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…
KVMR Celtic Festival • Sep. 30 - Oct. 1 Nevada City, CA. First founded in 1996, the KVMR Celtic Festival includes eleven performance areas including five musical and six demonstration stages and a weekend-long youth arts instruction that has included Celtic music, magic, dance and songwriting. The Festival is the…
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,…
We begin our ongoing Celtic Culture at the UICC with a day dedicated to the life and work of Seamus Heaney, Poet and writer, Nobel Laureate and wonderful human being. Come along and hear some of his poetry and life stories along with a premiere of a specially commission video…
"Remembering Our Families" discussion group open to all. At the Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco, November 12, 2:30pm to 4:30pm, 3rd floor.
The Irish Studies Program at U.C. Berkeley presents "Reframing 1916," a screening of the new documentary, 1916 The Irish Rebellion, followed by a conversation with the film's executive producers, Christopher Fox and Bríona Nic Dhiarmada. More information can be found here: http://1916.nd.edu/reframing-1916/ Thursday, November 17th 6:00-8:30 p.m. The Auditorium at Berkeley…
The unsuccessful Easter Rising of 1916 was the first armed insurrection of the Irish Revolution. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I. The Irish poet William Butler…
As part of the continuing Celtic Culture at the UICC events we are celebrating the life and work of Irish poet William Butler Yeats. The event is a cross between lecture and discussion group with the opportunity to hear and read your favorite work from the world renowned man. It begins…
Making Bridget’s Crosses February 5 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join the tradition of Bridget's Cross makers, and learn how the Irish have put this famous piece together for generations!
West Coast Pipers Club Tional • Feb 18 Every two years the San Francisco Pipers Club hosts the West Coast Tionol, a weekend-long festival of uilleann piping, including a concert on the Saturday night. Master uilleann pipers, Todd Denman and Preston Howard plus special guests as well as local band,…
Presentation on FRANCIS O’NEILL “The Man Who Saved Irish Music” Professional Musicians Playing Traditional Irish Music THURSDAY – FEBRUARY/23/2017 SAM’S ANCHOR CAFE – 7:30 PM A BENEFIT FOR THE TIBURON/BELVEDERE LIBRARY No Charge, but Donations will be Appreciated
History & Music in Tiburon • Feb 23-25 Francis O’Neill, 1848 – 1936, is considered by Irish scholars, Irish musicians and by the Irish government as “The Man Who Saved Irish Music”. He is widely recognized by all who play Irish traditional music as the authentic source for Irish music through…
Centenary Celebration of the Pearse and Connolly Fife and Drum Band Sunday, March 12th Time: 2:00-4:00pm Join Crossroads for a centenary celebration of the legendary Pearse and Connolly Fife and Drum Band! Founded in Butte, Montana in 1917, the band moved to San Francisco in the 1920s and has been…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a true Bay Area tradition with Lucia Comnes & Her Rockin’ Irish Band: a 4-piece folk powerhouse that combines influences from Rock, Blues and Bluegrass to deliver upbeat Irish and Americana roots music. With her fiery fiddling, Comnes leads high energy sets of groove-oriented traditional…
Saturday, March 25th Time: 1:00-3:00pm Chinese and Irish Workers in the Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad Gordon H. Chang, Professor of American History and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford, and Barry P. McCarron, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow of Irish Studies at New York University,…
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…
Irish Connections: Celebrating the Contributions of Robert and Rebecca Tracy to Irish Studies at Berkeley and Beyond We hope that you will join us on Thursday, March 22nd for a "Irish Connections: A Celebration of the Contributions of Robert and Rebecca Tracy to Irish Studies at Berkeley and in the Bay Area." …
Join the Irish Studies Program at UC Berkeley for an engaging conversation with Paige Reynolds on Eimear McBride's recent novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (2013) FALSE COMFORT: SEX, PRAYER AND MODERNISM IN EIMEAR MCBRIDE'S A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING April 16 5-6:30 pm 300 Wheeler Hall UC Berkeley campus …
ReJoyce A Celebration of James Joyce with dramatic readings and song. Saturday June 16th 1-5pm Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary St. Sponsored by the Anna Livia Players More info: 415-728-8573
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…
“Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them. Let them and me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country takes her place…
“Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them. Let them and me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country takes her place…
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…
HOLLOW HILLS & HOLY PLACES: A CELTIC REFLECTION ON JUSTICE IN OUR MODERN WORLD Join brothers Owen & Mícheál (Moley) O'Súilleabháin for an evening of entertainment and education using music, conversation, innocence, life experience and wicked Irish humor to bring thousands of years of Celtic tradition to bear on our…
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