United Irish Cultural Center

12/06/2024

THIS Saturday (12/7) at 3 pm at the UICC. Come early for: Beidh Féile na Nollag (the holiday boutique) which opens at noon! Get some fab Christmas shopping done, then join us downstairs for some conversations in Irish about Christmas traditions and food! Then, stay for the Trad Seisiùn from 4-7 pm! Make a day of it at the UICC!

12/06/2024

The UICC is proud to be a DROP-OFF site for One Warm Coat holiday coat drive! Are you coming to the 2024 Holiday Boutique on Saturday? (The answer is, YES!) Then bring a coat for the drive!

MORE: https://onewarmcoat.rallybound.org/community-coat-drives/Member/MyPage/7695172/Liam-Reidy

12/06/2024

Look for our Keepers of the Steps booth at Saturday’s 2024 Holiday Boutique and pick up a tree ornament for your collection!

12/06/2024

Happy Birthday, Walt Disney— he would’ve been 123 today! Walt was very proud of his Irish heritage and wore his Claddagh ring proudly.

DID YOU KNOW: Although the Disney family origins can be traced back to eleventh century Isigny-sur-Mer in France, Walt’s ancestors spent a few hundred years in England (where their name was Anglicized from d’Isigny to Disney), before a group of them settled in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Walt’s great-grandfather, Arundel Elias Disney, emigrated from Ireland to North America with his family in 1834. His Irish-born son, Kepple, married another Irish-born immigrant, Mary Richardson; their eldest son, Elias, would become Walt’s father.

READ MORE: https://www.irishstar.com/culture/nostalgia/walt-disney-irish-100-years-31201611.amp

12/04/2024

Keepers Pop-Up and Holiday Dress Drive at the Boutique Saturday! See you there from
Noon-5 pm. There’s a Seisiún on from 4-7 pm downstairs as well. Make a day of it!

Come see us this Saturday (12/7) at the Holiday Boutique at the UICC! Maybe you have an old dress in the back of your closet you’ve been meaning to add to our collection… Bring it down to the center as part of our Holiday Dress Drive!

Pick up a unique ornament for the Irish dancer in your life! And support our program.

MORE:
Keepers Host Holiday Dress Drive
Our Irish Dance historical preservation program, Keepers of the Steps, is hosting a Holiday Dress Drive. December is the time to clear those dresses out of the back of your closet and add them to our dress collection. The group is ramping up efforts in preparation for the UICC 50th Anniversary Celebrations in 2025 and would love to help you find a new home for your costume—or shoes, feis medals and programs, and other dance ephemera.

Look for their booth at the UICC Holiday Boutique on December 7 and be sure to fill out a donation form found on our webpage.

https://irishcentersf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UICC_inkind_giftdeed_form.pdf?mc_cid=51d91fadc9

12/04/2024

Who’s ready to ? Join us Saturday, Dec 7 at the UICC from 12-5 pm at our Annual Holiday Boutique. Entertainment, libations, no admission fee, great variety.

DETAILS: https://irishcentersf.org/event/holiday-boutique-artisan-craft-fair-2/

12/03/2024

🎁GIFT ALERT! 🎁
Rare and out-of-print Irish books at the Dowling Library Booth this Saturday

12/03/2024

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We are building for the next generation of Irish Americans, and we do this together! Consider supporting the UICC this Giving Tuesday, December 3, and make a lasting impact. Thanks to a matching gift by the UICC Board of Directors, your gift this year counts twice! Thank you for your support!

MAKEA GIFT: https://irishcentersf.org/donations/

12/03/2024

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12/02/2024

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Support the UICC—Annual Appeal, GIving Tuesday, Membership Drive, and more!
Annual Appeal letters are in the mail and our Membership Drive is underway—two excellent ways to support the UICC! Thank you to all those who already remember the UICC in their philanthropic plans.

We are building for the next generation of Irish Americans, and we do this together! Consider supporting the UICC this Giving Tuesday, December 3, and make a lasting impact. Thanks to a matching gift by the UICC Board of Directors, your gift this year counts twice!

Give today: https://irishcentersf.org/donations/
Become a Member: https://irishcentersf.org/get-involved/membership/

Thank you for your support!

12/01/2024

We are still reeling from the fun of celebrating our local dancers and dance schools at the Western Region Oireachtas in Phoenix just before Thanksgiving. Thank you to all the teachers and families behind these dancers for helping to keep the tradition of Irish Dance alive and thriving. We are .

Photos to share? [email protected]

12/01/2024

Great Seisiún Saturday to finish off the month of November. Join us on Saturday, December 7 from 4 to 7 PM. Come a little early and shop local at our 2024 Holiday Boutique going on upstairs in the main room from noon-5 pm. 

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from the UICC!
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco, all my best wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving. At this time of gratitude and coming together to break bread and give thanks, know that our hearts are full of gratitude for our members, benefactors, and volunteers—the very lifeblood of the Irish Center. It is because of you we are able to promote and share our Irish heritage with the community and inspire the next generation of Irish Americans.

We are about to embark on our 50th Anniversary year and realize our plans for a new building—and we are so grateful to count you and your family among our many blessings! Lá an Altaithe sona duit! – Happy Thanksgiving to you!

11/26/2024

It’s only Monday night and we’re already looking forward to our next Seisiún Saturday! Come join us to either play or listen from 4-7 pm on Sat. November 30! Bring a friend!

11/25/2024

We are loving all the photos from what looks like a fantastic and successful time in Phoenix at the 2024 Western Region Oireachtas. Congratulations to all the competitors! If you have photos to add, please send them to [email protected].

11/25/2024

Great craic at the Saturday Seisiún over the weekend. Looking forward to next Saturday from 4 to 7. Spectators welcome and appreciated! 

11/25/2024

Support the UICC—Annual Appeal, Giving Tuesday, Membership Drive, and more!
Annual Appeal letters are in the mail and our Membership Drive is underway—two excellent ways to support the UICC! Thank you to all those who already remember the UICC in their philanthropic plans.

We are building for the next generation of Irish Americans, and we do this together! Consider supporting the UICC this Giving Tuesday, December 3, and make a lasting impact. Thanks to a matching gift by the UICC Board of Directors, your gift this year counts twice!

Give today: https://irishcentersf.org/donations/
Become a Member: https://irishcentersf.org/get-involved/membership/

Thank you for your support!

11/25/2024

Congratulations to all the competitors in the 2024 Western Region Oireachtas and especially the dancers from our local Bay Area dance schools. Thank you to all the teachers and dance schools for keeping this great tradition alive and to all the families and friends who support our local dancers!