Literature Music

Muldoon's Picnic (April)

Curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. Featuring Sophie Cabot Black, Andy Fitzpatrick, Virginia Heffernan, The Prodigals, and Gary Shteyngart.

Past Event

Details

$40 premium / $32 members
Date(s)

Mon, Apr 9, 2018

7:30pm - 10:00pm

Contact

Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days

Location

Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019

Overview

WATCH: video from event


Hosted by Paul Muldoon
With house band Rogue Oliphant

The critically-acclaimed feast of music, storytelling, poetry, and more—now in its eighth season—has become a staple of New York’s cultural diet. Led by Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon, this words-and-music jamboree features an evolving lineup of world-class special guests from across the spectrum of arts and letters.


FEATURING

Sophie Cabot Black, poet

Andy Fitzpatrick, singer-songwriter

Virginia Heffernan, journalist and cultural critic

The Prodigals
Gregory Grene (button accordion, vocals), Dave Fahy (guitar, vocals), Alex Grene (fiddle), Andrew Harkin (bass, double bass) and Brian Tracey (drums)

Gary Shteyngart, satirical novelist


Lineup may be subject to change.


“Okay, it's not actually a picnic but a music-and-literature extravaganza.” – Time Out New York

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Featuring

Sophie Cabot-Black
Andy Fitzpatrick
Virginia Heffernan
The Prodigals
Gary Shteyngart

Featured Media

Andy Fitzpatrick performs "Mama Blues" at Muldoon's Picnic

Video
Sophie Cabot Black interview

The New Yorker
Andy Fitzpatrick: Maybe

Video
Virginia Heffernan interview

Vogue
The Prodigals at Madison Square Garden: St. Patrick's Day 2018

Gary Shteyngart interview: 'You can't be this furry'

NPR
Gary Shteyngart: recent and archived work

The New Yorker
Muldoon's Picnic on PBS NewsHour

Video
Muldoon’s Picnic: a variety show from a Pulitzer winner

The Irish Times
Muldoon's Picnic trailer

Video

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Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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