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Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Session Third Thursdays

Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant - Santa Cruz 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Lively Irish melodies played round the table "session style" every Third Thursday with hosts Julie Horner, Mark McCornack, and David Chadwick. Singers, dancers, players of all ages welcome. Celtic, old time, bluegrass, Americana. Play what you know, enjoy the evening as friends! This open "jam" session occurs every Third Thursday…

Join the Wren Boys, Sunset, SF

Wrenboys • Annual December 26th Celebration Wren Day, also known as Wren’s Day, Day of the Wren, or Hunt the Wren Day (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín), is celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen’s Day. The tradition consists of “hunting” a fake wren and putting it on top of a decorated…

12th Annual Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration

St. Mary’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church 146 12th St, Pacific Grove, CA, United States

Molly's Revenge and special guest vocalist Christa Burch with Irish dancers will present an evening of music, song and dance associated with the festive season. The performance will include Christmas songs both old and new, all played with a Celtic twist, and something new for our regulars. Advance $25 Door…

Cúlarán • Starry Plough

Starry Plough, Berkeley 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, United States

Cúlarán • Dec 29, 30 Cúlarán formed in 2017 adding to the vibrant Bay Area Irish music scene, with a regular base of The Starry Plough, a Berkeley pub that has been hosting trad session every week for decades. The band, in part, a successor to The Elderberries, features Christopher Dillingham…

Cúlarán • Dec 30, Plough & Stars

Cúlarán • Dec 29, 30 Cúlarán formed in 2017 adding to the vibrant Bay Area Irish music scene, with a regular base of The Starry Plough, a Berkeley pub that has been hosting trad session every week for decades. The band, in part, a successor to The Elderberries, features Christopher Dillingham…

Caliban at Mission Coffee

Lief & Kathy of Tempest .. Acoustic Duo 151 Washington Blvd., All Ages Fremont, CA

Irish Network and IABA Ministerial Lunch at Original Joe’s

Original Joe's 601 Union Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Ministerial Lunch • Jan 10 Join the Irish American Bar Association and the Irish Network Bay Area as they host Minister for Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. for lunch. Minister Breen will discuss how Ireland plans to implement the EU's new privacy law, the GDPR, and the potential impacts for…

Song of Granite, Rafael Film Center

Smith Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, United States

Song of Granite • Jan 10 The California Film Institute presents a series of international Oscar submissions from around the world Jan 5-11, 2018. Irish film, Song of Granite is a lyrical journey through the life of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney. Blending exquisitely shot narrative scenes with archival…

Irish Heritage Night, Warriors Vs Clippers

Oracle Arena 7000 Colisuem Way, Oakland, CA, United States

Irish Heritage Night at Oracle Arena • Jan 10 SFYGAA Celebrates Irish Heritage Night. Join the fun on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 and see the Warriors play the Clippers. Be part of the Warriors Irish Heritage Night at Oracle Arena. Tickets are limited. Tickets: Club 200 Sideline, $90, Club 200…

In the Company of Lawyers Art Opening Reception

Madrone Art Bar 500 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Art Opening Reception Pat Goggins: In the Company of Lawyers Main Wall Installation For 34 years, from 1961-1994, Pat Goggins sold a million law books to lawyers - the essential tools of the trade in an era before the internet. During this time, Pat studied his clients - observing them…

Book Talk: David Nihill – Do You Talk Funny?

General Assembly 225 Bush Street, 5th Floor (East Entrance), San Francisco, CA, United States

January in San Francisco is all about Sketchfest Comedy Festival and all things funny. This book talk is certainly that! Join us for an evening of laughter with Irish bestselling author David Nihill. Tickets include wine, beer and soft drinks and for the first 50 people to buy tickets, a…

The Press Gang, House Concert, Soquel

Soquel, CA Soquel, CA, United States

“One of those rare bands that are ingenious, driving, thoughtful and yet have great respect for the tradition.” — John Doyle Suggested Donation $20 Reservations: By email to Lynda Haworth or call 831-464-9778 [email protected] A bold new sound has emerged in New England’s traditional music scene: The Press Gang fuses…

David Nihill – Business Meets Humor

General Assembly 225 Bush Street, 5th Floor (East Entrance), San Francisco, CA, United States

Join bestselling author and Dubliner David Nihill for a night of laughter and learning. David will be talking about his year spent pretending to be a famous comedian on tour in the US in an effort to overcome his fear of public speaking. A terrible plan by his own admission…

The Irish Influence in San Francisco Walking Tour

Mechanics Monument 501 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

This is a walking tour telling the story of the Irish Influence in San Francisco from the 1840s until today. Your guide tells of the enormous influence the Irish diaspora has had in making San Francisco the vibrant, successful, enigmatic city it now is. Hear how one Irish man helped…

Robert Burns Supper

South Bay Scottish Society Invites You To Their… 24th Annual Burns Night A Burns Supper is a world wide celebration of the life and poetry of the poet, Robert Burns, held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January. Full Audience Participation is encouraged with Ceilidh Dancing & culminating participation…

ILHS Speaker Series: Tom Clancy

The January 28 ILHS program will feature independent scholar Tom Clancy, who will explore the recent history of Ireland in his lecture titled “Go, move, shift: Exploring Irish cultural changes through ten songs“. Clancy will discuss a number of key songs, their singers, writers and contexts from Ireland’s folk and…

Jim Malcolm Soquel House Concert

Soquel, CA Soquel, CA, United States

“One of the finest singing voices in Scotland in any style” —Living Tradition Suggested Donation $20 Reservations: By email to Lynda Haworth [email protected] or call 831-464-9778 Scotland’s first and foremost singer/songwriter Jim Malcolm is at his very best in a solo concert in front of a home audience. Come enjoy…

The Irish Influence in San Francisco Walking Tour

Mechanics Monument 501 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

This is a walking tour telling the story of the Irish Influence in San Francisco from the 1840s until today. Your guide tells of the enormous influence the Irish diaspora has had in making San Francisco the vibrant, successful, enigmatic city it now is. Hear how one Irish man helped…

The Heart of an Irishwoman, Vacaville

Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre 1010 Ulatis Dr, Vacaville, CA, United States

The Heart of an Irishwoman • Feb 4 Irish actor Sheelagh Cullen in a tour de force performance along with Katherine Trimble (singer) and Bella Issakova (violin), take us home to the heart of great Irish women in an afternoon of literature, song and music. From the producer of An…

Between Land and Sea, film at SF Indie Fest

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, United States

Irish Film at SF IndieFest • Feb 1-15 Roxie Theater San Francisco Between Land and Sea Director Ross Whitaker West Coast Premiere of an observational documentary about the big wave surf community of an Irish surf town. Get ready for an adrenaline high and take a plunge into the ice cold…

The Irish Influence in San Francisco Walking Tour

Mechanics Monument 501 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

This is a walking tour telling the story of the Irish Influence in San Francisco from the 1840s until today. Your guide tells of the enormous influence the Irish diaspora has had in making San Francisco the vibrant, successful, enigmatic city it now is. Hear how one Irish man helped…

Make a St. Bridget’s Cross at the UICC

Make a St. Bridget's Cross • Feb 10   Irish Marvels, Past and Present will be making Bridget’s Crosses this year at the UICC, on February 10, from 2:30 to 4:30. United Irish Cultural Center

Maze – film at SF Indie Fest

Roxie Theater 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, United States

Maze Director Stephen Burke Northern California Premiere of a prison thriller inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from ‘the most secure prison in Europe,’ the HMP Maze, an inmate and revolutionary develops a complicated friendship with the prison warden. Or is…

Maze, film at SF IndieFest

Maze Director Stephen Burke Northern California Premiere of a prison thriller inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from ‘the most secure prison in Europe,’ the HMP Maze, an inmate and revolutionary develops a complicated friendship with the prison warden. Or is…

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