ILHS Speaker Series Resumes • September 25 Renowned Irish language scholar and teacher Liam Cunningham joins us from Oideas Gael school in Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal to speak on the state of the Irish language today. UICC St. Francis Room, 5pm
The 18th Irish Language Immersion Weekend! 23-25 Meán Fómhair (September), 2016 United Irish Cultural Center
Irish Language Immersion Weekend • September 23-25 17 years strong, the Irish Language Immersion Weekend, Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeltachta, takes place September 23–25, 2016. Four levels, intensive tutorials that focus on spoken language and increasing fluency taught by top caliber native Irish speaking teachers: Ray Mac Mánais, Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, Seosamhín…
Irish Language Classes resume For info call Josephine Brogan 415/681-4803 Beginners Class at 10.30 am to Noon Intermediate Class from Noon to 1.30 pm Pre-registration Required
In Memoriam - Oct 27th - An evening of stories for Eddie Stack (1950-2016) Eddie Stack, a beloved teacher and friend, admired writer, and talented musician, left us on July 4, 2016. The Program in Celtic Studies at UC-Berkeley, together with the Irish Literary and Historical Society of San Francisco,…
Irish Language Immersion Weekend • September 23-25 The 19th Irish Language Immersion Weekend, Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeltachta, takes place in San Francisco on September 22–24, 2016. Four levels, intensive tutorials that focus on spoken language and increasing fluency taught by top caliber native Irish speaking teachers. Special Saturday workshops take place…
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…
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…
CELTIC WOMAN 'Ancient Land' Tour stop at the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose on May 8th. Multi-platinum Irish music sensation CELTIC WOMAN release their 13th album, ANCIENT LAND. The 18-track album introduces the group’s newest member Megan Walsh, who joins vocalists Mairead Carlin, Eabha McMahon and violinist Tara…
The Festival in Danville, California, and San Francisco features 4 plays, a concert, and other events. Long Day's Journey Into Night is performed Sept. 14-29, at Tao House, where it was written. Other plays: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Aug. 30-Sept. 15, at Village Theatre, Danville The Second Girl…
This fresh new trio from the heart of Connemara, Ireland combines Irish music and an intriguing blend of modern folk influences to produce a rich sound and exciting experience to delight listeners. Featuring an unusual line-up of flute, whistles, harp, bodhrán, guitar and vocals (with some Irish dancing steps thrown…
To mark the release of the new edition of "Douglas Hyde: My American Journey," the editors of Douglas Hyde's newly published diary and travelogue across North America shed light on his time and experiences at Berkeley and San Francisco and what they tell us about the local Irish community before…
Beginning Irish course online through City College of San Francisco's extension program, designed for people to learn the basics: 2 hours per evening for five Mondays, via Zoom. More info at this link: https://ccsf-extension.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/browse/extension/world-languages/courses/beginning-irish-cextn39-202140 You can get a 10% discount by using the code "Spring2021". Anyone can sign up for…
Beginning Irish course online through City College of San Francisco's extension program, designed for people to learn the basics: 2 hours per evening for five Mondays, via Zoom. More info at this link: https://ccsf-extension.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/browse/extension/world-languages/courses/beginning-irish-cextn39-202140 You can get a 10% discount by using the code "Spring2021". Anyone can sign up for…
Beginning Irish course online through City College of San Francisco's extension program, designed for people to learn the basics: 2 hours per evening for five Mondays, via Zoom. More info at this link: https://ccsf-extension.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/browse/extension/world-languages/courses/beginning-irish-cextn39-202140 You can get a 10% discount by using the code "Spring2021". Anyone can sign up for…
Beginning Irish course online through City College of San Francisco's extension program, designed for people to learn the basics: 2 hours per evening for five Mondays, via Zoom. More info at this link: https://ccsf-extension.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/browse/extension/world-languages/courses/beginning-irish-cextn39-202140 You can get a 10% discount by using the code "Spring2021". Anyone can sign up for…
Beginning Irish course online through City College of San Francisco's extension program, designed for people to learn the basics: 2 hours per evening for five Mondays, via Zoom. More info at this link: https://ccsf-extension.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/browse/extension/world-languages/courses/beginning-irish-cextn39-202140 You can get a 10% discount by using the code "Spring2021". Anyone can sign up for…
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…
Pathways Virtual Art Exhibition by Bernie Joyce Bernie Joyce is a a visual artist from Connemara. Her virtual exhibition Pathways was launched online Easter Sunday and will continue until the end of the year. It has been featured on the Board Fáilte and Discover Ireland websites. The exhibition focuses on…
This workshop will provide students with an introductory understanding of the Irish language, with basic vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but with an emphasis on the everyday spoken language, rather than intensive study of grammar. The workshop will also cover subjects such as culture and the historical background of the language. …
This workshop will continue the work of the earlier one in September, providing students with a further understanding of the Irish language, with additional vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but with an emphasis on the everyday spoken language, rather than intensive study of grammar. Workshops are taught online through Zoom and…
City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is once again sponsoring basic, inexpensive Irish language workshops as part of its extension program. Anyone can register without needing to be a regular enrolled student at CCSF or being a California resident. A beginning workshop is scheduled to take place from 6:30 pm…
City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is sponsoring basic, inexpensive Irish language workshops as part of its extension program. Anyone can register without needing to be a regular enrolled student at CCSF or being a California resident. A beginning workshop was held earlier this fall. This continuation workshop is planned…
City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is once again sponsoring a continuing Irish language workshop as part of its extension program. Anyone can register without needing to be a regular enrolled student at CCSF or being a California resident. The workshop is scheduled to take place from 6:30 pm to…
Irish-born virtuoso violinist and composer Colm Ó Riain and his Ensemble celebrate St.Patrick’s Day with their soulful exploration of the connection between Ireland and a host of other musical cultures. West African percussion underpinning plaintive Middle Eastern melodies, Flamenco duende driving jazz improvisations, all topped by fiery Irish fiddling for…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO
