeandabroadinthe100-yearperiodfrom1916onwards,reAwakeningseesleadingIrishbandTéadasethistoricmusicalandsongmaterialbeginningfromtheearly20thcenturytoabackdropofarchivalvideofootageandstillimagesfromthe1916Rising.March2:GambleMusicHall,Baldwin-WallaceCollege,Berea,OhioMarch5:CrookedTreeArtsCenter,Petoskey,Michigan
PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.teada.com
March 3, 2016
1916 The Irish Rebellion Gala Premiere
ProducedbytheUniversityofNotreDameandCOCOTelevisionandnarratedbyLiamNeeson,thislandmarkdocumentarytellsthestoryofthe1916Risingthroughacombinationofarchivalfootage,newsegmentsfilmedonlocationworldwide,andinterviewswithleadinginternationalexperts,andalsouncoversthestoryofthecentralroleIrishAmericansplayedinthelead-uptotherebellion.UniversityofNotreDameWilliamandMaryAnnSmithBallroom,TheMorrisInn,andtheDeBartoloPerformingArtsCenter,5.30–9.00p.m.
https://1916.nd.edu/events/
March 4, 2016
The 1916 The Irish Rebellion Book Launch
Thelaunchofacompanionbooktothefilm,titledThe1916IrishRebellion,publishedbytheNotreDame.PressUnionLeagueClub,Chicago.Allday.
https://1916.nd.edu/events/
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Summer 2016
Commemorative Cultural Event in Chicago
TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinChicagowillhostamajorculturaleventinChicago,commemoratingthe1916Rising.FurtherdetailsTBA.
October, 2016
iBAM! Chicago
iBAM!isanannualcelebrationofbooks,arts,musicandallthingsIrisheachOctoberattheIrishAmericanHeritageCenter.Theeventfeatures3daysofliterature,musicconcerts,lectures,poetryreadingsandcontests,paneldiscussions,theaterperformances,exhibitsonloanfromIrelandandagaladinnerhonouringtheachievementsoftheIrishinthearts.Therewillbespecialfocusoncommemorationofthe1916EasterRising.
http://ibamchicago.com/
October 26–30, 2016
Abbey Theatre Production of The Plough and the Stars
SetamidthetumultoftheEasterRising,ThePloughandtheStarsisthestoryofordinarylivesrippedapartbytheidealismofthetime.TheresidentsofaDublintenementshelterfromtheviolencethatsweepsthroughthecity’sstreets.ThePloughandtheStarswasfirstperformedattheAbbeyTheatrein1926.Regardedasamasterpiece,thisprovocativeplayisanessentialpartofourunderstandingof1916.SouthernTheatre,Columbus,OhiopresentedbyCAPAandTheOhioStateUniversity.ThetourispresentedinassociationwithCusackProjectsLtd.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.abbeytheatre.ie
Fall 2016
Chicago Council on Global Affairs Panel Discussion
TheIrishConsulateGeneralofIrelandinChicagoandtheChicagoCouncilonGlobalAffairs,aprominentforeignaffairsthinktank,willhosta2016commemorationevent,particularlylookingatthepoliticalandhistoricallegacyofthe1916RisinginmodernIreland.FurtherdetailsTBA.
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March 31 –April 3, 2016
North American Comhaltas Convention
ComhaltasCeoltóiríÉireann,thelargestgroupinvolvedinthepreservationandpromotionofIrishtraditionalmusicaroundtheworld,willholda1916ReflectioneventaspartoftheNorthAmericanComhaltasConventionintheSt.LouisUnionStationHiltonHotel.
www.slia.org/content/2016-north-
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April 16 and 17, 2016
Be Thou My Vision: All Things Irish!
TheChicagoChamberchoirwillcommemoratethe100thAnniversaryofthe1916Easterrising,oneofthedefiningmomentsinIreland’sstruggleforindependence,withaCelticmosaicoftraditional,popular,andcontemporarymusicofIrishandAmericancomposers.April16:OldSt.Patrick’s,700W.Adams,Chicago(Loop)7.30p.m.April17:St.JamesCathedral,65E.HuronSt.,Chicago(GoldCoast),3.00p.m.
www.chicagochamberchoir.org
April 24, 2016
Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati Centenary Event
Specialanniversaryeventtocommemoratethe1916Rising.FurtherdetailsTBA.
www.irishcenterofcincinnati.com/
April 2016
Irish Fair of Minnesota 1916 Easter rising Commemoration
TheIrishFairofwillsponsoranIrishArtsWeekcentredontheEasterRising,includingmusicanddance,art,poetry,theater,film,andpanelsandseminarsatavarietyoflocations.
www.irishfair.com/
May 1–July 24, 2016
(Re)Public organised by Create, The national development agency for collaborative arts in Ireland.
(Re)Publicisanexhibitionwhichengageswithkeyissues,reflectingthecomplexityof21stcenturyIrelandandthedynamicanddiversearenaofcollaborativearts.TheexhibitionwillhighlightthediversepracticesofsevenofIreland’sleadingsociallyengagedartistswhoseworkengagesinprofoundwayswithdifferentpublicsinexploringpressingsocial,politicalandenvironmentalissues.HydeParkArtsCentre,5020S.CornellAvenue,Chicago.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.create-ireland.ie
www.hydeparkart.org
August 18–21, 2016
Milwaukee Irish Fest
TheCulturalExhibitsPavilionintheCulturalVillageareaoftheMilwaukeeIrishFestwillpresentavarietyofopportunitiestolearnaboutthe1916EasterRisingincludinganopportunitytoviewthe1916-2016IrishPostcards–DestructionofDublindisplay,puttogetherbytheWardIrishMusicArchives.
http://irishfest.com
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March 12–May 1, 2016
We Banjo 3 in concert
Thisaward-winningquartetfromGalwaydeliversagroundbreakingmixtureofIrishMusicandOldTimeAmericanandBluegrassinfluences.March12:MusicCityIrishFestival,Nashville,TennesseeApril28–May1:Merlefest,Wilkesboro,NorthCarolinaPartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.webanjo3.com
March 2016
The Gloaming in concert
Tocoincidewiththereleaseoftheirsecondalbum,thetradsupergroupwillperformatvenuesacrosstheSouthEast.March24,SavannahMusicFestival,Savannah,GeorgiaMarch26,DukeUniversity,Durham,NorthCarolinaMarch31,BigEarsFestival,Knoxville,Tennessee.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.thegloaming.net
April 14– 16, 2016
Keynote address by Professor Roy Foster at Georgia State University
ProfessorofIrishHistoryatOxfordUniversityandauthorofVividFaces:TheRevolutionaryGenerationinIreland,1890-1923,RoyFosterwilldeliverakeynotespeechattheSouthernRegionalAmericanConferenceforIrishStudies(ACIS)atGeorgiaStateUniversity.
http://acisweb.org/wp/wp-content/
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April 15, 2016
Screening of Notre Dame’s 1916: The Irish Rebellion
TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinAtlantawillhostaspecialscreeningoftheNotreDamedocumentary,1916:TheIrishRebellion,atthePlazaCinemainAtlanta.
https://1916.nd.edu/events/
April 25 and 26, 2016
Arís Theatre’s staged reading of The Plough and the Stars
ArísTheatrepresentsastagedreadingofSeánO’Casey’sThePloughandtheStars,followedbyaQandAsession.
www.aristheatre.org/
Spring 2016
The School of Irish and Irish American Studies at the College of Charleston
TheCollegeofCharlestonwillhostalectureonthe1916EasterRisingbyProfessorJ.JosephLee,DirectorofGlucksmanIrelandHouseatNewYorkUniversity,andascreeningofthe1959classicfilm,MiseÉire.
http://blogs.cofc.edu/irishstudies/
Spring 2016
Irish Cultural Celebration
TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinAtlantawillroundoffAtlanta’s2016commemorationswithaconcertthatwillcelebratethevibrancyofIrishartandculturethroughmusic,danceandtheatre.FurtherdetailsTBA.
2016
We have Risen
TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinAtlantaiscurrentlyworkingwithSandraHughes,GatewayPerformanceProductions,theDekalbSchoolofPerformingArtsandtheHeleneS.MillsSeniorMultipurposeFacilityonaperformanceonthetheme“WehaveRisen”.FurtherdetailsTBA.
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ireland’s connections intheSouthEastaredeepand
diverse.PeoplefromacrosstheislandofIreland,including
thosewithScots-Irishheritage,havecontributedtothe
specialcharacterofthisregionformorethan300years.
Ourmusicandsongcontributedtotheformationofthe
cultureoftheAmericanSouthandthereforeretainaspecial
resonanceforlocalaudiences.
TherearemanyIrishAmericanshere,butforeven
largernumbersofSouthernerstheirIrishnessisoneof
severalinheritedethnicidentities.Theseconnections
andIreland’sstruggleforindependenceremainasource
offascinationhere,makingtheSouthaparticularly
appropriateplaceforustotellour2016storyinitsfull
complexity.Aswereflectuponakeymomentinourhistory,
wealsoaimtopresentthemodern,dynamicIrelandof
today.Southernersarewellplacedtounderstandthis
challenge–weshareanacuteawarenessofthepowerof
historicalmemory.
FurtherdetailsabouteventstakingplaceintheSouth
Eastwillbeaddedtoourwebsiteastheybecomeavailable:
www.dfa.ie/Atlanta
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March 2, 2016
The 1916 Easter Rising: An Historical Perspective
TheWilliamJ.FlynnCenterforIrishStudiesattheUniversityofSt.Thomas,Houston,theleadingIrishStudiesCenterintheUSsouthwest,willhostcommemorativeeventsinearly2016includingakeynotelecturebyProfessorJ.JosephLee,Director,GlucksmanIrelandHouse,NewYorkUniversity.CullenHall,UniversityofStThomas,Houston,TX.
www.stthom.edu/irishstudies
March 12, 2016
MACNAS at South by South West
Macnas,aninternationallyacclaimedIrishperformanceandspectaclecompanybasedintheWestofIreland,willshowcaseahigh-octane,visuallystunningseriesperformancesduringtheSXSWfestivalinAustin,Texas.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.macnas.com
www.sxsw.com
March 21–22, 2016
Baylor University Easter Rising Centenary Symposium
FeaturingProfessorRoyFosterauthorofworksincluding“VividFaces:TheRevolutionaryGenerationinIreland,1890-1923”,andaward-winningnovelist,poet,andplaywrightSebastianBarry.
www.baylor.edu/research/
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March 28, 2016
Centenary Commemoration Concert
TheAustinCelticFestivalAssociationwillhostaconcertfeaturingtraditionalandcontemporaryIrishmusic,danceandliterature.SupportedbytheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinAustin.
https://www.dfa.ie/Austin
March/April 2016
The Gloaming in concert
Tocoincidewiththereleaseoftheirsecondalbum,thetradsupergroupwillperformatMSCOPASatTexasA&M,7.00p.m.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.thegloaming.net
Spring 2016
Screening of 1916: The Irish Rebellion in Austin
TheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinAustinwillhostascreeningoftheNotreDamedocumentary,1916:TheIrishRebellion,atavenueinAustin.
https://1916.nd.edu/events/
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the opening of Ireland’snewestConsulateinAustinby
theTaoiseachEndaKennyTDduringSt.Patrick’sweek2015
isjustthelatestchapterinalongandclosehistorybetween
Ireland,TexasandtheUSsouthwest.
AsIrelandcommemoratesthecentenaryoftheEas-
terRisingin2016,Texaswillmarkthe170thanniversaryof
thesigningoftheTexasDeclarationofIndependence–the
signatoriesincludedanumberofIrish-Texans.
TheConsulatelooksforwardtothebroadpro-
grammeofeventstakingplaceacrossTexasandtheUS
southwestduring2016.Keepuptodateonadditionalnew
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successive generationsofIrishmenandwomenhave
madethelongjourneytothepossibilitiesandopportunities
oftheUnitedStates,andthenonwardfurthertotheopen
andenterprisinglandsoftheAmericanWest.Theywere
shapedbyandhelpedshapetheirnewhomeland,yetnever
forgottheirconnectiontoIreland.Indeed,wecannottalkof
thehistoricactsof1916withoutrecognisingtheextraordi-
naryroleoftheIrishinAmerica.
Aseriesofculturalperformancesandexhibitions,
lecturesanddiscussionswilltakeplaceinSanFrancisco
andthewestthroughouttheyeartodeepenandbroadenour
understandingofthispivotalperiodinIrishhistoryandto
commemoratethecontributionoftheIrishintheAmerican
Westtooursharedhistory.
Inadditiontotheprogrammesetouthere,wewill
continuetoupdateourwebsitewithneweventsastheyare
confirmed.Visitourwebsiteforfurtherinformation:
www.dfa.ie/SanFrancisco
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June 2016
New Dublin Voices at the World Choral Festival
FollowingthesuccessofthefirstWorldChoralFestivalinDublinin2013,NewDublinVoicesandtheirDirectorBernieSherlockwillperformanextensiveprogrammeofIrishchoralmusicinKansascity,MOinJune2016.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.newdublinvoices.com
August 13–September 4, 2016
Sites of production, New Works by James L. Hayes
VisualartsexhibitiontoshowcasenewworksbyJamesLHayeswhichaimstoexaminemodernistsculpturaltraditions.Uno–St.ClaudeGallery,2429St.ClaudeAve,NewOrleans.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.jameslhayes.ie
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October 2016
Free States–Midwest Regional American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
SetinhistoricLawrence,Kansas,anAmerican“FreeState”,thisconferencetakesthethemeof“freestates”asastartingpointtoencouragecriticalinquiryintoissuesoffreedom,identity,andplaceintheliterature,culture,andpoliticsofIrelandandthediasporawithafocuson1916inthecontextofthedecadeofcommemoration.TheplenaryspeakerwillbeProf.EamonnWall,Smurfit-StoneProfessorofIrishStudiesandProfessorofEnglish,UniversityofMissouri–St.Louis.
http://acisweb.org/
Late 2016
Opening of new Kansas City Irish Center, Kansas City, Missouri
ThenewIrishCenterwillopeninKansasCityinlate2016andwillhostarangeofeventstomarkthe1916centenaryanditsgrandopening.
http://irishcenterkc.org/
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February and March 2016
Téada–reAwakening
InspiredbytheremarkableartisticflourishingoftheIrishathomeandabroadinthe100-yearperiodfrom1916onwards,reAwakeningseesleadingIrishbandTéadasethistoricmusicalandsongmaterialbeginningfromtheearly20thcenturytoabackdropofarchivalvideofootageandstillimagesfromthe1916Rising.February28:YumaTheatreattheYumaArtsCenter,Yuma,ArizonaMarch10and11:MusicalInstrumentMuseum,Phoenix,Arizona.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.yumaaz.gov/parks-and-
recreation/venues/art-center.html
www.mim.org
www.teada.com
March 26, 2016
Remembering the Easter Rising: Multimedia Presentation, McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona.
PresentedbyJimDaugherty,thismultimediapresentationfeatureslivemusic,historicalperspectivesandreflectionsonthecausesandoutcomesofthe1916EasterRising.TheMcClellandIrishLibrary,1106N.CentralAve,Phoenix,Arizona85004-1817.
www.azirishlibrary.org/1916-
commemoration-series/
March 2016
Remembering the Rising: A commemoration of the events of 1916
TheIrishCongressofSouthernCaliforniawillcommemoratetheeventsof1916intheirannualSt.Patrick’sDayparadeandIrishFestival,thelargestinSouthernCalifornia.
www.stpatsparade.org
March and October 2016
Activating Pangea
ExhibitioncuratedbyMART.ActivatingPangeaisanexhibitionofworkbyIrishartists(BrianDuggan,MargaretO’Brien,SofieLoscher,AdamGibney)reflectingongeopoliticsandhowweunderstandourownidentityandcultureovertimeandspace.ShowingatseveralgalleriesincludingtheLosAngelesCentreforDigitalArt.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.mart.ie.
21–28 April 2016
Irish spotlight at the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival
TheFestivalwillincludean“IrishSpotlight”filmandevent,aswellasanumberofadditionalIrishfeaturelengthandshortfilms,includingAFTER’16,aspeciallycuratedprogrammeofshortfilms,fundedbytheIrishFilmBoard.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
April 22, 2016
Ireland’s Poet–Patriots, A Musical Tribute
Ireland’sPoet-PatriotsisatributetoIreland’sstruggleforindependence,includingtheseminalmomentoftheProclamationoftheIrishRepublicof1916.Thetextsoftheconcertaredrawnfromthewritingsandpoemsof10ofIreland’smostrespectedpoetsandpatriots,fromEmmetandPearsetoLedwidgeandYeats.ThemusicisbothIrishtraditionalandoriginalcontemporaryclassicalmusiccomposedandadaptedbyRichardB.Evans.8.00p.m.GraceCathedral,1100CaliforniaSt.,SanFrancisco.
www.thepoetpatriots.com
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September 2015–June 2016
Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona
LibraryandCulturalCenterprogrammingwillexaminethecausesandaftermathoftheEasterRisingthroughguestlectures,bookdiscussions,amulti-mediapresentation,filmseries,andaworldclassexhibitprovidingavisualhistoryoftheRisinganditsroleinthedevelopmentofmodernIreland.
www.azirishlibrary.org/1916-
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October 2015–June 2016
Remembering the Easter Rising: Historical Context and Cultural Legacy Exhibition McClelland Irish Library, Phoenix, Arizona
Includesperiodpieces,books,rarepapersandphotos.SpecialthemesintheexhibitincludewomenintheRising,theAmericanconnectionandWorldWarI.TheMcClellandIrishLibrary,1106N.CentralAve,Phoenix,Arizona85004-1817.10.00a.m.–3.00p.m.Tuesdays,Thursdays,Fridays,Saturdays,and10.00a.m.–8.00p.m.Wednesday.
www.azirishlibrary.org/
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September 2015–April 2016
Remembering the Easter Rising: Historical Context and Cultural Legacy Book Discussions McClelland Irish Library, Phoenix, Arizona
Aspartofthe1916EasterRisingCommemoration,theBookDiscussionGroupwillfocusonthedecadestartingwiththe1913DublinStrikeandLockoutthroughthe1916EasterRisingtothecloseoftheCivilWarin1923.Selectedtextsincludenovels,plays,andpoetry.Ofthesevenwritersthatwillbediscussed,fourparticipatedintheeventsof1916andtheotherthreeexperiencedtheformativeyearsoftheIrishRepublic.January30:W.B.Yeats,SelectedpoetryandCathleenniHoulihanFebruary27:SeanO’Casey,ThePloughandtheStarsMarch26:LiamO’Flaherty,TheInformerApril30:FrankO’Connor,“GuestsoftheNation”(shortstory)Bookdiscussionswillbeheldfrom10:30AM–12:30p.m.intheMcClellandLibrary’sNortonRoom.
www.azirishlibrary.org/events/
book-discussion-group/
February 2, 2016
Remembering the Easter Rising: Lecture Series, McClelland Irish Library, Phoenix, Arizona
Dr.NicholasAllen’slecturewillfocusontheculturalimpactandlegacyoftheEasterRisinginliterature,theater,music,andnationbuilding.ThiswillincludethepertinentworksoffamousIrishauthorssuchasYeats,O’Flaherty,O’Caseyandothers,andwilloffersomehistoricalperspectiveontheRisingafter100years.TheMcClellandIrishLibrary,1106N.CentralAve,Phoenix,Arizona85004-1817.7.00p.m.
www.azirishlibrary.org/1916-
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Also on tour in the USA with Culture Ireland supportThefollowingeventsarepartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogrammeandwilltourtheUnitedStatesin2016.Furtherdetailswillbeavailableon:www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
Áille na hÁille–A Terrible Beauty
CharlieLennonandFriendspresentaperformanceofasuiteofmusiconthethemeofthe1916RisingandwillperformatSienaCollegeLoudonville,NewYorkcityandBostoninMarch2016.
Cahoots NI presents Egg
CahootsNIpresentsEgg,atheatrepieceforchildren,acrosstheUSincludingFlorida,SouthCarolina,NewJerseyandNewYorkfromFebruarytoJune2016.
www.cahootsni.com
Performance Art in Ireland: A History by Áine Phillips
ÁinePhillipspresents“PerformanceArtinIreland:AHistory”,alecturetourofmajoruniversitiesandartcollegesintheUnitedStatesinFebruary2016.
www.ainephillips.com
Preab Meadar
PreabMeadarisaprojectfeaturingtraditionalmusicinnovators,DaireÓBreacáinandLorcánMacMathúna,whichisinspiredbymetricaltechniquesofOldIrishPoetry.TheywilltourtheEastcoastoftheUS,fromWashingtontoBostoninMarch2016.
www.preabmdr.com
Twinsome Minds: Retelling 1916 by Richard Kearney and Sheila Gallagher
RichardKearneyandSheilaGallagherpresentTwinsomeMinds,amultimediaperformedlecturefeaturingstoriesandimagesof1916invenuesacrosstheUSfromJanuarytoMay2016.
April 30–May 8, 2016
Theatre Lovett presents The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly
PresentedbyoneofIreland’sleadingchildren’stheatercompanies,TheGirlwhoforgottosingbadlytellsataleoflove,lossadventureandcourage.WallisAnnenbergCenterforthePerformingArts,9390N.SantaMonicaBlvd,BeverlyHills,CaliforniaPartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.thewallis.org
www.theatrelovett.com
May 15–June 6, 2016
Americanitis Presents The Seagull and Other Birds presented by Pan Pan Theatre
TheSeagullandOtherBirdsisareimaginingofAntonChekhov’scomicmasterpiece.PanPanisthelongest-establishedcontemporarytheatercompanyinIreland.FortMasonCenterforArtsandCulture,SanFrancisco,aspartoftheSanFranciscoInternationalArtsFestival.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.panpantheatre.com
www.sfiaf.org
Spring 2016
University of California, Berkeley Conference on 1916
Conferencetomarktheanniversaryoftheeventsof1916ledbyUCBerkeley’sCelticStudiesProgram.
http://celtic.berkeley.edu/
November 9–December 18, 2016
The Beauty Queen of Leenane presented by Druid Theatre Company
TheBeautyQueenofLeenaneisa1996darkcomedybyIrishplaywrightMartinMcDonaghwhichissetinthemountainsofConnemara,CountyGalway.DruidisaworldclasstheatrecompanybasedintheWestofIrelandproducingandpresentingworkwithboldness,agilityandpassion.MarkTaperForum,135N.GrandAve.,LosAngeles.PartofCultureIreland’sIamIrelandprogramme.
www.cultureireland.ie/iamireland
www.druid.ie
www.centertheatregroup.org
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Hudson Valley Irish Fest
HudsonValleyIrishCenter,PeekskillRiverfrontGreenPark,Peekskill,featuringWordTentwithdiscussionabout1916.
www.hudsonvalleyirishfest.com
September–December 2015
Remembering the Easter Rising: Historical Context and Cultural Legacy Book Discussions
McClellandIrishLibrary,Phoenix,Arizona.Aspartofthe1916EasterRisingCommemoration,theBookDiscussionGroupfocusedonthedecadestartingwiththe1913DublinStrikeandLockoutthroughthe1916EasterRisingtothecloseoftheCivilWarin1923.September26:JamesPlunkett,StrumpetCityOctober31:JenniferJohnston,HowManyMilestoBabylon?December5:WalterMacken,TheScorchingWind
www.azirishlibrary.org/events/
book-discussion-group/
October 9–11, 2015
iBAM 100th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising
From9–11October,iBAM,theIrishBoorks,ArtandMusicFestivalattheIrishAmericanHeritageCenterinChicagocelebratedthecentenaryofthe
1916EasterRisingincludingaspecialconcertofstoryandsongfeaturingtheSignatoriesofthe1916proclamation,ascreeningofthefilmATerribleBeauty,andanexhibitiononJamesConnolly.Paneldiscussionsincluded“IrishandIrishAmericanWomenintheIrishIndependencemovement”and“ArtandPolitics:howpoliticalupheavalhasinspiredartistsimaginations”
http://ibamchicago.com/
October 15, 2015
Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, John Devoy and the Road to the Rising
ThelaunchesofShaneKenna’sJeremiahO’DonovanRossa;UnrepentantFenianandtheneweditionofTerryGolway’sJohnDevoyandAmerica’sFightforIrishFreedomtookplaceattheAmericanIrishHistoricalSociety.Co-sponsoredbytheAmericanIrishHistoricalSocietyandGlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
October 18, 2015
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Fundraiser
HostedbytheIrishAmericanSocietyofNassau,SuffolkandQueens.
www.irishamericansoc.com/
October 21, 2015
Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library, Phoenix Lecture Series
Dr.RobertK.O’NeilldeliveredalectureonthecausesandeventssurroundingtheEasterRisingof1916whichframedthehistoricalcontextoftheRisingandaddressedtheissuesandquestionsposedbytheproject.
www.azirishlibrary.org/1916-
commemoration-series/
October 29, 2015
Ernie O’Malley Lecture: Professor Francis M. Carroll on The United Irish League of America, 1910-1918: The Center Did Not Hold
GlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
October 31, 2015
Lecture by Vincent Begley on The New York Carmelites and Irish Independence
Co-sponsoredbytheNewYorkIrishHistoryRoundtableandGlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
Events in 2015
JustastheeventsoftheRisingweresetintrainlongbeforeEaster1916,sotoodidtheUSprogrammeofcommemorationsbegininadvanceof1January2016.Herearesomeofthehighlightsofthecommemorationsprogrammeof2015:
May 13, 2015
Launch of historical lecture series at the Consulate General of Ireland, New York
TheConsulatelaunchedahistoricallectureseriesinMay2015,inconjunctionwithNewYorkGAAandtheAncientOrderofHibernians.TheinaugurallecturewasdeliveredbyProfessorMaryDaly,PresidentoftheRoyalIrishAcademy.
www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/
newyork/
June 27–29, 2015
O’Donovan Rossa Commemoration
Overthecourseoftheweekendof27–29June2015,arangeofeventstookplacetocommemoratethelifeanddeathofJeremiahO’DonovanRossa.TheseincludedaGAAtournamentatGaelicParkintheBronx;acommunityand
culturalcelebrationinQueens;andamassandwreathlayingceremonyattheO’DonovanRossamemorialatSt.Peter’sChurchinStatenIsland.TheseeventswereledbytheCorkAssociationinNewYork,NewYorkGAA,theAncientOrderofHibernians(AOH)andtheLadiesAOH,withthesupportoftheConsulateGeneralofIrelandinNewYork.
http://odonovanrossacentenary.com/
August 14, 2015
Women in the Easter Rising of 1916
Dr.MargueriteHelmersfromtheUniversityofWisconsin,Oshkoshpresentedalectureon“WomenintheEasterRisingof1916”aspartofthe2015MilwaukeeIrishFest.
http://irishfest.com/Event/Irish-
Fest-2015/Helmers-Friday.html
September 17, 2015
An Evening of Traditional Music celebrating the Easter Rising
GlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
September 21, 2015
Irish Women Writers Symposium Women of 1916 Panel discussion
KellySullivan,IdeCarrollandLaurenArringtonspokeaboutfourfeaturedwritersinaprogramsponsoredbytheInstituteforIrishStudies,FordhamUniversity.
www.facebook.com/
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November 7, 2015
Annual Conference of the American Irish Teachers Association
AmericanIrishTeachersAssociationAnnualMeeting,includedthepresentationson“TeachingtheRising:ThreeLessonsthatLink1916withtheCoreCurriculum”,“TheEasterRising:ThePoetsRebellion”and“EasterMonday1916,amulti-mediareview”.
americanirishteachersassociation.
org/
November 7, 2015
Women of the Rising Lecture by Marilyn Madigan
On7November2015theLadiesAncientOrderofHiberniansNationalHistorianMarilynMadigandeliveredalectureonthetopicofthewomenoftheRisingatMarylandIrishFest.
http://irishfestival.com.s141542.
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November 12, 2015
Screening of Mise Eire
IntroductionbyProf.MaureenMurphy.HofstraUniversity.
http://events.hofstra.edu/
November 17–19, 2015
The Private View: Fairytales of Ireland 1916–2016
HowshouldtheIrishrevolutionberememberedtoday?Whycan’twetalkaboutthisstuffwithouthavinganargument?AndwhatdoesitmeantobeIrishanyway?ThesequestionswereexploredinthisprovocativenewmonologueaboutanEnglishSoldierwhoacceptedthesurrenderofPatrickPearseattheendoftheRisingbeforebecomingafamousactorinHollywood.AmericanIrishHistoricalSocietyandTheLittleMuseumofDublin.
http://aihs.org/event/the-private-
view-fairytales-of-ireland-1916-2016/
November 18, 2015
Her Exiled Children: Voices in America and the 1916 Easter Rising
DirectedbyGeorgeC.Heslin.TheSheenCenterforThoughtandCulture.SponsoredbyGlucksmanIrelandHouse,NYU.
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
November 18, 2015
Lecture by Prof. Declan Kiberd Miltarism or Modernism? Intellectual Origins of the Easter Rising, Dublin 1916
BostonCollege.
www.bc.edu/centers/irish.html
November 20, 2015
Irish in America: Immigration, Religion and Politics
FacultyfromtheUniversityofNotreDameandBostonCollegeexploredconnectionsbetweenIrelandandtheUnitedStates.BostonMarriott.
http://irishstudies.nd.edu/
December 10, 2015
Historical Lecture Series at the Consulate General of Ireland in New York: Prof. Richard Aldous on The Proclamation and Irish Independence
PresentedwiththesupportoftheNewYorkGAAandtheNewYorkAOH.ConsulateGeneralofIreland,NewYork
https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/
newyork/
December 14, 2016
Staged Reading of Cathleen Ni Houlihan, presented by Solas Nua
Description:AstagedreadingofCathleenNiHoulihanbyWilliamButlerYeatsandLadyGregory,followedbyadiscussionledbyGeorgeO’Brien,ProfessorEmeritus,GeorgetownUniversityandRexDaugherty,ArtisticDirector,SolasNuaTheater
www.solasnua.org/
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