Posts Tagged ‘Irish Author’
Cúchulainn: an imperishable reservoir of inspiration
Join us for a lecture by Réamonn Ó Ciaráin, foremost expert on the legendary Irish hero Cúchulainn. He’ll be speaking on Cúchulainn as a source of inspiration. Réamonn will be…
More >Irish Language Weekend/Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeilge
The 3rd annual Irish Language Weekend/Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeilge will take place in Celtic Junction Arts Center from 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 to Sunday, April 14 during the first weekend…
More >“On Beckett” at the Guthrie Theater
THE GUTHRIE THEATER PRESENTS AN IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION PRODUCED BY OCTOPUS THEATRICALS A one-man tribute to a literary legend Tony Award-winning actor and master clown Bill Irwin has spent…
More >The Irish Beckett Seminar
This hybrid slideshow and talk will discuss the Irish roots of the celebrated author, French resident and master of the theatre of the Absurd, Samuel Beckett, who won the Nobel…
More >Book Discussion: James Plunkett’s “Strumpet City”
Join Steve Griffith for a three-night discussion of James Plunkett’s 1969 masterpiece, Strumpet City. Although a work of fiction, the story is based on the real-life Dublin worker’s lockout of 1913.…
More >Reading with Jessica Traynor- Winner of the 27th O’Shaughnessy Poetry Award
The Center for Irish Studies and College of Arts and Sciences announced Jessica Traynor as the recipient of the 27th Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. The only prize of its type in…
More >The Quiet Girl/ An Caílin Ciúin: A screening at CJAC
We are hosting a showing of the OSCAR NOMINATED Irish Language film, The Quiet Girl (An Caílin Ciúin), written/directed by Colm Bairéad! Come and watch this film with friends both old and…
More >The Humours of Bandon
The Humours of Bandon is a one woman show about a 16-year-old Irish Dancer from Dublin who we meet her on the eve of the biggest competition of her life.
More >Seamus Heaney and His Contemporaries
Sign up for this free Zoom webinar on the poet Seamus Heaney. Presented in partnership with the University of St. Thomas.
More >“The Importance of Being Earnest” Matinee
Spill the tea with Out of The Mist Celtic Theatre as they take on Oscar Wilde’s witty and romantic comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The play delves into the seriousness, or lack thereof, of institutions and marriage while resulting in a satirical sense of humor towards Victorian society.
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