Richard Stillman – Page 2 – Artists Without Walls

AWoW MEMBERS PERFORMING AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK: 3/8/2015

Singer, storyteller & musician, Richard Stillman will be performing his Irish Balladeer show on Long Island next week. The family show combines traditional and original Irish music, storytelling and step dancing accompanied on cittern guitar, banjo, mandolin, bagpipes, concertina, pennywhistle, bones, bodhran and harmonica. He’ll be at the Amityville, NY Library on March 7th at 2 pm. For information call 631 264 0567. He’ll repeat the show at the Island Park, NY Library on March 12th at 7 pm. For information call 516 432 0122 .

Richard and guitarist Paul Byrne will also be performing their Irish Balladeer show on March 14th at 10 and 11 am at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston, Ma. For more information call 617 514 1560. On March 15th Richard performs the show solo at 3 pm at the Verona NJ Library. For information call 973 857 4848.

Jim Hawkins will be doing a program of “Stories and Songs from the Irish Tradition” on the following dates, times and locations: March 8, Williston Park Library, Williston Park, Long Island 2 P.M. March 14 Copiague Library, Copiague, Long Island. March 15 Glen Cove Gold Coast Library, Glen Cove, Long Island. March 22 Deer Park Library, Deer Park, Long Island.

On March 17 and 21, Jim and Greg Ryan will be playing traditional Irish music and singing Irish ballads at the MacArthur Park Restaurant on Park Ave in Rockvile Center, LI. They will be playing from 5-9 on the 17th and from 1-4 on the 21st, after the Rockville Center St. Patrick’s day parade.

Mary Tierney in "Sacred Sow" — **Mary Tierney in “Sacred Sow”**

Mary Tierney is appearing in the Poor Mouth Theatre company presentation of A Night of Irish Storytelling” “Sacred Sow” written and directed by Ellie Cummings.

Thursday, March 12/8pm, Friday, March 13/8pm and Sunday, March 15/1:30pm. Admission $18 available at the bar

March 12 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Serena Jost returns to Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3, her favorite downtown venue, on March 12, 8:30pm. Come hear new songs, some favorites and hang out with Serena after the show. Special Guests.

Here’s what New York Music Daily said about Serena’s 2014 Rockwood Concert: “…a lush, sweeping, richly enveloping, tuneful show by the art-rock cellist/multi-instrumentalist singer (Serena) and her band.” Click here for tickets, which are $10.

Honor Molloy and Kevin Holohan: Beckett in Brooklyn March 14 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Kevin, Honor and Maeve Price, celebrate Nobel Prize Winner Samuel Barclay Beckett

“What do I know of man’s destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.”

“Beckett Out Loud” Saturday, March 14th
4 – 6pm – Free at the Brooklyn Public Library – Dweck Center 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn

RSVP: BrownPaperTickets.com or 718.230.2200

Click here for information.

Nancy Redman won Best Comedian Award United Solo 2014 for her one woman play “The Doctor Is Not In” directed by Austin Pendleton. She will be performing “The Doctor is Not In,” Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 7pm at Abingdon Theatre Company
Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W36th St. 1st Fl., NYC

Nancy recently performed “The Doctor Is Not In” at the United Solo Theatre Festival 2014 and received the award for “Best Comedian.”

Click here for tickets, which are $20. AWoW members can use code Doc315 for discounted tickets at $15

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS: AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK

Prague born singer/songwriter Martina Fiserova has established a following on the NYC music scene with her unique songwriting approach and intimate yet emotional vocal performance. Come hear how she uses Moravian melody, unusual harmony and haunting Eastern European imagery to spin her tale at her upcoming show at The Way Station on Tuesday March 3rd at 8pm, 683 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn. No cover.

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"Lily Sparks" including Kg Noble, Niamh Hyland, Margaret LaBombard and Mick Fumento — **“Lily Sparks” including Kg Noble, Niamh Hyland, Margaret LaBombard and Mick Fumento**

Niamh Hyland and her band, “Lily Sparks” will be performing at Arlene’s Grocery on Friday, March 6th, 8pm. 95 Stanton Street, NYC.

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Tara O’Grady returns to Swing the Teapot to perform all your favorite Irish standards off of her four albums, from “Danny Boy” to “Irish Black Bottom.” Get a chance to buy Tara’s new cd Irish Bayou a week before its release date! A lucky raffle winner will go home with a free cd. Make your resevations now as this venue always sells out fast.

Swing the Teapot
9:00pm Friday, March 6
6 Verbana Ave, Floral Park
$10 – Reserve tix – 516-488-2180

Click here for directions to Swing the Teapot

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Craicfest presents the 17th annual KIDS FILM FLEADH in association with Irish Arts Center. Saturday, March 7th | 11 am $10

A fun program of award-winning shorts such as the award winning short “Rockmount” and Oscar nominated “Short Give Up Yer Aul Sins.” Also we have Irish Step Dancing (Niall O’Leary dancers) and Storytelling (John Liam Shea & Honor Molloy). The event is followed by a reception including goodie bags for the kids and free refreshments and scones.

For more information visit thecraicfest.com or call 917-373-6735. At Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY

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ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS: MEMBERS ON THE TOWN the WEEK of 2/22/15

Ever wonder what your life would be like if you’d made one different choice? An unplanned pregnancy sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people in Pillow on the Stairs. What follows creates a web of secrets and denials that binds this trio of ordinary, flawed individuals together for a lifetime. Every decision has lasting consequences in this intimate story about love, loyalty, betrayal, and trust.

Brona Crehan’s Pillow on the Stairs runs from February 25 – 28 at The Cell – Wednesday – Friday at 7pm with an additional performance on Feb 28 at 7pm. Tickets are $30.00. Click here for tickets.

Honor Finnegan with Aviv Roth on guitar – Sunday, February 22nd, 4:00 pm. Empty Nest House Concerts. Private residence, Maplewood, NJ. Price: $20 suggested donation. RSVP to: emptynestconcerts@hotmail.com

Erin Layton’s one-woman show “MAGDALEN will be presented by the Irish Studies Dept. of Hofstra University on Wednesday, February 25 at 7:30PM at The Spiegel Theatre on campus. Free Admission! Click here for directions to the Spiegel Theatre at Hofstra.

Richard Stillman will be presenting his “Italian Carnevale Show ” on Sat. Feb. 28th at 1 pm at the Kip Center. The show combines Italian & Italian American songs sung and played on the mandolin, guitar, bagpipes & concertina with storytelling and tap dancing. The Kip Center is located at 55 Kip Ave. Rutherford, NJ. For information call 201 460 1600.