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Boston Irish Reporter Endorses
Senator Barack Obama

"In these divisive political times, the country needs a leader with a unifying vision. For Ted Kennedy- and for me - that leader is Barack Obama."

- Publisher Ed Forry
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Don't Miss It!-
Dick Flavin's "Tip" at the New Rep- 

is a Triumphant Theatrical Evening 

By Ed Forry

To say that Dick Flavin's play about the great Tip O'Neill is a triumph is quite simply an understatement.

I was in the audience for the June 26 performance to benefit the Irish American Partnership and the Durant Fellowship at MGH, and for those two hours, it was like living again in a time capsule.

Ken Howard, the Tony award-winning actor remembered from his TV role in "The White Shadow," brings the legendary Boston Irish politician from East Cambridge to life in a stunning way. From the first moments onstage, as we hear Tip in a phone conversation with his "pal," RonaldReagan, there is a willing suspension of disbelief among the audience, aswe settle down to share an evening with Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.  

Howard does not try to impersonate O'Neill,  or do a send-up of his voice. Instead, he captures the Boston accent with ease, quickly becoming the manhimself, with gestures and mannerisms, and with a certain  timbre in hisvoice that makes you believe this is the real thing. 

Ken Howard powerfully captures Tip's amiability and overall decency,and Watertown's Arsenal Center for the Arts provides a splendid intimatesetting for this one-time visit  with this historical Boston Irish figure.

Playwright Dick Flavin has worked on this project for more than seven years- the better part of this century. He knew his subject personally, and his words portray him lovingly and with dignity. This New Repertory Theatre world premiere continues through July 13,  and it's an event you shouldn't miss.

(Performances nightly, Tuesday through Sunday,plus matinee weekends. Tickets: 617-923-8487, newrep.org)

 

Continuing: Irish Sports at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, Canton. The Gaelic Athletic Association sponsors Hurling and Gaelic Football matches every weekend through Aug. 17, Saturday & Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. Admission $7. Complete schedule at bostongaa.org or 781-821-8291.

July 5 - John McDermott performs in concert, South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, 8 p.m. Tickets $31.75; 781-383-9850, themusiccircus.org.

July 6 -John McDermott performs in concert, Cape Cod Melody Tent. Tickets $31.75; 508-775-5630, melodytent.org.

July 11 ‚"From Dublin to Boston,‚" Irish gay and lesbian chorus performs in concert with the Boston Gay Men's Chorus and the Boston women's chorus Voices Rising. 8 p.m., Arlington Street Church, Boston. Tickets $35 & $25, online at bgmc.org, and at door. Info: 617-542-SING.

July 12 -Sixth annual Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival, Webster, MA, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.; 800-841-0919, blackstonevalleycelticfestival.com.

July 12 -TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Assn.) holds its 25th anniversary reunion, Bentley College, Waltham, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; tiara.ie.

July 19 - Second annual Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival, Cumberland, RI., 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.; 401-725-9272, riverfolk.org.

July 30 -Festival of Folk, 7 p.m. Newburyport High School Auditorium, fearturing Kevin Barry Pipers, Duffin-Murphy School of Irish Dance, Demigon Music Clan. Info: 978-360-9603.

Aug 7 - Saw Doctors, in concert, Lowell Summer Music Series, Boarding House Park. Lowell. Tickets $25, lowellsummermusic.org; 978-970-5200

Aug 9 - Springfield Irish Festival, John Boyle O'Reilly Club, Springfield MA; jbo-club.com, 413-847-0809

Some material in this calendar is courtesy of Mike and Colette Quinlin, irishmassachusetts.com.

 

 

 

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Mary Casey Forry
Founding Publisher, Boston Irish Reporter

Mary Casey Forry was the founding publisher
of the Reporter Newspapers, including the Boston Irish Reporter. Born in Jamiaca Plain, the third child of a Leitrim mum and a Mayo dad, she lost her life in 2004 to pancreatic cancer. In her honor and memory, her family and friends have founded a non-profit charity to help familes in need of hospice care.
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