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IRISH MUSIC ON WEB RADIO

Sláinte mhaith from FOLK ALLEY, as they present am Irish Music Stream to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Fact is, they've assembled over 12 hours of uninterrupted music by many of their favorite Irish musicians.

You'll hear a great mix of familiar and new artists, including Eileen Ivers, The Alt, Karan Casey, Glen Hansard, Altan, I Draw Slow, Beoga, Sharon Shannon, Dervish, Solas, The Henry Girls, Danu, John Doyle, Lisa Hannigan, Heidi Talbot, Andy Irvine, Colin Farrell, The Chieftains (of course!) and many more.

AND, you can take it “on the road,” streaming via their free mobile app. Both are available at:

www.folkalley.com

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Thursday, March 17, 2016:
♪ HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY !

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What's in this edition:

1) SO, YE THINK YE KNOWS ALL A'BOOT ST. PATRICK'S DAY, DOES YE? HA, SAYS TH' HISTORIANS

2) MORE ST. PATRICK'S DAY TRADITIONS, EXPLAINED (WITH SURPRISES-!)

3) BEST THINGS TO DO FOR YOUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ST. PATRICK'S DAY

4) NOT IRISH, BUT GOOD STUFF OUT THERE...

5) MORE TICKET ALERTS... Wednesday's edition has lots of great ones. Here are more.

6) BANJO WORKSHOP & BARN CONCERT WITH BILL EVANS & ALAN MUNDE, APRIL 3

7) NORTHWEST FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL

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Keep in mind there was PLENTY of news in yesterday's edition, too, so you may need to catch up.

And here's everything for TODAY!
(Wear your green!)

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SO, YE THINK YE KNOWS ALL A'BOOT ST. PATRICK'S DAY, DOES YE? HA, SAYS TH' HISTORIANS


Here's a great story from today's New York Times:

By LIAM STACK
MARCH 17, 2016

Many staples of St. Patrick’s Day in the United States have little or nothing to do with Ireland,such as green beer and green bagels. But some Irish Americans might be surprised by another entry on that list of suspect foods: corned beef and cabbage.

Experts say the meal originated on American soil in the late 19th century as Irish immigrants substituted corned beef for bacon, which was meat of choice in the homeland.

“When they came here they found bacon was expensive,” said Niall O’Dowd,the publisher of Irish America magazine and The Irish Voice,an Irish newspaper in New York.

Mr. O’Dowd suggested another plot twist in the meal’s back story. Like Leopold Bloom,the protagonist of the Irish classic “Ulysses,” the dish of boiled brisket and root vegetables may actually be of Irish-Jewish extraction.

“The theory I’ve always heard is when the immigrants came to New York City it was actually Jewish brisket that they ate because it was cheaper than beef,” he said.

Jay P. Dolan,the author of “The Irish Americans: A History,” said corned beef and cabbage is a relatively uncommon dish back in the old country.

“I never saw corned beef on the menu,” said Mr. Dolan, who is American-born but lived in Ireland for a time. “If you ordered it,the waiter would not know what you were talking about.”

Mr. O’Dowd said the Irish “take offense at the idea that corned beef is the same as what they had in the old days back in Ireland.”

Pork products,particularly salted bacon,have historically played a much larger role in Ireland’s economy and gastronomy than beef has,said Marion Casey,a professor of Irish history at N.Y.U.

In fact,in the 18th century Ireland exported large quantities of salted meat to North America and other parts of the British Empire, said Kevin O’Neill,a professor of Irish Studies at Boston College. “Cabbage,of course,was an Irish mainstay,” he said.

But the United States was a different matter. As famine ravaged Ireland in the middle of the 19th century, large numbers of immigrants came to the United States,where prejudice against Irish and other Catholic newcomers was common.

When St. Patrick’s Day began to evolve into a commercial American holiday in the early 20th century,retailers and greeting card manufacturers used images of pigs as a visual shorthand for Irishness,Professor Casey said,much to the horror of the Irish themselves.

“Irish-Americans vigorously protested such an alignment of their ethnicity with an animal that carried all sorts of popular connotations about dirt and disease,” Professor Casey wrote in a book manuscript based on her dissertation.

From there,the shift from salted pork to corned beef, which was popular among working class Americans of all ethnicities in the 19th century,was a natural move,she said. By the 1950s and ’60s it had become associated with Ireland, appearing in recipe columns and restaurant menus each March.

“Arguments about authenticity are pointless,” Professor Casey said. St. Patrick’s Day did not become a major commercial holiday in Ireland until the 1980s,she noted,and traditions there developed without the dislocations of immigration and assimilation.

“The Irish in Ireland did not have to protest,as Irish America did,pig jokes in early radio and cinema through the 1940s,” she said. “Corned beef was an all-American dish and,in that respect,it has served Irish America well.”

So is it cultural heresy to eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day?Not at all, Mr. O’Dowd said.

In fact,he said,it is probably harmless if you even have some green beer.

Reflecting on some of the more over-the-top aspects of the celebration in the United States,such as the annual green-dying of the Chicago River,he said there is a tendency to romanticize homelands after millions of people move to another country.

“It’s a typical immigrant experience to overemphasize some of the things you want to remember,” he said,“and underemphasize some of the things you want to forget.”

( story ran in NY Times as "Corned Beef and Cabbage? Not So Irish, Historians Say" — at:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/dining/corned-beef-and-cabbage-not-so-irish-historians-say.html?referer=http://news.google.com )



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MORE ST. PATRICK'S DAY TRADITIONS, EXPLAINED (WITH SURPRISES-!)


(From "7 St. Patrick's Day traditions explained")

By Jolie Lee, for USA TODAY NETWORK

Get out your green! It's St. Patrick's Day. USA TODAY Network explains the origins of some of the Irish holiday's traditions.

1. WHO WAS ST. PATRICK?

St. Patrick — brace yourself — was not actually Irish. Patrick was a nobleman born in about 400 A.D. in Britain and kidnapped by Irish pirates at the age of 16, said Philip Freeman, author of "St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography."

Patrick was born into a religious family, but was an atheist early in his life. However, he rediscovered his faith while enslaved in Ireland, Freeman told USA TODAY Network.

After 17 years as a slave, St. Patrick escaped Ireland and found his way home, but returned to Ireland as a missionary.

"He said he was ready to die in Ireland in order to make his mission successful," Freeman said.

It's unclear if St. Patrick did in fact die in Ireland, but March 17 is widely believed to be the day of his death, according to Freeman.

2. GREEN RIVER IN CHICAGO IS A FAMILY AFFAIR

Another unique tradition that has grown in popularity every year is the annual dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Patrick's Day.

The Butler and Rowan family clans are responsible for turning the murky water bright green, and they've done it for more than 50 years.

The only way to become part of the six-person boat crew is to be related by blood or marriage to either Mike Butler or Tom Rowan,according to The Chicago Tribune. Each year, the crew shakes an orange powder — a top secret recipe — into the Chicago River from a sifter and it stays green for about five hours.

3. PARADES

St. Patrick's Day began as a religious holiday in Ireland but became a celebratory affair because of Irish Americans, according to Timothy Meagher, a history professor at Catholic University in D.C.

In the United States, St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated with banquets at elite clubs in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, GA., Meagher said.

New York City hosted the first St. Patrick's Day parade in 1762, and by the mid-19th century parades were common, he said.

"The parades are a statement of showing our colors, showing our numbers, showing that we are powerful and important," Meagher said of the role of parades in celebrating Irish-American identity.

4. SHAMROCKS

Legend has it that St. Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Christian Holy Trinity.

But Freeman said, "There's no evidence St. Patrick ever did that."

Traditions as early as the 17th century incorporated the plant, said Mike Cronin, author of "Wearing the Green: A History of St. Patrick's Day."

People wore shamrocks on their coats and closed the day by "drowning the shamrock" — placing it in a glass of whiskey before drinking, Cronin said.

5. GOBS AND GOBS OF GUINNESS

The Irish stout is the drink of choice on St. Patrick's Day.

On a typical day, Americans drink about 600,000 pints of the Dublin-based beer. But on St. Patrick's Day, about 3 million pints of Guinness are downed, according to Guinness in an email to USA TODAY Network.

Planning on drinking a pint on Monday? Tips from Guinness on the perfect pour: Tilt the glass at 45 degrees when pouring until it is three-quarters full, then let the beer settle before filling the glass completely to the top.

Analysts are predicting that 13 million pints of Guinness will be consumed worldwide, during this year's holiday.

6. LEPRECHAUNS

Today's leprechauns, usually rosy-cheeked, boozy little men in green attire, come from Irish folklore.

The first recorded mention of a leprechaun goes back to the 8th century, coming from the word luchorpán, meaning "little body" to describe water spirits, according to John and Caitlin Matthews in The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures.

Another possible origin is the Irish god Lugh, whose Welch variant is known as one of the "Three Golden Shoemakers."

There's also the Irish fairy Cluricaune," a cunning spirit who haunts cellars, drinks,smokes and plays tricks," the Matthewses write. Cluricaune was popularized in a 1825 publication called "Fairy Legends."

7. CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Although a classic St. Patrick's Day meal, corned beef and cabbage is more American than Irish.

Irish Americans in the 19th century were mostly poor. The most affordable meat available was corned beef, according to Cronin.

And cabbage? "It's a spring vegetable and it's cheap," Cronin said.
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There's more on St. Patrick's Day at the USA TODAY link below:

• Throwing a party? Tips for a St. Patrick's party.

• You can watch a timelapse of the Chicago River dyed green.

• There's a PLAYLIST: 6 St. Patrick's Day Videos.

Those links follow the original story, "7 St. Patrick's Day traditions explained," by Jolie Lee, for USA TODAY NETWORK, at:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/17/st-patricks-day-traditions-green-holiday/81868808/


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BEST THINGS TO DO FOR YOUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ST. PATRICK'S DAY


Organized, by start times, like we usually do? Weeeell, not for all that's happening today and tonight. Too much info from too many sources. and we figured you wanted it sooner, rather than fully chronological. So here ya go. Enjoy!

Mar 17, in SFV:
1 pm "CANOGA PARK'S ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY COMMUNITY MARCH & CELEBRATION" featuring live Irish music in story and song with OWEN DARA, and participatory festivities that start at 1 pm with a march from 21622 to 21825 Sherman Way, led by special guest True Thomas the Storyteller.

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Mar 17, in the IE:
10 am–11:55 pm "SAINT PATRICK’S DAY AT THE SHAMROCK" with The Dublin Rogues, Pipes & Drums, Irish Party DJ set, & more, at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta; 951-696-5252. (Age 21+ starting at 2 pm.) The Dublin Rogues play a marathon special on fiddle and piano, and "You are not going to party LIKE the Irish, you are going to party WITH the Irish" as they bring the magic of Dublin to Murrieta. Bagipes & drums, Irish dancing, and a "full-on Irish party DJ set in between the bands." For estimated stage timings see "more information" at:
http://theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com

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Mar 17, in downtown L.A.:
6 am-2 am 42nd FREE Annual "L.A. ST. PATRICK'S DAY STREET PARTY" happens on the pedestrian-only (for the day) stagger zone of the blocks between 6th & 7th Streets and Wilshire Bl., centered on its sponsor-of-record, Casey's Irish Pub, 613 S Grand Av, L.A. 90017.

This is Los Angeles’ most famous celebration. With Casey's in the lead, nine downtown L.A. bars take part in the block party. 20,000 revelers are anticipated, who will consume more than 300 kegs of beer and 100 cases of whiskey.

The outdoor scene is huge, but can be musically incongruous, depending on when you're there. Inside the jam-packed 10,000 square feet of Casey's, there's Irish music all day and night. And you can find Irish music or Celtic rock in some of the other nearby watering holes.

As the Huffington Post says, "For Casey's Irish Pub in Downtown, simply opening just as they would any other night isn't enough. So for St. Patrick's Day, Casey's is opening its doors at 6 am and not closing them down until the city forces them to at 2 am." And that's not all, the blocks between 6th-7th Street and Wilshire will be shut down to make room for 500 kegs of beer and the 15,000 guests that are expected to show up and celebrate with them. To say that the attendees of this all-out block party are going to rage would be an understatement."

Ride the subway -- the Metro Red or Purple Lines to the 7th St/Metro Center Station, and walk. You can return to that station to catch the Blue Line to Chick Hearn Station for the L.A. Live! festivities in the plaza by Staples Center.

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Mar 17, in Oak Park (West 101, W of T.O.):
6:30 pm JON PICKOW plus SUSIE GLAZE TRIO and JOELLEN LAPIDUS [play a special edition of "Russ and Julie’s House Concerts" in Oak Park (Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area). Reservations get dirsections at 818-707-2179 or rsvp@houseconcerts.us


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Mar 17, in Los Feliz (L.A.):
7 pm WHISKEY SUNDAY plays the Tam O’Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz 90039; 323-664-0228.

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Mar 17, in N San Diego Co (Poway):
7:30 pm ACOUSTIC EIDOLON celebrates St. Patrick's Day with the "San Diego Folk Heritage concertb series" at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway 92064; 858-566-4040.

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Mar 17, in OC (Fullerton):
7:30 pm WHEN PIGS FLY plays the St. Patrick’s Day festivities featuring the Painter Larson Academy of Irish Dance, at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malven Av, Fullerton 92833; 714-738-6706.

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Mar 17, in Altadena:
8 pm SALTY SUITES have some Irish music in their lively acoustic repertoire as they play the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 92675; reservations, 626-798-6236. bstane@earthlink.net

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Mar 17, in Long Beach:
5 -8 pm KEN O'MALLEY plays his fine authentic and original Irish music residency at the Auld Dubliner, 71 S Pine Av, Long Beach 90802; 562-437-8300.

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
6 am-2 am TOM BERGIN’S, one of L.A.’s oldest Irish pubs, hosts a St. Patricks Day celebration with four outdoor bars, a beer truck and food, plus flowing beer, whiskey, their famous Irish coffee, and more, at 840 S. Fairfax Av, L.A.; 323-936-7151; www.tombergins.com
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Mar 17, in Santa Monica:
6 am-2 am LIVE IRISH MUSIC following an “Irish Breakfast Soda Bread Contest,” then Irish music all day and night at O'Brien's Irish Pub, 2226 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica; 310-829-5303; www.obriensla.com

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Mar 17, in Murrieta:
11 am-2 am LIVE IRISH MUSIC all day and night at the Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd #145, Murrieta 92563; 951-696-5252; www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com

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Mar 17, in WeHo:
Noon-10 pm “ROCK ‘n REILLY’S ST. PATROCK’S FESTIVAL” at Rock & Reilly’s, 8911 W Sunset Bl, West Hollywood 90069; 310-360-1400; http://rnrpub.com
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The West Hollywood Irish pub hosts a huge festival that boasts 12 bars, 100+ kegs, music from DJs, carnival games, and a free photo booth. If you work up an appetite, fill-up on food from Dough Pizzeria, the Grilled Cheese Truck, and Germany’s Famous Bratwurst.
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Mar 17, in Hollywood:
2 pm-2 am “HOLLYWOOD ST PATRICK’S DAY PUB CRAWL” is centered at the Outpost, 1624 N Cahuenga Bl, Hollywood 90028. There are numerous participating bars and nightclubs, and some have live Irish music.

Check-in is 2-10 pm. Presented by CaliforniaNightlife.com, which bills this as “The Official Saint Patrick's Day PubCrawl in Hollywood.” Here is how it works: 1) Buy your ticket; 2) You MUST Check-in at the Outpost between 2 & 10 pm. You may register anytime between those times, but don't miss the final cutoff time. Keep in mind some locations will start and stop participating in the drink specials at different times throughout the night, but new ones will begin; 3) At Registration, you will be given a map with the bar locations and when they're participating in the drink specials.

Registration is at two locations:
√ Outpost Hollywood 1624 N Cahuenga Bl 90028
√ Pig N Whistle 6714 Hollywood Bl 90028

They caution: “Wear Green or get Booed!” Must be 21+ to participate – “Do Not Drive- Take a cab, limo, walk, or arrange a designated driver.”

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Mar 17, in SFV (Reseda):
2-10 pm “MEXICAN ST. PATRICK’S DAY” at El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 5545 Reseda Bl, Los Angeles 91356.

Shura begorrah and ola, jefe. It’s St Patrick's Day at El Patron, wher they’re playing “St. Patricks Day tunes” and featuring food and drink specials, including a green margarita.

Walk-ins are welcome, reservations can be made by calling 818-643-3033. More at www.elpatronla.com

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
3-8 pm FREE Annual "ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL" brings live Irish music, an L.A. Kings Fan Fest, Irish Dancers, a Beer Garden, and that nebulous unspecified "more," at the L.A. LIVE complex, where festivities fill the plaza by Staples Center, 800 W Olympic Bl, Los Angeles 90015.

Parking at L.A. Live ranges from about $10 to $30 depending on the lot selected. Sooo... Catch the Blue Line light rail (L.A.-Long Beach line) to Chick Hearn Station; connect with Red & Purple & Expo lines at 7th Street/Metro Center, or just walk down Figueroa to Olympic, past the GRAMMY Museum, from that station.

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Mar 17, in Los Feliz (L.A.):
All day-2 am “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” with lots of live Irish music and revelry at the Tam O’Shanter, 2980 Los Feliz Bl, Los Feliz; www.lawrysonline.com/tam-oshanter; 323-664-0228.
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“Irish or not, Tam O’Shanter is the place to be this St. Patrick’s Day. Technically a Scottish pub, Tam O’Shanter goes all out with live music,bag pipers and a tented parking lot for other festivities. The full menu is available with an added special Irish menu for the day. Reservations will be required for dining room seating.” -- Review by Kristine G. Bottone.

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Mar 17, in Long Beach:
All day & evening “SHAMROCK & ROLL” at the Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach,CA 90802.

Spend St. Paddy’s Day on the high seas – well, sort of. When you consider how many Irish immigrants arrived in America aboard steamships, this is quite the appropriate place to celebrate, aboard the legendary ocean liner. More at 877-342-0738 or www.queenmary.com

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Mar 17, in OC (Newport Beach):
All day & night “ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION” with live Irish music following “special breakfasts and Pub Favorites,” with bands day 'n night at Muldoon's Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach; 949-640-4110; www.muldoonspub.com

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Mar 17, in Santa Monica:
All day & evening “SPECIAL IRISH MENU” at Ye Olde King’s Head, celebrating with a special Irish menu that includes leek and potato soup, corned beef and cabbage, Irish smoked salmon with Irish brown bread, Irish beef stew and more, including green beer, Guinness, Harp, Magners, and other libations, at 116 Santa Monica Bl, Santa Monica; 310-451-1402; www.yeoldekingshead.com

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
All day-2 am “THE OAKS ST. PATRICK’S” at the Oaks Tavern in L.A. The Oaks celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with $5 green beer, Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp and more, and plenty of corned beef and hash to help you keep up your Irish cheer.

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Mar 17, in NoHo:
4-11:30 pm “ST. PATRICK’S DAY STOUT TASTING” at Bar One Beer & Wine Parlour, 12518 Burbank Bl, North Hollywood 91607.

Okay, so it WAS an Irish Catholic holiday. THESE people bill it as “The high-holiday of beer drinkers.” They add, “Make sure to wear plenty of green and bring your hankering for some good stouts and Irish reds. We’ll be blasting Irish ditties on the sound system, and airing plenty of exciting Irish themed films on the tellies. Prepare to swing to and fro with comrades in arms and pint in hand, as we’re all Irish on this grand day. If you are fond of craft stouts, we’ll be featuring a tasting flight of several top notch and small production dark delicacies.”

BEERS INCLUDE:
√ Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout
√ Cismontame Brewing Black's Dawn Imperial Stout
√ Shipyard Smash Blueberry

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
4 pm “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” at Angel City Brewery, where you can celebrate downtown with plenty of green beer (Berliner Weisse in this case), live Irish music and food from the Reuben Truck; doors at 4 pm, official party begins at 7 pm; at 216 S Alameda St, downtown L.A.; 213-622-1261; www.angelcitybrewery.com

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Mar 17, in Long Beach:
Time tba LIVE IRISH MUSIC at the Auld Dubliner, 71 South Pine Street Long Beach; 562 437-8300; www.aulddubliner.com

This place is a center for Irish music year-round. So, even after KEN O'MALLEY plays early, it still oughta be good.

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Mar 17, in Los Feliz:
All day “MESSHALL’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY” offers an on-the-way dining alternative to the crowded Tam O’Shanter; it’s at the Messhall Kitchen, 4500 Los Feliz Bl, L.A.; 323-660-6377; www.messhallkitchen.com

Celebrate with a variety of Irish-themed cocktail specials while you dine on Irish classics like corn beef and cabbage, corned beef hash with home fries and a fried egg and more.

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Mar 17, in Burbank:
Time tba “IRISH ROCK OUT” and “Sing & Dance the night away” at Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, 4311 W. Magnolia Bl, Burbank 91505; 818-729-0805; www.joesgreatbar.com

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
Time tba “THE PIKEY’S ST. PATRICK’S” as, oddly enough, Hollywood’s English Pub celebrates the holiday with chef Ralph Johnson’s Irish-inspired menu creations, at The Pikey, 7617 W Sunset Bl, L.A.; 323-850-5400; www.thepikeyla.com

Dine on Irish stew with dumplings, colcannon with pork sausage, Guiness ice cream with Irish whiskey and cooking, and more, including Guinness floats, Irish coffees, and “Irish whiskey flight.”

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Mar 17, in WeHo:
All day “THE CHURCHILL’S ST. PATRICK’S” at The Churchill, 8384 W 3rd St, West Hollywood; 323-655-8384; www.the-churchill.com

Celebrate with a special Gold & Greens cocktail (Clover green juice with Kettle One Citron and agave) and discount glasses of Guinness and Tullamore Dew shots.

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Mar 17, in WeHo:
All day “THE HUDSON’S ST. PATRICK’S” at The Hudson, 1114 N Crescent Heights Bl, West Hollywood; 323-654-6686; www.thehudsonla.com

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Mar 17, in Westlake Village:
All day & evening “FOUR SEASONS ST. PATRICK’S” at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, 2 Dole Drive, Westlake Village. fourseasons.com/westlakevillage

Get in the Irish spirit at the Bar and Lookout outdoor lounge at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village. Executive Chef Alex La Motte offers-up a “Get Lucky” menu of Irish pub favorites including the “Lucky” jalapeño buffalo wings and cheddar Guinness poutine. Additionally, enjoy Four Seasons’ bottled green beer, $4 Guinness, and “Dublin Donkey” cocktail, a variation of the classic mule made with Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey, ginger beer, lime, and Angostura Bitters. You can take your chances in the “Luck o’ the Draw” drawing to win an overnight stay at the hotel.

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
All day “ST. PATRICK’S AT CAFÉ ROCKENWAGNER” includes 3 Square Café & Bakery and Rockenwagner Bakery locations. Chef Hans Rockenwagner celebrates the holiday by offering a variety of St. Patrick’s Day specials at his three outposts. Dine on seasonal specials like one pot slow cooked corn beef and cabbage with red potatoes, roasted beet soup with avocado creme fraiche, Rueben sandwich with fennel slaw and green beer on tap at Cafe Rockenwagner. Three locations; see their website: www.rockenwagner.com

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Mar 17, in L.A.:
All day “FRANKLIN’S ST. PATRICK’S” at Franklin & Company, 5923 Franklin Av, L.A.; 323-463-1552; www.franklinandcotavern.com

Kick off your holiday over Bloody Maureens (Guinness and Bloody Mary mix), shots of Jameson with pickle backs, corned beef hash sliders, onion rings with Guiness ketchup and discount Guinness drafts.

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Mar 17, various locations:
All day “IRISH NACHOS” and other oddball offerings prevail all this month at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar locations. Celebrate the holiday all month with fried potatoes covered in homemade chili, jack & cheddar cheeses, sour cream, onions, tomatoes, and homemade pickled jalapenos. They offer Half & Halfs (Harp Lager topped with Guinness) or a James and Ginger cocktail with Jameson Irish Whiskey & Gosling Ginger beer with fresh lime. See their website for locations; www.lazydogrestaurants.com

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Mar 17, in Valley Center:
6 pm “ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION” with live music at Valley View Casino & Hotel, 16300 Nyemii Pass Rd, Valley Center 92082.

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Mar 17, in Hollywood:
(Evening) Annual "LOS ANGELES ST. PATTY'S FEST" at the Arena Nightclub, 6655 Santa Monica Bl, Hollywood 90038.

This one features live entertainment -- past featured performers at the St. Patty’s Fest include the Pasadena Pipes and Drums Band and the World Champion Irish Dancers -- and tix options include dinner and plenty of drinks.

Tix cost about $35 per person and include food and drinks at the event.

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Mar 17, includes two FREE
“SINGLES MIXERS”
for St. Patrick‘s Day:
(1) in Santa Monica:
7-9 pm “BAY PIG ST. PATRICK’S FREE SOCIAL MIXER” at the Charleston, 2460 Wilshire Bl, Santa Monica 94403.
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BayPay Members and non-members are all invited, and it’s free. Just pay for what you drink.

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2) 7-10 pm “ST. PATTY’S EYE SPY SINGLES MIXER AGES 20s AND 30s,” at the Steingarten L.A., 10543 W Pico Bl, Los Angeles 90064.
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Sponsors tell us, “What to Expect at this St. Patty’s Eye Spy Singles Mixer: 1. Great for people tired of the bar scene 2. 80% of the people co alone so come by yourself and make some new friends 3. Meet singles in one night from the local area 4. Our event is to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we want you to come out to ge lucky and meet some new faces. We will have an icebreaker g calledEYE SPY to help you meet cool people over playing a fun game. Don’t miss out on this fun opportunity. We will expl everything at the event, but here are the basic's, you get a card asks you to find someone in the room that fits that criteria. W you arrive or pay for your ticket, we will ask you for some fun f about yourself. When you reply, the funny facts or clues will be used in the game. If not, we have some fun scavenger clues for you, too. Every time you get a match, you get a ticket that enters you into the drawing to win cheesy prizes that are not worth taking home, but are about fun.”
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It’s FREE if you wear green. If you don’t and you prepay, you get a steep discount on the ticket. Of course, you can wear something that isn’t green, and you’ll pay. Either way, reserve. With no green attire, you’ll pay $25 at the door with the discount if you text in advance to Jessie @ 619-602-9758. That gets your name on the list, green or not.

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Mar 17, in Burbank:
7:30-10:30 pm ST. PATRICK'S DAY with live music at Cody's Viva Cantina, 900 Riverside Dr (next to L.A. Equestrian Center), Burbank; 818-845-2425 or 818-515-4444; www.vivacantina.com.

All shows on both stages are no cover. Venue is known for its Mexican food and full bar. Park across the street at Pickwick Bowl (free, nearly unlimited parking for Viva patrons).

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Mar 17, in downtown L.A.:
9:30 pm-1 am Live music at the Irish Times, 3267 Motor Av, Los Angeles 90034.

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Mar 17, in SFV (Van Nuys):
9:30 pm “ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION” at Ireland's 32, 13721 Burbank Bl, Van Nuys 91401; www.irelands32. com


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NOT IRISH, BUT GOOD STUFF OUT THERE...


√ Mar 17, in L.A.:
"Once," the musical, at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, now through Sun, Mar 20.

√ Mar 17, in L.A.:
8 -11 pm Weekly " HONKY TONK HACIENDA" at El Cid, 4212 W Sunset Bl, Los Angeles 90029; 323-668-0318.

√ Mar 17, in WeHo:
8 pm Live music at the Whisky A Go Go, 8901 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood 90069.

√ Mar 17, in Silverlake (L.A.):
9 pm Live music at the Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Bl, Silverlake (L.A.)


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MORE TICKET ALERTS...

Wednesday's edition has lots of great ones. Here are more...

√ PAUL SIMON at the Hollywood Bowl: show is Wed, Jun 1, at 7:30 pm. Tix now available ONLY with an Amex card; us peasants can get whatever tix are left-over, sometime later.

√ ZAC BROWN BAND, "Black Out The Sun Tour," at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre (formerly Verizon Wireless Amph): show is Sat, Jun 4. Tix on Live Nation.

√ ZAC BROWN BAND, "Black Out The Sun Tour," at The Forum: show is Sun, Jun 5.

√ JOE WALSH, "One Hell of a Night with Joe Walsh & Bad Company," at The Forum: show is Fri, May 20.

√ ANDREA BOCELLI at the Hollywood Bowl: show is Sun, Jun 5.

√ "COSI FAN TUTTE," fully staged by Center Stage Opera and the company's full orchestra, with English supertitles; Dylan F. Thomas directs this new production, bringing a delightful new dimension to Mozart's timeless comedic classic, in SFV (Reseda): two performances - Apr 9 at 7:30 pm, Apr 10 at 3 pm. Tix, $30-$55, at: www.centerstageopera.org

√ Annual "PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL" at the Hollywood Bowl: event is Sat, Jun 11, plus additional related events for several days before and after at other venues (you'll need to track those down, because we don't really cover jazz as party of "Folk Americana").

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BANJO WORKSHOP & BARN CONCERT WITH BILL EVANS AND ALAN MUNDE, APRIL 3

Roger Siminoff says, "On Sunday, April 3rd, Rosemary and I are happy to announce a great workshop opportunity and barn concert featuring two highly respected bluegrass banjo players, Bill Evans and Alan Munde. Bill and Alan will be performing bluegrass, original compositions, fiddle tunes on banjo, beautiful slow songs, and more. The mixed voice of two banjos promises to deliver a rich and lively concert."

Wow. Two top players. Bill Evans wrote "Banjo for Dummies."

Info, tickets, workshop registration, contact Roger at: siminoff@siminoff.net



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NORTHWEST FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL

Seattle isn't exactly close, but we've been telling you something for years: you MUST, at least once, attend an annual "Northwest Folklife Festival." It's "The Largest Community-Powered Festival in the Country," four days over Memorial Day Weekend, when the weather is about perfect. It has on the order of 26 (or so) stages, dozens of workshops, registration for your own area to play unscheduled or to jam where you won't sonically crowd others, and it's all FREE. Yes, they will ask you for donations to make the whole thing happen, but you're not strong-armed. And it is an amazing environment and experience. Oh, and by the way: they do musical and music education things all year.

NWFL just told us about "The Lullaby Project: Making Music at Mary's Place." It's an intensive Community Connections project from Seattle Symphony, in which mothers in challenging circumstances come together with specialized Symphony teaching artists and musicians to write, record, and perform lullabies for their children. This year, those involved will perform their works at the Northwest Folklife Festival on May 29, in the Center Theater venue (one of the nice indoor performance spaces) as part of the 2016 festival's Cultural Focus Program, "The Power of the Human Voice through Song."

For those in Seattle? This year's Northwest Folklife Folklife PreFest Party is April 21, featuring THE WARREN G. HARDINGS, plus Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, Naomi Wachira, Jacob Miller, and the Bridge City Crooners.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS are NOW OPEN. If you know you're going, volunteer and get to know people. Northwest Folklife Festival relies on over 700 volunteers to make this community-powered Festival happen. Volunteers receive access to hospitality, a 2016 festival button, an invitation to the Saturday Night Party, and more. Check out the Festival volunteer page on the NWFL site to fill out a volunteer application, review volunteer benefits, FAQ’s, and more.

Get all the details or get on their mailing list at: www.nwfolklife.org

The full 2016 Northwest Folklife Festival schedule — with more bands on more stages anywhere this side o' SXSW, all of 'em folky — is set to be publicly announced on May 2, at www.NWFolklife.org/Festival


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