Sacramento is coming alive this weekend for St. Patrick's Day! To build upon the great round-up of events included in this article, here are a few more to consider for this Saturday. Block Parties & Pub Parties: -St. Paddy's R Street Pub Crawl: R Street Corridor (14th-15th Streets), Sat Noon-1am Come celebrate St. Paddy's Day at your favorite R District bars: R15 Bar, Ace of Spades, Burgers & Brew, and the Shady Lady. Enjoy a performance by The Cheeseballs, drink specials, and Irish grub at all locations. -St. Paddy's in The Sutter District: The Sutter District, Sat Noon-1am Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day at your favorite Sutter District bars: Ink Eats & Drinks, Blue Cue, BarWest, Mon

Get your green out of the closet or beware getting pinched: St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner. St. Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland, and now he brings the party to you. The Sacramento Press compiled a list of fun, Irish-related things to do on March 17 so you won’t miss out on the fun. 16th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday Location: Second and L streets in Old Sacramento Hours: 1 - 3 p.m. Admission: Free Contact: 558-3912 See the 16th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Old Sacramento. This year, the Girl Scouts of the USA will lead the parade with 100 girls dressed in green to celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary. “We have some great vint

In an effort to help children diagnosed with cancer, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation kicked off its 2012 Sacramento St. Baldrick’s fundraising event on Monday. About 185 people volunteered to have their heads shaven in an effort to raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The event, held to raise funds for childhood cancer research, took place at Sacramento’s de Vere’s Irish Pub. Family and friends showed up to support the shavees, de Vere’s and the Foundation. Over 200 events have already taken place and another 780 events have been scheduled in March. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation indicates there will be over 30,000 registered volunteers who will have their head shaven worldwide.

St. Patrick’s Day is a day synonymous with leprechauns, green beer and socially acceptable pinching. Whether the luck of the Irish courses through you or not, St. Patty’s Day is coming up. For some, it’s a holiday worth going all out for, especially since this year it falls on a Saturday. For others, however, it’s a day like any other with the exception of avoiding driving downtown and throwing on a green article of clothing. No matter where you fall on the spectrum, The Sacramento Press went to the streets to ask Sacramentans, “What are you doing for St. Patrick’s Day?” Nick James, a 28-year-old barista from Auburn, said that although he is scheduled to work, he will still partake in s

You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day March 17, and you don’t have to be Irish to join the Shamrock Club of Sacramento – you just have to enjoy all things Celtic and want to have fun. The Shamrock Club was started in 2005 by Sacramento resident Chris Brown and C.J. Kennedy to keep Irish culture and history alive in the region. According to the Shamrock Club website, there are eight other affiliated Shamrock Clubs on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The club promotes awareness and appreciation of Irish/Celtic culture, history and tradition and provides educational and entertainment opportunities for club members and the community. The Sacramento Press sat down with Brow

Sacramentans are gearing up to go hairless next week as this year’s St. Baldrick’s Day events aim to add to the $4 million raised locally in the past decade to fund research for childhood cancer. “The event itself is something to be witnessed,” said Henry de Vere White, co-owner of de Vere’s Irish Pub, located at 1521 L St. “We’ve had women do it because their kid has cancer, we’ve had siblings do it and we’ve had Little League teams show up and shave their heads in honor of their teammates who had cancer.” De Vere White said Friday that shaving heads began in pubs on the east coast when some lawyers decided to try to raise $17,000 on March 17. Since then, it has snowballed to the point

Playing a fusion of traditional Irish music with a mix of bluegrass sensibilities and punk timing, local band Whiskey and Stitches will play at the Fox and Goose Public House on St. Patrick’s Day. With influences including Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and The Pogues, some might expect to find Whiskey and Stitches composed of hard-drinking rogues, but guitarist and vocalist Mike McCarrick, 40, said that’s not the case. “The ability to play a song and pull it off when you’re absolutely hammered – it’s great in theory, but in reality it doesn’t work,” he said. “You forget the song and the words and the chords.” McCarrick’s day job is as a coding specialist for Sutter Health, mandolin p

How much money would it take to shave your head? What if all that money went to making a difference in the lives of children battling cancer? That’s what St. Baldrick’s Day is all about—going bald for a good cause. Every year, de Vere's gathers the community for a one-day event that brings together teams of people willing to shave their heads bald as a sign of solidarity with children who are fighting cancer. This year's event takes place on Monday, March 12th at 5pm. All participants, which include local businesses, schools, politicians, de Vere’s patrons, and even plenty of women, raise money in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, then congregate at de Vere’s Irish Pub to shave t

The streets of midtown Sacramento were filled with green-clad revelers in pursuit of green beer and shiny shamrock beads on St. Patrick's Day. At the corner of 21st and J Streets, a different sort of celebration drew a near-capacity crowd. The Sacramento Master Singers chose to honor the holiday with ‘Celtic Connections’, a journey through several centuries of music from the Celtic world. Artistic director and conductor Ralph Hughes led the 45-voice chorus through an ambitious program of music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England. Acclaimed harpist Aileen Kelley provided accompaniment throughout the program, and also performed two solo selections. The ethereal, complex music of

As St. Patrick's is celebrated on March 17, here are some photos celebrating the St. Patrick's Parade in Old Sacramento and St. Baldrick's at de Vere's. Above is Father Dan Madigan Grand Marshall of the St. Patrick's Parade Below, Mayor Kevin Johnson who also made an apperance at St. Baldrick's.       ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Not everyone was happy about giving up their locks Above and below, before and after photos More St. Patrick's Photos More St. Baldrick's Photos

Crews started setting up Wednesday morning for the 12-hour party at Cesar Chavez Plaza for St. Patrick's Day.  The event is expected to draw thousands of people, according to the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. St. Patrick's Day Party in the Park will start at 10 a.m. and end at 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza is located at 910 I St.

The weather forecast for Thursday is clear and sunny and Sacramento is counting down the hours to this year's biggest St. Patrick’s Day party. The de Vere’s Party in the Park kicks off at 10 a.m. on Thursday March 17th at Cesar Chavez Plaza in Downtown Sacramento for 12 hours of St. Patrick’s Day festivities, music, pipes, dancers, food, and drinks. 9th street between I and J streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 5 am to make room for all of the St. Patrick's Day festivities happening in the park. The street will reopen to traffic after midnight. Advance ticket sales for the Party in the Park available at deveresderules.com end at 11:30 a.m. on March 16, but tickets are availabl

Hair clippings were scattered along the sidewalk in front of de Vere’s Irish Pub Monday, which hosted the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser benefiting childhood cancer research organizations Keaton Raphael Memorial and St. Baldrick’s. An estimated more than 200 participants showed up to shave their heads, and it wasn’t just men going under the clippers. Women and children were also a part of the mix. St. Baldrick's is an international foundation dedicated to raising funds to find cures for childhood cancers. Located in Monrovia, Calif., it stands as a larger umbrella organization that partners with smaller groups. Keaton Raphael Memorial is one of these groups. Keaton Raphael Memorial is a nonp

This year de Vere’s Irish Pub and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership (DSP) are teaming up to host Sacramento’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day event at Cesar Chavez Plaza on March 17 and to give back to a good cause. The de Vere’s Party in the Park will benefit Maryhouse, a daytime women and children’s homeless shelter at Loaves and Fishes. “We started this party years ago to create a signature event for Sacramento and give back to the community that had been so supportive of us as a new business,” said de Vere’s Irish Pub Owner Henry de Vere White. “By moving to a larger venue, we’ll be able to do more for our charity partner Maryhouse and continue our mother’s legacy for their cause.” The d

This year, de Vere’s Irish Pub and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership (DSP) are teaming up to host Sacramento’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day event at Cesar Chavez Plaza at 10th and J streets on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit Maryhouse, a daytime women’s and children’s homeless shelter at Loaves & Fishes. Maryhouse provides much-needed support and services for this vulnerable population, including the Hot Breakfast Meal Program and crisis management. “We’re moving our annual block party to the park, but will still host a pub party at de Vere’s on St. Patrick’s Day. By moving to a larger venue, we can do more for our charity partner, Maryhouse,” said de

It is a common belief that St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland and the inspiration for countess pints of green beer, banished all the snakes from the Emerald Isle. He used a wooden staff to herd the serpents into the sea, banishing them forever. In reality, snakes never lived in Ireland. The climate is just too frigid for the cold-blooded reptilians. Midtown Sacramento boasts a much warmer climate, but, don’t worry, you will probably find a lot more corned beef and cabbage than you will snakes. For this year’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities on March 17, many Midtown businesses will be celebrating with their own takes on honoring the saint. One such place that will be showing off their Ir

  This year de Vere's Irish Pub has decided to expand their St. Patrick's Day celebration by hosting two parties in one day.  Due to the crowds over the  past few years, de Vere's felt it would be better to create two parties so people could have better access to each venue and celebrate in style. de Vere's is hosting a Party in the Park with the Downtown Partnership, hoping to raise money for Maryhouse a local shelter for homless women and children, while providing a rock concert artomsphere in Caesr Chavez Park. This Party in the Park will host a large stage, enetertainment, local resturaunts, and about 4,000 possible new friends!  de vere's is still hosting a party at their Pub on 16th

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. There are a variety of St. Patrick's Day events happening on Saturday and Thursday, so get out and enjoy! For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Through Sunday, March 20th: 9 to 5 The Musical at The Sacramento Community Center Theatre on 1301 L Street in Sacramento. Shows at 8PM, 2PM, and 7:30PM depending on date. Tickets are $18.00 - $70.00.  A Grand Night For Singing at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 -

A local dance troupe hopes to help turn Sacramento's St. Patrick's Day Parade into a céilí – and for all you non-Gaelic speakers out there, that means one big party. While a little beer is known to flow on St. Patrick's Day, the kind of party we're talking about is more of a cultural celebration. The céilí – or céilidh in Scottish Gaelic – developed in Ireland and Scotland as an entertaining get-together where stories were told, poems recited and songs sung. Modern céilís (KAY lees) often include dancing. The céilí is what St. Patrick's Day is all about, said Helen Healy, one of the grand dames of the city's Irish-American community. "It's a Celtic word for a gathering of music, song a

Sacramento’s St. Patrick’s Day party will be held downtown this year instead of on L Street so the event can accommodate the thousands of expected festivalgoers, according to Lisa Martinez, director of outreach and marketing for the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. The downtown organization and de Vere’s Irish Pub are organizing this year’s de Vere’s St. Patrick’s Day Party in the Park at Cesar Chavez Park from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 17. “Our goal is to create a bigger footprint for the event,” said Martinez, Downtown Sacramento Partnership’s director of outreach and marketing. From 5 a.m. to midnight on March 17, Ninth Street will be shut down between I and J streets for