Irish American Crossroads Festival events

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Below are the events taking place inside the 12th Annual Irish American Crossroads Festival from March 14 through March 29.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 at 7:30 p.m.

The Door Between the Worlds: A Dramatic Journey in Music & Story Into the Realms of the Celtic "Otherworld," featuring Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter

Location: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1100 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael, California

Ticket cost: Tickets: $22 general; $20 seniors & students

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 at 3:00 p.m.

The Door Between the Worlds: A Dramatic Journey in Music & Story Into the Realms of the Celtic "Otherworld," featuring Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter

Location: Mission Dolores Basilica, 3321 16th Street, San Francisco, California

Ticket cost: Tickets: $22/general; $20/seniors & students

TUESDAY, MARCH 17

4-6 p.m. EXHIBIT

6PM - PRESENTATION + RECEPTION

THE SHAMROCK ISLE: IMAGES OF IRELAND AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION (PPIE) IN 1915

Location: California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street and 3rd Street, San Francisco

Cost: Free

THURSDAY, MARCH 19

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Show begins at 8 p.m.

A CELTIC APPALACHIAN CELEBRATION: TRADITIONAL IRISH & AMERICAN OLD TIME MUSIC

Location: Freight & Salvage Coffee House, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley

Cost: $28 advance; $32 door

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Show begins at 8 p.m.

A CELTIC APPALACHIAN CELEBRATION: TRADITIONAL IRISH & AMERICAN OLD TIME MUSIC

Location: Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA

Tix: $25, $40, $60, $150

SUNDAY, MARCH 22

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

FAMILY STORIES WORKSHOP: CREATING NARRATIVES FROM FAMILY RECORDS

LOCATION: United Irish Cultural Center, St. Francis Room, 2700 45th Avenue at Sloat Blvd., San Francisco

Cost: $25 per person

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25

7 p.m.

IRISH HILL: THE POTRERO'S LOST NEIGHBORHOOD, A PRESENTATION ABOUT LOCAL HISTORY

LOCATION: St. Teresa of Avila Church, 1490 19th Avenue at Connecticut Street, San Francisco

Cost: Free

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

7 p.m.

"You Don't Look Irish!": A reading and Conversation with Multiracial Writers of Irish Heritage

Location: Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street at Parker Street, San Francisco

Cost: FREE

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

2pm-4pm

ORAL HISTORIES OF THE IRISH IN SAN FRANCISCO: An Afternoon of Storytelling

Location: United Irish Cultural Center, St. Francis Room, 2700 45th Avenue at Sloat Blvd., San Francisco

Cost: FREE

St. Patrick's Day Parade in SF

ABC7 is excited to show San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day Parade event today both on-air and online! 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney will be hosting the event to celebrate Irish heritage #WhereYouLive.

WATCH LIVE: To catch all of the St. Patrick's Day Parade action in San Francisco today at noon, click here.

ABC7 will televise the parade live from:

  • Noon to 1 p.m. on Comcast 7, 707, over-the-air on channel 7.1, and through the WATCH ABC App
  • Noon to 2:30 p.m. on www.abc7news.com and the ABC7 News App
  • Noon to 2:30 p.m. on Comcast 195, 715, and over-the-air channels 7.2 and 7.3
  • The parade will begin on the corner of Market and 2nd streets and wind its way to Civic Center Plaza.

    For more information on the Irish Network Bay Area, visit www.irishnetworksanfrancisco.com/.