Dear Roundtable Members and Friends, By now, you all should have received your spring 2012 Roundtable Newsletters, but I'd like to send you a few reminders of some interesting events that will take place in the coming weeks. For the fifth consecutive year, on March 10, 2012, at 12 noon, the New York Irish History Roundtable, Glucksman Ireland House NYU, and The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral will celebrate an Irish-language Mass. We invite everyone to join us, and please bring your friends! Please see our Announcements page for further details on this wonderful event!. http://irishnyhistory.org/announ.htm For more information on this event, please see our flyer at the link below, and feel free to share it with anyone that you think might be interested: http://freepdfhosting.com/47dcb83978.pdf We are pleased to announce that our own John T. Ridge, Roundtable Vice-President for Local History and noted author, has been named the Grand Marshal of the Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day Parade by the Brooklyn Irish American Parade Committee. The parade will take place on Sunday, March 18th, 2012, commencing with a Mass at Holy Name Church at 9:00 AM, and then a noontime assembly at the beginning of the parade route at Prospect Park West and 14th Street. The parade will march through the community of historic Park Slope. For more information about this event, please call 718-499-9482 <tel:718-499-9482> Receptions of an Irish Rebel: Behan in New York 1960-1964 On Saturday, March 24 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Stephen Butler will describe and discuss the controversial issues behind Irish playwright Brendan Behan's sensational visit to New York City during the 1960s. By the time of his arrival here, Behan had become famous for innovative dramas and notorious for outrageous conduct. He quickly became a public figure loved and loathed -- and loved again -- by Irish New Yorkers. Why? Come and help discover the answers. The program will take place in the McCloskey Room, Parish House for St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, 263 Mulberry Street. A coffee/tea reception will follow. Please see our Announcements page for further details on this program. http://irishnyhistory.org/announ.htm Music Across the Ocean: The Transatlantic Impact of N.Y. Irish Musicians & Recordings On Saturday, May 19, at 2:00 p.m., the effects -- in Ireland and the United States -- of early twentieth-century Irish-American recordings that captured the rich sounds and styles of musicians in New York City will be demonstrated and described in a lively presentation (with examples) by Dr. Scott Spencer. This program will take place in the hall of Our Lady of Rosary Church, 7 State Street in Manhattan (between Pearl & Whitehall Streets). A coffee/tea reception will follow. Please see our Announcements page for further details on this program. http://irishnyhistory.org/announ.htm Symposium on Irish History Interested persons are invited to attend a free symposium on Irish History supported by Our Lady of the Rosary Church (at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton National Shrine), in conjunction with Pace University, on Saturday, May 5th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The address is 7 State Street, in lower Manhattan just opposite Battery Park. For more information, call 212-269-6865 11a.m.to 4 p.m. Thank you! Jim Garrity NYIHR