Peter Quinn and Mick Moloney Pay Tribute to Danny Cassidy on March 3 in NYC

Overlook author Peter Quinn, author of Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America, and legendary musician Mick Moloney salute the late pioneering wordsmith, Danny Cassidy (pictured above), with a night of music and memories on Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30pm at Lolita in New York City. Special guests include T.J. English, Malachy McCourt and Michael Patrick McDonald. This event is sponsored by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

This very special evening pays tribute to the life of Danny Cassidy, musician, labor activist, writer, and author of the groundbreaking How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads.

Meet Peter Quinn, author of LOOKING FOR JIMMY and BANISHED CHILDREN OF EVE, at Upcoming NY Area Events

Join Peter Quinn and a stellar cast of Irish American writers and artists next week in New York for an evening in tribute to Danny Cassidy, Irish-American musician, teacher, labor activist and author of How the Irish Invented Slang. The event will be held on Thursday, September 25, 7pm, at The Donaghy Theatre in Manhattan.

Peter Quinn will also give four New York area readings this Fall in support of the paperback release of Banished Children of Eve, his acclaimed novel of Civil War New York. The author will appear at the beloved Rocky Sullivan's in Brooklyn on October 8, Glucksman Ireland House on October 9, Lower East Side Tenement Museum on October 16, and Garden City Library on Long Island on November 11. And the best part is: Quinn promises to buy Jameson for anyone who whispers "Winged Elephant" in his ear at any of these events!