Literature Music

Muldoon's Picnic (October)

Curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. Featuring Chris Collingwood, Mark Doty, Aleksandar Hemon, and Sarah Ruhl.

Past Event

Details

$45 general / $36 members
Date(s)

Mon, Oct 8, 2018

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

WATCH THE LIVESTREAM


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

Chris Collingwood, singer-songwriter and artist

Mark Doty, poet

Aleksandar Hemon, writer, essayist, and critic

Sarah Ruhl, playwright

Rogue Oliphant, Sim Cain (drums), Chris Harford (guitar), David Mansfield (guitar), Cáit O'Riordan (bass), Warren Zanes (guitar)


“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

Chris Collingwood
Mark Doty
Aleksandar Hemon
Sarah Ruhl
Rogue Oliphant

Featured Media

Interview with Chris Collingwood

NPR
A Life in Poetry: Interview with Mark Doty

The Guardian
Mapping Home: A Personal History

Aleksandar Hemon in the New Yorker
The Plays of Sarah Ruhl

The New Yorker
New Sarah Ruhl Play to Premiere at Lincoln Center

New York Times
Paul Muldoon's Feast of Poetry and Prose

Irish Independent
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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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 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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