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THE WORD FROM IRELAND - March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, 11:45am

To celebrate St Patrick's day tomorrow, the Irish poet and playwright Damian Gorman gives a live reading from his acclaimed selected poems and memoir "As If I Cared" accompanied by live music, hosted by Ronnie Millar and Laura Tavares. Presented by Rian Immigrant Center and the Brookline Booksmith, this virtual event is free and will be streamed live.


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Inspired by the Irish tradition of welcoming the stranger, the Booksmith has created a collection of essential writing about migration from around the world [[link removed]]— powerful voices that open our eyes and deepen our sense of shared humanity. A special community resource, we see the Booksmith is a "caol áit" — in Irish, a "thin place," where earth is close to heaven.


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Please join us in this special space to hear the voices in these affecting and important books. From March 1 through tomorrow, the Booksmith will accept donations to support the vital work of the Rian Immigrant Center! Visit Rian’s table in the store tomorrow and support us by supporting the Brookline Booksmith!



Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'Donovan


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We also invite you to A St Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn hosted by Brian O'Donovan this weekend. Purchase a ticket to the live stream on Sunday, March 20 using the link below and 25% of the ticket cost will be donated to Rian!


This year’s show features quartet Ship in the Clouds, which includes fiddlers Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen, accordion player Natasha Sheehy and bodhran player extraordinaire Anna Colliton, harpist and singer Dominique Dodge, Uileann-piper Torrin Ryan, one of the foremost Scottish fiddle players of his generation, Alasdair White, choreographer Ashley Smith-Wallace, and returning music director Keith Murphy.


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Honors at Irish Network Boston's St. Patrick's Day Celebration



The Irish Network of Boston honored the Rian Immigrant Center's Executive Director, Ronnie Millar, with their 2022 Spirit Award last night, and also presented Rian with the 2020 Spirit Award as that celebration was canceled due to the pandemic. In receiving the award, Ronnie expressed his gratitude to IN Boston's Board, to the Irish government, and to the local Irish community for all their support and especially for assisting immigrants through the pandemic.


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At the event, Ronnie shared his own immigration story and how Rian, in partnership with the Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative, has supported more than 90,000 immigrants through the pandemic with access to emergency cash, food and vaccines. Congratulations to Ronnie and all of Rian's staff and volunteers!



Rian Immigrant Center, One State Street, Boston, MA 02109, United States

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