Job Opportunity

To Whom It May Concern

 

I currently have a position for 6 weeks for someone on the J1 or extended J1.  The job requirements are as follows:

 

·         General office duties – answering telephone, filing, photocopying etc.

·         Data Entry into Sage Accounting (prior experience is not necessary)

·         Excel Spreadsheets

 

Thanks

Jennifer

[email protected]

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This weekend Closing weekend for A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

The East Hampton Star
Opinion: Energetic ‘A Midsumer Night’s Dream’
One might be hard-pressed to argue that Shakespeare wrote a more appropriate script to match high season on the overheated South Fork.
By David E. Rattray | August 7, 2012 – 12:34pm

Clodagh Bowyer appears as Hippolyta and as the fairy queen Titania in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream.” David E. Rattray

   Perhaps the first thought someone might have hearing about outdoor theater on the lawn behind the Bridgehampton School would be that the traffic noise from the highway nearby is going to be loud. Dismiss the notion, because the huge brick building blocks nearly all sound from the vehicles rolling by on the other side — which is good, because being able to closely hear the roiling, if sometimes hard-to-follow, lovers’ battles and reunions in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is essential.    The show is Josh Perl’s baby, with production help from Peter Zablotsky, Peter Tolin Baker’s design, and Richard Horwich as its dramaturge. Mr. Perl, familiar to theatergoers here, is the guiding force behind the Naked Stage company, which hosts readings and other events at East Hampton’s Guild Hall. His staging of “Midsummer Night’s” is a traditional one and uses the wide space ofhe school lawn to good effect.     The set, curiously enough, is dominated by the cast-off sails of small boats, Lasers to be precise, whose vaguely shooting-star-like logos are appropriate for this play about the intersection of fairies, woodland spirits, common laborers, and mostly hapless Athenian aristocracy. Honestly, one might be hard-pressed to argue that Shakespeare wrote a more appropriate script to match high season on the overheated South Fork than this. Simple wood risers do little more than provide means for the large cast to come and go. Most of the play is set in a woodland grove, and so the players come forward onto the grass, closer to the audience.     The company, the Hamptons Independent Theater Festival, provides a couple of rows of metal chairs; guests may bring their own low-slung beach seating or blankets. Admission is $20.     Gerard Doyle, a seasoned actor with many United States and London credits, and Clodagh Bowyer, equally accomplished with a résumé heavy with Off Broadway and Irish theater, are the obvious standouts. Mr. Doyle’s Oberon, the fairy king, is as admirably lecherous and impulsive as his other role in the comedy, Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is measured and fair.     Ms. Bowyer’s Titania, whose custody battle with Oberon over possession of a changeling spirit, is commanding. She also plays Hippolyta to Mr. Oberon’s Theseus.     For this production, Mr. Perl put together quite the cast, 17 in all, some with plenty of stage credits; some not so much. Standouts include Ashley Brooke’s Queens (as in the borough)-accented Robin Goodfellow/Puck, and Irene Stefanik as Egeus.     The players’ range of styles and aptitudes means that two audience members sitting together might have widely differing opinions as to whom they liked. To one viewer, Bottom, the star of the play-within-the-play, who becomes Titania’s charm-caused love interest, played by the energetic Maddie Casto, might be a tad too much. For the person sitting next to him, however, it is high comedy. Given free hand to recast the play, one might swap her for Alan Stewart or Stephan Scheck, both strong comic actors, of whom we see too little in the production.     One apparent objective in Mr. Perl’s version of this “Midsummer Night’s Dream” was to invert, for the most part, the Elizabethan-period  casting of men as women. Here the male roles of Lysander, Demetrius, Robin Goodfellow, Egeus, Nick Bottom, and some minor parts go to women. It is mostly a painless inversion for the audience, if a little confusing at times, particularly in an era where same-sex unions are no big thing. The mind thinks, “Women holding hands? Whatever” — barely noticing that the characters are supposed to be of differing genders.     Playing a man, Kathryn Lerner’s Lysander comes with a dollop of arrogance as befits a member of the Athenian upper crust. As Demetrius, Kasia Klimiuk’s approach is perhaps not as forceful as this particular late-16th-century romantic comedy might require, though it is her observation that perhaps best summarizes a play about the fickle vagaries of the heart: “My love to Hermia, melted as the snow, seems to me now, as the remembrance of an idle god, which in my  childhood I did dote upon. . . .”     The biggest laugh of the night was owned by Kea Trevett, who as the distraught Helena spends the play chasing Ms. Klimiuk’s Demetrius through and around the grove. Paired with Licia James Zegar, who played the other Athenian love interest, Hermia, there is a notable electricity, particularly in a scene in which Helena accuses Hermia of conspiring to mock her unrequited desire for Demetrius with her counterpart’s lover, Lysander.     All this is set off by Robin Goodfellow’s innocent mistake, dabbing the wrong swain’s eyes with the nectar of a Cupid-charmed flower that Oberon provided in a plot to force Titania to turn over the changeling for his own use as a page. (No one ever said Shakespeare’s plots were easy to follow.)     Meanwhile, Nick Bottom and a troupe of working-class Athenian amateur actors are preparing a dramatic “tragedy,” with which they hope to entertain guests at the planned wedding of Demetrius and Hermia. In the woods to rehearse with the other actors, Bottom is turned into an ass, ears and all, by Puck, and becomes Titania’s love object when the fairy queen awakes.     Among those in the play-within-the- play, Michael Iannuzzi catches attention with his neck-strainingly funny Francis Flute, a humble bellows-maker, who portrays Bottom’s love, Thisbe, in a tight skirt and cut-off top.     With a 7 p.m. approximate start time, the play drifts pleasingly from twilight into darkness. The relatively brief second act takes place against the black backdrop of the night; theatergoers Saturday may well be treated to a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower if they look up. Toward the play’s conclusion (it runs a shade over two hours), Puck leads the forest fairies in a dance effectively staged by Mr. Perl with a pleasing modern twist.     As to the point about traffic noise, almost the only distraction on a recent evening was one passing ambulance, whose sirens never quite drowned out the dialogue. Not so with a helicopter, no doubt running one of the Hamptons’ ruling class to his or her summer house, which twice passed overhead, obscuring the actors’ voices — a rather sweet bit of coincidence in a play about the romantic foibles of the powerful.
— Clodagh
www.ClodaghBowyer.com

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Irish Inter-Diaspora Reach out – Discovering China

Here is a program of traditional Chinese culture for your enjoyment:

Discovering China:
Acupuncture, Herbs and Pipa Music http://youtu.be/I-APvKdHpfk


							
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County Derry Society 5th Annual Golf Outing – Friday 28 September 2012

Save the date!

County Derry Society

5th Annual Golf Outing

Friday 28 September 2012

1:00pm Shotgun Start

2 Ball Scramble

New York Country Club

103 Brick Church Road

(Exit 11 off the Palisades Parkway)

New Hempstead, NY 10977

Followed by hot buffet dinner and drinks in Banquet Hall

Prizes for golfers “closest to pin”

Raffle prizes for golfers and non-golfers

$175.00 cost per golfer

$60 for dinner only

Tournament Sponsorships:

Sponsor a Hole (sponsor’s name will appear on tee box) – $100

Sponsor Golf Balls (sponsor’s name will appear on every golf ball) – $200

Sponsor Golf Tees (sponsor’s name will appear on every golf tee) – $100

Sponsor a Raffle Prize (a donation of a prize to be raffled off) – $25 to $100

Partial Proceeds to Benefit

Ryan O’Connor Heart Fund

Teagan Doria Fund

18-year-old Ryan O’Connor is a candidate for a heart transplant. He will reside in England indefinitely and the wait and hospital care will entail unimaginable expenses.  His family will be responsible for their own transport and accommodations if they wish to accompany him.

Baby Teagan Doria was born in March, in California, with severe heart defects.  She does not have a pulmonary artery so that blood vessels, which should connect the heart to the lungs, instead, connect to the aorta. The heart itself has a hole in the wall.  Their New York insurance was not recognized in California for the expenses attached to the birth and specialized care needed by the baby.  The mother lost her job and the father is a rookie with the NYPD, and are in need of financial support.

For information, please contact:

Sinead Noonan, President – (845) 521-8027

242 Lake Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701

– or –

Martin O’Connor (516) 851-9987

 

Please keep in mind reservations are on a first come-first served basis. The outing is limited to 144 golfers, and they had to turn people away last year.  Please make your golfing or dinner reservations early!

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Irish Picnic, 8/11/2012, 12:00 pm

HERE’S ALL THE INFO REGARDING THE EVENT:
Saturday, August 11th – Annual IHSM Family Picnic – Walnut Beach Pavilion, 12-5 pm.
$10 for adult members, $12 for adult guests, CHILDREN 10 AND UNDER FREE.
Plan to bring your family and friends for a fun day of good food and good company.
Live music by County Cavan and many activities and games planned for kids of all ages!
A format similar to last year is planned, with main grilled foods (hot dogs and burgers) and salads prepared, cooked and served by Scott Roehrig of Lasse’s, and added goodies like snackies, desserts, and fruit donated by members. Water and soft drinks also included in ticket price.
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE, BY AUGUST 1st, AT JUNE AND JULY IHSM MEETINGS, OR SEE
CONTACT INFO BELOW. NO ACTUAL TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED, JUST KEEPING A LIST OF RESERVATIONS
By mail: send check to IHSM, Box 111, 58 River St, Milford, CT 06460. Please write “PICNIC RESERVATIONS” on the envelope, and be sure to include a note with how many members, guests, number of children and their ages.
By phone: Lisa Doyle-Smith 203-619-3429, Maureen Moore 203-877-1016 **PLEASE LEAVE A RETURN PHONE NUMBER!
By Email: Lisa Doyle-Smith at [email protected] or Maureen Moore at [email protected]
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The Gallagher Initiative: You are invited!

You are invited to participate in the first survey of Irish Americans in New York City
The purpose of this survey, called “The Gallagher Initiative”, is to learn about how aging Irish Americans are coping.  We want to learn about what health services, social services, or other services are needed and wanted.  We are especially interested in talking with older adults who are living alone or are isolated. The survey is being conducted by professors from Hunter College and Fordham University under the auspice of the Fund for the Advancement of Social Services.  If you volunteer to participate in this survey, you will be interviewed by a trained interviewer at a time and location that you choose.  The interview will be private and confidential.
You may participate in the survey if: • You or your parents or any of your grandparents were born in Ireland • You live in New York City • You are age 55 years or older
Whether you are in excellent health or poor health, working or retired, have recently immigrated or are second generation, we hope you will considering participating in the survey.
Participants will receive a FREE tote bag and resource pamphlets upon completion of the interview.
To learn more about the survey or if you or someone you know would like to participate in the survey, please call:  917-575-7158 or email [email protected] or visit us at: GallagherInitiative.blogspot.com
THE NEW YORK IRISH CENTER SUPPORTS THE GALLAGHER INITIATIVE
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Last call for the Catskills

I am reaching out one last time personally to family and friends before returning to the Mountains to help raise funds for the Catskills Irish Arts Week which I organize every year as the CIAW Artistic Director for the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre in East Durham , New York .Kickstarter campaign down to the wire now and less than 20 hours to go and apoligees for any repeats 
Thanks for some of you who have made donations already and helped spread the word.  Be great if more joined you in solidarity with the CIAW.

 

Public funds are lower this year and the economy has caused many students who registered as individuals or families to curtail spending as well and our registration is down 30 % reducing our revenue significantly and we may be facing a loss for the first time in my tenure as Artistic Director.

 

As you may know this is the 18th Year of the Catskills Irish Arts Week and while I have been directly involved since 1995, it is my 9th year as the AD and we have done a tremendous job of preserving, promoting and advancing traditional Irish music education and performance and programming it to help an economically depressed area where the Irish have gone for decades.

 

I recommend three avenues for you to help out at this critical time:

 

1)      Come up and take a class or attend the public concerts every night or Saturday, July 21, 2012 for the Andy McGann Festival from noon to 7 pm where all the artists perform on one day as a sampler of the week. Details at www.catskillsirishartsweek.org.  Admissions help us immensely and to support the 50 artists teaching and performing that week.

 

2)      If you can make a direct donation to the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre (www.mjqirishcentre.com) for our cause this year.  We will put the money to good use and your generous donation would be tax-deductible to the non-profit organization. Checks made payable to MJQICSC please and forwarded as soon as possible to:

CIAW FUND

c/o MJ Quill Irish Centre

P.O. Box 320

East Durham , NY 12423

 

(it would be important to let me know if you can make a donation and amount so that I can see it is properly allocated).

 

3)      To help deal with the crisis we launched an initiative last week at Kickstarter.com entitled “Rally Around the Catskills Irish Arts Week” http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1296594426/rally-around-the-catskills-irish-arts-week-in-east and in the first week we have tallied over $15,000 from supporters and well-wishers.  We have to pay a 5% fee to Amazon.com to process these donations and also set aside funds to pay for some of the premium gifts outlined (like PBS pledges) on our site.  We have just two more weeks to raise as much as we can with your help.

 

4)      If you can take the Kickstarter link http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1296594426/rally-around-the-catskills-irish-arts-week-in-east and forward it to your own online networks via Facebook, twitter or even email it can alert other caring folks to make a donation.  Thanks for whatever you can do now but don’t delay because the time is approaching quickly.

 

Thanks again for your attention

Paul

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You’re invited to the Stone Street Streetfest, July 10th

You’re invited to…

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The Stone St Streetfest, July 10th 2012
5.00pm – 11.00pm

Stone St,
…in Manhattan’s Financial District

Limited edition Event T-Shirts
will be available for a donation

IMMRAM and Stone St, in collaboration with the Irish New York and New Jersey
business networks, IN-NYC, IBO,  IIBN, Engle Martin & Associates and
Southern Wines & Spirits invite you to join their fundraising street festival to support
Self Help Africa’s work in helping people in rural Africa to lift themselves out of poverty.

Stone Street is Manhattan’s oldest paved street, and is lined with some of the
city’s best bars and restaurants. All participating establishments will donate a generous
portion of all purchases, meaning that for every item consumed,
an automatic donation is made to Self Help Africa.

The participating establishments include Becketts, Burger Burger, The Dubliner,
Mad Dog and Beans, Pizza Pizza, Stone St Tavern, Ulysses, The Growler
and Vintry Wine & Whiskey.

Proceeds from the following fine establishments
will be donated to Self Help Africa:

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Sponsored by:

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Launch of the Irish Executive Mentorship Program

 

IEMP Launch
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Your IN-NYC Board Members

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Celtic Summer Camp

Our two Celtic Summer Camps will take place this summer July 9th – 13th and July 16th – 20th between 9am – 1pm. The camp incorporates all aspects of Irish culture – music, song, dance, drama, as well as various games and activities for the children (ages 4 upwards).

We are delighted to announce that Martin McCormack, a qualified Primary School Teacher and musician with Riverdance, will be returning this year as the camp coordinator. Spaces are limited, so call us now at 914-237-5121 for further information and/or to register your child.
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