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Paradise Square: A New Musical

Berkeley Rep 2015 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

* 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…

Celtic Nights, Gallo Center, Modesto

Gallo Center for the Arts 1000 I Street , Modesto, United States

Celtic Nights presents “Oceans of Hope – The Epic Journeys of Our Ancestors,” capturing the very essence of Irish history. Through music, song and dance, audiences will be taken on a journey through the struggles and dreams of a people fighting for liberty, freedom, dignity and above all, family. “Oceans…

$19 – $59

Irish Day at Berkeley Rep: Paradise Square

Berkeley Rep 2015 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

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…

$85

YMTC “A Man of No Importance”

El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito, CA, United States

Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) continues its 14th season with A Man of No Importance. The show opens Saturday, March 9, at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Set in Dublin, Ireland, A Man of No Importance is from the same artistic team who created Ragtime. Alfie Byrne…

$16 – $32

The Real Irish Comedy Fest, Santa Rosa

Flamingo, Santa Rosa 4795, 2777 4th St,, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included and is coming to a Bay Area location…

YMTC presents musical “A Man of No Importance”

El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito, CA, United States

Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) continues its 14th season with A Man of No Importance. The show opens Saturday, March 9, at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Set in Dublin, Ireland, A Man of No Importance is from the same artistic team who created Ragtime. Alfie Byrne…

$16 – $32

The Real Irish Comedy Fest, Santa Cruz

Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar St, , Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included and is coming to a Bay Area location…

YMTC presents musical “A Man of No Importance” 2pm

El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito, CA, United States

Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) continues its 14th season with A Man of No Importance. The show opens Saturday, March 9, at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Set in Dublin, Ireland, A Man of No Importance is from the same artistic team who created Ragtime. Alfie Byrne…

$16 – $32

CELTIC WOMAN ‘ANCIENT LAND TOUR’

Center for the Performing Arts 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, CA, United States

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…

$35

Eugene O’Neill & Ireland @SF Main Library

San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Eugene O’Neill, the only American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, told his son Eugene, Jr., that “The one thing that explains more than anything about me is the fact that I’m Irish. And, strangely enough,” O’Neill complained, “it is something that all the writers who have attempted…

Free

De Bogman Storytelling & Comedy @UICC

United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco 2700 45th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

De Bogman is an hour-long tour-de-force of storytelling and physical comedy. It charts the story of Declan who, from his humble origins as a village idiot in Ireland, goes to America to become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The story is at once a homage to the Hollywood boxing movie, and…

“The Second Girl”

Village Theatre 233 Front St., Danville, CA, United States

Set in the kitchen of the Tyrone family on the same day in 1912 that Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece Long Day's Journey Into Night takes place, The Second Girl tells the story of the hopes and challenges of the Tyrone family's Irish servants. Their tale touches on the plight of all…

$25

HighTime – Music from Connemara

Sofia Tsakapolous Center for the Arts SOFIA TSAKAPOLOUS CENTER FOR ARTS, 2700 CAPITAL AVE, Sacramento, United States

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…

$30

The 1984 Anti-Apartheid Produce Strike

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

In partnership with Hinterland. Mary Manning knew virtually nothing about apartheid in South Africa when, at the age of 21, she carried out a directive of her union and refused to 'ring up' the sale of two Outspan oranges. She was suspended by Dunne's Stores and nine of her co-workers…

$10

Tom Maguire: An Irish Impresario in 19th Century San Francisco

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

In partnership with Hinterland. Glen Gendzel, San Jose State University historian, looks at the rollercoaster career of Tom Maguire, son of New York Irish pre-Famine immigrants. Maguire was an illiterate taxi driver when he joined the California Gold Rush. He then rose to the top of the theater business in…

$10

Adapting STRIKING BACK

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

In partnership with Hinterland. Kellie Hughes (Irish theatre director) and Matt Spangler (The Kite Runner) discuss their stage adaptation of Mary Manning's saga of her role in the 1984 anti-Apartheid supermarket produce strike, a creative process that began at Hinterland (Kells) in 2018, and moved forward with a rehearsed reading…

$15

Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts 500 Castro St, Mountain View, CA, United States

Holiday audiences will revel in this family-friendly celebration of community, recreating an Irish tradition when families gathered around the fire with the haunting melodies of traditional Irish Christmas carols, raising the rafters with the joy of their music, knocking sparks off the flagstone floor with traditional dances, and filling the…

$32 – $62

Sketchfest Presents: Irish as Feck

Punch line 444 Battery St, San Francisco, United States

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling in San Francisco during Sketchfest. Come get a blast of Irish laughter courtesy of the Real Irish Comedy Tour, showcasing the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included. For the first time in its 18 year history San Francisco Sketchfest Comedy Festival…

$25

CANCELED: Discovering Antartica

United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco 2700 45th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

EVENT CANCELED The United Irish Cultural Center presents a one-man play about Tom Crean, the Irish man who went to the Antarctic three times with Shackleton and Scott. “Discovering Antartica: Heroic Tales of Shackleton, Crean and Scott” is set during The Golden Age of Antarctic Exploration (1901–16). Discover the riveting…

The Real Irish Comedy Fest: Santa Cruz

DNA's Comedy Lab 155 S River St, Santa Cruz

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included and is coming to Santa Cruz for one night…

$20 – $30

The Real Irish Comedy Fest: Sonoma County

Sally Tomatoes 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park, CA

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and are coming to Sonoma County for one…

$20

The Real Irish Comedy Fest: San Francisco

The Independent 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Not Only Irish Eyes Will Be Smiling This St. Patrick’s Day: Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included.

$25

The Real Irish Comedy Fest: San Jose

San Jose Improv 62 S 2nd St,, San Jose, CA, United States

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and are coming to San Jose for one…

$20

The Real Irish Comedy Fest: Pleasanton

Firehouse Arts Center - City of Pleasanton 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton, CA, United States

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day! Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter, and celebrate with us! The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and is coming to Pleasanton for one night only.

$20

The Real Irish Comedy Fest: Walnut Creek

Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr,, Walnut Creek

Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and are coming to Walnut Creek for one…

$30

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