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)…
The ILHS presents writer Emer Martin, who will speak about her widely acclaimed new novel The Cruelty Men, a sweeping multi-generational account of an Irish-speaking family who moved from Kerry to the Meath Gaeltacht and the disasters that befall their children in Irish institutions. Sunday, Jan 27th, 5pm at the UICC,…
ACTIVE RETIREMENT CLUB OUTREACH PROGRAM Join the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center (IIPC) for their Active Retirement Club Monthly Mass and Luncheon at the United Irish Cultural Center, Thursday February 14, 2019, to celebrate the beginning of longer days and the feast of St. Valentine! Mass will be celebrated by Fr. James…
Join the Irish Center community for a fun filled afternoon as they take a look at a unique history of the Gold Rush through the eyes of featured guest, Countess Lola Montez aka Rick Shelton, historian & performer, who will regale with her experiences as an Irish 49er, and entertain…
The 5th Annual O'Neill Irish Music Festival takes place in Tiburon, with two days of musical events featuring the best of Bay Area musicians. Francis O’Neill, 1848 – 1936, is considered by Irish scholars, Irish musicians and by the Irish government as “The Man Who Saved Irish Music”. The festival celebrates…
Come to a hands-on training session taught by Inge Harding-Barlow at the Menlo Park Family History Center. The session will cover researching family history in the UK and Ireland. There is no cost for the training sessions, but limited space available, so reserve a spot today.
SFGAA Dinner Dance, Union Espanola De Calif, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA February 23, 2019, 6:30pm – February 24, 2019, 12:00am No Host Cocktails 6:30pm - Dinner 7:30pm sharp. Raffle/Spot Prizes including 2 Flights and 2 All-Ireland Tickets. Event Tickets $100 or Table of Ten $1000. SPECIAL GUESTS: Richie McCarthy Limerick…
Join Irish Culture Bay Area & The Consul General of Ireland on 24th for "Irish Day at the Rep" tickets here Paradise Square is a powerful musical based on extraordinary real-life stories. It’s 1863 at Five Points, Manhattan, where Black and Irish Americans live in racial harmony until the intensifying…
Evelyn Rose, Project Director and Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project, will share the amazing life story of Irish American San Francisco aviation pioneer Daniel John Maloney, ancestor of a well-known family in Noe Valley. He began his career as an aeronaut performing at the pleasuring grounds known…
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