Brothers Michael and Shay Black play an exciting mix of Dublin street songs, music hall songs, and historical ballads, as well as songs from the Irish, English, and Scottish traditions and the occasional contemporary number. Singing in close harmony, playing guitar, banjo, and keyboards, telling funny stories, and even dancing…
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film, Lost and Found. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Whiskies of the World® brings together distillers from around the world to share their finest spirits and knowledge with whisky enthusiasts and the whisky curious. Discover the Art of Whisky in the company of connoisseurs and whisky celebrities. •Hundreds of whiskies to sample (Scotch, Bourbon, American Craft,…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
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 UICC. It is a chance to meet familiar and new faces in a friendly relaxed gathering. Tea and soda bread are served and there is…
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film, Lost and Found. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film, Lost and Found. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
A Workshop for writers, bloggers, and family historians, presented by the Irish-American Crossroad Festival takes place at the United Irish Cultural Center, Saturday, March 30th. Writer and blogger, Elizabeth Creely will show you how to tell your family’s story and map your family’s past using city directions, census data and…
Join Crossroads Irish American Festival on March 30th, for the annual festival Oral History event at the UICC, featuring guests who have shared their stories with the Archive. This year's interviewees include Paul Reynolds, born to Irish parents in Boston in 1928, and Ann Quinn, from Waterford, who settled in…
Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Susan Millar DuMars and Austin Smith. Irish-American poet Susan Millar DuMars is visiting from Ireland for this reading. Her new book of poems is Naked: New and Selected. Poetry Ireland Review says, “Her poetry, influenced by the directness of the American tradition, comes as a breath of fresh…
NPR featured storyteller and bestselling author David Nihill, just off of The Real Irish Comedy Tour, is this month's speaker at the Irish Consulate Speaker Series. First ever Irish winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition, David is described by Forbes.com as "one of the best public speaking coaches out…
Join the San Francisco Giants for Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park! Catch the Giants play the Colorado Rockies and pre-game in Seals Plaza from 4:30pm to 6:30pm wearing your very own Giants Two Flaps Down Hat! If you are game for a good time, this is an event you…
Join Freight and Salvage Thursday, April 11 and experience mind-blowing Irish folk music from Solas founding member, Seamus Egan. Doors open at 7pm, show begins at 8pm.
Celebrate national poetry month with Whitney Modern, and hear Montalvo Lucas Artist Fellow and former Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, Sally Ashton, read from her latest book of poems, The Behaviour of Clocks, which uses Einstein’s famous thought experiments to transcend poetic inquiry into time and memory. Thought inducing poetry…
IIPC Active Retirement Club Cairde Café Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Cairde Cafe coffee morning on Tuesday, April, 23, 2019! 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…
Visual displays play an important political role in Northern Ireland. They are often the most visible sign of sectarian division and attitudes in a society still marked by division thirty years after the end of the so-called ‘Troubles’. Violence still prevails in that country and sometimes it coalesces around Orange…
Imagine a concert experience that creates such connection and joy between musicians and audience that you spontaneously tap your toes and maybe dance in the aisles. All ages come as you are and join us for contemporary and traditional tunes, songs, and dances from Scotland, Brittany, Norway, and America. Led…
Irish singer-songwriter-actor comes to the Bay Area for his Young Forever tour on April 26. The former 'Glee' actor performs his lively, energetic new music at the Back Room in Berkeley. The event is open to all ages and starts at 8pm. $60 General Admission and Meet & Greet…
Standard First Aid, CPR and AED class for all ages takes place at the Irish Immigration and Pastoral Center (IIPC). The course is certified by the American Heart Association, and meets OSHA guidelines for First Aid and Cardiovascular Care. It is ideal for nannies, babysitters, new parents, sports coaches, construction…
An All-Ages, Toe-Tapping, Concert Experience In Napa, Berkeley, & Los Altos Hills Imagine a concert experience that creates such connection and joy between musicians and audience that you spontaneously tap your toes and maybe dance in the aisles. All ages come as you are and join us for contemporary and…
Join distinguished historian and Professor, David Emmons, as he returns to ILHS and shares excerpts from his upcoming manuscript, tentatively titled: Fosterland: Irish Catholics in Protestant America, 1830-1930. Emmons is the author of two prize winning Irish American books: The Butte Irish: Class and Ethnicity in an American Mining Town and Beyond…
Join authors Chang-Rae Lee and Dublin-born Eavan Boland, as they discuss diasporic literature. Both authors share inspirational stories of emigration, and will lecture on their impressions of diasporic literature, culture, and experience. This free event is held at Levinthal Hall, Stanford, on May 1.
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