Well, I was almost right as I think we’ve got that snow out of here now after Tuesday’s “big snowstorm” that was not anticipated to be that bad.
The good news is that Saint Patrick’s Day is looking like it’ll be a nice day and, as I said before, we will have some sun. So are you ready for the big day?
Well I am, and it promises to be one of the biggest and best New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parades ever and, yes, I will be there.
It’s a very exciting time to be Irish or Irish American with so much going on and I am going to mention a few of those event right now and of course I will do my best to get to a few of them.
The County Tipperary N. & B. Association of New York, Inc. will hold their 144th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Banquet on Saturday 14 April at The Riverview (1 Warburton Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson)
Their cocktail hour starts at 7 pm with dinner and dancing from 8 pm to midnight.
Tipp’s Guest of Honor is Margaret Purcell-Roddy from Woodlawn/Yonkers, NY and Gortnahoe, Co. Tipperary and music will be provided by the Tommy Flynn Band.
The Kildare Association of New York’s Annual Dinner Dance is on the following weekend, Saturday 21 April at Fairways at Dunwoodie (1 Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers)
The cocktail hour starts at 7:30 pm with a hot buffet, dessert and dancing from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am.
Their Guest of Honor is Catherine Gallagher Marion Rehill and music will be from the Guss Hayes Band.
County Waterford S.P.& B. Association of New York and the Waterford Hurling Club of New York will hold their Annual St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance this Sunday at Fairways at Dunwoodie (1 Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers). The cocktail hour begins at 5 pm with dinner and dancing following at 6 pm and running through to 10 pm.
Waterford’s Guest of Honor and Paddy Power Clubman of the Year is none other than Richie Hartnett. Music for the evening will be provided by Tara Gold.
Don’t miss out also on the Roscommon Solstice Choir performance – they’re an amateur choir, with a BIG heart who’re singing for the community, by the community on Wednesday 14 March at 8pm in the Irish American Center of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens (297 Willis Avenue, Mineola). The Emcee for the evening is none other than Eileen Cronin who is well known for her Long Ireland Show on Radio Hofstra University.
Admission is $25 for Adults, $20 for Seniors and children under 12 years old can enter free of charge. This event is brought to you in association with the County Roscommon Society of New York, Inc.
The Irish Repertory have had hit after hit and that shows they know what they are doing and booking great shows.
I have to hand it to Charlotte and Ciaran the directors and producers of The Irish Repertory are masters on what they have acheived and I have to congratulate them for all the success that they deserve.
They’ve another show that features three small Irish masterpieces that will play in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre.
The Pot of Broth, by William Butler Yeats in collaboration with Lady Gregory (1903), The Rising of the Moon, by Lady Gregory (1907) and Riders to the Sea, by John Millington Synge (1904). Directed by Charlotte Moore the performances have been extended through April 22 due to high demand from their audience and members.
A simple policeman looks into his heart and turns himself into a wide-eyed folk hero. A hungry trickster makes a hearty meal of a stone and a song.
A poignant tale is told of a solitary man washed up by the sea on the faraway coast of Donegal. This is the stuff of which great drama can be wrought.
A one-act play can achieve a kind of greatness. If that one-act play is written by John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, or William Butler Yeats, surely it has a head start in that direction.
With their romantic views of the past, and their wondrous sets of laws and techniques, these three plays, lovingly presented, full of politics, wild humor, unique displays of language, and finally, deep tragedy, come as close as can be to masterworks.
For tickets visit IrishRep.org or their box office at 132 West 22nd Street.
Now the next time you will hear from me will be after what promises to be a great festive season so until then…