ILHS Speaker Series 2017 Matt Spangler, Feb 26. The Irish Literary & Historical Society is planning two very special events for the months of February and March. In February they present a talk by ILHS Vice President, playwright and academic Matthew Spangler. Spangler, a Professor of Performance Studies at San…
Get Tickets: hopmonk-sonoma.ticketfly.com/event/1379326-tim-flannery-lunatic-fringe-sonoma KC Turner Presents Listening Room Series @ HopMonk Tavern Sonoma Tim Flannery and Lunatic Fringe timflannery.com Tim Flannery (bio) He is one of the enduring hard men of professional sports, logging 34 of his 55 years with professional baseball. Of those years, he has spent a jaw-dropping…
Dance lessons at 7pm. Music and dancing at 9pm. $5 suggested donation. Hosted by John Slaymaker. TheStarryPlough.com
Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Coffee Morning! Cairde Café meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 10.00 a.m. at the UICC. It is a chance to meet familiar and new faces in a friendly relaxed gathering. Tea and soda bread are served and there is…
No session this week due to Sharks playing a home game at the Tank.
We meet UPSTAIRS on the SECOND FLOOR of the bar. Dancers often trickle in after 8pm, so if you're early you may not recognize anyone. In that case, just ask the musicians or bartenders! Join 15-25 other dancers for Irish set dancing every Tuesday night*! You can bring a partner…
Dublin, CA St Patrick's Festival • March 18, 19 The Dublin, CA St. Patrick's weekend celebrations follow the Green & White Gala on March 17, and a Pancake Breakfast on March 18. Parade starts at 9.30am on March 18, and festivities with music, food & drink and children's events take…
Attend a gathering of UCD alumni in San Francisco on Wednesday 1st March 2017 from 6.00pm - 8.00pm in the Remedie Room, The Devil's Acre, 256 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133 Come meet some old and new friends as the UCD San Francisco Chapter plans events for 2017! This event is kindly supported…
Join the Crossroads festival for an evening of music with virtuoso Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor and local guitar legend, Richard Mandel. O’Connor has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as Lá Lúgh, Skylark, Planxty, Bothy Band, De Dannan, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains. Tickets: $15/door
Black Brothers Band Concert Celebrate your Saint Patrick's Day in San Jose Friday, March 3rd 7:00 PM @ Trinity Cathedral, San Jose Admission is $20 in advance or $24 at the door. Advance tickets are on sale online at http://sanjoseblackbrothers.eventbrite.com On Friday, March 3rd in San Jose at 7:00pm, The…
San Francisco has been involved in the Rose of Tralee since 1962 and each year selects a new representative to send to Tralee. Please come and support our Rose entrants as the hopefuls for the next San Francisco Rose! One lucky woman will be sent on a trip of a…
The Five Irish Tenors direct from Dublin, Ireland Direct from Dublin, Ireland, The Five Irish Tenors present “Salute to Ireland,” a program full of Irish wit, charm and boisterousness with an operatic flair. Following in the tradition of the great Irish tenor John McCormack, this concert will feature both beloved…
Led by former Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance lead dancer, Justin Boros, the accomplished cast, featuring 20 of the world’s most skilled Irish dancers and musicians, brings an inspiring story of love and salvation to life. The world-renowned Irish dance troupe performs lightning fast hard shoe rhythms and graceful…
"With the four strong singing voices sometimes arriving at hair curdling harmonies, the feeling of the band's music ranges from the comfortable and familiar, to the arcane and disturbing. Their material is drawn from many aspects of Americana music, Irish traditional dance tunes and songs, some original songs, Vaudevillian ballads,…
Irish Documentary Film Festival • Saturday, March 4 SF Irish Film, in association with the Irish-American Crossroads Festival presents DocFest Delancey Street Theater, San Francisco 4pm – “Coming Home” Coming Home is a feature length documentary by Dublin based filmmaker Cathal Kenna. It follows a selection of five Irish emigrants…
We will be dancing UPSTAIRS on the SECOND FLOOR of the bar. Fáilte, a Chairde! To celebrate our new dancers completing their first month of Irish set dance lessons, we are (can you guess?) going to dance more! Join us for a traditional Irish ceili dance at Lilly Mac's Pub…
Lively Irish music from The Crooked Road Ceili Band featuring fiddle, uilleann pipes, concertina, Irish flute, and guitar!
Singer/songwriter and folk musician Kyle Alden is noted for his award-winning settings of the poetry of the great Irish poet W.B. Yeats. He has performed at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley and City Winery, Napa (opening for Paul Brady) and Symphony Space in New York (with Mick Moloney and Athena…
The Sanctuary Sessions • Mar 5 Taking place at venues throughout the country, the events are called “Sanctuary Sessions: Trad Music for Civil Rights,” with a goal to make music, encourage positive dialogue, and raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union’s continued effort to defend citizens’ rights under the…
Described by The Irish Times as “gloriously three-dimensional”, the group spring from harp-accompanied Sean-Nós songs to feral, unkempt sets of reels, creating a sound that is both “scintillating” and “a model of tender delicacy” (David Kidman, The Living Tradition). More...http://www.celticsociety.org/ Members $16 | Non-Members &18 | Door $20.00
IIPC ACTIVE RETIREMENT CLUB OUTREACH PROGRAM Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Monthly Mass and Luncheon on Thursday March 9, 2017. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Brendan McBride at 12.15 p.m. followed by a traditional St. Patrick’s Day luncheon of corned beef and cabbage. Mary McKeever and the…
Sharon Shannon • UICC, March 10 The career of accordionist/fiddler Sharon Shannon began with the internationally acclaimed Irish folk/rock group the Waterboys in 1988. While never losing sight of her roots in Irish folk music, she has undertaken a musical journey which includes collaborations with Bono and Adam Clayton, classical violinist Nigel Kennedy,…
San Francisco’s 166th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival Saturday, March 11th, 2017 | Civic Center Plaza ~ San Francisco Festival Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Parade – Saturday, March 11th at 11:30 AM RAIN OR SHINE! The 166th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in San Francisco is a well…
166th Saint Patrick's Day Parade & Festival St. Patrick's Day Parade info A full day of activity is planned for the St. Patrick's Day Festival at Civic Center Plaza and on Grove Street, Polk to Larkin Street. The colorful festivities surrounding the parade will showcase Irish Culture through live performance…
Sunday, March 12th Time: 12:30-1:30pm Children’s Hour of Song and Dance Join Crossroads for a lively hour of Irish dancing and music for children of all ages! The Brosnan School of Irish Dance will provide a wonderful array of Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes for all to enjoy. We’ll also enjoy…
Centenary Celebration of the Pearse and Connolly Fife and Drum Band Sunday, March 12th Time: 2:00-4:00pm Join Crossroads for a centenary celebration of the legendary Pearse and Connolly Fife and Drum Band! Founded in Butte, Montana in 1917, the band moved to San Francisco in the 1920s and has been…
Please join Irish Network Bay Area in celebrating St. Patrick's week with a private breakfast with Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald T.D. This exclusive event will give attendees the opportunity to hear directly from Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister on events that are shaping politics in Ireland and across…
Humanities West presents the next installment of their salon series "Celebrating Irish Music" Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with a performance of Irish music featuring multi-instrumentalists Shira Kammen and Jim Oakden Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter St., San Francisco. Tix at City Box Office 415 392 4400 or www.cityboxoffice.com . $25.
“...capable of playing with note-perfect accuracy and perfect control at nearly supersonic levels” (Irish Voice, New York) Advance: Members $24.00 Non-members $26.00 Reservations (pay at the door): Members $26.00 Non-Members $30.00 Door (Subject to availability): Members $28 Non-members $30.00 More information: http://www.celticsociety.org
KKUP St. Paddy's Eve Special Thursday, March 16th, 7:00 - 10:00 PM Streaming on KKUP.ORG or Live Broadcast on FM 91.5 MHz! The Annual Saint Patrick's Eve program is happening at Publicly Funded KKUP-FM. Next Thursday, March 16th, Jim Maley, plus a portion of possibles including Kevin…
Thursday, March 16, 2017, 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) Quebecois of irresistible energy, infectious verve, dynamic arrangements $28 adv / $30 door Purchase tickets online Wowing audiences all over the world with their seasoned brand of Celtic music, the seven-member Dervish has risen to the top of their…
St. Patrick's Festival at CB Hannegan's • Mar 17 It's that time of year again at CB Hannegan's in Los Gatos for the annual huge and fantastic St. Patrick's day party. Join thousands for music, dancing, and home cooked - tickets are $55 and can be purchased at the bar.…
Music at the United Irish Cultural Center all day! Ivor Collins March 17 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm The Toast Inspectors March 17 @ 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm Charmas March 17 @ 8:00 pm
Season of Gaelic Games begins at the UICC UICC Gaelic Games is pleased to present, LIVE, on the BIG SCREEN: GAA Club Finals on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday March 17, 2017 Senior Hurling Championship Final: 8:00am Dublin’s Cuala vs Clare’s Ballyea Senior Football Championship Final: 10:00am Dr. Crokes of Kerry …
Hibernian Newman Luncheon • March 17 The Hibernian Newman Club of San Francisco is a non-profit organization of business and professional people of Irish descent whose residence or place of business is located within the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Established in 1964, the Hibernian Newman Club has supported the Newman…
Join us for the 2nd Annual St. Patrick's Day tour of the Dogpatch led by San Francisco City Guides! Once called "Irish Hill", the Dogpatch became home to thousands of working class Irish, Scottish and English immigrants during the 1860's. Learn about the infamous neighborhood and visit historical sites during…
The Crooked Road Ceili Band holds forth traditional Irish tunes and songs on this most important of days, St.Paddy's! Enjoy exceptional cocktails, craft beer, and "sinfully good" eats on the patio while we entertain you with a bit o' the pure drop! Come celebrate at Jack Rose Libation House! With…
What better place to spend St. Patrick's Day evening than in a tiki-themed comic book store? Stay with us for a second and we will explain. St. Patrick's Day has become overrun by drunken behavior and the craziness perpetrated by the once-a-year Irish. If you want to celebrate St. Patrick's…
TWO SHOWS! 7pm and 8.45pm Irish-born violinist Colm Ó Riain and some stellar musical friends combine the music of Ireland with rhythms and melodies from all over the musical world – jazz, blues, Roma, India, Cuba, Brazil, and much more. Featuring: Colm Ó Riain – violin Joe Kyle Jr –…
Tempest at Dublin, CA festival • March 17-19 Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 28 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release fifteen critically…
Saturday & Sunday, March 18 & 19, 2017 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Dublin Civic Center 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Green and White Gala, Dublin Sister City Association, Friday,March 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m. Dublin Senior Center, 7600 Amador Valley Boulevard Pancake Breakfast, Alameda County Firefighters - Local 55,…
Saturday, Mar 18, 3pm Listen at 91.7 or on-line, http://www.kalw.org/ The Black Brothers, Shay and Michael Black, return to KALW after a long absence. The brothers will catch us up on what they've been doing and regale us with their songs and family stories. They'll perform with their band on…
Join the Black Brothers as they take to the stage of the Sunnyvale Theatre, CA with Bobbi Nikles and Eamonn Flynn. The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along…
Third Sunday Concert Series Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 4pm Irish Celtic-Jazz vocalist Melanie O’Reilly Jazz Trio with Frank Martin, piano; Fred Randolph, bass; &special guest, Jane Lenoir, flute. at St. Alban’s Church, Albany CA 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany (one block north of Solano Avenue) 510-525-1716, www.st-albans-albany.org REGISTER NOW!…
Annual Banquet, March 19. The ILHS presents their annual St. Patrick’s Banquet on Sunday, March 19 at the Saint Patrick’s Ballroom in the United Irish Cultural Center. This year's event features harpist and storyteller Patrick Ball, with song and dramatic reading by Esther Mulligan, and music by fiddler, Anne Goess. Contact…
Saturday, March 25th Time: 1:00-3:00pm Chinese and Irish Workers in the Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad Gordon H. Chang, Professor of American History and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford, and Barry P. McCarron, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow of Irish Studies at New York University,…
Chinese, Irish, and the Transcontinental Railroad • Mar 26 “Chinese and Irish Workers in the Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.” Gordon H. Chang, Professor of American History and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford, and Barry P. McCarron, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow of Irish Studies…
Irish Musicians Against Hate: A Benefit Concert for the ACLU & NRDC Join us for an evening of traditional Irish music featuring a wonderful line-up of local Irish bands. You'll enjoy an evening of fabulous music while helping support civil liberties and the environment. All proceeds go to the ACLU…
Family Stories Workshop • Mar 26 Family Stories Workshop: Creating Narratives from Family Records. Margaret Cooley will give a talk and teach a workshop on how she began without any records, stories or photographs and found enough information to recreate a family story and write a book, The McQueeneys: From…
Crossroads Salon Sunday, March 26. 2:00pm-5:00pm. Location: A private residence in St. Francis Woods. Address provided with RVSP. RSVP: [email protected] or call 707-235-9858. Free event. Join us to share or enjoy creative work inspired by Irish-American life in a comfortable and congenial Salon experience! You are cordially invited to the…
Phil Coulter & Special Guest Geraldine Brannigan. Phil Coulter is up in that Pantheon inhabited by the biggest selling recording artistes of all time in Ireland, rubbing shoulders with Bono and the Boys. From Derry, Northern Ireland, Phil has performed with everyone from James Galway and the London Symphony Orchestra to Nanci Griffith…
Spirit Of Ireland Award, San Jose • Mar 28 The Spirit of Ireland Awards are presented to individuals or companies whose accomplishments have exemplified the relationship between San Jose / Silicon Valley and Dublin, Ireland. This year's recipient is Marie O'Flaherty - more
**Irish Heritage Night at Sharks • March 28** ========== The San Jose Sharks host Dublin Lord Mayor, Brendan Carr at the March 28 game. Use promo code IRISH to access your ticket and postgame Irish Heritage Night center activities. more...
There is so much to do at Whiskies of the World in San Jose! Meeting whisky distillers, owners, and brand ambassadors as you taste and experience their finest spirits from around the world. Included in the admission is a two hour tasting experience starting at 6:00PM or 8:10PM, a souvenir…
Benefiting Breast Cancer Emergency Fund Whiskies of the World gathers the world’s most fascinating distilled spirits along with their makers and ambassadors to give its guests an opportunity to sample, learn and experience a night of delicious spirited fun. The 18th Expo will be on the SF Belle Hornblower Yacht…
Erin Ruth Thompson @ UICC with The Crooked Road Ceili Band 6:30 PM Friday, March 31st, / 2700 45th Ave, San Francisco Rising star vocalist Erin Ruth Thompson came to the Bay Area in late 2012 from Tuscon via Hawai'i. With encouragement from Jack Gilder at the Plough & Stars…
Irish Culture Bay Area Special Offer! Buy one ticket, get one free (enter IRISH at checkout) “Daughter of a Garbageman” is a tale of Maureen Langan’s 1970’s upbringing in New Jersey. Her Irish mother and Bronx-born father, a New York City sanitation worker, told her to work hard, get educated…
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