 Fresh-faced talent & blossoming artistry at scholarships salon
  Fresh-faced talent & blossoming artistry at scholarships salon
    A special Irish American Writers & Artists youth/student salon convened on Sept.19 at Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St., featuring the awarding of th...
  
    September 26, 2025
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       Friends gather for a spring salon
  Friends gather for a spring salon
    A beautiful spring night brought out some of the usual suspects and a few new friends to enjoy the ambience of the Ellington restaurant on 105th & ...
  
    May 09, 2025
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       A joyful Ellington farewell
  A joyful Ellington farewell
    If the Ellington Restaurant had rafters, they’d have been ringing as Irish American Writers & Artists bid farewell to their late President, Brendan...
  
    April 08, 2025
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       A Salon send-off for Jay
  A Salon send-off for Jay
    True to the Irish tradition of happy wakes, the Irish American Writers & Artists Salon on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Ellington restaurant on 105th & ...
  
    March 06, 2024
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       Salon kicks off 2023 at Elllington
  Salon kicks off 2023 at Elllington 
    Gordon Gilbert, poet, playwright and frequent host of the salons, launched the first of 2023 at the Ellington restaurant, corner of 105th & Broadwa...
  
    February 02, 2023
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       Tall tales & true, plus rousing music
  Tall tales & true, plus rousing music
    Gathering once again at their new venue, the Ellington, corner of 105th St & B’way, Irish American Writers & Artists drew a happy and responsive cr...
  
    June 13, 2022
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       Jubilant return for in-person Salon
  Jubilant return for in-person Salon
    Spirits were as high as the ceilings in the glassed-in back room of the elegant Ellington restaurant, on West 105th Street, as it filled up with jo...
  
    March 23, 2022
    by Maureen Hossbacher
  
 
    
       Factual, fictional, personal & musical
  Factual, fictional, personal & musical
    Taking advantage once again of the virtual format imposed by the ongoing pandemic, this Aug. 24 salon was ably hosted by Lori Cassels, a California...
  
    September 17, 2021
    by Maureen Hossbacher