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St. Patrick’s Day Mass

St. Patrick’s Church 756 Mission St. at 3rd Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

St. Patrick’s Day Mass Reception Parish Hall St. Patrick’s Church, 756 Mission St. at 3rd Street

Irish Literary and Historical Society Annual Banquet

Annual Banquet, Sunday March 13,  2016 Guest speaker Professor Bob Tracy will talk about The Proclamation of the Irish Republic as both a work of literature written by poets, and a political document modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and emphasizing civil rights, women suffrage, and of course independence from…

Blue Stockings Salon • Ken Cook

Alpine Hills Tennis & Swim Club Portola Valley, CA

Blue Stockings Salon • Monthly Speaker Events Keynote Speaker Ken Cook • March 15 Ken Cook is president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, EWG, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. New research and science are changing how we shop, what food we…

Don’t miss Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde @ Plough & Stars

Plough & Stars, San Francisco. Doimnic is a well known sean-nós singer from Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal and winner of Corn Uí Riada, the Oireachtas sean-nós singing competition. He has performed in many festivals and concerts in Ireland and thoughout Europe in the past few years Immersed in the culture…

Hibernian Newman Luncheon

St. Francis Hotel Powell St, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Hibernian Newman Club St. Patrick’s Luncheon • Mar 17 Luncheon at the Westin St. Francis, San Francisco honoring Hibernian of the Year Father Brendan McBride, with keynote speaker Tim Flannery.  11am tickets Dedicated to the support of Campus Ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco

Music of the Celtic Nations

Hotel Rex 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Humanities West presents a St. Patrick’s Day performance by multi-instrumentalists Shira Kammen and Jim Oakden celebrating the music of the Celtic nations–Brittany, Galicia, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, etc.–on piano, bagpipes, and other Celtic instruments.

$25

Swedish and American Traditional Music, Aptos

St John's Episcopal Church Aptos, CA, United States

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…

$15 – $25

1916-2016 Irish Identity: A Visual Response to the 1916 Rising

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…

$10

Fr. Peter C. Yorke Day Mass at Holy Cross, Colma

All Saints Mausoleum, Holy Cross Cemetery 1500 Mission Rd., , Colma, CA, United States

  Fr. Peter C. Yorke Day 10:00 AM Mass – All Saints Mausoleum Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Rd., Colma  

Whiskies of the World San Francisco

SF Belle Hornblower Yacht Pier 3 Embarcadero, San Francisco , CA, United States

The Whiskies of the World gathers the world’s most fascinating distilled spirits along with their makers for an evening of sampling, learning and delicious spirited fun. Enjoy a full buffet dinner, artisanal food pairings, cigars and more. Learn, celebrate, experience! Did we mention Irish Whiskey?

$140

Whiskies of the World Expo

San Francisco Belle Yacht (remains docked) Pier 3, San Francisco, CA, United States

Benefitting Breast Cancer Emergency Fund (bcef.org) Whiskies of the World® Expo brings together distillers from around the world to share their finest spirits and knowledge with whisky enthusiasts.  Discover the Art of Whisky in the company of connoisseurs and whisky celebrities. •Hundreds of whiskies to sample (Scotch, Bourbon, American Craft,…

Whiskies of the World Expo, SF Belle Hornblower Yacht

SF Belle Hornblower Yacht Pier 3 Embarcadero, San Francisco , CA, United States

17th Annual Whiskies of the World The Whiskies of the World Expo 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 grand tasting will be aboard the San…

$130

Remembering Irish Women of the Easter 1916 Rising

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

Remembering Irish Women of the Easter 1916 Rising. A reading and conversation with Sinéad McCoole. Mechanics Institute, SF. 6 pm. Free for Crossroads donors, $15/general public.  

Free

Crossroads Salon

Crossroads Salon A forum for writers/artists, as well as readers/viewers. This meeting focuses on the idea of “freedom”. Address available with RSVP. Free.

Art Exhibition at Filoli

Read about the Bourns, Filoli House and the Irish Connection Filoli presents its 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit this spring. Botanical art is experiencing a renaissance of growth both in the states and internationally and Filoli has been a leader in the renewal of this art form, which combines the…

Please visit Filoli.org for ticket prices.

Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights

Fort Mason Center for Arts 7 Culture 2 Marina blvd, bldg A, San Francisco , CA, United States

Please join International Institute of the Bay Area for our First Annual Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights. Enjoy big laughs for a good cause, helping Bay Area immigrants and their families secure brighter futures. Performers: Marga Gomez (HBO's Comic Relief) Johan Miranda (HBO Go's Viceland) Dhaya Lakshminarayanan (Comedy Central, NPR, and SF Weekly) Nato…

$45

Family Sports Day, Golden Gate Park

George Washington Grove Golden Gate Park (Enter at 25th Avenue & Lincoln), San Francisco , CA, United States

The IIPC invite you to attend Family Sports Day on Sunday, April 17 from 1.00pm - 6.00pm at George Washington Grove, Golden Gate Park! (Enter the park at 25th & Lincoln) A great day out for all the family - moms, dads, grand parents, friends & neighbors. Come and enjoy games,…

Ireland’s Poet-Patriots Concert – Musical Commemoration at Grace Cathedral, SF

Grace Cathedral 1100 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Featuring leading musicians from Ireland: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Co. Kerry - 2016 Live Ireland Best Female Singer of the Year: “She’s the best female singer in Irish music, and that is that.” Derek Ryan, Co. Tipperary – Bass/Baritone Christy O’Leary, Co. Kerry – Trad singer, uilleann pipes Plus “Celtic Voices”…

A TERRIBLE BEAUTY WAS BORN-San Francisco Commemorates the 1916 Easter Rising

Join the San Francisco Irish community in commemorating the heroes and heroines of the 1916 Easter Rising and remembering the contributions of the Irish in San Francisco. From 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, you will have an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities including viewing exhibits relating to the women…

Discussion on Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization

Join us to discuss Thomas Cahill's book How the Irish Saved Civilization. In his entertaining and compelling narrative, Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era and argues that, without the help of Irish monks and Irish culture, that transition…

Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park

Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park • April 25 Join The Irish Immigration Pastoral Center for Giants versus Padres baseball game on Monday April 25th 2016 at 7.15pm. Special Event ticket package includes a seat in one of the Irish Heritage sections for the Monday evening game, with admission to…

Voices of the Easter Rising 1916: A Theatrical Evening of Irish Poetry, Stories and Song

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

This performance created especially for the centennial expresses the passions of poets, protesters and activists in the quest for independence. This staged reading includes inspiring passages by playwright Sean O’Casey, speeches by political leader James Connolly, poems by Patrick Pease and William Butler Yeats, the daring deeds of Countess Markievicz,…

$15

Film Screening of Michael Collins (1996)

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

Directed by Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, and Aidan Quinn, this biopic of the IRA co-founder Michael Collins, Rickman plays Éamon de Valera as a man who begins as Collins’ revolutionary ally and ends as his philosophical opponent. Covering the end of the Easter rising to Collins’ assassination in 1920, this movie was…

Free – $10

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