Bruce Porter (1865 – 1953) is most well-known, at Filoli, for his work designing Filoli’s formal garden. What is perhaps not as well-known is he was also an accomplished artist, painter, sculptor, stained glass designer, writer, muralist, and art critic. Filoli’s permanent collection includes many of his original artistic works…
Author Mark Tompkins will read from his highly anticipated new book, THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC at A Great Good Place For Books (6120 La Salle Ave, Oakland, CA 94611), Tuesday, March 8, 7:00pm. For any fans of Irish history, Celtic lore, magic, wizards and modern day mysteries - this…
Author Mark Tompkins reads from his debut novel THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC at A Great Good Place for Books. An exhilarating story set in medieval Ireland—a time when the land was rich with magic and mysticism--THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC blends Celtic mythology, biblical lore, and 14th century history to create a…
Old Blind Dogs • Mar 8, Felton Scotland's pick-of-the-litter for traditional bands, Old Blind Dogs, returns to one of their favorite kennels, Don Quixote's in Felton this month. One of the most highly touted Celtic groups of our time, OBD is the only multiple winner of the prestigious Scots Trad…
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/
American Ireland Fund Gala Dinner • Mar 11 The American Ireland Fund Distinguished Leadership Award takes place at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco on March 11, 2016. This year's honoree, Chuck Feeney, founded The Atlantic Philanthropies, which has contributed $1.6 billion to projects across Ireland. Chuck's philosophy of “Giving…
The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with songs by contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness for songs that include their…
165th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival March 12, 2016, 11:30 am Starts at 2nd and Market and concludes at the Civic Center Plaza where the Festival is held. Take BART and Muni. Jerry Boyle will officiate as the Grand Marshal of the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.…
Dublin's 33rd Annual St. Patrick's • Mar 12, 13 Civic Plaza, Dublin CA. Three Stages of Irish Music and Dance. You'll find everything from Celtic Rock and bagpipes to traditional Irish folk music or Celtic harp performing throughout Saturday and Sunday on two stages. Also, don't miss the Irish Dancers performing…
Dublin, CA St. Patrick's Festival • March 12, 13 Join the City of Dublin for the 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, 2016. Three stages of Irish music and dance with everything from Celtic Rock and bagpipes to traditional Irish folk music or…
St. Patrick’s Day Mass Reception Parish Hall St. Patrick’s Church, 756 Mission St. at 3rd Street
The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with songs by contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness for songs that include their…
"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!
Word for Word Readings IMPORTANT! Please check for daily times Word for Word's latest full production features stories by Emma Donoghue and Colm Tóibín at Z Space, Florida St. San Francisco, from Feb 24 - April 3. "Night Vision", Directed by Becca Wolff Emma Donoghue's “Night Vision”, from The Woman…
Irish-American Crossroads is pleased to once again present author and educator, Margaret Cooley, as she teaches this popular facilitated workshop on the research and composition of family histories. Sometimes all we have left of our ancestors is a photograph, a marriage record or a Mass card. Margaret will give a…
St. Patrick’s celebration with music, food and football (soccer, that is) Discounted tickets available for St. Patrick’s Day celebration at San Jose Earthquakes. Use code ireland16 for tickets [email protected]
Annual Banquet, Sunday March 13, 2016 Guest speaker Professor Bob Tracy will talk about The Proclamation of the Irish Republic as both a work of literature written by poets, and a political document modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and emphasizing civil rights, women suffrage, and of course independence from…
"Old Blind Dogs bring freshness and color to acoustic music steeped in centuries of Scottish folklore and history." - (The Los Angeles Times) Since forming in the early 1990's, Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland's roots revival. The band has developed its own trademark style…
An area rich in folklore, traditional arts and history, Doolin lies between the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, Ireland. Eddie Stack’s book is a unique work about the place, its people and their culture. This collection of essays and conversations features local tradition-bearers who were renowned…
Blue Stockings Salon • Monthly Speaker Events Keynote Speaker Ken Cook • March 15 Ken Cook is president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, EWG, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. New research and science are changing how we shop, what food we…
The Lost Celt by A.E. Conran – a middle-grade adventure novel. Book Passage in Corte Madera. 7 pm. Free.
“The Lost Celt is the best kind of adventure story, full of taut suspense, riveting action, and, most importantly, humor and heart. Not to be missed!”—Katherine Applegate, Winner of the 2013 Newbery Primed by their love of video war games pitching Romans against Celts, Mikey and Kyler are convinced that…
An Evening With Feargal O'Rourke • Mar 16 TICKETS INBA is proud to present "An Evening With Feargal O'Rourke." A special evening featuring one of Ireland's most distinguished sons. Born into a Irish political dynasty, Feargal chose to forgo politics for a different path. Credited as the "grand architect" of…
Lúnasa • March 16 Lúnasa has sold more than quarter of a million albums in the course of the band’s career and boast an impressive back catalog of 7 highly acclaimed and award-winning studio albums. The band is internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional Irish instrumental outfit of recent…
Plough & Stars, San Francisco. Doimnic is a well known sean-nós singer from Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal and winner of Corn Uí Riada, the Oireachtas sean-nós singing competition. He has performed in many festivals and concerts in Ireland and thoughout Europe in the past few years Immersed in the culture…
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