District and Circle by Seamus Heaney
Posted by: Eolaí on November 8th, 2006
A couple of days back I read a great review by Arlice Davenport in the Wichita Eagle of Irish nobel prizewinner Seamus Heaney’s District and […]
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Seven Irish Words
Posted by: Eolaí on October 25th, 2006
Okay, I admit it. I don’t know what the last seven words are.
James Rogers, Center for Irish Studies, attended the Midwest regional meeting of […]
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Frank McCourt To Visit MSU
Posted by: Eolaí on October 17th, 2006
Irish Author Frank McCourt is scheduled to spend three days at Missouri State University in November.
McCourt’s only public appearance will be on November 6 […]
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Bring Friel’s Faith Healer to Kansas City?
Posted by: Eolaí on October 15th, 2006
Robert Trussell in today’s Kansas City Star, writes a strong piece advocating Irish playwright Brian Friel’s 1979 play Faith Healer, be staged in Kansas City.
Faith […]
Best Novel of the Last 25 Years
Posted by: Eolaí on October 8th, 2006
Although many of the invited participants refused to have anything to do with the Observer’s vote for the best novel of the last twenty-five years, […]
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Pitch: Best of Kansas City 2006
Posted by: Eolaí on October 5th, 2006
So I’m on the bus - you know I like the bus - reading the Pitch’s Best of Kansas City 2006 edition. Being narrow-minded and […]
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Irish Pub Quiz Triva Question #2
Posted by: Eolaí on September 26th, 2006
I’ve played in a lot of Pub Trivia Quizzes in Kansas City over the last several years, and I’ve hosted quite a few also, but […]
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Banned Books Week
Posted by: Eolaí on September 26th, 2006
So this is Banned Books Week in the US, and I’ve been wondering who is the most banned Irish author. Although the case of […]
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Around the World and Mind the Dresser
Posted by: Eolaí on September 20th, 2006
If you’re interested in what is going on the world of the Irish beyond Kansas City, here’s ten stories for ya:
• The Irish Government is […]
KC Star Bookclub & Irish Author
Posted by: Eolaí on September 16th, 2006
Whenever I’ve read Irish author John Banville I’ve found him flat, which is a tad odd considering how great a stylist he is. That said, […]
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The ‘Pillowman’ in Kansas City reviewed
Posted by: Eolaí on August 31st, 2006
Anglo-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman has received a very strong review from the Kansas City Star at the Unicorn.
McDonagh’s plays are always a little […]
McDonaghs’ Pillowman at the Unicorn
Posted by: Eolaí on August 11th, 2006
The Unicorn Theatre opens its 2006-2007 season on September 1 with the black comedy The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh, writer of the acclaimed plays, The […]
Co-existence: Kansas City & the Lebanon
Posted by: Eolaí on July 22nd, 2006
As an outsider, one of the surprises about Kansas City is the racial separateness of its subdivisions. You can draw lines on the map that […]
Irish-Themed Play at KC Fringe Festival
Posted by: Eolaí on July 19th, 2006
Speaking of the Kansas City Fringe Festival, Irish-American writer and actor from New York, Michael Walsh, is performing his Irish-themed play, Between Takeoff and Landing, […]
Irish Writer’s Words: A Gift for Musicians
Posted by: Eolaí on June 23rd, 2006
Speaking of music - which we kind of do all the time here on Irish KC - and of the recent Bloomsday in Kansas City, […]
Kansas City Star Reviews Bloomsday in KC
Posted by: Eolaí on June 21st, 2006
Go HERE for Bloomsday 2007 in KC
NOTE: The following relates to the 2006 event, though much of it applies to any year:
Some Irish chancer gets […]
The Beauty Queen of Leenane: Wyandotte Players
Posted by: Eolaí on June 19th, 2006
Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane by the Wyandotte Players, I told you about earlier, was featured today in the Kansas City […]
June 16th (and 17th) in Kansas City, Missouri
Posted by: Eolaí on June 16th, 2006
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
Go HERE for Bloomsday […]
Largest Literary Prize Won by Irish Writer
Posted by: Eolaí on June 14th, 2006
Speaking of Irish writers, in its 11th year, the largest and most international literary award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award of 2006, goes to […]
Joyce Estate Sued by Joycean Scholar
Posted by: Eolaí on June 14th, 2006
Just in time for Bloomsday, Carol Shloss, a Stanford acting English professor and Joycean scholar this week sued James Joyce’s estate for refusing to give […]
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