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Happy New Year to all our readers from all over the world! We are so proud to tell you we had the best year ever and we hope 2019 will be even better thanks again to you, our readers and sponsors. <\/p>\nHappy New Year to all our readers from all over the world! We are so proud to tell you we had the best year ever and we hope 2019 will be even better thanks again to you, our readers and sponsors. <\/p>\n
Just remember that in 2019 every one should reach out to your family and friends and tell them how happy you are to be part of their life as it is so short and always have a laugh as believe me it feels good when you do.<\/p>\n
No, I am not getting sentimental I am just saying it\u2019s nice to be nice, so go on and do it. Pick up the phone and tell them how happy you are to know them; it will do you good. <\/p>\n
Yes 2019 is getting off to a great start and we are all excited about it as well as the 11th Annual Origin\u2019s 1st Irish Theatre Festival<\/strong> which is settling in to a new January time slot.<\/p>\n Events and Productions from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Belfast, Derry and New York can be seen as part of the festival in venues all across the City from January 9th to the 28th. <\/p>\n The 2019 Origin\u2019s 1st\u00a0Irish Theatre Festival, New York\u2019s\u00a0all-Irish theatre festival and the world\u2019s only festival devoted exclusively to producing the plays of contemporary Irish playwrights from around the world, will feature a total of 17 events, including six mainstage productions from Belfast, Derry, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Queens and Manhattan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Among the productions,\u00a0five are US premieres; one is a world premiere. Fifteen contemporary Irish writers are represented with work in performance.<\/p>\n Origin\u2019s 1st\u00a0Irish 2019 takes place in a number of distinguished venues across New York City, including the 59E59 Theaters<\/strong> (two theaters), the cell<\/strong>, the American Irish Historical Society<\/strong>, Scandinavia House<\/strong>, The NY Irish Center<\/strong>, The Playroom<\/strong>, A.R.T. New York<\/strong>, The Irish Consulate<\/strong>, the Irish Arts Center<\/strong>, and NYU\u2019s Glucksman Ireland House<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Produced by Origin Theatre Company, now in its 16th\u00a0season,\u00a0Origin\u2019s 1st\u00a0Irish is a highly curated festival that mixes brand new and recently acclaimed productions and special projects from both sides of the Atlantic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Since its founding in 2007, the Festival has been recognized for its focused size, and emphasis on audience engagement through mainstage productions, parties, panels and workshops.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Its Next Generation<\/strong> and Breaking Ground<\/strong> series have proven to be a launch-pad for new projects developed collaboratively by artists from different cities, that have gone on to further success and acclaim.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n In 2015 The NY Times called Origin\u2019s 1st\u00a0Irish \u201can important event that offers New York theatergoers the chance to see fascinating new work.\u201d<\/p>\n A competitive festival, this year\u2019s Origin\u2019s 1st\u00a0Irish culminates in a Closing Night Ceremony on Monday January 28, staged at Rosie O\u2019Grady\u2019s Manhattan Club<\/strong> (800 Seventh Avenue) in the heart of Times Square.\u00a0\u00a0There the Best of Festival Awards, chosen by the festival\u2019s blue-ribbon panel of judges (whose names will be announced soon), will be handed out.<\/p>\n