A personal and profound portrait of Catholic America of the 40s through 70s.   In this heartfelt musical journey, Smith & O’Reilly bring us to our lives, to cherish what is simple, know what is lost, heal what is hurt.  And remember the best of times.   The Irish American Heritage Center Salon Concert Series Presents […]

A personal and profound portrait of Catholic America of the 40s through 70s.   In this heartfelt musical journey, Smith & O’Reilly bring us to our lives, to cherish what is simple, know what is lost, heal what is hurt.  And remember the best of times.   The Irish American Heritage Center Salon Concert Series Presents […]

“We think of lukewarm water, hope to get in it.” Today the Gwendolyn Brooks stamp goes on sale at the Post Office, along with those of 9 of her esteemed colleagues, as Poetry Month 2012, winds down. Brooks is “best remembered for distinctive, lyrical portraits of everyday urban life”. To me, she is Gwendolyn Brooks, […]