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1915 Pan Pacific Expo Images of Ireland Presentation

California Historical Society 678 Mission Street @ 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA

The Shamrock Isle: Images of Ireland at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 California Historical Society. A presentation by Elizabeth Creely will explore the dichotomy between the changing landscape of Ireland 
in 1915 and the “Shamrock Isle,” the Irish exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) in San Francisco that…

free - donations

Irish Dancing Event @ Commonwealth Club SF

Commonwealth Club, San Francisco 555 Post St, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Allure of Irish Dancing – Tue, Mar 17 – 6:00pm Commonwealth Club of California – Michael Dillon, ADCRG, Dillon Magh Adhair Academy of Irish Dance Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a demonstration of Irish dancing by championship-level dancers from a renowned Bay Area dance school. Dillon, an Ard Diploma…

“Brothers” – Book Reading at SF Library

San Francisco Main Library Civic Center, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Brothers is Ralph Josiah Bardsley's debut novel about the Corks and the Malloys, two sets of brothers growing up in the Irish American enclave of South Boston. The story examines the strong bonds of brotherhood in Irish families and how those relationships shape the coming out experience for gay Irish…

SF Main Library – 1915 Expo Event

San Francisco Main Library Civic Center, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Join historian and author Abigail Markwyn for a talk on San Franciscans participation in the 1915 Panama-­Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). Markwyn discusses the ways in which local groups, including Irish, German, African American, Chinese Americans and Catholics each participated in shaping the spectacle of the Fair. Abigail Markwyn is associate…

The Crooked Road Céilí Band – St. Patrick’s Evening, Campbell

Capers Eat & Drink 1710 W Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA, United States

Fresh Irish acoustic music with The Crooked Road Céilí Band to help you celebrate an elegant St.Patrick's Day evening of dining and cocktails at Capers in Campbell. Side-step the noisy bars and refuse the green beer...enjoy a quieter, more sophisticated evening on the town celebrating the luck o' the Irish…

Free

Readings by Irish and Irish American Writers, Folio Books Noe Valley

Folio Books 3957 24th St. , San Francisco

Noe Valley’s 9th annual literary festival Word Week takes place March 16th through 21st at Folio Books on 24th Street. Tuesday, March 17, 7-9 p.m. Irish and Irish American Writers Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a reading by Bay Area Irish and Irish-American writers reading — and singing —from their…

InsideStorytime IRELAND @ La Movida Wine Bar, Noe Valley

La Movida Wine Bar 3066 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Today's installment of the popular reading series celebrates St. Patrick's Day with an all-Irish lineup of writers: Emer Martin (Baby Zero), Eanlai Cronin (Girl in Irish), Michael Sheahan (Once Upon A Clock), Alan O'Gorman and others. Guest MCd by virtuoso fiddler Colm O' Riain (Bridge Across the Blue).

$5.00

Mild Colonial Boys, Fairfax

The Sleeping Lady, Fairfax. Music from Bay Area favorites, MILD COLONIAL BOYS, corned beef, cabbage, colcannon and all manner of good Irish stuff to eat and drink. Door prizes!!  

The Hooks w/ Lucia Comnes and her Rockin’ Irish Band at Slim’s

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

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year with a true Irish-American roots rock dance party: The Hooks in concert with Lucia Comnes & Her Rockin’ Irish Band. Both bands, known for rocking their audiences with high energy sets of groove-oriented pop and folk melodies, are led by songwriters committed to writing…

Michael and Shay Black @ Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

The Black Brothers Play the Freight & Salvage on St. Patrick's Day. 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…

$25 – $27

International Expansion Business Event, Menlo Park INBA & BABC

Hogan Lovells US LLP 4085 Campbell Ave. Suite 100, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Menlo Park, CA. Irish Network Bay Area and British-American Business Council The INBA & BABC (British-American Business Council) are co-hosting a panel discussion on at Hogan Lovells US LLP. INBA Board Member and Past President, Neil Sands, is a member of the panel which will explore International Expansion. Speaker organizations…

Galway University Alumni Event, Olympic Club

Olympic Club SF. March 19 A Chairde, The President of NUI Galway, Jim Browne and Tom Joyce, Galway University Foundation, along with Alumni Relations at NUI Galway would like the Galway University Alumni of the San Francisco Bay Area to join us for an Alumni Reception. RSVP via email: [email protected]…

A Celtic Appalachian Celebration @ Freight & Salvage

Traditional Irish & American Old Time Music Two Bay Area Performances Only Crossroads presents the West Coast Premier of a world-class musical performance in Berkeley and San Rafael for two nights only. This star-studded ensemble of international, national and local Irish and Appalachian musicians will explore the deep musical and…

Yoga Class @ Irish Immigration Pastoral Center

Irish Immigration Pastoral Center 5340 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, United States

Awake with Kate Yoga Class: The IIPC is delighted to introduce a bi-weekly series of Yoga classes (Tuesday and Saturdays from 9.00am - 10.15am at the IIPC) led by Yoga instructor Kate Murphy. Level 1 - 2 Iyengar Yoga Class These Iyengar yoga classes will focus on building strength, flexibility…

$20

A Beginners Class in Irish Dance with the Whelan-Kennelly Academy of Irish Dance

Whelan-Kennelly Academy of Irish Dance 1612 Noriega St (at 24th), San Francisco, CA, United States

Join Supervisor Tang in discovering the Sunset District through a series of events partnering with our local businesses and community organizations. These events give community members an opportunity to try a new business, learn a new skill and meet our local merchants and Supervisor Tang. more on the series A…

A Celtic Appalachian Celebration – Traditional Irish & American Old Time Music

Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA, United States

Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center. Crossroads presents the West Coast Premier of a world-class musical performance in Berkeley and San Rafael for two nights only. This star-studded ensemble of international, national and local Irish and Appalachian musicians will explore the deep musical and cultural linkages between Ireland and…

Molly’s Revenge, Livermore

Molly's Revenge 15th Anniversary Tour Post-Patrick's Weekend Sunday March 22, House Concerts in Livermore

Creating Narratives from Family Records Workshop

Family Stories Workshop: Creating Narratives from Family Records Irish-American Crossroads Festival presents once again author and educator, Margaret Cooley, as she teaches this popular facilitated workshop on the research and composition of family histories. more

$25

Happy Anniversary Seisiun @ The Poet & Patriot Irish Pub, Santa Cruz

The Poet & The Patriot Irish Pub 320 Cedar St,, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Happy anniversary to The Poet! Opened in 1982 to thirsty activists and those notorious. Bring your Irish tunes and your good cheer and help us celebrate! Hosted by Julie Horner and David Chadwick of The Crooked Road Ceili Band. In the early 1980s, local political activist and writer, Chris Matthews…

Free

Women of Ireland Concert UICC

Women of Ireland features an-all female lineup of Irish step dancers comprising three long term lead dancers from Riverdance and Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, along with a number of other tantalizing female dancers who excel in other dance disciplines. The show also features very special guest male dancer, the four-time world…

Altan w/ Liz Carroll, Napa

City Winery 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA, United States

With their award-winning recordings, ranging dynamically from the most sensitive and touching old Irish songs all the way to hard hitting reels and jigs, and with their heartwarming, dynamic live performances, Altan have moved audiences from Donegal to Tokyo to Seattle. Bringing the beauty of traditional music, particularly that of…

Potrero Hill’s Irish History

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church 1490 19th Street @ Connecticut Street, San Francisco, CA

  Crossroads and local educator and historian, Steven Fidel Herraiz, present an historic multi-media retrospective of the notorious working class Irish neighborhood near San Francisco's shipyards (c. 1860-1918).   more

$15 – $20

Altan w/guest Liz Carroll, Berkeley

Altan's latest release, The Widening Gyre (title is borrowed from W.B. Yeats poem The Second Coming) takes them on tour and you can see them at The Freight & Salvage Berkeley. With renewed energy and introducing new band member, Martin Tourish on accordion, the band recorded in Nashville to collaborate…

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