# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MARY PAT KELLY TO RECEIVE  EUGENE O'NEILL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: IRISH AMERICAN WRITERS & ARTISTS ANNOUNCES MARY PAT KELLY AS RECIPIENT OF THE 2026 EUGENE O’NEILL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDAbout this EventJoin us to celebrate acclaimed author, filmmaker, historian, and chronicler of the Irish American experience on Tuesday, October 20 at Joe’s Pub at The Public TheaterIrish American Writers & Artists (IAW&A) will present author and filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly with its 2026 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring her extraordinary body of work and her enduring contributions to literature, film, television, history, and Irish American culture.The Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an artist whose life's work reflects the creative excellence and cultural impact associated with O'Neill. Born in New York in 1888 to an Irish American family, he became America's preeminent dramatist and the first American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.Mary Pat Kelly's career offers a contemporary continuation of that storytelling tradition—one that crosses generations, genres, and an ocean, while keeping the Irish American experience at its heart.Mary Pat Kelly is a bestselling author, filmmaker, historian, and cultural commentator whose work explores Irish, Irish-American, and American stories. She is the author of Galway Bay, Of Irish Blood, Irish Above All, and Special Intentions, as well as nonfiction books including Martin Scorsese: The First Decade, Martin Scorsese: A Journey, and Good to Go: The Rescue of Scott O’Grady from Bosnia. Her filmmaking credits include the feature film Proud and award-winning PBS documentaries including To Live for Ireland, Home Away from Home: The Yanks in Ireland, and Proudly We Served: The Men of the USS Mason. She has worked for Good Morning America and Saturday Night Live and as a screenwriter for Paramount and Columbia Pictures. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the CUNY Graduate Center.The evening will feature live Irish music and dance, food and drink, and an opportunity to celebrate with artists, writers, performers, and supporters from throughout the Irish American cultural community.Irish American Writers & Artists (IAW&A) is a community of writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, visual artists, and other creative professionals dedicated to celebrating and advancing Irish American arts and culture. Through performances, exhibitions, readings, conversations, and other programs, IAW&A provides a forum for artists whose work reflects the rich and evolving relationship between Ireland and America. The evening will feature live Irish music and dance, food and drink, and an opportunity to celebrate with artists, writers, performers, and supporters from throughout the Irish American cultural community.Early Bird tickets will be $180 per person until September 20, and $200 per person after September 20. Tickets include a reception with food, wine, and beer service, plus a one-year membership to IAW&A.Admission at the door will be $225 per person, in cash or check.iamwa.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/mary-pat-kelly-to-receive-eugene-oneill-lifetime-achievement-award/100001999108401042
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, performances, music, theatre, business, exhibitions, nonprofit, storytelling
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## Event venue details

- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater
- **lat**: 40.7289857
- **long**: -73.9917342
- **full address**: Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, 425  Lafayette Street, New York, United States

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- **Q**: When and where is MARY PAT KELLY TO RECEIVE  EUGENE O'NEILL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD being held?
  - **A:** MARY PAT KELLY TO RECEIVE  EUGENE O'NEILL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Joe s Pub at The Public Theater, 425  Lafayette Street, New York, United States.
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  - **A:** MARY PAT KELLY TO RECEIVE  EUGENE O'NEILL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is organized by Irish American Writers & Artists.
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