The Lark Camp World Music, Song & Dance Celebration, is an annual week-long world music and dance celebration that includes instructional workshops for professional and beginner musicians and dancers. Lark Camp takes place in Woodlands State Park near the coastal village of Mendocino. Camps are focused on a variety of…
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…
“A Place For All Things Irish”, sponsored by the UICC, held at UICC, date is 8/16/, 6 pm, it is-opening night reception of an exhibit of posters telling the story of the Irish San Francisco Societies and their dream of building an Irish Hall including the Irish Fair of 1898.
What is the state of the Irish language in a globalized world? Long under threat, Irish has rebounded in recent decades, thriving as a community and literary language while serving as Ireland's official language and an official language of the European Union. While Irish remains a crucial marker of cultural…
“Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them. Let them and me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country takes her place…
“Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them. Let them and me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country takes her place…
Limited Time Offer: Buy 1 ticket, Get 1 free for a friend using the code IRISHFESTBOGO. Offer expires Oct 26. Before becoming an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, McDonagh was an award-winning playwright. This Irish dark comedy takes place on the remote Aran Islands off the coast…
John Caulfield is a close and treasured friend to many in our community. John suffered a severe stroke a few months back and he needs our help with medical, rehab, and living expenses. Excellent food, music, and fun! Transportation to and from San Francisco will be provided. Suggested donation: $100-$500
ILHS: Talk by Claudia O’Callaghan November 18 @ 5:00 pm A talk by Claudia O’Callaghan titled “Klondike Mike, an Alaskan Oddyssey”. This year marks the 220th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, which consisted of 3 movements: The Klondike Rush (Yukon Territory) 1896 -1899, the Nome Rush (1899 – 1909)…
Join us for a tasting and discussion of whisk(e)ys from all over the world. We will taste hrough eight different types of whisk(e)y and discuss the different nuances of each. Through that lens we will also see how history has changed whisk(e)y and vice versa. We aim to improve your…
The Celtic/Folk/World music duo Four Shillings Short are coming to Berkeley, California December for a special Celtic Winter Concert featuring music, poetry and stories from the Celtic & World music Traditions. Four Shillings Short, the husband/wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California, perform Traditional and…
It's that time of year again! Join us for the Celtic Voices Christmas Concert on Friday, December 7, 2018. In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center, Celtic Voices Choirs, with local artists, present 'Mistletoe, Memories & Music' a special selection of the best in Irish…
An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a…
A Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange) Riddle In this lecture, Jo Coffey will discuss Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange) which was built 5 millennia ago during a Golden Age in Ireland. The monument gives evidence of a high degree of social organization among a people who had sophisticated expertise in astronomy, architecture,…
We hope you can join us for our fourth annual Irish Christmas Hooley - dinner, drinks & craic at the Toll House Hotel in downtown Los Gatos. Drinks Reception: 6:00pm Dinner: 7:00pm Music & Dancing: 9:00pm - 11:00pm After party in the Toll House bar: 11:00pm - 1:00am Please note…
An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a…
Michael Keehan, SF • Dec. 8 Native son, Michael Keehan returns to San Francisco from the LA music scene for a showcase of folk-rock music at the Plough & Stars on December 8th. Michael will be accompanied by acclaimed singer, Andy Leon and supported by The Fruit Flies (Molly McCormick…
An Irish Christmas, UICC • Dec. 9, 2pm An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry…
Check out the exquisite new publication of The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, with an introduction by Merlin Holland, Wilde’s grandson, at Presidio-based fine press book publisher Arion Press. Artist Sandow Birk will talk about his illustrations, which put a very modern-day twist into these 130-year-old tales. The deluxe…
An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members of the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a memorable…
Tomáseen Foley’s show recreates the atmosphere of a night before Christmas in a remote farmhouse in the parish of Teampall an Ghleanntáin in the west of Ireland. Santa Cruz, December 19th Wednesday, December 19 – 7.30 PM UCSC Music Center Recital Hall Santa Cruz CA 95064 Tickets online: https://www.celticsociety.org/index.html
An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a…
-Sat, Dec 22, 2018 @ 2 & 7 pm -Sun, Dec 23, 2018 @ 2 & 7 pm An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members of the Kerry…
* Start times vary. Please check website Paradise Square is an incredible musical based on extraordinary real-life stories. It’s 1863 at Five Points, NY, where Black and Irish Americans live in racial harmony until the intensifying Civil War results in the first-ever Federal draft, leading to riots as whites are…
The Honorable Robert O’Driscoll was appointed Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States in San Francisco on July 3, 2017. Prior to his appointment as Consul General, Mr. O'Driscoll was Deputy Director in the Trade Division. He also served as Private Secretary to Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste)…
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