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…
The 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…
The 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. …
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.
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…
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. …
Michael 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…
"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…
Irish Marvels monthly presentation: Jo Coffey speaking on 'Women before and during the Easter Rising' Information 415-585-6506
Join 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…
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…
22nd 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…
Irish 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…
Irish 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…
“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…
“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…
Arts 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/
"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. A reading and conversation with Sinéad McCoole. Mechanics Institute, SF. 6 pm. Free for Crossroads donors, $15/general public.
Participants will present on specific participants in the Rising and the role of SF Irish community in supporting it.
International 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…
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…
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,…
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…
Join us to discuss Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis, an enchanting collection of the sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and heroes like Cuchulain, Fingal and King Arthur, including popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures: Irish, Scots, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO
