Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day: 16 Days

In our annual series counting down the days until St. Patrick’s Day, we kick off our St. Patrick’s month listings with what is going on today, Thursday, March 1, 2012.
[See our entire month’s listings at SaintPatricksDayNYC.com]

Thursday, March 1, 2012
Book & CD Launch
Musician and author Sean McCabe is simultaneously launching his new novel ‘The Days’ and his new CD  ‘That’s The Story’ on the same night
Show starts at 7.30pm

Followed by Irish Culture Night
Direct from Ireland,  Brian Fleming  (all kinds of percussion)  will be joining  Niall O’Leary (Hardshoes, Piano-Accordion,  Keyboards  and Spoons) 10pm
at:
Paddy Reilly’s
519 Second Ave. (29th St.)
New York, NY
212 686-1210
paddyreillysmusicbar.us

Thursday, March 1, 2012
Folkin’ Thursday
Dublin folk singer George Murphy – 6:30pm
Pogues tribute band Streams of Whiskey – 7:30pm
$10 cover
at:
Arlene’s Grocery
95 Stanton St.
(between Ludlow & Orchard St.)
New York, NY
(212) 358-1633
ArlenesGrocery.net

Thursday, March 1
John Walsh & Dennis McCarthy
Acclaimed celtic guitarist/vocalist John Walsh and 4-time All-Ireland champion fiddler & accomplished tin whistler Denny McCarthy, both from Jameson’s Revenge, kick off the holiday season
at:
An Beal Bocht Cafe
445 W. 238th St.
Bronx, New York
(718) 884-7127
anbealbochtcafe.com

(they return again to Beal Bocht on Friday, March 23, 2012)

Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dublin-based poet Nell Regan reads from her recent work
7pm
at:

Glucksman Ireland House
New York University
1 Washington Mews
New York, NY
212-998-3950
irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu

Thursday – Saturday, March 1-3, 2012: 8pm
Thursday – Saturday, March 8-10, 2012: 8pm
Thursday – Saturday, March 15-17, 2012: 8pm
Monday, March 19, 2012 8pm

The Irish Cell combines two one-act plays: “Blood” by Larry Kirwan, lead singer of Black47, and “Dancing at Lunacy” by Seamus Scanlon, writer of Irish short stories.
“Blood” and “Dancing at Lunacy” at
at:
The Cell Theatre
[tickets]

February 21, 22, 23, 29. March 1 and 2
You can catch the last two performances of Spudmunchers.
Written and directed by Colin Broderick
Starring John Duddy, Conor McManus and Cooney Monroe

Tickets: $20
Reservations: 914-310-2318
7:30 pm
at:
Rory Dolans
890 McLean Ave.
Bronx, NY
(914) 776-2946
RoryDolans.com

More info at:
spudmunchers.blogspot.com

[See our entire month’s listings at SaintPatricksDayNYC.com]