Irish American Crossroads Festival – Walking the Rebellion, Mission District
Walking the Rebellion. Irish-Americans and the Easter Uprising in the Mission District with Elizabeth Creely. Meet at 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco. 12 noon.
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Musica Pacifica Celtic Tunes, Albany CA
St. Alban's Episcopal Church 1501 Washington St, Albany, CAIn March, Musica Pacifica turns its attention to the British Isles with Scotch Humour – Baroque and Scottish Traditional Music. Program will include arrangements of lively Celtic tunes from Scotland, Ireland, French Canada, and Cape Breton, alongside English Divisions and art music by such composers as Purcell, Locke and Matteis,…
Loreena McKennit, Masonic SF
The Masonic 1111 California St , San Francisco, CA, United StatesCelebrating three decades as Canada’s foremost, groundbreaking independent artist and following a much lauded North American fall tour, Loreena McKennitt will continue her rare and intimate series of performances in select venues across the western U.S. next spring. Traditionally performing with her band in large concert halls around the world,…
Kevin Burke at Plough & Stars. Irish American Crossroads Festival
Kevin Burke — The Naked Fiddle. An Acoustic Night of Traditional Irish Music. Plough & Stars Irish Pub, San Francisco. 9 pm. $20/advance, $25/door.
$20
Fr. Peter C. Yorke Day Mass at Holy Cross, Colma
All Saints Mausoleum, Holy Cross Cemetery 1500 Mission Rd., , Colma, CA, United StatesFr. Peter C. Yorke Day 10:00 AM Mass – All Saints Mausoleum Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Rd., Colma
A Living Legacy: Reflections on the 1916 Easter Rising
This event is dedicated to revealing the impact of the 1916 Easter Rising on the lives of leaders in our local Irish community. Participants will reflect upon how Easter 1916 impacts their understanding of Irish history, their own identities and their roles in the community. Featured participants include local community…
Free
Musica Pacifica Celtic Tunes, Sonoma
Sonoma Bach Schroeder Hall 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA, United StatesIn March, Musica Pacifica turns its attention to the British Isles with Scotch Humour – Baroque and Scottish Traditional Music. Program will include arrangements of lively Celtic tunes from Scotland, Ireland, French Canada, and Cape Breton, alongside English Divisions and art music by such composers as Purcell, Locke and Matteis,…
Women’s Roles in the 1916 Easter Rising – Sinéad McCoole
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesIrish-American Crossroads is proud to present Sinéad McCoole. Irish historian, author, broadcaster, scriptwriter, and exhibition curator. As a curator, she has originated and collaborated on a number of important exhibitions on Irish history and Irish art both in Ireland and the US. Her areas of expertise include The Rising, the…
$15
Altan from Donegal in Berkeley
The Irish super-group Altan is coming back to the Freight. PopMatters calls them “Ireland’s leading interpreters of its musical tradition.” “Altan’s special strength,” says the New York Times, “is the clarity and coordination of its textures.” The Los Angeles Times declares, “Altan continues to be one of the Celtic world’s…
Whiskies of the World San Francisco
SF Belle Hornblower Yacht Pier 3 Embarcadero, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe Whiskies of the World gathers the world’s most fascinating distilled spirits along with their makers for an evening of sampling, learning and delicious spirited fun. Enjoy a full buffet dinner, artisanal food pairings, cigars and more. Learn, celebrate, experience! Did we mention Irish Whiskey?
$140
Elaine Feeney: West Coast Premiere Poetry Reading
BookShop West Portal 80 West Portal Avenue, San FranciscoIrish American Crossroads presents Irish poet, Elaine Feeney, in her West Coast premiere. Feeney is part of a new movement of political poetry in Ireland and has been called “the freshest, most engaging and certainly the most provocative poet to come out of Ireland in the last decade.” (Fionnuala Flanagan)…
Free
Whiskies of the World Expo
San Francisco Belle Yacht (remains docked) Pier 3, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBenefitting Breast Cancer Emergency Fund (bcef.org) Whiskies of the World® Expo brings together distillers from around the world to share their finest spirits and knowledge with whisky enthusiasts. Discover the Art of Whisky in the company of connoisseurs and whisky celebrities. •Hundreds of whiskies to sample (Scotch, Bourbon, American Craft,…
Whiskies of the World Expo, SF Belle Hornblower Yacht
SF Belle Hornblower Yacht Pier 3 Embarcadero, San Francisco , CA, United States17th Annual Whiskies of the World The Whiskies of the World Expo gathers the world’s most fascinating distilled spirits along with their makers and ambassadors to give its guests an opportunity to sample, learn and experience a night of delicious spirited fun. The grand tasting will be aboard the San…
$130
Elvis Costello at the Masonic, SF
The MasonicRemembering Irish Women of the Easter 1916 Rising
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesRemembering Irish Women of the Easter 1916 Rising. A reading and conversation with Sinéad McCoole. Mechanics Institute, SF. 6 pm. Free for Crossroads donors, $15/general public.
Free
Sinéad McCoole reading, Poet and Patriot, Santa Cruz
The Poet & The Patriot Irish Pub 320 Cedar St,, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesOn April 2, during the 1916 Easter Rising Centennial Commemoration Event Series at the Poet and Patriot in Santa Cruz, there will be a reading of Easter Widows, and a conversation with Sinéad McCoole. Poet and Patriot Irish Pub, Saturday, April 2, 2016. 1:30 PM- 3PM
Crossroads Salon: On Freedom
Great Star Theatre 636 Jackson St. , San Francisco, CA, United StatesYou are cordially invited to the next Crossroads Salon, a forum for writers and artists who have Irish or Irish-American heritages or are interested in exploring Irish-American themes, as well as for readers and viewers who want to participate in this exploration. As part of our series commemorating the 1916…
Free
Word for Word Readings of Colm Toibin, Emma Donoghue
Z Below CAWord for Word Readings IMPORTANT! Please check for daily times 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…
Crossroads Salon
Crossroads Salon A forum for writers/artists, as well as readers/viewers. This meeting focuses on the idea of “freedom”. Address available with RSVP. Free.
Oral Histories of the Irish in San Francisco: The 6th Annual Afternoon of Storytelling
Join us for this sixth annual event honoring the life histories of participants in the Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area, a project of Irish-American Crossroads. As part of our series commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising, this afternoon gathering will highlight the individual stories of oral…
Free
Little Green Cars, Slim’s SF
Slim's 333 11th St , San Francisco, United StatesLittle Green Cars were still in their teens when they were spotted and signed to Glassnote and recorded their widely-acclaimed 2013 debut Absolute Zero with producer Markus Dravs. That album changed their lives, taking the five former school friends on tour everywhere from Europe and Australia to Russia and the…
Art Exhibition at Filoli
Read about the Bourns, Filoli House and the Irish Connection Filoli presents its 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit this spring. Botanical art is experiencing a renaissance of growth both in the states and internationally and Filoli has been a leader in the renewal of this art form, which combines the…
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Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights
Fort Mason Center for Arts 7 Culture 2 Marina blvd, bldg A, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPlease join International Institute of the Bay Area for our First Annual Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights. Enjoy big laughs for a good cause, helping Bay Area immigrants and their families secure brighter futures. Performers: Marga Gomez (HBO's Comic Relief) Johan Miranda (HBO Go's Viceland) Dhaya Lakshminarayanan (Comedy Central, NPR, and SF Weekly) Nato…
$45
“1916 The Irish Rebellion” Film Event
Delancey Street Theater San Francisco, CA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. An initiative of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame, this documentary tells the story of the 1916 Easter Rising in a comprehensive way and, for the first time, places these events in their proper historical, political and cultural context as…
Concert with Irish Pianist Barry Douglas, Oakland
Mills College, Oakland Mills College, Music Department, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Mills College Music Department and the Center for Contemporary Music present Mills Music Now 2015-2016 BARRY DOUGLAS Dewing Piano Recital Internationally renowned Irish pianist Barry Douglas performs a program of works by Schubert and Brahms. Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus, op. 90 (D. 899) No. 1 in C minor, Allegro…
$10 – $15
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO