Details
FREEDate(s)
Sun, Oct 28, 2018
12:00pm
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
This Halloween is all about tricks! Learn some magical mischief with RTÉ Junior’s abraKIDabra magician Joe Daly. Emerging magicians will learn about Halloween’s Irish origins by carving turnips, playing traditional Irish Halloween games, and watching a performance from Darrah Carr Dance.
Come in costume to go on a magical trick-or-treating adventure around the neighborhood!
Schedule of Events:
12pm Doors Open
12:15pm Darrah Carr Dance Performance #1: Ghouls and Ghosts
12:45pm Magic Show with RTE Junior’s AbraKIDabra star Joe Daly
1:45pm Magical Trick-or-Treat Adventure
2pm Darrah Carr Dance Performance #2: Ghouls and Ghosts
2:30pm Dance Lesson and Monster Mash Dance Party
3pm End
*Crafts and games throughout the event.
“Quicker than the eye, Joe Daly is Ireland’s leading magician.”—The Irish Times
“At this Irish Halloween celebration, kids can learn about the spooky traditions indigenous to the Emerald Isle.”—Time Out New York
“This kid-friendly event will both educate on Irish heritage, while celebrating the spooky Halloween Holiday.”—New York Family
Darrah Carr Dance's season is made possible in part by public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC.net). The Ireland Funds also supports Darrah Carr Dance's programs.
Featuring
Our Supporters
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 Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
