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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

The Undertones @ Slim’s

Slim's 333 11th St , San Francisco, United States

Join The Undertones live in concert at Slims in San Francisco. The Undertones emerged from Derry in 1976 and hit the world stage in 1978 with the release of Teenage Kicks. Feargal Sharkey left the band in the 80s to pursue a solo career and after 16 years of silence,…

Country & Western Dance Party @UICC

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

Put on your Boots, Spurs, and Cowboy Hat! The Center is proud to host top-tier country & western band: The California Cowboys to the downstairs bar in its new Dance Hall format. The band is a veteran group from the Saddle Rack and the best country bars in the SF Bay…

Kate Kennedy Remembrance

Cypress Lawn Cemetery El Camino Real, Colma, CA, United States

Honoring an Immigrant and Pioneer champion of Women's rights and Workers' rights at her grave in Cypress Lawn Cemetery. Featured Speaker - Dennis Kelly, Past President of UESF. Meet inside entrance arch at Cypress Lawn East Side Gardens, 1363 El Camino Real, Colma. For further info, call 415-585-6506.

Free

Fraternity in Harmony: Shay and Michael Black, with Eamonn Flynn

SF Swedenborgian Church 2017 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

A Benefit for Canine Companions for Independence, Nature in the City, and Young Women's Choral Projects of SF. Irish brothers Shay and MIchael Black from the renowned Black Family sing ballads from the Irish, Scottish and English traditions, old Dublin street songs, music hall songs, rollicking reels & joyful jigs…

$15 – $25

Frank O’Connor: Sing Us a Song…at UICC

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

The return of Frank O'Connor to The Center after his sold-out show in April 2019. Frank was the piano man at Lefty O'Doul's on Union Square for over 15 years. His music covers many genres and has no limits. He takes requests from the audience and will make you laugh.…

Bloomsday Celebration: A Reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses

David Brower Center, Tamalpais Room 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Irish Studies at Berkeley presents a Bloomsday Celebration To celebrate Bloomsday, the day on which Ulysses is set, Professors from UC Berkeley’s English Department will read passages from James Joyce's famous novel. Introduced by Catherine Flynn and also featuring Dan Blanton, Joshua Gang, Mark Goble, Donna Jones, Katie Synder, and…

Free

Happy PRIDE Hour at Irish Consulate

Irish Consulate 100 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA

The Irish Consulate will be marching together with the European Union Consulates, under the banner “Together but Different for LGBTQ+” at this year’s PRIDE Parade, June 30th. Kick off the weekend’s festivities at a Happy PRIDE Hour hosted by the Consulate on Friday, June 28th from 5:30-8pm. more

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…

Celebrating JFK @ UICC

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

Join the Irish American Democratic Club in celebrating the life of John F. Kennedy, with Sheriff Vicki Hennessy and Roma Guy, Social Justice Activist . Supporting the Young Women’s Freedom Center, a radical model for decriminalization. more For more information, please contact Sharon at [email protected]

Opening Night of Eugene O’Neill Festival, Danville

Danville, CA Danville, CA, United States

  The 20th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival takes place in Danville, August 24-September 29. The 2nd Annual Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre takes place in New Ross, Ireland October 9 – 14. The Danville festival will feature three plays – Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Glass Menagerie and The…

Cúlarán at the Plough and Stars, SF

The Plough and Stars, San Francisco 16 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Cúlarán brings fresh energy to traditional Irish songs and tunes and is pleased to return to the Plough and Stars, San Francisco's premiere stage for Irish music since 1975 -- and the best pour of Guinness around. All dancers welcome.

$6

Brave Hearts – A San Francisco Story. Reading & Wine Tasting at UICC

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

Fundraiser for the Patrick J. Dowling Library at the UICC, Wine Tasting & Book Event “Brave Hearts - A San Francisco Story - The Grit and Dreams of an Irish Immigrant Family” by Jean Mahoney Enjoy Jean Mahoney’s dramatic reading from her book, Brave Hearts. Brave Hearts is a vivid…

The Young Dubliners – live at UICC

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

Before Dropkick Murphys, before Flogging Molly, there was The Young Dubliners. The Young Dubliners will play for the first time Downstairs at the Center on July 20 in a concert layout with the 240 square foot stage. Celtic Rock in a venue ready for it! Tickets on sale Tuesday, May 28 @…

Lark Camp, Mendocino. 40th Year!

Mendocino, CA 95460 Mendocino, United States

Imagine idyllic days & nights in the magical redwood forest filled with all the music, dance, and good times you could possibly stand, and that's kind of close to what Lark's Music Celebration is like. You are free to take as many or as few of the workshops offered as…

Seisiún @ The Irish Center in San Francisco

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

Join a variety of performers in an informal setting playing inspired traditional Irish music at the home of all things Irish in San Francisco: The United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco. For the first time, the musicians will be featured in the central area of the Emerald level (the…

$5

“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

IIPC Active Retirement Club Cairde Café

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

Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Coffee Morning! Cairde Café meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 10.00 a.m. at the United Irish Cultural Center. It is a chance to meet familiar and new faces in a friendly relaxed gathering. Tea and soda bread are served…

$5

“Irish Airs and Arias” – Eugene O’Neill Festival

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

Irish soprano Clodagh Kinsella and pianist Keith Stears bring their unique interpretation to Irish airs and opera arias. This new-generation duo interweaves their heritage and their classical training to pay homage to the old traditions in a new and exciting way. Clodagh electrified audiences at last year's Eugene O'Neill International…

$25

Dubliner Dave Nihill at Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club, Sunnyvale

CA, United States

Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, Dave Nihill got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant…

$16

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

Emma Donoghue, Kepler’s Bookstore

Kepler's Bookstore 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Internationally acclaimed novelist Emma Donoghue writes poignant, gripping fiction drawn from both history and newsprint. Don’t miss her September visit for a new book built around the bones of WWII. Dublin-born Donoghue is perhaps best known for Room, about a kidnapped woman held captive with a young son. A runaway bestseller, Room’s…

$20 – $40

Robert Emmet, Irish Patriot (Lecture)

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

Noted Irish historian, Ruan O’Donnell, will share his insights on the life and times of Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Rebellion and author of his famous Speech from the Dock. This is the 100th year anniversary of the dedication of his statue in the band concourse in the Golden…

Free

Seisiún @ The Center #2

United Irish Cultural Center 2700 45th Avenue, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

Join a variety of performers in an informal setting playing inspired traditional Irish music at the home of all things Irish in San Francisco: The United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco. The musicians will be featured in the central area of the Emerald level (the old dining area) downstairs,…

$5

Robert Emmet Commemoration (Golden Gate Park)

Golden Gate Park, Band Concourse 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join the United Irish Societies of San Francisco in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the dedication of Robert Emmet’s statue in the band concourse in the Golden Gate Park. The celebration will include a dramatic reading of his famous speech from the dock along with bag pipers, Irish music and…

Free

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