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.
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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
Irish Marvels Past and Present – 1916 presentation
Participants will present on specific participants in the Rising and the role of SF Irish community in supporting it.
The Gallowglasses at Lilly Mac’s
Lilly Macs 187 South Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CAThis San Francisco Bay Area Irish band features the stellar Celtic vocals of Donovan Ryan, plus the high-impact “wall of strings” artistry of Mike McNelly on Irish bouzouki and Mark Boronkay on guitar. Add Donovan’s driving bodhran playing and fiddle by Valerie Rose and this band really gets the crowd…
Free
Traditional Irish Music Session @ UICC
Traditional Irish Music Session with Cormac Gannon at the UICC Bar on First Saturday of Month
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, April 17 from 1.00pm - 6.00pm at George Washington Grove, Golden Gate Park! (Enter the park at 25th & Lincoln) A great day out for all the family - moms, dads, grand parents, friends & neighbors. Come and enjoy games,…
International Congress of Irish Studies: 4th Annual Conference and 1916 Centennial Commemoration: Welcome Reception and Concert in Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley 110 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesPerforming Arts - Music | April 22 | 5-9 p.m. | Women's Faculty Club, Main Lounge Speaker/Performer: Melanie O'Reilly Sponsor: Professor Emeritus Daniel Melia Welcome Reception & Concert: at Women's Faculty Club, UCBerkeley (Fri. April 22nd) There will also be a concert featuring jazz singer Melanie O'Reilly, and Bay Area pianist Frank…
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International Congress of Irish Studies, Berkeley
UC Berkeley, Tollman Hall 3105 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesInternational Congress of Irish Studies: 4th Annual Conference UCBerkeley Fri. April 22nd through Sun. 24th, 2016 Theme: Parallel Irelands Welcome Reception & Concert: Women's Faculty Club, UCBerkeley Fri 22nd @ 7pm Conference : 229 Dwinelle Hall, UCBerkeley Sat April 23rd, & Sun April 24th Co-sponsored by UCBerkeley’s Celtic Studies Program, Commemoration of 1916 Rising. ;Reading of the Irish Proclamation by Che Heron.. - great-grandson of…
Ireland’s Poet-Patriots Concert – Musical Commemoration at Grace Cathedral, SF
Grace Cathedral 1100 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFeaturing leading musicians from Ireland: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Co. Kerry - 2016 Live Ireland Best Female Singer of the Year: “She’s the best female singer in Irish music, and that is that.” Derek Ryan, Co. Tipperary – Bass/Baritone Christy O’Leary, Co. Kerry – Trad singer, uilleann pipes Plus “Celtic Voices”…
A TERRIBLE BEAUTY WAS BORN-San Francisco Commemorates the 1916 Easter Rising
Join the San Francisco Irish community in commemorating the heroes and heroines of the 1916 Easter Rising and remembering the contributions of the Irish in San Francisco. From 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, you will have an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities including viewing exhibits relating to the women…
Gaelic Games Viewing
Welcome to the 2016 Season of Gaelic Games! Set your alarms and head for the UICC…the kettle is on. Watch the games all season on our BIG SCREEN in great company and comfort!! 2016 GAA Allianz National League Final: Sunday, April 24th 5:30am Division 2 Final: Cavan vs Tyrone 7:30am Division 1 Final Kerry vs Dublin Come out to YOUR…
$20
Discussion on Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization
Join us to discuss Thomas Cahill's book How the Irish Saved Civilization. In his entertaining and compelling narrative, Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era and argues that, without the help of Irish monks and Irish culture, that transition…
Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park
Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park • April 25 Join The Irish Immigration Pastoral Center for Giants versus Padres baseball game on Monday April 25th 2016 at 7.15pm. Special Event ticket package includes a seat in one of the Irish Heritage sections for the Monday evening game, with admission to…
The Silent Thief Stealing Your Future with Ann Mahony
Othman Family Jewish Community Center 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesGuest Speaker Ann Mahony You worked a lifetime to save it; don't lose it overnight! You might be surprised to learn that only 1% of forgeries are committed by professionals. 99% of culprits include family members, business associates, employees and others in your life. Since one in three of us…
$3 – $5
Voices of the Easter Rising 1916: A Theatrical Evening of Irish Poetry, Stories and Song
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis performance created especially for the centennial expresses the passions of poets, protesters and activists in the quest for independence. This staged reading includes inspiring passages by playwright Sean O’Casey, speeches by political leader James Connolly, poems by Patrick Pease and William Butler Yeats, the daring deeds of Countess Markievicz,…
$15
Easter 1916 Rising and its Legacy, Berkeley • April 29
UC Berkeley, Wheeler Hall 322 Wheeler Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesEaster 1916 Rising and its Legacy, Berkeley • April 29 Reflecting on the Rising: The 1916 Centenary. This event, co-sponsored by the Celtic Studies Program, the Irish Studies Program, and the English Department, will include a roundtable discussion on the 1916 Rising and its legacy, featuring: Catherine Flynn, Assistant Professor…
Film Screening of Michael Collins (1996)
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesDirected by Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, and Aidan Quinn, this biopic of the IRA co-founder Michael Collins, Rickman plays Éamon de Valera as a man who begins as Collins’ revolutionary ally and ends as his philosophical opponent. Covering the end of the Easter rising to Collins’ assassination in 1920, this movie was…
Free – $10
Culann’s Hounds
Peri's Bar 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, CA, United StatesPsychaCeltic - Amazing rocking Celtic sounds!
$8
National League Hurling Final on Big Screen at UICC
2016 GAA Allianz National League Hurling Final Watch the games all season on the UICC big screen in great company and comfort. Sunday, May 1, 2016 7:30am Clare vs Waterford Doors Open at 7:15am $20.00 at the door Children are welcome and are free United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th…
Walking the Rebellion, Mission District SF
518 Valencia 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CASunday, May 1, 12 noon. Meet up at 518 Valencia Street @ 16th Street, San Francisco On Sunday, April 24th, 1916, seven Irishmen declared Ireland to be an independent state, free from centuries of British rule. The “Easter Uprising” is a hallowed event in Irish-American history, revered as a moment when…
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