The Festival in Danville, California, and San Francisco features 4 plays, a concert, and other events. Long Day's Journey Into Night is performed Sept. 14-29, at Tao House, where it was written. Other plays: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Aug. 30-Sept. 15, at Village Theatre, Danville The Second Girl…
Presented by the San Francisco Historical Society in association with the Consulate General of Ireland, Western United States For more information and TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/devalera-in-san-francisco-100-years-of-ireland-and-california-1919-2019-tickets-70226989817 On 18th July, 1919, as part of a nationwide tour of the US, the self-styled “President of the Irish Republic,” Éamon DeValera travelled to San Francisco.…
Spanning four generations of a mixed-race family, Alison Hart’s debut novel Mostly White is a powerful tale of inter-generational trauma and the healing brought by wildness, music, and the resilience of women. The novel begins with Emma, who survives the abuse of an Indian residential school in 1890s Maine. Beaten…
Come see the best comedians in San Francisco perform their best material up close in a cool basement space at one of San Francisco's best bars! Grab dinner from the restaurant upstairs, enjoy a variety of beer, wine and cocktails, and prepare yourself for a comedy experience you'll talk about…
In James Joyce and the Matter of Paris, Catherine Flynn recovers the paradigmatic city of European urban modernity as the foundational context of Joyce's imaginative consciousness. Beginning with Joyce's underexamined first exile in 1902–03, she shows the significance for his writing of the time he spent in Paris and of…
Irish Bluegrass music from the Midlands of Ireland. Tickets on sale Sept 10th, 2019 - we expect a sell-out. See YouTube video of latest original song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFk-i45QeMc Jamie McKeogh, Cathal Guinan and Daithi Melia all hail from Tullamore, Co.Offaly with Co. Tipperary born Gavin Strappe completing the quartet. All four…
Drinks and laughs are on tap with this crew of hilarious comics: Headliner Feel Woods, Feature Corde Snell, along with Austin Blaylock, Natasha Collier, Travis Thielen, Joe Begley, Murahd Shawki, and Grayson Garcia! Hosted by Zach Lord, This is a FREE show!
The Irish Consulate will be hosting a networking breakfast with special guest, Ger Dwyer, CFO of Waymo, a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.
The 17th annual Santa Cruz Film Festival will be taking place from October 8-13. On Thursday, October 10 the film festival will be showing the Irish film, Fire and Grace in Ireland. The film will be played at the Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center at 7pm. In 2017, violinist,…
The Irish vocalist, composer and producer, Síobhra Quinlan, performs at Pro Arts Gallery & COMMONS. Door opens at 7:30 PM. sfiiinx is an experimental avant-pop ensemble rooted in art-song, mythology and surrealism. sfiiinx is the music of Irish-American vocalist and composer Síobhra Quinlan. Síobhra will be performing a bespoke solo…
The Waterboys • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Oct.5/6 & The Fillmore Oct. 11 With their cross-pollination of literate, soulful rock and roll and folk traditions of the British Isles, the Waterboys have tread a multitude of musical paths since singer/songwriter Mike Scott formed the group in London in the early-80’s. Catch…
The Irish Center is ready to celebrate Oktoberfest! Put on your Lederhosen & Dirndl and enjoy the Bavarian festivities! The night will include music by "The Internationals", games and dancing. The night will start at 5pm and end at midnight with live music from 6-11. Purchase tickets through the link…
Join us in Santa Cruz for Irish music, Irish dancing, and a community mixer, all in one action-packed fundraiser for the upcoming 2020 Comhaltas North American convention! For generations, the highlight of Irish social life was the Hooley. Music, dance, song, good conversation, and merriment flowing freely as described in…
This four part series will take place every Monday starting October 14 and ending November 4th! Dr. Myles Dungan (PhD Trinity College, Dublin, 2012) will be leading the conversation. For three years (1919-1922), Irish radical nationalists took on the military might of the British Empire in an uneven struggle. This…
To mark the release of the new edition of "Douglas Hyde: My American Journey," the editors of Douglas Hyde's newly published diary and travelogue across North America shed light on his time and experiences at Berkeley and San Francisco and what they tell us about the local Irish community before…
The ninth annual Fairfax Irish Festival will be taking place October 18-20 in Fairfax's downtown area. There will be singers, Irish Dancers and musicians at different locations. Check out the link to see a detailed schedule with the locations for the different stages!
The Irish rock band is performing at the 19 Broadway Bar Night Club on Friday, October 18! Tickets are $15 through EventBrite.
Join The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) for an evening of community and celebration of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. Refreshments and appetizers will be served. All who have participated in CMBM programs or are interested in learning about our work are welcome.
The chart topping Celtic band, Gaelic Storm is coming to Berkeley on October 19. From bluegrass fans and country cowboys to Deadheads, rock & rollers and Celtic fanatics, Gaelic Storm has built one of the most diverse fan bases in modern music. See them at the Cornerstone in Berkeley on…
This four part series will take place every Monday starting October 14 and ending November 4th! Dr. Myles Dungan (PhD Trinity College, Dublin, 2012) will be leading the conversation. For three years (1919-1922), Irish radical nationalists took on the military might of the British Empire in an uneven struggle. This…
Come and see The Celtic Tenors perform Irish classics and popular contemporary songs with some humorous banter intermixed. They will be performing at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz on October 22! Tickets are available through EventBrite.
This four part series will take place every Monday starting October 14 and ending November 4th. Dr. Myles Dungan (PhD Trinity College, Dublin, 2012) will be leading the conversation. For three years (1919-1922), Irish radical nationalists took on the military might of the British Empire in an uneven struggle. This…
This four part series will take place every Monday starting October 14 and ending November 4th! Dr. Myles Dungan (PhD Trinity College, Dublin, 2012) will be leading the conversation. For three years (1919-1922), Irish radical nationalists took on the military might of the British Empire in an uneven struggle. This…
Every six months Dubliner David Nihill runs a comedy show featuring six headlining comedians with all proceeds going to NorCal SCI, a Bay Area-based 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to help people affected by or living with a Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder. The next one is 11/07 at La Peña Cultural…
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