NYC's Irish Arts Center moves its annual open house online this year, with free samplers of educational offerings for adults and kids alike, a variety of traditional music and dance performances, and a special puppetry workshop with Branar Téatar do Pháistí.

12pm–1pm Eastern  |  11am-12pm Central  |  9am-10am Pacific
IAC Education Sampler for Adults and Teens
Recommended for ages 14 and up
Intro to the Irish Language with Siobhán Ní Chiobháin
Intro to Step Dance with Jonathan Matthews
Intro to Storytelling with Brad Lawrence
Intro to the Fiddle with James Cleveland
Intro to Playwriting with Beto O’Byrne 1

1pm–1:30pm Eastern  |  12pm-12:30pm Central  |  10am-10:30am Pacific
IAC Education Mini Sampler for Kids
Recommended for ages four and up
Irish Step Dance for Kids with Niall O’Leary
Irish Language 101 for Kids with Siobhán Ní Chiobháin
Traditional Children's Songs with Johnny Cuomo

1:30pm–1:55pm Eastern  |  12:30pm-12:55pm Central  |  10:30am-10:55am Pacific
Page to Stage: IAC Spring 2021 Community Art Challenge
All ages
Drawing inspiration from their production of Oliver Jeffers’s How to Catch a Star, Branar facilitates a unique workshop that will show you how to bring your own favorite storybook to the stage! Artist and Branar collaborator Sorcha ní Chróinín leads you through the steps to create your show in a miniature theatre. Then, using your newfound knowledge and skills—make, record, and send in your production! Irish Arts Center will compile all submissions into a virtual tapestry of puppetry as part of its visual arts exhibition this spring.

1:55pm–2pm Eastern  | 12:55pm-1pm Central  |  10:55am- 11am Pacific
Dance Performance: Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance

2pm–2:30pm Eastern  |  1pm-1:30pm Central  |  11am-11:30am Pacific
Music Performance: Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre