After 50 years, Project Children Founder Denis Mulcahy Sees His Concept Being Celebrated For Its Peace-Making Effect

After 50 years, Project Children Founder Denis Mulcahy Sees His Concept Being Celebrated For Its Peace-Making Effect

world full of turmoil over various factions, ethnic and religious communities, the story of Project Children is a ray of light and hope to counter all the negativity. Founded in 1975 by Denis and Pat Mulcahy, the charity has worked to bring Irish children to live with host families for a six-week summer respite from the everyday violence and strife...
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Signifying the Fall Art Season, The Armory Show 2025 Arrives at the Javits Center

Signifying the Fall Art Season, The Armory Show 2025 Arrives at the Javits Center

Preview by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor The Armory ShowSeptember 5- 7, 2025Javits Center429 11th AvenueNew York, NY 10001 One of New York’s great art shows, The Armory Show, returns to the Javits Center September 5th to the 7th. The Armory...
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Conor McPherson’s Classic Play “The Weir” Starts Out as Simple Escapism but Turns Out to be Much More

Conor McPherson’s Classic Play “The Weir” Starts Out as Simple Escapism but Turns Out to be Much More

 
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Bio-pix, Classic Directors, New Filmmakers and Much More at the 63rd New York Film Festival This Fall

Bio-pix, Classic Directors, New Filmmakers and Much More at the 63rd New York Film Festival This Fall

Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” Preview by Brad Balfour 63rd Edition of The New York Film FestivalSeptember 26 – October 13, 2025Lincoln Center and Other Venues in NYC Lincoln Center’s massi...
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In “Weapons,” Actor Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero — Making Such a Turn is a Skill He’s Demonstrated in His Many Movies

In “Weapons,” Actor Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero — Making Such a Turn is a Skill He’s Demonstrated in His Many Movies

olin may not be the most intense guy in the room, but he makes even the most intense parts he's played seem like something that comes to him naturally. It’s like second nature to him or so it seems.
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Master Guitarist Gary Lucas Will be Going to Dublin as a Mentor to Young Musicians for The International Songwriting Retreat

Master Guitarist Gary Lucas Will be Going to Dublin as a Mentor to Young Musicians for The International Songwriting Retreat

Gods & Monsters Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour When master musician Gary Lucas posted that he was invited to Ireland to be a mentor for serious musicians attending the International Songwriting Retreat, I had to look into the situation. The...
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The Coronas’ Danny O’Reilly Expounds on The Band’s Freedom of Thought and Sound

The Coronas’ Danny O’Reilly Expounds on The Band’s Freedom of Thought and Sound

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour While the Bowery Ballroom isn’t the biggest venue in Manhattan, it’s substantial enough for Coronas’ lead singer/songwriter Danny O’Reilly to take advantage of the space to truly showcase his performance skills. And he...
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With Their Legacy in Play, The Saw Doctors Fulfills Audience Expectations at New York’s Summerstage and More

With Their Legacy in Play, The Saw Doctors Fulfills Audience Expectations at New York’s Summerstage and More

Photo: Brad Balfour Review by Brad Balfour The Saw DoctorsSaturday July 26th, 20256 –10 pmSummerstageCentral Park On a recent Saturday night, one of Ireland’s biggest rock bands, The Saw Doctors, returned to New York to perform before a capacity ...
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“Star Wars” Creator George Lucas Debuts at San Diego Comic-Con to Announce His Museum and Raises Questions of “What’s it All About Anyhow…”

“Star Wars” Creator George Lucas Debuts at San Diego Comic-Con to Announce His Museum and Raises Questions of “What’s it All About Anyhow…”

Photo: Brad Balfour Report by Brad Balfour It’s hard to believe it but legendary director George Lucas — the mastermind who created the “Star Wars” saga had never appeared at San Diego Comic Con (last weekend, July 24-27) until this...
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Veteran Director Alison Ellwood Makes The Doc “Boy George And Culture Club” And Reveals Much About the ’80s Hitmakers

Veteran Director Alison Ellwood Makes The Doc “Boy George And Culture Club” And Reveals Much About the ’80s Hitmakers

Among those seen, “Boy George & Culture Club” made a particularly lasting impression. The film details the new wave pop group's meteoric rise and fall in the 1980s.
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