Wolfe Tone: Irish Marvels Presentation
Carol Thornton will discuss Wolfe Tone at the monthly meeting of the Irish Marvels Past and Present Study Group.
Free
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IRISH & CELTIC STUDIES
The Crooked Road Céilí Band – Irish Céilí and Set Dance at the Felton Trout Farm Inn
Felton Trout Farm Inn 7701 E Zayante Rd, Felton, CA, United StatesGet your dancing shoes on! Back by popular demand! The Crooked Road Céilí Band is delighted to invite you to our second community Irish dance party in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA! This is an all ages event, full dinner menu and bar! Bring the whole family for a swim…
$8
Third Thursday Seisiun at Rosie McCann’s Santa Cruz
Rosie McCann's 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTraditional Irish music seisiun at Rosie McCann's every "Third Thursday" evening in Downtown Santa Cruz, CA with the Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Seisiun! Hosted by Julie Horner and David Chadwick, trad tunes, songs, excellent craic. All ages are welcome, and all Irish music enthusiasts and learners are encouraged to come…
Free
Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Seisiun @ The Poet & The Patriot Irish Pub
A traditional Irish seisiun on select Sundays at the fabled Poet & Patriot Irish Pub in downtown Santa Cruz. Hosted by Julie and David, this has become a beloved straight-ahead late afternoon session for locals and friends from all over the Bay Area. It's a favorite stop after a day…
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“Irish Marvels” Series: Presentation at the UICC on Father Peter Yorke –
Valerie McGrew will present reflections on the impact of the Galway born priest, Peter Yorke, on the life and times of San Francisco in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a labor leader, Irish nationalist, educator, newspaper editor and parish priest. At the monthly meeting of the "Irish Marvels…
Free
Traditional Irish Music Santa Cruz Style/The Crooked Road Ceili Band
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Crooked Road Céilí Band plays the evocative traditional folk music of Ireland and joins an esteemed lineup of local Santa Cruz musicians and performers at this popular festival of local music, art, food & wine! Sat August 8 & Sun August 9, 2015 11am – 8pm On Church Street…
No cover
“Food in the Age of Sail” – Free lecture and book-signing in San Francisco September 10!
Maritime Research Center Bldg. E, Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library and the San Francisco Maritime Research Center present historian and author Simon Spalding and his lecture on “Food in the Age of Sail” in the San Francisco Maritime Research Center, Ft. Mason BLDG E at 6:00 pm on Thursday, September 10. …
Free!
Irish Marvels Series at the UICC – The Easter Rising
The Easter Rising of 1916 was a pivotal happening in the struggle for an Irish Free State and made way for the establishment of the Republic of Ireland. This topic will be explored on Saturday, September 12 - presentation and discussion will be led by Delia McGrath.
Free
Irish Language Immersion Weekend
Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeltachta 2015 An Irish Language Immersion Weekend will take place at the United Irish Cultural Center the weekend of September 25–27, presenting four levels of intensive tutorials focusing on spoken language and increasing fluency. Practice Irish over breakfast, lunch, and dinner - with meals and snacks provided. Bring…
Hanneke Cassel at The Freight & Salvage
Come join the Hanneke Cassel Band for an evening of Scottish-American fiddle music. "Exuberant and rhythmic, somehow both wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness," says the Boston Globe about Hanneke Cassel's playing. Such charismatic fiddling has brought the native Oregonian many honors and awards. …
$19 – $21
UC Berkeley – Michael Parker on Seamus Heaney
UC Berkeley, Wheeler Hall 322 Wheeler Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMichael Parker on Seamus Heaney • October 6 "Facing the Music: Public Imperatives in Seamus Heaney's Late Poetry" A talk and presentation by Michael Parker, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Central Lancashire. Parker is wide-ranging scholar of modern and contemporary literature, who is completing a major…
Legends of the Celtic Harp presents “The Door Between the Worlds” with Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter
"The Door Between the Worlds" is a dramatic journey in music and 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…
Women before and during the Easter Rising
Irish Marvels monthly presentation: Jo Coffey speaking on 'Women before and during the Easter Rising' Information 415-585-6506
Crossroads Salon – featuring a film by Flora Skivington and an Open-Mic on ‘Place’
Marines’ Memorial Theatre 609 Sutter Street , CA, United StatesJoin 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…
FREE
A Joycean Christmas – “The Dead” at the UICC
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…
$25
Annual Burns Night Celebration, Mountain View
Mountain View Masonic Temple 890 Church Street, Mountain View, CA, United States22nd Annual Burns Night January 16, 2016 ~ 5 to 11 PM Mountain View Masonic Temple 890 Church Street, Mountain View Each January the South Bay Scottish Society hosts a traditional Burns Supper, carrying on the tradition started in Scotland to honor the birthday of Scotland's immortal bard. The typical…
Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis in Concert
Don Quixote's International Music Hall 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA, United StatesIrish traditional Music, Song and it's ever evolving Story. For over 15 years, Mick Moloney (vocals, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, octave mandolin) and Athena Tergis (5 string fiddle) have been at the forefront of traditional Irish music performance. With constantly evolving material and an unmatched energy, their music transcends tradition…
$18
Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis in Concert, Sacramento
The Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, United StatesIrish traditional Music, Song and it's ever evolving Story. Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento Click here to purchase tickets $25 in advance or $30 at the door Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis (5 string fiddle) join forces once again for an intimate evening of Irish and Scottish traditional music, story and…
$25
A Celtic Appalachian Celebration with Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis at The Freight
“A stunning crowd-pleaser." – Paul Keating, IrishCentral.com “A joyful and deeply absorbing celebration of Irish America’s musical routes.” – Daniel Neely, Irish Echo Join us for A Celtic Appalachian Celebration at San Francisco’s Great Star Theatre on Friday, March 4, when legendary Irish musician, folklorist, and National Heritage Award-winner Mick…
$30
A Celtic Appalachian Celebration with Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis
Great Star Theatre 636 Jackson St. , San Francisco, CA, United States“A stunning crowd-pleaser." – Paul Keating, IrishCentral.com “A joyful and deeply absorbing celebration of Irish America’s musical routes.” – Daniel Neely, Irish Echo At the Great Star Theater - 636 Jackson St. San Francisco A Celtic Appalachian Celebration at San Francisco’s Great Star Theatre on Friday, March 4, when legendary Irish…
$32.64
Arts in the Afternoon: Women of Ireland
UC Berkeley, Tollman Hall 3105 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesArts in the Afternoon: Women of Ireland Songs inspired by Irish women in the Easter Rising Celtic -Jazz duo: Melanie O'Reilly -vocals,& Frank Martin -piano. http://www.womensfacultyclub.com/
Free
“Bossa Nua”/Celtic Americana with Kurka Boshkin
"Bossa Nua"/ Celtic Americana! with Kurka Boshkin Sean O Nuallain -guitar, Deirdre McCarthy -percussion & bodhran, Tom Bekany on Mandolin, Guest vocalist Melanie O'Reilly Sound of Irish traditional music & song with a Celtic-Americana twist with jazz improvisation & bossa nova!
Remembering Irish Women of the Easter 1916 Rising
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesRemembering 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
Irish Marvels Past and Present – 1916 presentation
Participants will present on specific participants in the Rising and the role of SF Irish community in supporting it.
International Congress of Irish Studies, Berkeley
UC Berkeley, Tollman Hall 3105 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesInternational Congress of Irish Studies: 4th Annual Conference UCBerkeley Fri. April 22nd through Sun. 24th, 2016 Theme: Parallel Irelands Welcome Reception & Concert: Women's Faculty Club, UCBerkeley Fri 22nd @ 7pm Conference : 229 Dwinelle Hall, UCBerkeley Sat April 23rd, & Sun April 24th Co-sponsored by UCBerkeley’s Celtic Studies Program, Commemoration of 1916 Rising. ;Reading of the Irish Proclamation by Che Heron.. - great-grandson of…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO