In partnership with Hinterland. Irish music -- where it has come from, how it's been developing, why Sinéad (O'Connor of course) sings sean-nós, and how Horslips fit into the story. The second instalment of Irish musical legend, Jim Lockhart's musings on the 'Long March' of modern Irish popular music, and…
In partnership with Hinterland. In 2017, the town of Kells inherited a mothballed printing works in which lurked some rare and precious 19th century offset machines. They are now at the centre of The Printworks (a Mark Smith project) where 21st century types (pun intended) will come to learn and…
Los Angeles-based Irish artist, Marc-Ivan O’Gorman talks with Catherine Flynn, Director of Irish Studies at Berkeley, 5 PM, March 17, 2021. Working across the genres of fiction, film, theater, radio, and musical performance, O’Gorman has created reinterpretations of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake and of the writings of Brian O’Nolan/Flann O’Brien/Myles…
Collective life and individual subjectivity are increasingly routed through and constituted by data and digital space. Meanwhile, the use of AI increases in nearly every domain of human endeavor. How are areas of culture that we understand to be deeply human—the arts, creativity, the humanities—reshaping and reshaped by ever-improving forms of machine intelligence? How can theater…
A 3- day exhibit—Keepers of the Steps Oireachtas Pop-up Exhibit FRI, November 18, 2022 from 9 am – 4 pm SAT, November 19, 2022 from 9 am – 4 pm SUN, November 20, 2022 from 9 am – 3 pm Located just outside the competition rooms at the Western Regional…
We love supporting small, local, independent businesses and building community through offering a festive, one-stop holiday shopping opportunity. Back by popular demand our 2022 Holiday Boutique and Artisan Fair is Saturday, December 17 from 2-5 pm at the United Irish Cultural Center and held both indoors and out. Shop from…
The 15th Mostly British Film Festival runs February 9-16 and presents 25 award-winning new feature films, documentaries and shorts from English-speaking countries outside the U.S. The mix of dramas, thrillers, biopics and documentaries run the gamut of emotions from joy to heartache and every feeling in between. The stories to…
Both AFTERSUN and GOD'S CREATURES are playing in the Mostly British Film Festival this year. Paul Mescal was just nominated for best actor for his role in AFTERSUN. This double feature begins with GOD'S CREATURES at 1:00pm on Saturday February 11th and continues with AFTERSUN at 3:00pm. For all ticketing…
SF MoMA: Joan Brown Exhibit SFMoMA (Meet the UICC group at the 151 Third Street entrance) Participants must secure their own SF MoMA tickets/reservation. Free admission for SF residents. Reserve your free ticket: https://tickets.sfmoma.org/ REGISTER here to be a part of our group Take a field trip with your UICC…
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