The Door Between the Worlds: A Dramatic Journey in Music & Story Into the Realms of the Celtic “Otherworld” The Celtic people have always believed that there are two worlds. There is the world that we live in. And there is “The Otherworld.” This Land of Faery is filled with…
MINING THE INNER LANDSCAPE: WRITING THE SOUL AWAKE Six Monday nights, March 30 - May 4, 2015 When the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back.—John O Donohue Do you find it hard to express your inner landscape? Are you longing to speak from the heart?…
Waterford, Ireland's Glass heritage; maintaining a living tradition for the future Two events, June 4 & 7, 2015 GAS, The Glass Art Society holds an annual conference to bring together an international community of glass enthusiasts and artists from every discipline of glass (blowing, hot casting, kiln work, stained glass, flame…
NOTE: This events is not free to the public. A one day pass ticket for $170 plus GAS Membership is required to attend - tickets Waterford, Ireland's Glass heritage; maintaining a living tradition for the future Róisín de Buitléar, Fred Curtis and Karl Hayes are invited Presenters of the Glass Art…
Visitors to Filoli will be able to experience the Seasons of Filoli in a multiple-media exhibition as it has been captured by 38 artists hailing from the Bay Area and as far away as New York. Of the many pleasures of Filoli, one of the greatest is observing how the…
Join us for the Crossroads Salon, a forum for writers/artists who have Irish or Irish-American heritages or are interested in exploring Irish-American themes, as well as for readers/viewers who want to participate in this exploration. This meeting of the Crossroads Salon will take place in Oakland near Lake Merritt on…
Wilde Irish Productions presents A dramatized staged reading of the James Joyce's masterpiece THE DEAD From his short story collection DUBLINERS We join Greta and Gabriel Conroy as they attend the annual Christmas party of their aunts the Misses Morkans in their home on Usher Island, Dublin. It is the Feast…
Join one of the finest songwriters in the UK, Robb Johnson performing live in the Bay Area between January 8th to 14th Tour Schedule: -- Friday 8th of January at Poet and Patriot Irish Pub in Santa Cruz, CA -- Saturday 9th of January at 2pm at Down Home Music…
The James Connolly Easter Rising Tour 2016 - January 10th to 30th, 2016. Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore begin a year of celebration! James Connolly and the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. From the publication of Songs of Freedom in 1907 to the declaration of the Irish Republic on…
Bruce Porter (1865 – 1953) is most well-known, at Filoli, for his work designing Filoli’s formal garden. What is perhaps not as well-known is he was also an accomplished artist, painter, sculptor, stained glass designer, writer, muralist, and art critic. Filoli’s permanent collection includes many of his original artistic works…
A Meeting of Swedish and American Traditional Music at New St John's Episcopal Church, Aptos Masterful Swedish fiddler Lena Jonsson unites with mandolin wizard Dominick Leslie and National Fiddle Champion & rhythmic cellist Tristan Clarridge (of The Bee Eaters, Crooked Still), bridging the Atlantic with strong roots of Swedish and…
GRAND OPENING RECEPTION-Visit with Irish photographic artist Annie Holland and discuss with her this incredible body of work which is the outcome of her artistic collaboration with a group of people-young and old-at the CMS learning center in inner city Dublin. Sponsored by the Patrick J. Dowling library located at…
Wilde Irish Productions presents 12th Annual Bloomsday Celebration at the San Francisco Main Public Library (Latino Hispanic Community Room) Thursday 16 June 2016 6.o0pm Readings from James Joyce's illustrious masterpiece Ulysses With music by Shay Black Join Wilde Irish Productions for an evening of performed readings for Bloomsday. Hear excerpts from…
SCOTLAND is coming to Amador County with the inaugural Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering. This two-day event is great for the whole family, from the young to the young at heart. The Highland Games will have events such as: caber tossing (throwing what looks like a wooden telephone pole…
For all Fantasy fans and future writers, Irish author Dave Rudden will be in-store (The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco) from 12-3PM to sign copies of his new bestselling fantasy novel Knights of the Borrowed Dark. He’ll also be available to talk to any tweens or teens who have ideas…
We begin our ongoing Celtic Culture at the UICC with a day dedicated to the life and work of Seamus Heaney, Poet and writer, Nobel Laureate and wonderful human being. Come along and hear some of his poetry and life stories along with a premiere of a specially commission video…
Make sure you don't miss this fabulous one man show with Paddy Homan as he recreates the images, music and stories of the 1916 Rising in an evocative show that tells the story of the birth of the Irish nation. Celebrating 100 years of Irish independence! A must see informative, educational…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO
