An Evening of Irish Music and Storytelling

In conjunction with our current exhibition

Amid A Space Between: Irish Artists in America
the Gallery will host an evening of Irish music and storytelling

Thursday, March 22 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

The Irish Storytelling Ensemble will present

short pieces that range from fairytales to accounts of

the Irish American experience in San Francisco’s Sunset district.

The event is free.

MUSIC: 5:30pm
Bobbi Nikles, Celtic Fiddle

STORIES: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Tim Ereneta, "The Man Who Had No Story"
Deirdre Kennedy, "You Must Be Irish"
Emlyn Guiney, "Red String" 
Elaine Magree, "Pilgrimage or, Why I'm not an Indian"
Ron Jones, "The Chair" & "The Insect Lady"



The Irish Storytelling Ensemble

Rebecca Fisher producer/curator/host for this storytelling event began her bay area work in the arts at The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts in 2000 as a theater teaching artist.  Today she continues to work with Sabrina Klein's Creative Education Consulting and is the Director of The Marsh's Theater Creations Camp. While working at the Julia Morgan, Rebecca co-created and continues to co-produce a monthly solo performance series Tell it on Tuesday. Now in it's seventh year, this well known series is at The Marsh Berkeley.  Her solo show "The Magnificence of the Disaster" was created as part of the 2007 Marsh's Performance Initiative and enjoyed a successful four month run at The Marsh. For more information please see http://www.rebeccamfisher.com/.

Bobbi Nikles is the founder and long-time director of Fiddlekids (www.fiddlekids.com/), a music camp specializing in teaching traditional fiddle music, dance and art to children. She is a versatile musician with a special interset in Appalachian, Celtic, and jazz fiddle styles. Bobbi currently performs with the Black Brothers Irish Band, Douce Ambiance, and Curlew and has performed with Melanie O'Reilly, Wake the Dead and many contradance bands.

Tim Ereneta is an award-winning storyteller who connects ancient stories to modern day life, as he shares classic and forgotten fairy tales with audiences at Fringe Festivals, museums, and theatres. Learn more at http://www.timereneta.com/.

Deirdre Kennedy is a veteran broadcaster whose radio stories appear on NPR, KQED, Newsweek.com and European networks.  Her latest solo piece is “Don’t Eat the Red Locusts,” a slightly hyperbolic account of her well-meaning  ethnomusicology trip to a war-torn African nation.  For more information please see http://www.deirdrekennedy.com/. 

Emlyn Guiney received her BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she trained in physical theater and solo performance. She's performed with a variety of theater companies in the bay area, including Fools Fury, Ragged Wing Ensemble, Rapid Descent, and The Jewish Theatre.  Her one-woman show, Red String,was featured in the New Voices Festival at the Marsh in 2010.

Elaine Magree, a Californian native: sometimes a wave, sometimes a photon- because you can’t be in two places at once, or can you? Pilgrimage was developed with David Ford and is being directed by Rebecca Fisher.

Ron Jones lives on Stanyan Street with family, a garden, and stories to tell about growing up in the city. His books have been translated into television specials, feature film, and documentaries. This work has been honored with American Book of the Year, Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe awards. For information about coaching his granddaughter's basketball team, attempts as a jazz poet , and trying to write a musical see http://www.ronjoneswriter.com/.




This event will be hosted at the gallery.

SFMOMA Artists Gallery
Building A, Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 441-4777

We'll see you soon!