Frankie Gavin • Oct 19, Salinas Presented by The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay. Frankie Gavin has been playing fiddle and flute since his teenage years. At the age of seventeen, he won two All Ireland competitions – for fiddle and flute. Originally influenced by some of the great…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay Presents ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR at the Canadian Folk Music Awards—String Band Dynamo Innovators $15 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF THE MONTEREY BAY $13 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate…
ICCC Patrick J. Dowling Library located at the United Irish Cultural Center and Congregation Beth Israel Judea are teaming up to host an exciting cross cultural event: two screenings of "Shalom Ireland" (October 11th at Beth Israel Judea and October 20th at UICC) Screening will be followed by a panel…
Shamrock Isle: the Irish at the PPIE - A lecture with public historian Elizabeth Creely Mechanics' Institute Library & Chess Room Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 6:00 PM Mechanics' Institute San Francisco. Join Elizabeth Creely as she explores the phenomena of Irish Villages at World Fairs, beginning with the Chicago…
October 8 - Jeanine Stevens - The Early Bards and Celtic Symbolism October 15 - Tony Kendrew - Three Welsh Thomases October 22 - Michael Gorman - Poetry, Druids and the Celtic Bardic Tradition October 29 - Maureen Hurley - Axe-Heads and Blind Poets: Anthony Rafery, The End of A…
It's not often that you stumble across a songwriter whose lyrics both sound and read like poetry. When those lyrics are set to music that balances burning indignation with lilting tenderness, and delivered in a voice imbued with the spiritual passion and yearning of gospel and the blues, you figure…
The fifth annual - and free - festival is shaping up to be one of the best yet, showcasing the very best in local talent including Culann's Hounds, Mild Colonial Boys, Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor, The Gas Men, Kyle Alden, Jack Gilder, The Gallowglasses, Brosnan Irish Dance, and many…
It's not often that you stumble across a songwriter whose lyrics both sound and read like poetry. When those lyrics are set to music that balances burning indignation with lilting tenderness, and delivered in a voice imbued with the spiritual passion and yearning of gospel and the blues, you figure…
Called To Live As One Family - YAM Retreat October 24, 2015 -- 9:30 AM - 10:00 PM All Called to Live as One Family, One Body in Christ! The Archdiocese of San Francisco First Annual Retreat for Adults 18-40, married, single, with and without children. This day-long event will…
ACTIVE RETIREMENT CLUB OUTREACH PROGRAM Sunday, October 25, 2015 United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco 9:00 a.m. Mass celebrated by Fr. Brendan McBride followed by brunch and special guest Visit of President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins We welcome President Higgins and his wife Sabina, on the…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 27 - Nov 1 Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 28 @ 2pm and 8pm Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join…
October 8 - Jeanine Stevens - The Early Bards and Celtic Symbolism October 15 - Tony Kendrew - Three Welsh Thomases October 22 - Michael Gorman - Poetry, Druids and the Celtic Bardic Tradition October 29 - Maureen Hurley - Axe-Heads and Blind Poets: Anthony Rafery, The End of A…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 27 – Nov 1 Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 27 – Nov 1 Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in…
Front Country + One Grass Two Grass + Rusty Stringfield *costume contest * photo booth * tricks & treats* @Slim's, 333 11th Street, SF 8pm doors / 9pm show / $15 / all ages (6 and up)
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 31 @ 2pm, 8pm Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in…
After a marathon of music playing at the fantastic Fairfax Irish Festival last weekend, The Gas Men are back at it again on Saturday night at The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement St., San Francisco @ 9:30pm. for a fun Halloween bash.
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Nov 1 @ 2pm Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in with…
DATE CHANGED FROM OCTOBER 25 This month at the Irish Literary and Historical Society's monthly speaker series, Clare Moriarty will speak about "Berkeley’s Marvelous Mathematics". George Berkeley is undoubtedly Ireland’s most celebrated philosopher, but his role in the history of mathematics is less renowned. In a heated debate between the British and Continental…
Wake the Dead, the World's Only Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band and long-time Bay Area favorite, returns to the Freight for their customary Day of the Dead bash! With 16 years of solid success, the Wake the Dead has grown to embrace the entire Summer of Love. The way…
A mass in memory of friends and relatives of the San Francisco Irish Community, and the six students who tragically lost their lives in the Berkeley in June. Fr. Brendan will read the names of those to be remembered during Mass and all present may light a candle in their…
Already on his way to becoming one of 2015's international crossover-stories, Gavin James is a 22-year-old artist who grew up in a Dublin suburb. The son of a postman, music was arguably in Gavin's blood: his maternal great-grandparents were both famous Irish Opera singers. James began playing guitar at age…
SF Gay Entrepreneurs and Achievers Meetup Group San Francisco hosts a lot of foreign talent from around the world. Many of us work for startups as engineers, founders, product managers, UX/UI designers. Are you a gay expat working in the bay area? Join us and meet some new friends. Maybe…
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco. Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, and comes directly to North America from a sold out run across Europe and Asia. The international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular…
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