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San Francisco International Arts Festival

Fort Mason Center for Arts 7 Culture 2 Marina blvd, bldg A, San Francisco , CA, United States

May 26-28. The Seagull and Other Birds is a roller coaster reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s much-loved comic masterpiece. The performance centers around a concise new version of The Seagull integrated with a number of works specially commissioned by the Republic of Ireland’s premiere theater company. Through the wormhole of the…

$25

Irish Americans for Hillary Clinton Party

The Irish Bank 10 Mark Lane, San Francisco, CA

Irish Americans for Hillary Clinton California Pre-Primary Celebration (Not a Fundraiser!) Date: Thursday. May 26. 2016 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Where: The Irish Bank, 10 Mark Lane, San Francisco. CA 94108 Price: Free (Cash bar) With Special Guests: Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Mullin Supervisor Mark Farrell Suzy Loftus,…

The Very Perry Show

Southside Theatre Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, United States

Irish comedienne Kate Perry presents a happy hour of acutely observed and quirky monologues reflecting her unique view on life, featuring six costumes, a can of WD40, two pairs of glasses and a rubber hat. Whether it’s Mary Peachy-Bender, an Amish woman with shoofly pie envy, Jimmy the vigilante man…

$20 – $25

“Women Gettin Witty” at Kells Irish Bar

The Purple Onion at Kells Irish Bar 530 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

  Women Gettin' Witty: All-Female Stand-Up at The Purple Onion From stand-up pioneers like Joan Rivers and Roseanne Barr to modern alt-comedy heroes like Maria Bamford and Tig Notaro, women have been rocking the mic -- and giving their Y-chromosome counterparts a run for their money -- since the earliest…

$5

By Request: A Celtic Twist on Top 40 Favorites

Nostalgic Irish-American songs your mom sang in the kitchen, time-tested ballads people ask us to perform at weddings, wakes, and private parties, favorite Scottish bagpipe tunes, and a few surprises...all combined into Charmas' 1x per year "By Request" show. This is a great family show, because it spans all generations.…

$14 – $20

By Request: A Celtic Twist on Top 40 Favorites

Nostalgic Irish-American songs your mom sang in the kitchen, time-tested ballads people ask us to perform at weddings, wakes, and private parties, favorite Scottish bagpipe tunes, and a few surprises...all combined into Charmas' 1x per year "By Request" show. This is a great family show, because it spans all generations.…

$14

INBA Beer Brewing & Education

Irish Network Bay Area 100 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Only $10 for members and $20 for non-members! It's back!! Back by popular demand, the INBA Beer Brewing & Education event returns bigger and better than ever! Curious about the beer brewing process? Want to start your own home brew hobby but don’t know where to start? Looking for a…

$10 – $20

Bay Area Book Festival, Berkeley

The Auditorium at Berkeley City College 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

The Bay Area Book Festival returns to downtown Berkeley, Calif., the weekend of June 4-5. The two-day, free festival will welcome 280 local, national, and international authors and speakers in 120 literary sessions (panels, interviews, keynotes and performances) throughout a 10-block radius of downtown Berkeley. Organizers expect to top last…

The Gallowglasses at the SF Free Folk Fest

Everett Middle School, SF 450 Church St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Irish band The Gallowglasses performs at the San Francisco Free Festival. Stay for the whole day of music and dance workshops and performances. Enjoy rollicking Irish music by The Gallowglasses at 5:00 p.m. on the main stage. The festival is held this year at Everett Middle School, 450 Church St,…

Free

The Shams

Great American Music Hall 859 O' Farrell Street, San Francisco, United States

The Shams began in 2011 in San Francisco, lead by energetic and charismatic front man Sean Daly, from Donegal, Ireland. In the last year, The Shams released their award-winning EP "One and All",  embarked on a Northwest tour and sold out the legendary Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.…

Berkeley Student Tragedy First Anniversary Mass

St. Columba's Church Berkeley, CA

On behalf of the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center, the Consulate General of Ireland and St. Columba's Church, we invite you to join us to celebrate a First Anniversary Mass for Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Ashley Donohoe, Lorcán Miller, Niccolai Schuster and Eimear Walsh who lost their lives in Berkeley on…

Bloomsday Noon Celebration and Lunch

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 12:00pm Admission includes lunch and libations. Eat, Read, Walk on the Wild Side of Dublin! A special Bloomsday menu will be served with community readings of Ulysses by James Joyce and lively conversation! Bring your books and favorite passages! Bloomsday attire is welcome!

Wilde Irish Productions presents 12th Annual Bloomsday Celebration

San Francisco Main Library Civic Center, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Wilde Irish Productions  presents 12th Annual Bloomsday Celebration at the San Francisco Main Public Library (Latino Hispanic Community Room) Thursday 16 June 2016 6.o0pm Readings from James Joyce's illustrious masterpiece Ulysses With music by Shay Black Join Wilde Irish Productions for an evening of performed readings for Bloomsday. Hear excerpts from…

Free

Jazz & Literary Event – “A Celebration of Bloomsday: Joyce & Jazz”

Jazz & Literary Event "A Celebration  of  Bloomsday: Joyce & Jazz" Join us for a unique cultural evening featuring award-winning  jazz singer and songwriter Melanie O'Reilly from Ireland ,who teams with top Bay Area jazz pianist Frank Martin to perform their original music  inspired by the writings of  James Joyce , interwoven with readings from Joyce's works. …

$15

Emmet Cahill Live at UICC

EMMET CAHILL LIVE AT UNITED IRISH CUTURAL CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO After his sold out Us Tour last year Ireland's most exciting young tenor Emmet Cahill returns to the west coast to play The United irish Cultural Center of San Francisco for the very first time The Celtic Thunder star…

$30 – $45

Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering

amador country fairgrounds 18621 Sherwood St, plymouth, CA, United States

SCOTLAND is coming to Amador County with the inaugural Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering. This two-day event is great for the whole family, from the young to the young at heart. The Highland Games will have events such as: caber tossing (throwing what looks like a wooden telephone pole…

$12 – $65

McCarthy Family House Concert Santa Cruz

ADDRESS ON RSVP

Fiddler Tommy McCarthy & his wife, button accordionist & banjoist Louise, nee Costello, come from families steeped in Irish traditional music as well being owners of one of the premiere venues for traditional music in this country, The Burren in Somerville, Mass. Son of legendary West Clare musician Tommy McCarthy…

Robin Flower & Libby McLaren

Freight favorites Robin Flower and Libby McLaren return for an exhilarating evening of innovative instrumentals, tight vocal harmonies, wild creative energy, and loads of fun. With Robin on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, Libby on piano and accordion, and both of them sharing vocals, this polished and passionate duo creates their…

$23 – $25

Paddy O’Brien at Plough & Stars

Paddy O'Brien • June 18, 19 Paddy O'Brien’s mastery of the two-row button accordion has been acknowledged through many prestigious awards including All-Ireland senior accordion champion. Paddy is regarded as one of the tradition’s most important repositories; in a musical career that spans more than fifty years, he has collected more than 4,000 compositions—jigs, reels,…

30th Anniversary screening of “And Still We Dance”

Palace of Fine Arts Theater 3301 Lyons, San Francisco, CA, United States

"And Still We Dance" is a one-hour documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ashley James about the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival that premiered in the 1986 San Francisco International Film Festival. The film features interviews, backstage shots, and performance clips featuring Balle-Saba Traditional West African Dance Company, Chinese Folk Dance Association,…

$10

Kevin Burke House Concert, Boulder Creek

ADDRESS ON RSVP

In 2016, Kevin Burke was named "Gradam Ceoil" (Musician of the Year) in the traditional-music awards presented by the Irish-language TV channel TG4. The concert is preceded by a potluck from 6pm. For more info, sights and sounds, visit www.kevinburke.com Reservations: email Julie Horner, phone 831-325-1974.

Ring of Truth Trio, Marshall CA

Tony's Seafood Restaurant Marshall, CA, United States

The RING OF TRUTH TRIO are Rory McNamara, vocals and guitar,  and Henry Nagle on pedal steel, guitar and vocals. They play Tony's Seafood Restaurant at Marshall, by Tomales Bay, Friday June 24th and will be joined by Roxanne Oliva on accordian and vocals.  

The O’Flaherty 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

SummitPointe Golf Club 1500 Country Club Drive, Milpitas, CA, United States

O'Flaherty's Irish Pub is hosting the 5th annual The O'Flaherty charity golf tournament benefiting the Ray O'Flaherty Memorial Scholarship Fund at Bellarmine College Preparatory. This year's tournament is happening on Saturday, June 25 at SummitPointe in Milpitas, CA.  Past sponsors of the tournament include Hilton Hotel, Bottomley Distributors, Blach Construction,…

$133

Ring of Truth Trio, Petaluma

The RING OF TRUTH TRIO are Rory McNamara, vocals and guitar,  and Henry Nagle on pedal steel, guitar and vocals. They play Aqus in Petaluma on June 25th, and will be joined by fiddler John Caulfield.

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