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IRISH EXAMINER | July 29th, 2020
Out & About

BByy PPaaddddyy MMccCCaarrtthhyy

I am so happy for a friend of mine who is also today, that is where James done all his sunbathing Thursday. Two locations, 34th Ave stretching
a feature correspondence for this paper on a regu- and swimming. You will be hearing a lot about from 72nd to 74th streets will be open July 30 and
lar basis from Ireland. Again, I am excited that James McKeown very soon and yes you can get 31 and then follow a Monday - Thursday schedule
one of his novels has finally got exposed to the his book on Amazon. beginning August 3. The remaining locations will
public called “The Spy-Catcher’s Wife” and Working from home has some advantages and open on Wednesday, August 5 and follow a
hopefully here in the United States of America as last Wednesday I streamed The Irish Repertory Monday - Thursday schedule. The Program will
he is a brilliant writer. His name is James Theatre with their on-screen performance of serve children ages 5 - 13. Children will partici-
McKeown and he has been writing for a very long Conor McPherson’s “The Weir” that was set in pate in a variety of activities that are fun and safe,
time with books, plays and film scripts and it a small country pub. I am not a critic but I do taking COVID-19 guidelines into consideration.
looks like it is all happening for him and he is at know what is good and what is not. Here we go it The structure will engage them in learning and
last getting the recognition he deserves. The Lord was just fabulous and heart warming that I wish I developing positive relationships with adults and
Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Cork City, Joe was a part of cast as I would fit right in. Ciarán youth (ages 18-24) mentors who will be staffing
and Stephanie Kavanagh welcomed James to has done it again with his directing and a great the Summer Spaces. The program is structured as
City Hall on July 17 for a reception to launch his cast and it was very well produced, good yea. three two-hour time slots, each serving 30 chil-
book. James (Jim) McKeown was a legendary Their digital programing has been so successful dren and totaling 90 children per day. Vehicles are
football (soccer) player back in the 60s and 70s that they now another great follow up, continu- not permitted to enter the streets during the
playing for Cork Hibernians and he can sing a ing their season with an all-new digital production hours of the full street closure.
song or two as well. While he was working in the of “Love, Noël: The Songs and Letters of Noël Well as I am still not out and about I am here
Post office he developed a love of theatre and Coward”. In these troubled times, they hope to get you as much gossip as possible no matter
became an actor and writer. Jim talks about the you’ll find joy in the music and words of one of what it is. This also came in from the Queens
writing process, his love for the work of Frank the greatest entertainers of the last century, Noël Chamber of Commerce now as you can see peo-
O’Connor and his writing a biography of him. In Coward, as performed by Steve Ross and KT ple are taken notice of my Out&About and I am
the Post office you could secretly do other activi- Sullivan and directed by Charlotte Moore and so happy to be of service during these tough
ties like writing in his spare time huh... He also filmed at the iconic home of The Players on times. As a diverse community of givers, and one
loves Youghal County Cork that is on the border Gramercy Park. Love, Noël runs from August 11- of the most hard hit areas of our City and State,
of Waterford as a holiday destination for almost 15 as the final Performance on Screen in their Queens is in recovery and rebuild mode. The
everybody with families big and small who came Online Summer Season. You just have to tune is Queens Chamber is being asked to support small
from all over the Munster area. That was, and as you don’t know what you’re missing so get on and medium size businesses, not for profits and
still is the Mecca of the south of Ireland and still is board now. This event is free to attend, but other organizations struggling with the ongoing
advance reservations are required. The event link issues related to the COVID 19 pandemic. Their
will be emailed to registered attendees two hours mission is even more important today than when
before the performance begins. If you are in a they were founded in 1911: Educate, Advocate
position to support them, they ask that you please and Network. In order to make certain that they
consider a donation of $25 per viewer. For more can help as many organizations as possible, they
information contact their Box Office at (212) 727- have decided to ask for volunteers from a wide
2737 or visit irishrep@irishrep.org. array of talents and expertise to join the effort.
Daniel Dromm, the New York Council They will match volunteers with the needs of
Member sent me in this note to publicize the new our business community. A number of kind peo-
open streets; play program coming to Jackson ple have already reached out offering to help so
Heights in Queens. He has given me this upcom- they now want to do this in an organized profes-
ing information that he wanted to make you sional manner. If you are ready, willing and able
aware of. This new program will be implemented to rollup your sleeves and help out, they would be
on the following streets from July 30 to grateful as would the thousands of businesses and
September 4. Open Streets: Play is a temporary organizations in Queens affected by the COVID
full street closure on an existing Open Street to 19. If you have any questions or need additional
facilitate safe, structured, activities for young peo- information, please email the project coordinator
ple. Essential, it is the Play Street concept worked for this effort, their Manager of Member
into the Open Streets Program on 34th Avenue Committees, Jeff Gross
between 72nd and 74th Streets, 34th Avenue at jgross@queenschamber.org.
between 79th and 80th Streets and 34th Avenue That what I have for you this week and I will
between 92nd and 94th Streets. see you all again WHEN I am Out&About... C
The Fresh Air Fund Summer Spaces program
will operate at these locations from 10 am to 4 pm Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum:
– Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and www.ighm.org
Glucksman Ireland House Radio Hour at NYU:
Follow Us On... Emerald Isle Immigration Center: www.eiic.org
www.nyuirish.net/radiohour
The Irish Repertory Theatre: www.irishrep.org

Irish International Business Network:
www.iibn.nyc
The New York Irish Center: www.nyirish.org
American Irish Historical Society:www.aihs.org
irishexaminerusa Origin Theatre Company: www.origintheatre.org

The Irish Arts Center:www.irishartscenter.org
Aisling IrishCenter:wwww.aislingcenter.org
irishexaminerus New York Irish History Roundtable:
www.irishnyhistory.org
WB Yeats Society of NY: www.yeatssociety.org