Unless noted otherwise, events are held at the National Arts Club. There is a dress code for events at the Club, which is just east of Park Ave. South and 20th St.

NEW May 1st 2008 6 PM

Launch A VISION Launch of A Vision (volume XIII in the 14-volume Collected Works series from Scribner, under the general editorship of George Bornstein and formerly the late Richard Finneran and George Mills Harper) with a talk by its editors, Catherine E. Paul and Margaret Mills Harper. This is the first scholarly edition of the 1925 version (much less available than the 1937 version that resulted from Yeats’s obsessive revisions) and is extensively annotated. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. At the National Arts Club, followed by dinner with the speakers in the club dining room. To attend the dinner, send your check for $49 (the club has raised its prices), made out to the WB Yeats Society of NY, to be in our mailbox at the club by April 26.

Atlanta launch event on May 17th.

May 12th 2008 6 PM

An Evening with Deirdre Toomey and Warwick Gould -- POSTPONED
DUE TO UNFORESEN CONFLICTS, THIS EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR! Deirdre Toomey and Warwick Gould accept our M.L. Rosenthal Award for contributions to Yeats studies..

May 12th 2008 6 PM

Oedipus Rex

Special showing of Yeats' translation, in the film directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie, as released in 1957, with a cast including Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, Douglas Rain and William Shatner. Following the film, a brief talk by Estelle Parsons, who recently directed a production featuring Al Pacino. National Arts Club, free. For the dinner following the event, send a check For $49 to the society mailbox by May 9th. Benefit performance of PURGATORY
Benefit for the Handcart Theatre Ensemble. The group responsible for many of the plays that have been on our calendars present Yeats’s harrowing late-career play about a murder that taints three generations. Joan McCready directs, Sam McCready plays the lead; with Javen Tanner and Jane Pejtersen (both of Handcart’s 2006 Two Yeats Plays). The 30-minute play is followed by a reception. At Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (Bleecker & Houston). Tickets at $18 include reception one drink at cash bar.

July 26th-August 10th 2008
48th Annual Yeats Summer School in Sligo

Tuition 550 euros for two weeks, 325 euros for one week. Patrick Crotty, University of Aberdeen, director. Anne Daniel, New School, associate director. For further information and application forms watch the Sligo web pages or contact the Yeats Society, Douglas Hyde Bridge, Sligo, Ireland; 011-353-7191-42693; fax 011-353-7191-42780 011-353-71-42693; fax: 071-91

Sept. 18th 2007, 8:15 PM

The Shape of Metal Origin Theatre Company presents American premiere of The Shape of Metal by Thomas Kilroy, which first appeared The Abbey Theatre in 2003. Directed by Brian Murray, this production stars Julia Gibson, Roberta Maxwell (Brokeback Mountain) and Molly Ward. The Irish Times said "Kilroy's characters are beautifully drawn; pragmatic, realistic, without a hint of hysteria...Rich, thoughtful and achingly human, this is another gem in Kilroy's portfolio." Runs September 8-30. Tickets, normally $21, are $16 for members using promo code YEAT at Ticket Central, 212-279-4200, or at the box office. We have arranged a special evening for Yeats Society members Tuesday, September 18, followed by a cash bar reception. At 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59 Street, between Park and Madison Aves.

September 22nd-23rd 2007
Third John Butler Yeats Seminar, Chestertown NY The theme of the seminar will be The Artistic Yeats father and son - John and Jack. Presenters to include Sam and Joan McCready, Maureen Mulvihill, Cathy Fagan and others. Registration $55, not including accomodation. For details and registration form see conference page.

Nov. 21st 2007, 6: PM

The Rising of the Moon
Screening at the National Arts Club of the film of three short stories, by Lady Gregory, Frank O'Connor and Michael J. McHugh. The Abbey Theatre players are featured in this 1957 film directed by John Ford. Tyrone Power narrates; his last film. The screening is free (come early to be assured of a seat); followed by dinner in the Club dining room ($45). Send your check for the dinner, made out to the WB Yeats Society of NY, to be in our mailbox at the club by November 19.

December 20th, 6-10

Holiday party
Dinner at National Arts Club - Cash bar and social (we’ll have special guests) in the parlor from 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30. $45 or $10 for reception only in advance; both $5 higher at door (if space available).

January 12th 2008

Oedipus at Colonus
8 PM -- Theater Party: Oedipus at Colonus in a new translation by Eamon Grennan and Rachel Kitzinger This production of Handcart Ensemble, which produced Sam and Joan McCready's Coole Lady and Two Yeats Plays in our previous seasons, runs January 10-26, Wednesday- Friday at 8, Saturdays at 2 and 8, with additional matinees (?) on the 16th and 23rd. At our special performance the play will be followed by a talk by the translators. At the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14 Street, east of Second Avenue. Tickets for all performances $15 for Yeats Society members using promo code YEATS at SmartTix or 212-868-4444.

January 25th-28th 2009
Yeats Winter Weekend Sligo, Lighter version of the summer school. Reception and entertainment Friday evening; two lectures, bus tour and reading Saturday; morning lecture Sunday. Director: Nicholas Grene of Trinity College, Dublin. Guest poet/speaker to be announced..At Sligo Park Hotel. Tuition of 190 euros ,includes room and meals, additonal 20 euros for single, additional 35 euros additional for Thursday or Sunday night. See summer school contact info below or write us.

February 1st 2008
Poetry Contest deadline

Marchl 31st 2008 7PM
Readings
Readings marking National Poetry Month, and presentations of Poetry Contest awards by our judge, Marie Ponsot. At Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 E. 17th St.

April 12th, 10AM-5PM

Taste of Yeats Summer School
All-day program evoking spirit of the school in Ireland (see below). Program includes, tentatively, Maureen Murphy, 2006-8 summer school associate director, Nicholas Allen, Kevin Murphy and Michel Steinman. Includes a social and summer school reunion. At NYU Glucksman April 30th 2008

Poem in Your Pocket Day
Poem In Your Pocket Day. Remember to carry your favorite Yeats poem for sharing today.

NEW May 1st 2008 6 PM