Exhibition of paintings of Ireland
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Catch an exhibition of paintings of Ireland by American artist Kim Abraham, a Fellow of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co. Mayo. It runs until the end of the month at the Alex Gallery, 2106 R Street, NW, Washington DC. Further information is here. |
Charming Billy on stage at the Roundhouse Theatre
Roundhouse Theatre presents Blake Robison's stage adaption of Charming Billy, the acclaimed novel by Bethesda's Alice McDermott, a National Book Award winner. The play runs from 2-20 February. Further information is available here. |
Two poetry readings
Visiting Irish poets Paul Perry and Siobhan Campbell are among the line-up at the Poetry Event at Busboys and Poets (5th and K), Washington DC, Wednesday 2nd February, 9pm, hosted by Holly Bass.
Paul Perry is the author and editor of a number of critically acclaimed books including his most recent collection of poetry The Last Falcon and Small Ordinance (Dedalus Press, 2010), described by Dermot Bolger as 'the work of a singular imagination.'Sunday Business Post
Siobhan Campbell is an award-winning poet anthologised in Identity Parade (Bloodaxe) and in the Forward Book of Poems 2011. Her new collection is Cross-Talk, (Seren Books UK/IPG in the US): 'a cunning sideways take on the pastoral' Irish Times; 'torpedoes lined with feather strokes', Bernard O'Donoghue.
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Salmon Poetry 30th Anniversary Gala!
Pigment Art Studio
1848 Columbia Road Northwest
Washington D.C., DC 20009
Friday 4th February, 8pm
Readers include: Simmons Buntin, Andrea Cohen, Allan Peterson, Kevin Higgins, Susan Millar DuMars, Alan Jude Moore, Patrick Chapman, Drucilla Wall, Eamonn Wall, Mike Begnal, Patrick Hicks, Stephen Powers, Drew Blanchard, Phil Fried and John Fitzgerald. |
