Upcoming Events: Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 4:00PM: David Vela on The influence of James Joyce on Latin American writers; at the United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco in the St. Francis Room. The lecture is free to ILHS members. A $5 donation is requested of non-members Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 4:00PM: Glen Gendzel on Irish American Success (and Failure) in Early San Francisco: The Case of Tom Maguire, Napoleon of Impresarios, 1849-1880". Sunday, March 11,2012 at 5pm: Annual banquet: Marines Memorial, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Call Eileen Kivlehan to reserve you ticket (415) 681-2078. Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 4:00 PM: Charlotte McIvor on Performing the Past, Feeling the Future: Race, Irish History and Spectacular Suffering in Donal O’Kelly’s The Cambria. Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 PM: Kathleen Curtis Wilson will talk about her highly acclaimed book Irish People, Irish Linen. ILHS events are free for ILHS members, $5 suggested donation for visitors. Events are held in the St. Francis Room, The United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116. The dining room is open for dinner at 5pm, reservations recommended. To be added to the email list please notify secretary@ILHSsf.org.
| The Irish Literary & Historical Society (ILHS) of the San Francisco Bay Area provides an open, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical forum for the presentation and discussion of Irish and Irish-American culture. The ILHS holds monthly meetings at which invited speakers explore Irish arts, literature, history, society, and culture. In March, the Society hosts its annual St. Patrick’s Banquet, featuring a guest speaker and an evening of Irish music, song, and poetry.More Irish Center UICC Events click hereMembership - Join or Renew Dues for 2011/12 remain unchanged at $25 for individuals and $30 for spouses and partners. To complete a membership form - click here.E-Book - Our publication The Irish of the San Francisco Bay Area - Essays on Good Fortune is now available as an E-Book. Click here to preview and download. |
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