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…
No session this week due to Sharks playing a home game at the Tank.
We meet UPSTAIRS on the SECOND FLOOR of the bar. Dancers often trickle in after 8pm, so if you're early you may not recognize anyone. In that case, just ask the musicians or bartenders! Join 15-25 other dancers for Irish set dancing every Tuesday night*! You can bring a partner…
Dublin, CA St Patrick's Festival • March 18, 19 The Dublin, CA St. Patrick's weekend celebrations follow the Green & White Gala on March 17, and a Pancake Breakfast on March 18. Parade starts at 9.30am on March 18, and festivities with music, food & drink and children's events take…
Attend a gathering of UCD alumni in San Francisco on Wednesday 1st March 2017 from 6.00pm - 8.00pm in the Remedie Room, The Devil's Acre, 256 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133 Come meet some old and new friends as the UCD San Francisco Chapter plans events for 2017! This event is kindly supported…
Join the Crossroads festival for an evening of music with virtuoso Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor and local guitar legend, Richard Mandel. O’Connor has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as Lá Lúgh, Skylark, Planxty, Bothy Band, De Dannan, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains. Tickets: $15/door
Black Brothers Band Concert Celebrate your Saint Patrick's Day in San Jose Friday, March 3rd 7:00 PM @ Trinity Cathedral, San Jose Admission is $20 in advance or $24 at the door. Advance tickets are on sale online at http://sanjoseblackbrothers.eventbrite.com On Friday, March 3rd in San Jose at 7:00pm, The…
San Francisco has been involved in the Rose of Tralee since 1962 and each year selects a new representative to send to Tralee. Please come and support our Rose entrants as the hopefuls for the next San Francisco Rose! One lucky woman will be sent on a trip of a…
The Five Irish Tenors direct from Dublin, Ireland Direct from Dublin, Ireland, The Five Irish Tenors present “Salute to Ireland,” a program full of Irish wit, charm and boisterousness with an operatic flair. Following in the tradition of the great Irish tenor John McCormack, this concert will feature both beloved…
Led by former Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance lead dancer, Justin Boros, the accomplished cast, featuring 20 of the world’s most skilled Irish dancers and musicians, brings an inspiring story of love and salvation to life. The world-renowned Irish dance troupe performs lightning fast hard shoe rhythms and graceful…
"With the four strong singing voices sometimes arriving at hair curdling harmonies, the feeling of the band's music ranges from the comfortable and familiar, to the arcane and disturbing. Their material is drawn from many aspects of Americana music, Irish traditional dance tunes and songs, some original songs, Vaudevillian ballads,…
Irish Documentary Film Festival • Saturday, March 4 SF Irish Film, in association with the Irish-American Crossroads Festival presents DocFest Delancey Street Theater, San Francisco 4pm – “Coming Home” Coming Home is a feature length documentary by Dublin based filmmaker Cathal Kenna. It follows a selection of five Irish emigrants…
We will be dancing UPSTAIRS on the SECOND FLOOR of the bar. Fáilte, a Chairde! To celebrate our new dancers completing their first month of Irish set dance lessons, we are (can you guess?) going to dance more! Join us for a traditional Irish ceili dance at Lilly Mac's Pub…
Lively Irish music from The Crooked Road Ceili Band featuring fiddle, uilleann pipes, concertina, Irish flute, and guitar!
Singer/songwriter and folk musician Kyle Alden is noted for his award-winning settings of the poetry of the great Irish poet W.B. Yeats. He has performed at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley and City Winery, Napa (opening for Paul Brady) and Symphony Space in New York (with Mick Moloney and Athena…
The Sanctuary Sessions • Mar 5 Taking place at venues throughout the country, the events are called “Sanctuary Sessions: Trad Music for Civil Rights,” with a goal to make music, encourage positive dialogue, and raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union’s continued effort to defend citizens’ rights under the…
Described by The Irish Times as “gloriously three-dimensional”, the group spring from harp-accompanied Sean-Nós songs to feral, unkempt sets of reels, creating a sound that is both “scintillating” and “a model of tender delicacy” (David Kidman, The Living Tradition). More...http://www.celticsociety.org/ Members $16 | Non-Members &18 | Door $20.00
IIPC ACTIVE RETIREMENT CLUB OUTREACH PROGRAM Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Monthly Mass and Luncheon on Thursday March 9, 2017. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Brendan McBride at 12.15 p.m. followed by a traditional St. Patrick’s Day luncheon of corned beef and cabbage. Mary McKeever and the…
Sharon Shannon • UICC, March 10 The career of accordionist/fiddler Sharon Shannon began with the internationally acclaimed Irish folk/rock group the Waterboys in 1988. While never losing sight of her roots in Irish folk music, she has undertaken a musical journey which includes collaborations with Bono and Adam Clayton, classical violinist Nigel Kennedy,…
San Francisco’s 166th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival Saturday, March 11th, 2017 | Civic Center Plaza ~ San Francisco Festival Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Parade – Saturday, March 11th at 11:30 AM RAIN OR SHINE! The 166th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in San Francisco is a well…
166th Saint Patrick's Day Parade & Festival St. Patrick's Day Parade info A full day of activity is planned for the St. Patrick's Day Festival at Civic Center Plaza and on Grove Street, Polk to Larkin Street. The colorful festivities surrounding the parade will showcase Irish Culture through live performance…
Sunday, March 12th Time: 12:30-1:30pm Children’s Hour of Song and Dance Join Crossroads for a lively hour of Irish dancing and music for children of all ages! The Brosnan School of Irish Dance will provide a wonderful array of Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes for all to enjoy. We’ll also enjoy…
Centenary Celebration of the Pearse and Connolly Fife and Drum Band Sunday, March 12th Time: 2:00-4:00pm Join Crossroads for a centenary celebration of the legendary Pearse and Connolly Fife and Drum Band! Founded in Butte, Montana in 1917, the band moved to San Francisco in the 1920s and has been…
Please join Irish Network Bay Area in celebrating St. Patrick's week with a private breakfast with Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald T.D. This exclusive event will give attendees the opportunity to hear directly from Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister on events that are shaping politics in Ireland and across…
Humanities West presents the next installment of their salon series "Celebrating Irish Music" Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with a performance of Irish music featuring multi-instrumentalists Shira Kammen and Jim Oakden Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter St., San Francisco. Tix at City Box Office 415 392 4400 or www.cityboxoffice.com . $25.
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO
