Come out and celebrate 40 years of the United Irish Cultural Center! Cocktails at 6 pm Dinner at 7 pm $60 per person Tickets on sale now at the UICC. Contact the UICC office 415/661-2700 RSVP by April 10, 2015 website
Irish Immigration Pastoral Center Active Retirees Special Spring Outing to the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi IIPC will take you on a docent led tour of the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi and its beautiful Porziuncola Nuova. You will experience something of the reverence, tranquility and…
The Chapel, San Francisco. David O’Doherty is an award-winning Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright. His stand-up has won two awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in June 2012 he became the first Irish comedian to have a half hour Comedy Central Presents air on US television. He…
Storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy at Shotgun Theater Berkeley • Apr 20-21 Clare Muireann Murphy has a startling vocal range and arresting physicality making her performances gleam. In town for a short stint to perform at the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, Shotgun invited Murphy to moonlight at Ashby Stage with two…
Following the success of the 2007 musical film written and directed by John Carney and starring musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (the song Falling Slowly scooped up an Academy Award for Best Original Song) Once, the musical has won 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical and is an original…
Damien Rice is set to embark on a nationwide tour this spring -- his largest U.S. run in nearly a decade -- including a stop at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Of his live set, Billboard hails, "Spellbinding, captivating, riveting, mesmerizing, dazzling -- there aren't enough words in the thesaurus…
Clare Muireann Murphy is a contemporary storyteller and writer. Dublin born but based in London Clare performs around London theatres and art galleries, as well as many other venues around England, Ireland Europe and the Americas. She also collaborates with artists, teachers, companies & universities around the world. Her repertoire of…
Join the Irish Network Bay Area for the inaugural Women in Leadership Series at Google San Francisco on Friday, April 24th from 3-5pm. This event will feature Wicklow native and NUIG graduate Anne-Marie Farrell, Head of Behavioral Economics Research, Global SMB Marketing at Google in conversation with Máire P. Walsh, INBA Board Member and Digital…
Delhi 2 Dublin was a happy accident born out of Vancouver's Celtic Fest in 2006. Their sound started as an electronic fusion between bhangra beats and Celtic fiddle and has since grown into anything from dub reggae to breaks to just straight up happy dance music. Founded by Tarun Nayar…
The San Francisco IFHYL will be hosting over 2,500 children the summer from the United States and Canada will participate in a Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Camogie tournament on San Francisco’s Treasure Island. This annual 4-day tournament, known as the CYC, is the largest competition of its kind in the world.…
SF City FC v Cal FC at Kezar Stadium - get tickets here Join a diverse and rapidly growing community centered around soccer in San Francisco by coming out to watch SF City FC take on Cal FC inside newly renovated Kezar Stadium. Coached by former U.S. International Eric Wynalda,…
Celtic Duo on Tour from Nova Scotia. Cassie and Maggie MacDonald have found a balance between musical integrity, and sheer entertainment. While still staying true to their Celtic roots, they have explored and tested the boundaries of traditional music, bringing a breath of fresh air to the genre with their…
Ryan Doyle already has performances at Yoshi’s, Sheba Piano Lounge and even Carnegie Hall under his belt, and there's clearly a strong ambition and natural talent here. Now the 16 year-old singer songwriter has just released his first album of original songs - plaintive tunes and ballads with just a…
Miracles of Development: From Irish Pigs to Celtic Tigers The Irish Literary & Historical Society presents Professor Sarah Townsend as guest speaker on Sunday April 26th, at 5pm, at the United Irish Cultural Center. A lighthearted and erudite exploration of representations of the animals applied to the Irish from the…
PGA play of the World Golf Championships Cadillac Match Play comes to San Francisco's Harding Park April 27 through May 3, when - among the 64 golfers attending a contingent of 21 millennials will take on veteran champions such as Phil Mikelson and Bubba Watson for the upcoming event with…
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. "The quartet Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in (Quebec's) progressive folk movement, and they leaven their hard-driving soulful music (a close cousin to Celtic music) with New Orleans polyphony and R&B. Featuring button accordion, guitar and fiddle, the band's sound is defined by…
Emperor Norton Céilí Band and Set Dancing at the Plough and Stars, San Francisco
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Fiddlers, guitarists, singers, and songwriters, Colin Cotter and Ethan Lewis do it all - and they do it in high-energy performances where they lay all their cards on the table, holding nothing back, and uplifting audiences with heartfelt songs, rocking tunes, and virtuosic mad skills. Cotter…
The IIPC Community Education Program presents a DONA Approved Postpartum Doula Workshop bringing the opportunity to learn professional postpartum doula skills and gain the expertise you will need to create a solid foundation for your DONA Postpartum Doula Career. A comprehensive 27 hour workshop over 3 days covering: The Role…
Legendary Irish musicians from Galway, Frankie Gavin and his brother Sean (button accordion) performing live in concert in an intimate house setting in Boulder Creek, CA. Address in Boulder Creek is given upon RSVP to the event by emailing organizer, Julie Horner: [email protected] $15-20 suggested donation for Saturday's concert, beverages…
A special line-up of the Ring Of Truth Trio will be playing at the San Gregorio Store. Kyle Alden will be playing in the morning and we will take over from him around 2:30 pm. Henry Nagle and Rory McNamara will be joined by bassist supreme and all-around good guy…
Saturday, May 2 Windsor Acoustic Guitar Series. House concert is in Windsor, north of Santa Rosa. 7pm. Suggested donation, $20. Visit website for information. Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor are Noctambule. They play original and traditional music in a variety of forms – original musical settings of a broad array of…
Legendary Irish musicians from Galway, Frankie Gavin and his brother Sean (button accordion) performing live in concert in an intimate house setting in Berkeley, CA. Address in Berkeley is given upon RSVP to the event by emailing organizer, Julie Horner: [email protected] $15-20 suggested donation for Saturday's concert, beverages and snacks…
A public sing-along of sea chanteys and sailor songs aboard a historic ship at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. 8pm to Midnight on the first Saturday of every month. Wear warm clothing and bring a mug for hot cider. Free Admission. Reservations required, call 415-561-7171, or by email For…
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