An Evening with the Eugene O’Neill Foundation • Aug. 15
An evening with Eric Fraisher Hayes, who has directed over 20 different Eugene O’Neill plays, and actors from the Eugene O’Neill Foundation who will talk about their upcoming season and perform scenes from the production of Hughie by Eugene O’Neill which will be part of an international theater exchange between Danville, California and New Ross, Ireland. 6.30pm, Mechanics’ Institute, San Francisco more
Eugene O’Neill Festival, Danville • Throughout September
In a partnership “One Festival, Two Countries,” the Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House, and the O’Neill Ancestral Trust presents the 19th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival in Danville throughout September and the inaugural Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre in New Ross, Ireland, October 11–14.
“One Festival, Two Countries” embodies a civic as well as a cultural partnership. Danville and New Ross have become Friendship Cities, and official delegations from the two cities will attend one another’s O’Neill festivals. The Danville festival is sponsored by the Irish Consulate in San Francisco. more
Murals of Belfast • Ongoing
The Story of the “Troubles” As Told by the Wall Mural Artists of Belfast. Photographer John Harrington documents the compelling story through photographs of Belfast’s murals taken over 20 years. On display at the United Irish Cultural Center through mid-summer. more