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Wilde Irish Productions presents 12th Annual Bloomsday Celebration

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

Wilde Irish Productions  presents 12th Annual Bloomsday Celebration at the San Francisco Main Public Library (Latino Hispanic Community Room) Thursday 16 June 2016 6.o0pm Readings from James Joyce's illustrious masterpiece Ulysses With music by Shay Black Join Wilde Irish Productions for an evening of performed readings for Bloomsday. Hear excerpts from…

Free

Jazz & Literary Event – “A Celebration of Bloomsday: Joyce & Jazz”

Jazz & Literary Event "A Celebration  of  Bloomsday: Joyce & Jazz" Join us for a unique cultural evening featuring award-winning  jazz singer and songwriter Melanie O'Reilly from Ireland ,who teams with top Bay Area jazz pianist Frank Martin to perform their original music  inspired by the writings of  James Joyce , interwoven with readings from Joyce's works. …

$15

Emmet Cahill Live at UICC

EMMET CAHILL LIVE AT UNITED IRISH CUTURAL CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO After his sold out Us Tour last year Ireland's most exciting young tenor Emmet Cahill returns to the west coast to play The United irish Cultural Center of San Francisco for the very first time The Celtic Thunder star…

$30 – $45

Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering

amador country fairgrounds 18621 Sherwood St, plymouth, CA, United States

SCOTLAND is coming to Amador County with the inaugural Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering. This two-day event is great for the whole family, from the young to the young at heart. The Highland Games will have events such as: caber tossing (throwing what looks like a wooden telephone pole…

$12 – $65

McCarthy Family House Concert Santa Cruz

ADDRESS ON RSVP

Fiddler Tommy McCarthy & his wife, button accordionist & banjoist Louise, nee Costello, come from families steeped in Irish traditional music as well being owners of one of the premiere venues for traditional music in this country, The Burren in Somerville, Mass. Son of legendary West Clare musician Tommy McCarthy…

Robin Flower & Libby McLaren

Freight favorites Robin Flower and Libby McLaren return for an exhilarating evening of innovative instrumentals, tight vocal harmonies, wild creative energy, and loads of fun. With Robin on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, Libby on piano and accordion, and both of them sharing vocals, this polished and passionate duo creates their…

$23 – $25

Paddy O’Brien at Plough & Stars

Paddy O'Brien • June 18, 19 Paddy O'Brien’s mastery of the two-row button accordion has been acknowledged through many prestigious awards including All-Ireland senior accordion champion. Paddy is regarded as one of the tradition’s most important repositories; in a musical career that spans more than fifty years, he has collected more than 4,000 compositions—jigs, reels,…

30th Anniversary screening of “And Still We Dance”

Palace of Fine Arts Theater 3301 Lyons, San Francisco, CA, United States

"And Still We Dance" is a one-hour documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ashley James about the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival that premiered in the 1986 San Francisco International Film Festival. The film features interviews, backstage shots, and performance clips featuring Balle-Saba Traditional West African Dance Company, Chinese Folk Dance Association,…

$10

Kevin Burke House Concert, Boulder Creek

ADDRESS ON RSVP

In 2016, Kevin Burke was named "Gradam Ceoil" (Musician of the Year) in the traditional-music awards presented by the Irish-language TV channel TG4. The concert is preceded by a potluck from 6pm. For more info, sights and sounds, visit www.kevinburke.com Reservations: email Julie Horner, phone 831-325-1974.

Ring of Truth Trio, Marshall CA

Tony's Seafood Restaurant Marshall, CA, United States

The RING OF TRUTH TRIO are Rory McNamara, vocals and guitar,  and Henry Nagle on pedal steel, guitar and vocals. They play Tony's Seafood Restaurant at Marshall, by Tomales Bay, Friday June 24th and will be joined by Roxanne Oliva on accordian and vocals.  

The O’Flaherty 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

SummitPointe Golf Club 1500 Country Club Drive, Milpitas, CA, United States

O'Flaherty's Irish Pub is hosting the 5th annual The O'Flaherty charity golf tournament benefiting the Ray O'Flaherty Memorial Scholarship Fund at Bellarmine College Preparatory. This year's tournament is happening on Saturday, June 25 at SummitPointe in Milpitas, CA.  Past sponsors of the tournament include Hilton Hotel, Bottomley Distributors, Blach Construction,…

$133

Ring of Truth Trio, Petaluma

The RING OF TRUTH TRIO are Rory McNamara, vocals and guitar,  and Henry Nagle on pedal steel, guitar and vocals. They play Aqus in Petaluma on June 25th, and will be joined by fiddler John Caulfield.

Eamonn Flynn Concert, Vallejo

Empress Theatre 330 Virginia Street, Vallejo, CA, United States

From the Irish soul of The Commitments 12 million selling soundtracks to the New Orleans funk of Zigaboo Modeliste to the worldbeat of Michael Franti and Spearhead to the blues of Elvin Bishop and Coco Montoya, Eamonn Flynn has made a mission of laying down the real deal Hammond organ,…

$9

LaborFest – Easter Rising, Renee Gibbons Tribute

ILWU HALL 801 2nd St., San Francisco, CA, United States

100th Year of Easter Uprising & Celebration of Renee Gibbons’s Life 6:30 PM - Film showing: James Connolly, Ireland’s Greatest (50 min.) (2013) (RTE) This film recounts the life of James Connolly and his role as a trade unionist, theoretician and international socialist. He and his family were economically forced…

Chloë Agnew • UICC July 8

  Chloë Agnew has gained international fame for her integral part as one of the original, and youngest members of the internationally acclaimed music group ‘Celtic Woman’ since she was 14 years old. Their debut album reached #1 on Billboard’s World Music chart, where it held the top position for a record breaking 81 weeks…

Irish Marvels Series at the UICC – Ireland’s Curious Connection with Easter

This year we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Easter Rising, a crucial time in Ireland’s struggle for independence, but there are a slew of other significant events in Irish history that happened on or near Easter, or that have some connection with Easter. Jo Coffey will list some of…

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SF Labor History Walk

Hills Bros 75 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA

SF Labor History Walk • July 9 Part of SF LaborFest - with Lawrence Shoup and Peter O’Driscoll San Francisco Waterfront Labor History Walk 1835 - 1934 There are many stories about labor struggles in San Francisco. The walk will focus on the maritime industry from 1835 until the burning…

Paul McKenna Band, Back Room Berkeley

The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Paul McKenna Band • July dates Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. Their debut album Between Two Worlds was released on the Greentrax record label in 2009.…

Paul McKenna Band, Plough and Stars, SF

Paul McKenna Band • July dates Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. Their debut album Between Two Worlds was released on the Greentrax record label in 2009.…

Paul McKenna Band • Don Quixotes, Felton

Don Quixote's International Music Hall 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA, United States

Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. Their debut album Between Two Worlds was released on the Greentrax record label in 2009. The album was produced by the…

“Third Thursdays” at Filoli

Read about Filoli's Irish Connection There are upcoming evening events at Filoli where visitors will be able to take a docent-led Sunset Hike, an Orchard Walk or just unwind and enjoy the historic House and world-famous Garden until 7:30 pm at Filoli’s series of “Third Thursdays.”  July 21, 2016—open until…

$4 – $65

Immigration Seminar for J1 IWT at IIPC • July 28

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

Immigration Seminar for J1 IWT at IIPC • July 28 As part of the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center's Irish Immigrant Connect Program they are hosting a seminar with immigration attorney James M. Byrne, who will cover and discuss the following in the seminar: If you didn't get the H1-B -…

Lark Camp Mendocino, July 29 – August 6

Mendocino Mendocino, CA, United States

Lark Camp Mendocino, July 29 - August 6 2016 Imagine idyllic days & nights in the magical redwood forest filled with all the music, dance, and good times you could possibly stand, and that's kind of close to what Lark Camp World Music & Dance Celebration is like. You are…

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