'Dublinesque' is a celebration of Dublin, Ireland in song and story. This new show is produced and presented by Irish singer-songwriter / pianist Eamonn Flynn (The Commitments, Maria Muldaur, Elvin Bishop, The Black Brothers) and is a fascinating mix of music, songs and stories. You will enjoy a portrait of Dublin through the years in an engaging performance rich in humour and soul. Along with old standards and original new songs, this performance features lively instrumental tunes on fiddle, accordion, banjo and piano. The show takes a memorable glimpse into the past and present of Ireland's capital. Meet a cast of her characters through the years - from street poets to ladies of the night, rebels to street traders, the nobility to the denizens of Dublin's infamous tenements. Through it all the indomitable spirit, pride, and wit of Dublin not only perseveres but triumphs.

Led by Eamonn Flynn on vocals and piano, Dublinesque features Darcy Noonan on fiddle, Hector Bragado on banjo and Felim Egan on accordion and bodhran.

Tickets for this event are $25 GA, $20 for OCA members. This event will take place in our amphitheater - please bring your own seat cushion or low back chair. Disabled patrons may reserve seating at ground level - please email info@occidentalcenterforthearts.org to inquire. Fine refreshments for sale, art gallery open during intermission.

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Born into a musical family in Dublin, Ireland, Eamonn Flynn played Hammond organ and piano on the 14 million selling movie soundtrack of The Commitments. Now living in San Francisco, California he went on to record and tour with Michael Franti and Spearhead, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Coco Montoya, Michelle Shocked, Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Finbar Furey, The Black Family and a 10 year stint with Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste. 

Eamonn has composed and produced original music for TV and film shows including Ugly Betty, Moonlight, Creative High, Brujo, Beached and The Commitments. In 2017 he released his first solo album of original music. Entitled The Irish Channel, it features Eamonn on vocals and piano and reflects a unique blend of Irish and American influences. In December 2019 he released the follow up Black Coddle.

His new album of original songs Anywhere But Home was released in February 2022 along with the premiere of his new live show ‘Dublinesque’.

Join us for an afternoon reception with the artists of the Pointless Sisters’ Quilt Exhibit. The People’s Choice Award will be announced at 3:30 PM - vote until 3 PM. Come see what the Pointless Sisters have created this year with their spectacular quilting talents!

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Christine Thrash

A guitar duo of right-side up finger picking (Stevie Coyle) and upside down flat picking (Glenn Houston), The Quitters deliver a performance spiced with humor and serendipity.

The Quitters return to OCA for a special afternoon performance in our amphitheater!

A quote from the Strawberry Music Festival: “Stevie Coyle and Glenn Houston make up the dynamic guitar duo, The Quitters. Having each quit some of the best bands in the business, both are late founding members of The Waybacks and each have performed at Strawberry in other configurations. Stevie Coyle has a long and illustrious career as an entertainer that began well before birth and Glenn Houston's well decorated history in music is best known to berry heads for his founding role of powerhouse Americana quintet, Houston Jones. As individuals, both are renowned players in music circles. Now they have joined forces, to the delight of California audiences, to become a right-handed, right-side up fingerpicking and left-handed upside down flatpicking twosome. Mostly acoustic. Some electric. Much serendipity.”

Tickets for this event are $30 GA and $25 for OCA members. This event will be held in our amphitheater - please bring your own seat cushion or low back chair. To reserve ground-level seating for handicapped patrons, please email info@occidentalcenterforthearts.org. Fine refreshments for sale, art gallery open during intermission.

Don’t miss the return of The Quitters!

Ticket pre-sales have ended; tickets are available at the door.

Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter: Celtic Harp, Swedish Nyckelharpa and more!

Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter are a multi-instrumentalist duo with Celtic Harps, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Ukrainian Bandura, Bouzouki, Cittern and more. They hail from Oregon and tour extensively, both having successful recording and performing careers built from years of street performing and a background as rock musicians. They have performed with some of the biggest names in folk and acoustic music and have sold well over a million albums combined. Audiences are spellbound and enchanted with their unique show of breathtaking music both Traditional and original, with wondrous stories and humor entwined.

Presales for this event have ended. Tickets are available at the door.

Tickets for this event are $25 GA, $20 for OCA members. Fine refreshments for sale, art gallery open during intermission. OCA is wheelchair accessible.

Lisa Lynne is a multi-instrumentalist and performer who has gained worldwide recognition for her original music featuring her Celtic Harp. She is widely acclaimed for composing memorable and heartwarming melodies on the Windham Hill/Sony music labels that have repeatedly placed in the Top 10 & Top 20 on the Billboard New age music charts. Lisa tours year round performing at large US festivals and performing art centers. Her work in Therapeutic music has gained recognition from NBC, CNN, Fox News Atlanta and numerous newspaper and magazine articles including Wall Street Journal. Lisa’s music is heard throughout the award winning PBS special “Alone in the Wilderness,” amongst many other soundtracks for commercial television and independent films. She performs regularly as a solo artist, with Aryeh Frankfurter, Patrick Ball, The New World String Project and the Windham Hill tours. She was recently named one of the 50 most inspiring women by Los Angeles Magazine. http://www.LisaLynne.com

Aryeh Frankfurter’s  musical endeavors began at the age of three when he undertook classical training on the violin. His progress enabled him to study under various master violinists, including concert master of the Chicago Symphony He participated both as a violinist and violist in a series of chamber music ensembles under the tutelage of internationally renown cellist, Bonnie Hampton, pianist Nathan Schwartz, teachers at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the late violinist Ann Crowden of the Crowden School of music in Berkeley, CA. Aryeh’s musical development led him to explore various ethnic and international musical genres, particularly Celtic folk music. At the age of fifteen Aryeh was introduced to the Celtic harp, an instrument which has become the focal point of his musical inspiration and expression. Over the interceding years Aryeh taught himself to play a variety of instruments including electric violin, viola, cello, guitar, cittern, mandolin, lap dulcimer and hammered dulcimer, bowed and plucked psaltry, penny whistle, baroque flute, recorder, percussion and more recently the Swedish Nyckelharpa. He works full time as both a performer and audio engineer. He has 18 albums to his credit and two books. He tours full time as a solo artist, with Lisa Lynne, The New World String Project, Patrick Ball and the Windham Hill Winter Solstice Tours. http://www.Lionharp.com