It was a decade ago that Celtic Woman first traveled from Ireland to America to introduce millions of new fans to the group’s fusion of Irish musical tradition, contemporary song craft and state-of- the-art stage production. Since then, Celtic Woman have touched the hearts of a devoted audience that’s embraced…
with Samson Koletkar, Clara Bijl, Kevin Munroe, Irish Dave, Abhay Nadkarni Crossing The Line: Immigration reform is a hot topic right now in the United States and California has the highest number of immigrants in America. On May 27th, Docs Lab will host an amazing lineup of expat comedians that…
Time: 11:30AM (no-host cocktail); 12 noon lunch Place: United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 - 45th Avenue, SF (between Sloat/Wawona) Speaker: Capt. Lee Rosenberg, USN, ret., Managing Director of Navigating Preparedness Associates Topic: Inside Threat: It's Not Just Cybersecurity Lee Rosenberg is the Managing Director of Navigating Preparedness Associates. He…
San Jose Center For The Performing Arts It was a decade ago that Celtic Woman first traveled from Ireland to America to introduce millions of new fans to the group’s fusion of Irish musical tradition, contemporary song craft and state-of- the-art stage production. Since then, Celtic Woman have touched the…
Sacramento, Community Center Theater It was a decade ago that Celtic Woman first traveled from Ireland to America to introduce millions of new fans to the group’s fusion of Irish musical tradition, contemporary song craft and state-of- the-art stage production. Since then, Celtic Woman have touched the hearts of a…
Thursday night set dancing with Crooked Road at The Plough and Stars
Seisiun with Suzanne Cronin & friends
Waterford, Ireland's Glass heritage; maintaining a living tradition for the future Two events, June 4 & 7, 2015 GAS, The Glass Art Society holds an annual conference to bring together an international community of glass enthusiasts and artists from every discipline of glass (blowing, hot casting, kiln work, stained glass, flame…
Thursday set dancing with The Shannon Céilí Band
AMERICANA JUKEBOX (every 1st Saturday at The Plough and Stars) Miss Lonely Hearts vs. Jaime Wyatt & The Bang Bangs *a night of classic country and roots rock* 9pm doors / 9:30 show / $6-$10 sliding scale / 21+
Formed in 2014, McHugh & Devine is a melting pot of sound with roots in American rock and Irish pop. McHugh (Donegal, Ireland) and Devine (West Nyack, New York) currently live and tour in the San Francisco Bay Area while recording their first EP. The duo has been described as…
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2015 Quarter Final: Derry vs Down United Irish Cultural Center 6:00am Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship 2015 Semi-Final: Cork vs Waterford United Irish Cultural Center 8:00am
NOTE: This events is not free to the public. A one day pass ticket for $170 plus GAS Membership is required to attend - tickets Waterford, Ireland's Glass heritage; maintaining a living tradition for the future Róisín de Buitléar, Fred Curtis and Karl Hayes are invited Presenters of the Glass Art…
Crossroads Salon hosts its second salon featuring poet John Norton. John’s work has appeared in many publications including: America, New American Writing, CrossConnect, Kayak, Oxygen, Beatitude, Blue Unicorn, Onthebus, and Processed World. He is the author of three poetry collections: Air Transmigra (2010), Re: Marriage (2000), The Light at the End…
Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O'Day Melanie O'Reilly Quartet Frank Martin - piano, Fred Randolph -bass, Jack Dorsey -Drums. Fresh from her highly successful performance of Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O Day, at Dublin's Pavilion Theatre, award-winning Jazz vocalist, Melanie O'Reilly…
Drawing extensively on his insider knowledge of the church and its priests based on his life as a Catholic priest in the 1960s, Seamus O'Connor discusses his debut novel, Bitter Oranges. When the charms of California women prove too much for a young ambitious Irish priest dilemmas arise with far-reaching…
"jaw-dropping improvising world-music collective" Choose a box, any box, and the Real Vocal String Quartet will think outside of it. They’re a string quartet and a vocal quartet. They play Irish fiddle tunes and Brazilian choro, chamber music and wild improvisation. They backed up Feist on her indie-pop hit Metals,…
Catherine John of Marin, fell in love of Irish music and then with Mexican music. These passions have taken her halfway around the world, first to Mexico, spending 3 years studying and playing there, then to Ireland on a variety of projects as she studied at Limerick University and completed…
Friday, June 12th at 7:00 PM, San Jose Jazz presents Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra at San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro Street, San Jose. This thrilling, three-man orchestra seamlessly weaves trance based blues music, harkening back to John Lee Hooker and Howlin' Wolf, with a…
The Pillowman - Breadbox Theatre SF, June 12-27 EXIT Stage Left. 156 Eddy St. SF. Life imitates art in this comedy so dark you'll wish you had a flashlight. Someone is such a big fan of Katurian's twisted fairy tales that the gristly plots are being acted out, attracting the…
Tap your toes and sing along to familiar Celtic and American folk tunes with the Celtic Harmony Band. Enjoy the sounds of Robin Fish on fiddle and hammer dulcimer, Caroline Garbarino on guitar, bodhran and vocals, and Tony Becker on guitar and vocals. For more info, email Caroline, [email protected], or…
Celtic Heart performs July 13th as part of The Vasona Vibrations Concert Series (sessions run at Vasona Lake Park, Los Gatos every Saturday June - July 2015) The band perform a hybrid of traditional and contemporary Irish music blended with American folk music - combining ancient melodies and original songs with a combination of guitar,…
Irish American Democratic Club JFK Luncheon June 14 The Annual JFK Award Luncheon this year honors John Moylan. John is a member of the board of directors of the Golden Gate Bridge Authority. He served on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, and has been a Labor Leader serving the union cause for over…
CD Release Party at Lilly Macs, Sunnyvale. The band perform a hybrid of traditional and contemporary Irish music blended with American folk music - combining ancient melodies and original songs with a combination of guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, tin whistle and bodhran. The group has performed with the likes of Hal Roach, and in a “command” performance…
Celebrate the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce by reading an excerpt from Ulysses or listening to others read. Be part of the worldwide Bloomsday celebrations held in Dublin, San Francisco and throughout the world. Readings will be limited to 5 minutes per person, more or less. Period…
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