First up is the IBO April Evening Meeting with guest speaker Roger Clark, NY1 reporter and musician which will be held on Wednesday, April 10th at The Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue in New York City). Networking starts at 6,30 pm and the meeting starts at 7.15 pm.
Roger Clark is not just the NY1 reporter up for any story, he’s an accomplished drummer and lifelong punk rock enthusiast. Born in the Bronx and moving to Staten Island, then Queens when he was young, the current Manhattan resident counts Brooklyn as the only borough he has yet to reside in. If he does move to Brooklyn, the mayor will owe him free New York pizza for life.
Hmm.. this man reminds me of who? Yes, myself, been there, done that only only Rock and Roll. Ah, I had to get that in as I am looking forward to hearing what Roger has to say.
Starting at NY1 in 2001, Roger counts his role here as a dream come true. Ever since he was young, he’s wanted to be a reporter for his hometown, and now he’s doing it! Whether he’s dressed as a cannoli on Mulberry Street, or reporting from one of the city’s many parades, Roger is always game for a challenge.
When he’s not in the office, you can find Roger playing softball for his local league, playing drums in his band, or hanging out with his wife and son. It’s a busy life, but Roger wouldn’t have it any other way!
The Irish Repertory Theatre has The Plough and the Stars upcoming on The Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage. Written by Sean O’Casey and directed by Charlotte Moore, with Úna Clancy, Terry Donnelly, Rory Duffy, Meg Hennessy, John Keating, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Ed Malone, Michael Mellamphy, Clare O’Malley, Adam Petherbridge, Maryann Plunkett, James Russell, Harry Smith, and Sarah Street, this is a play that should not be missed!
I have been talking about the Sean O’Casey Trilogy for a few weeks now and I keep tell our readers not to miss anyone of them.
This play will be performed from April 20th till May 25th and guess what, here is the best part, you can buy 24 tickets for only $24 each. These are available now for all preview performances from April 20th to April 28th, so hurry up and buy your tickets now before they are all gone!
The story goes like this: Pretty young newlywed Nora Clitheroe is the talk of her tenement as she tirelessly works to lift her family out of their impoverished circumstances.
She tries to keep her husband Jack from the revolutionary fervor sweeping through Dublin. But Jack becomes a Commandant in the Irish Citizen Army, and when the Easter Rising of 1916 begins, he leaves a pregnant Nora to help lead the fight.
The disparate, quarrelsome tenement residents are forced to shelter together as urban warfare makes their home nearly as treacherous as the streets.
Passions and ideals rise and converge, but in the end, loss and devastation triumph over the promise of a new Ireland.
You can get tickets from The Irish Rep’s Box Office at 132 West 22nd Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), by calling (212) 727-2737 or online at Irishrep.org.
On April 15th The 6th Annual Broadway for Self Help Africa event will bring together some of Broadway’s biggest stars for a night of song and celebration benefiting Self Help Africa at The Cutting Room (44 East 32nd Street ) in New York City.
Broadway for Self Help Africa will feature musical direction by Will Van Dyke (Pretty Woman, Kinky Boots, The Addams Family, Wicked).
Doors open at 6 pm with the concert beginning at 7 pm. All proceeds from the benefit will go directly to Self Help Africa, a non-profit with a pro-profit approach to rural Africa.
Through nurturing entrepreneurship and providing economic opportunities, Self Help Africa helps to lift some of the poorest communities out of poverty.
Over 30 years, the organization has provided millions of people with the opportunity to make a sustainable income through their own initiatives: A help up, not a hand-out. For more information on Self Help Africa, please visit selfhelpafrica.org.
This is another event well worth supporting as Self Help Africa are one of the finest charities out there.
The Stonewall 50 screening of Taking A Chance On God by Brendan Fay will take place on May 2nd from 7pm at 208 West 13th Street in New York City. Presented by Dignity NY, the film is a story of pioneer priest John McNeill and of a movement for dialogue and embrace of the LGBT community in the Catholic Church.
A POW in Nazi Germany, Vietnam peace promoter and leading gay rights advocate this powerful documentary, tells McNeill’s inspiring story of faith, love and perseverance in the face of oppression and rejection.
McNeill, co-founder of the LGBT Catholic group Dignity NY, author of the revolutionary “The Church and the Homosexual,” and leader in the gay community during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, refuses to let his voice be silenced despite being expelled from the Jesuits after forty years of service.
Get your tickets at eventbrite.com/e/taking-a-chance-on-god-tickets-56824160594#tickets.
I hope to see you all again next week when I am Out&About again.