Fr. Peter C. Yorke Day
Holy Cross Cemetery 1500 Mission St, Colma, CA, United StatesHoly Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Rd., Colma Father Peter Yorke 90th Anniversary 10:00 am Mass – All Saints Mausoleum and flag raising United Irish Societies
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IIPC Family Sports Day, Golden Gate Park
George Washington Grove Golden Gate Park (Enter at 25th Avenue & Lincoln), San Francisco , CA, United StatesThe IIPC invite you to attend Family Sports Day on Sunday, March 29 from 1.00pm - 6.00pm at George Washington Grove, Golden Gate Park! (Enter the park at 25th & Lincoln)Join us for a great day out for all the family - moms, dads, grand parents, friends & neighbors. Come and…
FREE
An Afternoon of Storytelling and Oral Histories
The event honors the life histories of participants in the Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area. This afternoon gathering will highlight the individual stories of archive participants including John Brosnan, Fr. Michael Healy, Rita McEvoy, and Kathleen Ryan.
free
Six-Week Writing Intensive with Irish writer, Alameda
South Shore Lagoon Apartments Otis Drive, Alameda, CA, United StatesMINING THE INNER LANDSCAPE: WRITING THE SOUL AWAKE Six Monday nights, March 30 - May 4, 2015 When the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back.—John O Donohue Do you find it hard to express your inner landscape? Are you longing to speak from the heart?…
$450
Speaker Mark Hertsgaard on Winning the Climate Fight, Portola Valley
Norene Sheehan, originally from Cork, is a modern-day Salonnière with Blue Stockings Salon, which presents its members and guests with a whole new approach to social exchange. Inspired by 18th century Salons Norene hosts a modern-day version with live, monthly events that invite dialog between the speaker and participants in…
Irish Heritage Night at the Golden State Warriors
Oracle Arena 7000 Colisuem Way, Oakland, CA, United StatesBring your family and friends out to Irish Heritage Night and cheer on the Warriors as they take on the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015. In promises to be a great evening with in-game cultural performances by Whelan-Kennelly Academy of Irish Dance and others! Special event tickets include…
Zakir Hussain: Celtic Connections
SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSF Jazz. The Bay Area debut of Hussain’s triumphantly successful project originated during an appearance in Scotland in 2011, combining an ensemble of the greatest Indian musicians with a stellar group of artists from the Celtic tradition to explore their cross-cultural language. Zakir Hussain tabla Rakesh Chaurasia bamboo flute Fraser Fifield flute/pipes Jean-Michel…
$25 – $65
Dr. Ruan O’Donnell on Easter Rising 1916
Koret Room, Pomeroy Center 207 Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSenior lecturer in History at the University of Limerick gives a presentation on The Easter Rising 1916 at the Pomeroy Center, San Francisco. Event sponsored by Campaign for A United Ireland
Jitterbug Riot and Earles of Newtown at Plough & Stars
The Plough and Stars, San Francisco 16 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue, San Francisco, CAPlough and Stars, San Francisco. A night of rockabilly, country, swing and jazz details
Annual Easter Commemoration @ Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma
Holy Cross Cemetery 1500 Mission St, Colma, CA, United States
Martin & Eliza Carthy, Freight & Salvage Berkeley
Martin Carthy is a folk legend with scores of albums to his credit, from solo projects to his work with Steeleye Span, the Albion Country Band, Brass Monkey, and Waterson: Carthy. His music has had a major influence on artists like Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and Richard Thompson. Q Magazine…
“Ardoyne” Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon Playhouse Theatre 40 Main Street, Tiburon, CA, United StatesApril 10th, Tiburon Every year in Ardoyne, Belfast, Ireland the Protestants march up the Crumlin Road through a portion of Catholic Ardoyne. When the two groups meet, riots begin. This song describes that yearly incident, which stems from the 1690 Battle of the Boyne with William of Orange, and how…
Plaza Man Documentary, Tiburon Film Festival
Tiburon Playhouse Theater 40 Main Street, Tiburon, CA, United StatesPlaza Man (followed by book signing by Joseph McBride) One of the greatest mysteries of modern American history remains unsolved to this day. But for Robert Groden the answer is clear, and he has devoted his entire life to proving the theory that it was a conspiracy that led to…
Introduction to Celtic Jazz – A Workshop with Melanie O’Reilly and Frank Martin
California Jazz Conservatory 2087 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesCELTIC JAZZ, Berkeley - with Melanie O'Reilly and Frank Martin A workshop: introduction to Celtic Jazz April 12, 2015 2pm - 4pm Jazzschool Community Music School (California Conservatory of Music) 2087 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704 $40. advance / $55.on the door https://cjc.edu/workshops/?eid=8493 In this unique workshop, instructors Melanie O’Reilly…
$40 – $55
Joseph McBride Book Signing, Tiburon
Tiburon Library 1501 Tiburon Blvd., , TiburonThere will be a book signing event on Sunday April 12, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Tiburon Library after the 12pm screening of Plaza Man (a documentary about a JFK assassination conspiracy that takes place at the Playhouse Theater, as part of the Tiburon International Film Festival - see separate…
Hozier @ SF Masonic
The Masonic 1111 California St , San Francisco, CA, United StatesAndrew Hozier-Byrne known as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow. His debut studio album, Hozier, was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014. Tickets
Once, The Musical – Sacramento Apr 14 – Apr 19
Community Center Theater 1301 L St, Sacramento, CA, United StatesFollowing the success of the 2007 musical film written and directed by John Carney and starring musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (the song Falling Slowly scooped up an Academy Award for Best Original Song) Once, the musical has won 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical and is an original…
Seagulls – Short Scottish Film at Tiburon Film Festival
Tiburon Playhouse Theater CA, United StatesShort film, 14 minutes, directed by Martin Smith. When a young showman visits a new town he struggles to fit in. Seagulls follows Ryan as he attempts to bond with a group of local boys. The film explores the subtle differences in the lives of these teenage boys and how…
Young Dubliners at Yoshi’s Oakland
Yoshi's Oakland 510 Embarcadero West , Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Young Dubliners are quite possibly Celtic rock's hardest working band, playing hundreds of shows to thousands of fans across the US and Europe every year. In recent years they have twice appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, had songs featured in TV shows (Sons Of Anarchy, Human Target) and…
Traditional Irish Seisiun every Third Thursday @ Rosie McCann’s Santa Cruz
Rosie McCann's 1220 Pacific Ave,, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesA traditional Irish seisiun for experienced players of all ages. Come for dinner and stay for a bit o' the pure drop. Hosted by Julie and David of The Crooked Road Ceili Band.
Free
Irish Heritage Night at the San Francisco Giants
The Irish Immigration Pastoral Center & the San Francisco Giants invite you to 2015's first installment of the always popular Irish Heritage Night, Giants versus Diamondbacks. Special Event ticket package includes a seat in one of the Irish Heritage sections for the Thursday evening game, with admission to the Irish…
$26.50 – $50.50
Tipsy House
The Plough and Stars, San Francisco 16 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue, San Francisco, CAOver the last dozen years or so the name "Tipsy House" has been recognized by folks in the San Francisco Bay Area as a band of excellent local musicians who are devoted to playing Irish traditional music. There's no fusion or cross over involved in what they do, but rather…
Tartan Day at Ardenwood Historic Farm
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont, CA, United StatesCelebrate your Celtic heritage in a lovely park setting with live music all day: The Crooked Road Céilí Band Peter Daldry Michael Mullen - A Trio of One Admission Adults: $12.00 Seniors: $6.00 Children (4-17): $5.00 Children under 3 Free
$12
Story Road – Scholarship Benefit Concert, San Jose
Prospect High School Performing Arts Center 18900 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA, United StatesThe San Jose-Dublin Sister City Program proudly presents Story Road at Prospect High School Performing Arts Center in Saratoga. Enjoy one of the premier traditional Irish bands on the West Coast, with stunning vocalist Colleen Raney, two members of Molly's Revenge, award-winning fiddler John Weed, multi-instrumentalist Stuart Mason, and phenomenal…
United Irish Cultural Center 40th Anniversary Ball
Come out and celebrate 40 years of the United Irish Cultural Center! Cocktails at 6 pm Dinner at 7 pm $60 per person Tickets on sale now at the UICC. Contact the UICC office 415/661-2700 RSVP by April 10, 2015 website
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO