Literature Music

Muldoon's Picnic (September 2019)

Curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. Featuring John Carter Cash, Ana Cristina Cash, David Clement, Caoilinn Hughes, Doug Wright, and Rogue Oliphant.

Past Event

Details

$45 general / $36 members
Date(s)

Mon, Sep 9, 2019

7:30pm

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

September's Picnic is sold out, but some seats may open up closer to the event date. Please join the wait list to be notified when tickets become available.


Hosted by Paul Muldoon
With house band Rogue Oliphant

The beloved monthly variety show returns with another season of music and madness, prose and poetry, high commentary and low comedy. 

Based on a late 19th century New York show of the same name, Muldoon’s Picnic includes songs written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Muldoon and performed by house band Rogue Oliphant, and an ever-eclectic roster of special guests. 


FEATURING

John Carter Cash, singer-songwriter
Ana Cristina Cash, singer-songwriter
David Clement, musician
Caoilinn Hughes, poet and novelist
Doug Wright, playwright and screenwriter


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

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Lineup may be subject to change.

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Featuring

John Carter Cash
David Clement
Ana Cristina Cash
Caoilinn Hughes
Doug Wright
Rogue Oliphant

Featured Media

"Dragon Song" by John Carter Cash

Video
"Tough Love Woman" by Ana Cristina Cash

Video
Interview with Doug Wright

Broadway.com
Muldoon's Picnic on PBS NewsHour

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

The Irish Times
Muldoon's Picnic

Trailer

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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 British Council; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the H.W. Wilson Foundation; the Tara Circle, Inc; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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