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BRILLIANT LINEUP ON TAP for ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' "SHOWCASE AT THE CELL" 8/26

Why attend an Artists Without Walls’ Showcase? Here’s what poet Connie Roberts said about a recent event. “It was a thrilling, life affirming night—life-affirming in the sense that an Artist Without Walls’ showcase highlights beautifully, often spectacularly, our shared humanity. In our fast-paced, rat-race lives, it is easy to feel disconnected from the world, from our fellow man/woman. But then you have a space like AWoW has created, where people bring their stories and share them—their hurts, betrayals and joys—in various mediums, with a bunch of other folks, who have their own stories. It’s as if by magic, the whole room experiences a sense of connectedness, real-time affirmation that we’re all part of a rich and complex tapestry.”

We have a great line up planned including Mark Donnelly who will perform the opening monologue from his new play No Dead End. Set in Los Angeles in the late 1980s, No Dead End explores the blurring of movie fantasies and reality through the friendship of a film librarian and an aging actor. Mark writes plays, poetry, short stories and nonfiction. Mark holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College and is an adjunct English professor at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights.

Honor Finnegan is a Kerrville New Folk Song Contest Winner, and an accomplished vocalist. She will be sharing a couple of her songs, and covering one by Christine Lavin. Aviv Roth will accompany her on guitar. She will be peddling CDs so bring your spare change.

Renata Hinrichs, a Cannes Film Festival and Obie award winning actress, will present a section of Random Acts, a solo piece she wrote about growing up on the South Side of Chicago in the late 60s. Her father, a young Lutheran minister, wants to change the world, and her mother just wants to be the perfect pastor’s wife. Renata is performing in the United Solo Festival on Theater Row, Sunday, Oct 12th at 2 pm.

Singer/songwriter Warren Malone loves to sing, write songs and play guitar. “I love traditional folk music as much as I love a great pop song. The first record I ever put on was a Hank Williams’ record when I was four years old. As a kid I loved Elvis.” Joining Warren on the piano for some old time rock ‘n’roll will be his son Gibson Malone. If you haven’t heard these two play together you’re in for a treat.

Nicholas Garr has appeared in film, TV and Broadway. “Lobsterman” is an excerpt from his solo play, Paper Tigers. Nick appeared at a Showcase earlier in the year and meshed his great physicality and comedic skills with piped in sounds as diverse as spraying mouthwash, bullets flying through the air and screams to create an intense piece of theater.

Martin Kleinman, a native New Yorker, who was born and raised in The Bronx, returned in 2010, after living in Manhattan, Jackson Heights and, for 25 years, in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Over the years, he has written a novel, screenplays and a recently published collection of New York-centric short fiction. Martin will read a short section from that collection, from the story called “Home Front.”

The Cell's Artistic Director, Kira Simring and Steven Simring — **The Cell’s Artistic Director, Kira Simring and Steven Simring**

Steve Simring is a forensic psychiatrist with more than a passing interest in theater. In his quest to understand his long deceased mother, he has attempted to channel her and explore her long and problematic marriage to his father. He’ll be doing just that on stage this Tuesday.

And maybe a short film and an additional song or two. So join us Tuesday, August 26, 7pm for a great night of entertainment and conviviality at The Cell Theatre, 338 W23rd St., NYC. See you there.

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS AROUND TOWN: WEEK OF 5/25

Singer/songwriter Martina Fiserova will be performing at the Way Station at the Way Station, 683 Washington Ave between Prospect and St Marks, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn 11238 on May 26th, Monday, at 8pm. Suggested donation for all shows is 5$

Artists Without Walls presents its “Showcase at The Cell” on Tuesday, May 27, 7pm at The Cell Theatre, 338 W23rd St., NYC.

Martina Fiserova will also be appearing at The Path Cafe on May 31st, Saturday, at 9pm, 131 Christopher Street, West Village. No cover

Russian-American pianist and singer Sasha Papernik will be at Joe’s Pub on Sunday, June 1, 9pm. Sasha will be joined by Brazilian-American singer Nanny Assis, and African-American husband and wife duo Puma Sojola and Andrea Jones Sojola and will be bringing selections from their spring concert for Carnegie Hall’s popular series, Musical Explorers. Together they sing songs from three vibrant cultures of New York City. Join them for an exciting journey through different cultures coming together in music. Click here for a link to the event

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DEBORAH MONLUX and the JALOPY MUSIC THEATRE PRESENT the 4th ANNUAL BAYOU ‘N BROOKLYN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Looking for some great Cajun music? Come to Brooklyn, New York – May 9, 10, 11, 2014 , where the Jalopy Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of the legendary Cajun-Creole-Zydeco Festival in Brooklyn this spring. The fourth installment of the festival brings together an amazing line-up of Louisiana musicians, and Grammy award winners Wilson Savoy, and Joel Savoy to perform alongside local New York talent for three full days of music, dance, workshops and community jam sessions in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Joining forces are bands: L’il Mo & The Monicats, Church Point Riot, Emily Duff Band, Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco, Empty Bottle Ramblers, Krewe de la Rue, Catahoula Cajun Band.

The celebration kicks off with a pre-show on Thursday night, May 8 at 9pm featuring Zydeco legend Preston Frank, and continues until midnight, on Sunday May 11. The festival takes place at Jalopy Music Theatre (315 Columbia Street, Between Hamilton & Woodhull, Brooklyn, NY 11231) and admission is $20 Friday, $30 Saturday, and $20 Sunday. You can also treat yourself to a 3-day Weekend Pass for just $50, and participate in MusicWorkshops for $25. To buy tickets, go to: http://jalopy.biz/

Artists Without Wall’s member Deborah Monlux founded Bayou ‘n Brooklyn in 2011, paving the way for cultural exchange through music, art, dance and folklore. She was first inspired by the music of renowned Cajun fiddler David Greely in 2010 and bridged the geographic gap by startingvideo-conference lessons with him shortly after. Deborah often travels to Louisiana to participate in festivals and workshops, and soak up the Louisiana-born music and culture. She has played a prominent role in promoting the introduction of Cajun, Creole and Zydeco music and culture to a Brooklyn, NY audience by producing performances and jam sessions at venues that include Galapagos Arts, the Atlantic Antic and Flatbush Frolic. She also manages and plays fiddle in the Catahoula Cajun Band, a New York-based Cajun dance band.

Jesse Lége, a world-renowned Louisiana accordion player and vocalist, who will be appearing on the MainStage on both Saturday and Sunday, is a strong supporter of the festival and a luminary for many musicians who are passionate about this special form of American Roots music. Jesse hails from Gueydan, Louisiana and has an impressive track record of more than 40 years of performances, including appearances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Chicago Folk Festival. He is also a winner of numerous Cajun French Music Association awards, and was inducted into the Cajun Hall of Fame in 2013, and toured China with Joel Savoy.

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS "ON THE TOWN" WEEK of APRIL 27, 2014

Today, Sunday, April 27th, 1:20-2pm, jazz singer Antoinette Montague will be at the Duke Ellington Statue on 105th and Fifth Ave, NYC . Duke Ellington Center For the Arts.

Celebrate Poetry Month by attending a free poetry reading with Angela Alaimo O’Donnell. Her most recent book of poems, “Waking My Mother” is a collection of elegies focused on the relationships between mothers and daughters. Her previous book, “Saint Sinatra & Other Poems” was nominated for the Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Imaginative Writing. The event is sponsored by Poets @ St. Paul’s, a writing collective that gathers monthly at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle to read, discuss and learn more about the art and craft of poetry. All are welcome to this reading which begins at 7pm on Monday, April 28^th at 405 W 59^th Street, the parish center.

Artists Without Walls' "Rise Up Singing" — **Artists Without Walls’ “Rise Up Singing”**

Experience a wonderful collection of actors and musicians on Thursday, May 1, 7pm, at Lehman College, 250 West Bedford Park Blvd, Bronx, NY, as they perform in an Artists Without Walls’ production, “Rise Up Singing.” The show, a multimedia presentation, explores the problems confronted by women and children in the workforce, past and present, through the use of song, live theater and film. This a free event. Reception to follow.

Saturday evening, May 3rd at 6pm, Bob Arcaro will be hosting “Bob’s Night” a wine and cheese reception in the lobby or at a nearby venue before the stage presentation of Cherry Smoke at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St., NYC. The show is currently running and will run through May 18th. Tickets are $25 but there is a special 20% discount for Artists Without Walls’ members. Click here or call 212-868-4444 and mention code BOB! For more information about CHERRY SMOKE, please click here

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS "ON THE TOWN" WEEK of 4/20/14

“Artists Without Walls’ Showcase at The Cell Theatre,” Tuesday, April 22 7pm at The Cell Theatre. 338 W 23rd St, NYC.

Join Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, along with a group of contemporary poets, for a poetry reading and book launch of a new anthology of poems, St. Peter’s B-List : Contemporary Poems Inspired by the Saints, published by Ave Maria Press. This event, sponsored by The Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, will begin on Thursday, April 24th at 6PM in the Atrium at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus (2nd floor Plaza Level of Lowenstein) located at 60th St. and Columbus Avenue in NYC.

Fiddler Deni Bonet will be performing with Michael Brunnoc @ Woodhaven House, 63-98 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, NY 11374 (United States) – Map 718-8945400 10:30 PM for 2 sets with a 4 piece band.

“Artists Without Walls’ Multicultural Showcase at the New York Irish Center,” Saturday night, April 26 at 7:30pm. Come hear Jack O’Connell, Koro Koroye, Niamh Hyland, Annette Homann, Antoinette Montague, Michael Brunnock and John Duddy. 1040 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, Queens. Tickets $22. Artists Without Walls’members $15.

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS "ON THE TOWN" TODAY, SUNDAY, 3/30

Artists Without Walls’ member Jenai Huff will be doing a live performance/interview on 90.3 fm WMSC. The show is ‘Radio Nowhere’ and runs from 7-10pm. Jenai will be on about 8pm for 45 min to an hour. It can also be listened to online at http://wmscradio.com./

Bernadette Fee, well-known New York fiddler leads at seisiun at Cannon’s Blackthorn, 49 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11570-4604, today, 1-4pm.

Charles R. Hale will be presenting Breathing of an Ancestors Space and Time, a video and spoken presentation, which focuses on the importance of taking the time to find one’s family story. A simple question–Where is your baby sister buried?–sent Charles on a journey of self reflection and discovery. Today, 3pm at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY.

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS at THE CELL 3/26: CHECK OUT THIS LINEUP!

Looking for a great NYC experience? Join Artists Without Walls for its monthly Showcase at The Cell, Wednesday, 3/26 at 7pm.

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Billy Barrett will begin the evening reading an excerpt called “Candygate” from his nearly completed memoir Highway Star. Billy likes to open shows with a flair or as he says, “I’m kind of thinking my image is moving towards a Morrison in the millenium vibe, Charles.” Expect a big musical intro.

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Connie Roberts, in collaboration with the uilleann piper/tin whistle player Jerry O’Sullivan and singer Niamh Hyland, will read a few of her poems on the tragic fate of two Irish emigrants—former inmates of Irish orphanages—in New York and London. Jerry O’Sullivan has been widely hailed as America’s premier uilleann piper. He is also widely recorded on the tin whistle, the low whistle, the Highland Pipes and the Scottish smallpipes. Niamh, an Artists Without Walls’ cofounder, will be performing the labor classic, “Joe Hill,” which Connie has reworked.

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Brendan Connellan and Alessia Sushko, who recently starred in Brendan’s DEATH, PLEASE! and Miguel Vias will be performing a staged reading of a short play written by Brendan called GASH. This will, no doubt, be a witty romp.

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Singer/Warren Malone will be making his first appearance at an AWoW Showcase on Wed. Here’s what one reviewer said about Warren: “He has created an absolutely amazing album. ‘And The Ants Ate The Bee’ never sounds the same twice/absolutelyspellbinding/each listen feels fresh and different/The album is like a audio kaleidoscope/And then there’s that voice…an entirely unique instrument that sounds like a slightly androgynous soul singer/this album deserves repeated spins.”

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We’re pleased to announce that Irish comedian Maeve Higgins will be joining us. Here are a few reviews of Maeve’s work. “Maeve Higgins is rarer than a blessing of unicorns … she is original and relatively calm, her observations are pithy, her wit delicate, her persona oddly alluring and deftly honest.” The Irish Times, 2010 “Throughout the whole hour, the room is filled with laughter at Maeve’s risqué and highly intelligent act.” The Irish Independent. Maeve will be telling a story about a school of malevolent dolphins she came across in Rotorua, New Zealand.

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Singer/songwriter Salina Sias, who performed at AWoW’s first Showcase last year, will be back previewing songs from her new album “New Day Coming,” which will have its official release day later in 2014. We’ve previewed a few of the songs and the listeners are in for a treat. Joining Salina will be cellist Noah Hoffeld.

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Kate McLeod will be reading a personal essay that taps into a few memories about her last summer at a camp she attended where, as she see it, she was a “misfit.” Kate wrote the piece because she believes that it is the smallest moments in life that carve the deepest gauges in our souls and create who we become. “It’s not the big events; it’s the passing comment, the little moments,” she said.

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Rounding out the evening’s lineup will be fiddler Bernadette Fee. Bernadette is a well-known New York fiddler, music teacher and Champion Irish Step Dancer. She is a veteran performer who is very active in the traditional music circles. She has performed at numerous festivals and enjoys bringing the love she has for the music to the stage. Bernadette will be joined by guitarist Pat Coyne.

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Charles R. Hale will emcee AWoW’s Showcase at The Cell Theater, which is located at 338 West 23rd Street in NYC. Hope to see you there.

"ON THE TOWN" with ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' FRIENDS and MEMBERS: WEEK of 3/23/2014

The Antoinette Montague Quartet with Bobby Sanabria, drums and vocals, Danny Mixon, piano and Lisle Atkinson bass, are appearing today, Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 11am and 1pm at Dorthaan’s Place – Sunday Brunch. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102 973-642-8989Purchase Tickets at www.njpac.org UPDATE: As of Sunday, 8:20am, there are 1o seats remaining for the 11am show and the 1pm show is sold out.

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Artists Without Walls Showcase at The Cell Theatre, 338 W 23rd St., NYC, Wednesday, March 26, 7pm.

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Nadia P Mansoor stars in Burq Off!, an autobiographical one-woman show written and performed by Nadia beginning on March 27, 8pm for four nights, Wednesday through Saturday, at Walker Space, 46 Walker Space, NYC. Click here for tickets

Tara O’Grady, presented by Artists Without Walls, at Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen Street, NYC. March 28, 8pm. Doors open at 7:30. For tickets to Tara at Rockwood: event http://www.ticketfly.com/event/478055

CROSSING IRELAND: "HOMAGE to ST. SEAMUS" by ANGELA ALAIMO O'DONNELL

The ninth of twelve poems in Angela Alaimo O’Donnell’s series. Click “Crossing Ireland” for the opening essay. More about Angela Alaimo O’Donnell.

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HOMAGE to ST. SEAMUS

“I rhyme to see myself, to set the darkness echoing.”

Seamus Heaney

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For years I’ve knelt at your holy wells

and envied the cut of your clean-edged song,

lay down in the bog where dead men dwell,

grieved with ghosts who told their wrongs.

Your consonants cleave my soft palate.

I taste their music and savor it long

past the last line of the taut sonnet,

its rhyming subtle, its accent strong.

And every poem speaks a sacrament,

blood of blessing, bread of the word,

feeding me full in language ancient

as Árann’s rock and St. Kevin’s birds.

English will never be the same.

To make it ours is why you came.

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FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, GREAT VALUE, SATURDAY NIGHT in NYC: THE UCD CHORAL SCHOLARS

Looking for some top-notch family entertainment this weekend? Here’s a great choice: This Saturday, March 15, 7:30pm, Artists Without Walls presents the UCD Choral Scholars at historic St Peter’s Episcopal Church in New York City.

The University College Dublin Choral Scholars is Ireland’s leading collegiate choral ensemble and is embarking on its first tour of the United States. Eighteen high-achieving, gifted students are awarded a scholarship each September by a panel of professional musicians following a competitive selection process. UCD’s repertoire ranges from popular music to the medieval to the contemporary.

Do you have young singers in your family? The sound of the UCD Choral Scholars is guaranteed to inspire them… and at a small price. The cost of an adult ticket is $20. But, if you have high school or college students their tickets are $10; if you have children between the ages of 6-12 they are admitted free of charge. For tickets click here.

Here are the Choral Scholars singing Parting Glass which quickly moved to #2 on the charts in the Irish World Music category. Parting Glass is a YouTube hit as well, garnering well over 200,000 views. Listen to Parting Glass

Net proceeds from the sale of tickets to this event will benefit the Artists Without Walls’ mission, which is to inspire, uplift and unite people and communities of diverse cultures through the pursuit of artistic achievement.

St Peter’s is located at 346 W 20^TH Street in the Chelsea section of Manhattan.