The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay is pleased to present a concert with guitarist extraordinaire and singer/songwriter John Doyle, along with former bandmate Mick McAuley, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 7:30PM at Michael’s On Main in Soquel. If you are interested in Irish music at all, you'll surely know the…
Newgrange is one of the most celebrated buildings in Ireland. Built on the River Boyne over five thousand years ago, it is older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian Pyramids. It was underground for much of that five thousand years, but the people kept its memory alive in stories about the…
Kerry Irish Productions Presents: An Irish Christmas taking you on a magical journey through Christmas in Ireland with superb dancing, singing and traditional Irish music celebrating the international spirit of the holiday season. An Irish Christmas features award winning dancing stars: Caterina Coyne, (Riverdance Principal Dancer), Tyler Schwartz, (World Champion…
Holiday audiences will revel in this family-friendly celebration of community, recreating an Irish tradition when families gathered around the fire with the haunting melodies of traditional Irish Christmas carols, raising the rafters with the joy of their music, knocking sparks off the flagstone floor with traditional dances, and filling the…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay is pleased to present Irish Christmas in America in concert again this year. They will be performing on Thursday, December 19, at 7:30 p.m., at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St # 2, Santa Cruz. This will be the 13th year that…
This month’s Networking Breakfast speaker will be Jennifer Tejada, Chief of Police for the City of Emeryville. Chief Tejada is originally from County Wexford and she has been working in municipal law for 24 years. Before serving as the Chief of Police in Emeryville, she was the Chief of Police…
Black Coddle by Eamonn Flynn SF Launch @ UICC on Friday, January 10, 7:00 PM United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Ave, San Francisco, CA This new album, Black Coddle , comes from Dubliner Eamonn Flynn, with a unique blend of Irish and American music and featuring Eamonn's original songs, vocals and piano front…
(Rescheduled from November) Sally Rooney “writes about tricky commonplace things (text messages, sex) with a familiarity no one else has” (The Paris Review). Her novels Conversations with Friends and Normal People, are nuanced portraits of people in their twenties, exploring their relationships to one another and the structures of class, abuse, and intimacy. Her work has appeared…
Seisiún #3 @ The Center: Join a variety of performers in an informal setting playing inspired Traditional Irish Music at the home of all things Irish in San Francisco: The United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco. The musicians will be featured in the central area of the Emerald level…
Warriors Irish Heritage Night on Tuesday January 14th at 7.30pm. Mike Nash WDB - SFGAA Secretary 650-222-9308
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay is pleased to present a concert with the exciting Nordic folk music band SVER, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7:30PM at Michael’s On Main in Soquel. SVER play epic Nordic folk music with relentless energy and seductive spark taking you on a fantastic musical…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling in San Francisco during Sketchfest. Come get a blast of Irish laughter courtesy of the Real Irish Comedy Tour, showcasing the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included. For the first time in its 18 year history San Francisco Sketchfest Comedy Festival…
Michael Stafford, better known as Maverick Sabre, is an Irish song-writer, singer and rapper. He will be performing alongside REESE at the Rickshaw Stop on Jan 22, 2020.
The Paperboys are a Canadian folk music band from Vancouver that formed in 1991. The Paperboys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass, Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco, soul and country influences. The band will be performing at the Irish Center at 7:30pm.
The FRESH festival, directed by dancer Kathleen Hermesdorf and musician Albert Mathias, showcases contemporary dance and music via collaboration, improvisation, production, curation and education. The festival comprises three weekends of performances. Tara Brandel is a dance artist from Ireland who has been choreographing extensively since 1990, and recently completed an…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay is pleased to present the ultimate Scots troubadour Jim Malcolm with his wife, singer Susie Malcolm on Tuesday, January 28th, 7:30PM at an intimate House Concert in Soquel. Traveling the world with his guitar, harmonicas, and engaging wit, Jim sings the traditional songs…
The SFGAA Dinner Dance will be held on Friday February the 7th, and will again be hosted at the Spanish Cultural Center, 2850 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco. No host bar at 6.30pm and dinner at 7.30pm. Mike Nash WDB - SFGAA Secretary 650-222-9308 [email protected]
Seisiún #4 @ The Center: Join a variety of performers in an informal setting playing inspired Traditional Irish Music at the home of all things Irish in San Francisco: The United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco. The musicians will be featured in the central area of the Emerald level…
Sharks Irish Heritage Event on Monday February 17th at 1.00pm. Mike Nash WDB - SFGAA Secretary 650-222-9308
EVENT CANCELED The United Irish Cultural Center presents a one-man play about Tom Crean, the Irish man who went to the Antarctic three times with Shackleton and Scott. “Discovering Antartica: Heroic Tales of Shackleton, Crean and Scott” is set during The Golden Age of Antarctic Exploration (1901–16). Discover the riveting…
Téada • Feb 23 & 26 Having just finished recording on the southwest coast of Ireland, acclaimed Irish band Téada embarks on a national US tour this spring with their first new album in seven years. Téada ('strings' in Irish) has been described as “at the cutting edge of the…
Having just finished recording on the southwest coast of Ireland, acclaimed Irish band Téada embarks on a national US tour this spring with their first new album in seven years. Irish Music Magazine describes the band as “at the cutting edge of the next generation of Irish musicians…with a fierce…
Téada • Feb 23 & 26 Having just finished recording on the southwest coast of Ireland, acclaimed Irish band Téada embarks on a national US tour this spring with their first new album in seven years. Téada ('strings' in Irish) has been described as “at the cutting edge of…
MAEVE DONNELLY is a renowned Irish fiddler who keeps traditional music alive while giving it a unique twist. Originally from East Galway, she now lives in the small town of Quin in County Clare. Maeve has performed from a young age throughout Europe, the US, and Canada, and won All-Ireland…
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