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'The Gospel of John' for Sheen Center
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'The Gospel of John' for Sheen Center
Ken Jennings. Ken Jennings will perform “The Gospel of John” at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, beginning officially on Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. an...
That wonderful trad time of year
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That wonderful trad time of year
Cherish the Ladies. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Finally, it’s December, the month where Christmas music finally becomes appropriate! And wi...
Faha was a place of escape
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Faha was a place of escape
Niall Williams's latest novel “This is Happiness” is published in the U.S. this week. PHOTO BY JOHN KELLY Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “...
Food & drink on Salon menu
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Food & drink on Salon menu
Maria Deasy and Jack DiMonte. Salon Diary / By Karen Daly The late November IAW&A Salon at the Cell co-hosted by Nancy Oda and Kathleen Walsh D’Arc...
Last call for Farrell’s Houlihan
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Last call for Farrell’s Houlihan
Jimmy Houlihan, left, who has retired from bartending, pictured with Pat Fenton in 2016 beside a mural of Farrell’s Bar, Brooklyn. The mural by Mil...
NYU, UL forge music alliance
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NYU, UL forge music alliance
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, second from left, and Mick Moloney, second from right, were among those posing for pictures at the memorandum of underst...
From the panto to Hollywood
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From the panto to Hollywood
Sarah-Kate Fenelon. By Peter McDermott During the summer, the Irish Echo asked County Wicklow native Sarah-Kate Fenelon to write about her life in ...
The air in Clare
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The air in Clare
When they relocated to the West Clare house her grandfather had been born in, Chris Williams and her novelist husband Niall Williams’s new friend M...
Ready, Set, Cook: Part II
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Ready, Set, Cook: Part II
Fruitcake with icing ANNAPUSTYNNIKOVA| | DREAMSTIME.COM Holiday Countdown | By Margaret M. Johnson No other culinary tradition seems to divide the ...
Giving life experience its due
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Giving life experience its due
Anne Griffin’s debut novel is “When All Is Said.” PHOTO BY JOHN BOYNE By Peter McDermott Louise Aronson, geriatrician and professor of medicine at ...
From Brahmin to bohemian
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From Brahmin to bohemian
Peter Johnson said his narrative is concerned in part with "'burying' what Henry James called 'ghosts of a dead society.'" Page Turner / Edited by ...
‘Flute & Fiddle' is beautiful stuff
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‘Flute & Fiddle' is beautiful stuff
Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, left, and Paddy Tutty. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely This week I’ve been listening to “Flute & Fiddle,” an absolutely l...


 



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