Dancing – Redwood Cafe, Cotati
Redwood Cafe 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, CotatiIrish Dancing Every Wednesday at the Redwood Cafe in Cotati.
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Tempest, Don Quixote’s Felton
Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 23 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release fifteen critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,000 gigs.…
Belfast Kind, new play production by Margot Connolly, SF
JCHS Performing Arts Theater 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, United States-Winner of the Jewish Plays Project Contest 2015- February 16-18, 7:00 p.m.at the JCHS Performing Arts Theater 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA $10 adults | $5 students At the height of The Troubles in Ireland, religion determines who you are and where you can go. Zippy just wants to…
$10
Morrison Artists Series: Amphion Quartet with Bridget Kibbey
San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, United StatesFebruary 19, 2016 Friday 8:00 PM Concert: Morrison Artists Series: Amphion Quartet with special guest Bridget Kibbey, harp Dazzling young harp virtuoso Bridget Kibbey joins forces with the Amphion Quartet in a concert of remarkable works for this unusual and sonorous combination of instruments. Works by Bach, Debussy, Shields,…
2016 San Francisco Rose of Tralee Selection Dance
San Francisco has celebrated the Rose of Tralee since 1962. Hosted at the United Irish Cultural Center, the night's entertainment consists of stage interviews and performed talents by the Rose candidates, performances of local Irish dancers, and crowning of the 2016 San Francisco Rose, followed by a dance with live…
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Irish Day of Film at the Vogue Theater, SF
Vogue Theater 3290 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, United StatesIrish Day of Film • February 21 Sunday, February 21 will be "Irish Day" at the Mostly British Film Festival to be held at the Vogue theater in San Francisco. Films include: “A Nightingale Falling,” an old-fashioned historical period drama set during the War of Independence and involving unrequited love…
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, discussion group, part 2 at Mechanics’
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Discussion Group. Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – 6:45pm – 7:45pm This modernist bildungsroman traces the religious and intellectual evolution of Stephen Dedalus. Joyce’s debut novel uses literary techniques the author would develop further in his later works, and concerns the awakening and…
Word for Word readings of Colm Toibin, Emma Donoghue
Word for Word‘s latest full production features stories by Emma Donoghue and Colm Tóibín at Z Space, Florida St. San Francisco, from Feb 24 – April 3. “Night Vision”, Directed by Becca Wolff Emma Donoghue’s “Night Vision”, from The Woman Who Gave Birth To Rabbits, tells of young, blind Frances…
Word for Word Reading Series, Z Space SF
Word for Word Readings Word for Word's latest full production features stories by Emma Donoghue and Colm Tóibín at Z Space, Florida St. San Francisco, from Feb 24 - April 3. "Night Vision", Directed by Becca Wolff Emma Donoghue's “Night Vision”, from The Woman Who Gave Birth To Rabbits, tells…
Chief Francis O’Neill Irish Music Festival, Tiburon
Servino’s Ristorante 9 Main Street, Belvedere CA , Tiburon, CA, United StatesSee website for details of festival CHIEF FRANCIS O’NEILL – The Man Who Saved Irish Music – An incredible life. A photo presentation on the history and achievements of a man, bigger than life, who the Irish government acknowledges for his contribution to the preservation of Irish culture. See the website section,…
Daffodil Daydreams
Daffodils lead the floral parade each spring and at Filoli nearly a million bulbs burst into bloom. They are one of the easiest and hardiest of the garden flowers, giving you more with each year passing. From the smallest to the largest, whether planted in a formal flower bed, naturalized…
$364 – $8300
Grand Marshal Dinner at UICC
Grand Marshal Dinner $80 per person 6 PM No Host Cocktails – 7 PM Dinner
Jordi Savall and Frank McGuire: The Celtic Viol, Berkeley
Jordi Savall and Frank McGuire: The Celtic Viol in the English, Irish, Scottish, and American Traditions First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 With his characteristic incisive scholarship and generous musical spirit, Catalan viola da gambist Jordi Savall presents a musical tour of Scottish, English, American, and Irish folk…
Téada, Don Quixote’s Felton
A traditional band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout the world. Highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, and an extensive tour of Japan. Téada band members are Oisin Mac…
Ryan Doyle, at Society Cabaret
Hotel Rex 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRyan Doyle in Right by my Side Ryan Doyle – vocals and piano Jace Wittig – Music Director G. Scott Lacy – Piano San Francisco recording artist RYAN DOYLE makes his solo cabaret debut with his show “Right By My Side”. Mr. Doyle will sing songs from his album by…
Word for Word Performances of stories by Colm Tóibín, Emma Donoghue
Z Below CAWord for Word Performances IMPORTANT! Please check for daily times Word for Word's latest full production features performances of stories by Emma Donoghue and Colm Tóibín at Z Space, Florida St. San Francisco, from Feb 24 - April 3. "Night Vision", Directed by Becca Wolff Emma Donoghue's “Night Vision”, from…
Solas – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Solas "All these Years" - 20th anniversary tour $30 adv / $32 door http://www.solasmusic.com/band.php Solas is the quintessential Irish-American band recording and touring in the US today. Fifteen years ago, in a manner befitting their name (Gaelic for "light”), Solas burst onto the Irish music scene and instantly became a…
Chief Francis O’Neill Irish Music Festival, Tiburon
Professional Musicians - Traditional Irish Music This multi act variety show at the Corinthian Yacht Club features fine Irish musicians and a stage show highlighting Irish music, poetry, oratory, humor and dance by internationally acclaimed musicians including fiddlers – John Caulfield, Lucia Comnes, and Jamie Kuhn. Featured performance by the internationally acclaimed…
The Chieftains, Rohnert Park, CA
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA, United StatesTo call The Chieftains a folk band doesn’t begin to describe their range and impact. These six-time Grammy® Award winners have collaborated and performed with some of the biggest names in rock, pop, classical and traditional music, and have made Irish music beloved around the world. "The world's best-loved Irish folk…
ILHS Speaker Series Ethel Rohan • UICC
ILHS Speaker Series Ethel Rohan • Feb 28 Ethel Rohan, a Dublin native and San Francisco resident, is an award-winning author that focuses on writing from emotional experience versus actual experience. Writers are all too familiar with the golden rule ‘Write What You Know.’ The adage rightly champions honesty and…
Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis in Concert, Sacramento
The Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, United StatesIrish traditional Music, Song and it's ever evolving Story. Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento Click here to purchase tickets $25 in advance or $30 at the door Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis (5 string fiddle) join forces once again for an intimate evening of Irish and Scottish traditional music, story and…
$25
Author Timothy Egan reading @ Mechanics’ Institute
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States1916 Easter Rising Centennial Commemoration Event Series at Mechanics’ Institute Mechanics’ Institute is pleased to co-sponsor this series with the Irish-American Crossroads Festival, Irish Literary and Historical Society, Humanities West. The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero Timothy Egan tells the Irish American story through the…
Free
A Celtic Appalachian Celebration • Berkeley Mar 3
A hundred years after the 1916 Irish Rebellion, renowned folklorist and Irish music pioneer Dr. Mick Moloney has put together a compelling program of song, dance, and poetry to honor this pivotal historical moment. Performers will include Mick on fiddle, All Ireland accordion champion Billy McComiskey on button accordion, world…
A Celtic Appalachian Celebration with Mick Moloney and Athena Tergis at The Freight
“A stunning crowd-pleaser." – Paul Keating, IrishCentral.com “A joyful and deeply absorbing celebration of Irish America’s musical routes.” – Daniel Neely, Irish Echo Join us for A Celtic Appalachian Celebration at San Francisco’s Great Star Theatre on Friday, March 4, when legendary Irish musician, folklorist, and National Heritage Award-winner Mick…
$30
San Francisco Annual St. Patrick’s Flag Raising
City Hall, San Francisco 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCo-Hosted by the Honorable Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the United Irish Societies of San Francisco at City Hall Rotunda
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO