Join Irish Culture Bay Area & The Consul General of Ireland on 24th for "Irish Day at the Rep" tickets here Paradise Square is a powerful musical based on extraordinary real-life stories. It’s 1863 at Five Points, Manhattan, where Black and Irish Americans live in racial harmony until the intensifying…
Evelyn Rose, Project Director and Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project, will share the amazing life story of Irish American San Francisco aviation pioneer Daniel John Maloney, ancestor of a well-known family in Noe Valley. He began his career as an aeronaut performing at the pleasuring grounds known…
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform with two Celtic harps, the rare Swedish Nyckelharpa, Ukrainian Bandura, Cittern and more. The audience will hear Traditional instrumental music from Sweden and Ireland as well as heartwarming original compositions. They will present an enchanting blend of music and tales from their adventures as…
Irish Immigration Pastoral Center Active Retirement Club Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Coffee Morning! Cairde Café meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 10.00 a.m. at the UICC. The month the event takes place on Tuesday February 26, 2019. It is a chance to meet familiar…
Join SF Irish Film for the 3rd Annual Docfest – Saturday March 2nd, 2019 Delancey Street Screening Room, 600 Embarcadero, SF TRUTH MATTERS: SF Irish Film presents true stories that include a 1500 km pilgrimage by sea in a naomhóg from Ireland to the holy site of Santiago de Compostela in…
For more than four decades, The Irish Rovers have charmed and entertained audiences around the world with their exciting stage shows. These international ambassadors of Irish music have maintained their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer, one that will soon have you singing and clapping…
Award winning multi-instrumentalist group from Belfast plays dynamic sounds using uilleann pipes, whistles, guitars, double bass, bouzouki, and banjo accompanied by vocalist Deirdre Galway. Realta is one of the most exciting acts on the Irish music scene today. March 3, 2pm more
'Kings of Celtic', The Irish Rovers have been selling out concerts worldwide and are now on their way to California for a 7 date tour before heading back to Ireland for some big honors. Wednesday March 6th they'll be performing at The Golden State Theatre in Monterey. On tour the Rovers…
Join the United Irish Societies for the annual Irish flag raising at City Hall.
SFGAA is delighted to announce an Irish Heritage Partnership with the Earthquakes, San Jose's professional soccer team. at Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA. The Earthquakes compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. SFGAA hopes to see a large representation from the Irish Community on Saturday,…
HOLLOW HILLS & HOLY PLACES: A CELTIC REFLECTION ON JUSTICE IN OUR MODERN WORLD Join brothers Owen & Mícheál (Moley) O'Súilleabháin for an evening of entertainment and education using music, conversation, innocence, life experience and wicked Irish humor to bring thousands of years of Celtic tradition to bear on our…
Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) continues its 14th season with A Man of No Importance. The show opens Saturday, March 9, at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Set in Dublin, Ireland, A Man of No Importance is from the same artistic team who created Ragtime. Alfie Byrne…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included and is coming to a Bay Area location…
ILHS Celebrates Irish Diaspora of Australia on March 10 with Mairéid Sullivan, author, singer/song writer and historian– West Cork born, San Francisco raised, and Australian citizen Irish Literary and Historical Society of San Francisco will team with Mairéid Sullivan to present the storied Irish diaspora of Australia at a luncheon…
Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) continues its 14th season with A Man of No Importance. The show opens Saturday, March 9, at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Set in Dublin, Ireland, A Man of No Importance is from the same artistic team who created Ragtime. Alfie Byrne…
Violinist Edwin Huizinga, who has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and Stevie Wonder, joins Grammy winning Celtic and folk guitarist William Coulter as the duo Fire and Grace. Stand-out stars from sold-out performances two years running at the Carmel Bach Festival, they will be performing a benefit concert March…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included and is coming to a Bay Area location…
Irish American Democratic Club's Saint Patrick's Celebration takes place March 14th at the UICC. For more information, email [email protected]
Ímar is comprised of musicians from Ireland, the Isle of Man, Glasgow and Suffolk. These foundations underpin the band’s distinctive qualities, and their synergy centers on overlapping cultural heritage as they produce a pure-drop trad sound. Corkonian Uilleann piper Ryan Murphy says "We’re all going back to the music we…
Honoring Hibernian of the Year John Ring Keynote Speaker Shannon Rowbury, 3 Time US Olympian Location: Westin St. Francis (333 Powell Street) 11:00 am – No-Host reception 12:00 pm – Seated Luncheon Traditional Irish Music & Entertainment Dedicated to the support of Campus Ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco…
The United Irish Societies hosts its 168th St. Patrick's Day Parade! Celebrate Irish culture and community with marching bands, dance troops, marvelous floats and much more. The parade will commence on Saturday the 16th at 11:30 am on the corner of Second and Market Street. For information visit: http://www.uissf.org
Youth Musical Theater Company (YMTC) continues its 14th season with A Man of No Importance. The show opens Saturday, March 9, at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Set in Dublin, Ireland, A Man of No Importance is from the same artistic team who created Ragtime. Alfie Byrne…
Join the Raven Performing Arts Center and watch Grammy-winning fiddler, Eileen Ivers. Experience folk music like never before. Doors open at 7pm, $40 general admittance, $60 front¢er.
The San Jose Shamrock 5k & 10k run/walk & Leprechaun Kids Run benefits the San Jose - Dublin Sister City Scholarship Program. The 5k and 10k run/walk starts and finishes at San Pedro Square in downtown San Jose. Post-race celebration with live music, beverages. San Pedro Square. Official race t-shirts…
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and join the Irish Cultural Center Block Party. Listen to Irish bands, watch Irish dancing, bring the family, and don't forget to wear green!
Join us for a special St. Patrick’s Day concert with the opportunity to dance under the grand chandeliers in the Ballroom! Three Mile Stone is a talented trio with decades of experience. Erin, Marla, and Richard serve up traditional Irish music with lift, drive, and sparkle. Tight mandolin and fiddle duets…
join the Foothill Symphonic Winds for their concert, “Music from Ireland.” Music Director David Bruce Adams will lead the ensemble in works for concert band which highlight music from Ireland. These include The Fair-Day by Sir Hamilton Harty, Irish Tune from County Derry, and more. See the full program at www.fswinds.org
Brothers Michael and Shay Black play an exciting mix of Dublin street songs, music hall songs, and historical ballads, as well as songs from the Irish, English, and Scottish traditions and the occasional contemporary number. Singing in close harmony, playing guitar, banjo, and keyboards, telling funny stories, and even dancing…
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film, Lost and Found. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Whiskies of the World® brings together distillers from around the world to share their finest spirits and knowledge with whisky enthusiasts and the whisky curious. Discover the Art of Whisky in the company of connoisseurs and whisky celebrities. •Hundreds of whiskies to sample (Scotch, Bourbon, American Craft,…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film, Lost and Found. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Coffee Morning! Cairde Café meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 10.00 a.m. at the UICC. It is a chance to meet familiar and new faces in a friendly relaxed gathering. Tea and soda bread are served and there is…
The historic Vogue Theatre exclusively presents Irish writer and director, Liam O Mochain's 2017 film, Lost and Found. Set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station, the comedy-drama centers around 7 interconnecting stories which share a theme of something lost or found.
A Workshop for writers, bloggers, and family historians, presented by the Irish-American Crossroad Festival takes place at the United Irish Cultural Center, Saturday, March 30th. Writer and blogger, Elizabeth Creely will show you how to tell your family’s story and map your family’s past using city directions, census data and…
Join Crossroads Irish American Festival on March 30th, for the annual festival Oral History event at the UICC, featuring guests who have shared their stories with the Archive. This year's interviewees include Paul Reynolds, born to Irish parents in Boston in 1928, and Ann Quinn, from Waterford, who settled in…
Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Susan Millar DuMars and Austin Smith. Irish-American poet Susan Millar DuMars is visiting from Ireland for this reading. Her new book of poems is Naked: New and Selected. Poetry Ireland Review says, “Her poetry, influenced by the directness of the American tradition, comes as a breath of fresh…
NPR featured storyteller and bestselling author David Nihill, just off of The Real Irish Comedy Tour, is this month's speaker at the Irish Consulate Speaker Series. First ever Irish winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition, David is described by Forbes.com as "one of the best public speaking coaches out…
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