Irish Studies Program at Hofstra University

Events Calendar for Spring 2012

Date:    Wednesday, March 14, 2011
Event:     Celebrating the Irish Writer

Time/Location:    11:15am-12:45pm, Main Floor of Axinn Library, 1st Floor, South Campus
Description:    Join us and recite a short snippet from your favorite reading by an Irish author or with a Irish-related theme.

Date:    Monday, March 26, 2012
Event:    Reel Ireland Film Series: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Time/Location:    4-6:30pm, Monroe Lecture Center Theater
Description:    Screen adaptation of James Joyce’s novel. Directed by Joseph Strick, starring Bosco Hogan, T.P. McKenna, and John Gielgud. The film explores the quest for authenticity in the context of personal and political turmoil. Discussion to be facilitated by Peggy Matusiak. Co-sponsored with Hofstra University Honors College.

Date:    Thursday, March 29, 2012
Event:    Nailer: Reading by Tom Phelan
            Christopher Isherwood Fellowship Recipient

Time/Location:     9:30-11am, Room 104 Davison Hall (south campus)
Description:    The author will read from his novel Nailer—the story of the murder of two teachers at an Irish midlands industrial school whose bodies were found nailed to the floor. The search for “The Nailer” uncovers the abuse of vulnerable boys at the school. Book sales and signing to follow.

Date:    Thursday, April 5, 2012
Event:    The Saddest People the Sun Sees
            A Talk by Dr. Christine Kinealy

Time/Location:    9:30-11am, Room 104 Davison Hall (south campus)
Description:    Professor of History at Drew University, Dr. Kinealy will discuss Daniel O'Connell's contribution to the anti-slavery movement in the United States.

Date:    Saturday, March 31, 2012
Event:    Irish Family Fun Day! $10 per family

Time/Location:    12:30-5pm, Hofstra USA and Intramural fields, North Campus
Description:    Irish Family Fun Day gives area students and families a chance to learn more about and celebrate Irish culture. Children will learn Irish arts and crafts, Gaelic sports, traditional music, step dancing, and the Irish language. There will also be story-telling and films. During an ice-cream and cookies social, children will share what they have learned.