Our weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes lots of St. Paddy’s Weekend happenings, a Montana Ave. Wellness Walk , Triple Beam Pizza pop-up and much more.
The Music of Tom Petty by The Heart Wreckers: Run down your dream of enjoying Petty’s music in a small, fun setting at The Venice West. $19.50 Friday, March 15, 8pm at 1717 Lincoln Blvd. More info here.
Montana Ave. Wellness Walk: Expect a day of outdoor works, clinics, healthy bites & sips, painting classes, mental health practices and special promotions for businesses on Montana Ave. Saturday, March 16. More info here.
Women’s History Month Author Talk - The Women Who Made Early Disneyland: Hear about the amazing women who contributed to the success of early Disneyland at a Women’s History Month Author Talk: The Women Who Made Early Disneyland with Cindy Mediavilla and Kelsey Knox. Saturday, March 16, 3pm at Main Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd. More details here.
Love Isn’t Blind: In this dating experiment, men compete on stage for one lucky bachelorette, with the little caveat that the men can’t speak. Through a series of games — which includes calling the boys’ moms and unlocking their phones — we narrow it down to two men. Finally, we hear their voices, and the lucky winning man is sent with our bachelorette to the bar for an immediate date. $25–$30. Saturday, March 16, 7pm at Morgan Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd. More info here.
St Patty’s Weekend Pub Crawls: There are a couple options for getting your green on this weekend between the Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl at Barney’s Beanery, Britannia Pub, Cabo Cantina, Jameson’s Irish Pub, Nameless Bar, and Lanea and the St. Paddy’s Saturday Pub Crawl Party at Barney’s Beanery, Ashland Hill, Venice Whaler and more. Both are Saturday March 16.
St. Paddy’s at The Library Alehouse: Enjoy a delicious homemade corned beef stew or Reuben and a creamy pint of Guinness while you soak in the wailing skirl of bagpipes. Live bagpipe performances take place at 1pm and 8pm on Sunday, March 17. More info here.
St Patty’s at Jameson’s Pub: "Jameson’s has all the Irish whiskey, prime rib and Reubens you could want." 11am–2am on Sunday, March 17.
St Paddy’s at Margaret O’Leary: 17% off all full-priced menu items Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17.
St Patty’s at Ye Olde King’s Head: Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day with corned beef and cabbage, Irish Stew, Green Beer, bagpipers, DJs and lots of shenanigans at this classic Irish bar all weekend from Saturday, March 16 at 10am to Sunday, March 17 at 2am.
St Paddy’s at Tavern on Main: Wear your best green garb and share your Irish spirit with $5 Corned Beef Sliders, $8 Reeces Pieces Irish Coffee and Beer and Irish $10 Whiskey shot March 16 and 17.
What to Eat & Drink?
Triple Beam Pizza and Vamos Vamos Popup Collaboration: As Triple Beam gears up to open this Spring on Main St, they have teamed up with another Main St. staple to do a recurring popup every Sunday in March from 4-8pm using their portable pizza oven so people don’t have to wait for the brick and mortar locations to get their pie fix. 2917 Main St.
"Find LA’s Best New Fried Chicken Steps Away From the Ocean in Venice" — Si! Mon gets a rave review from EaterLA stating "Every Angeleno needs to taste chef José Olmedo Carles Rojas’s Panamanian fried chicken." 60 N Venice Blvd. More info here.
The Infatuation lists Xuntos as one of "the best Spanish restaurants in LA — They state "Xuntos is home to the best tapas experience in LA and is one of the places we’d insist on for a fun, off-the-cuff dinner in downtown Santa Monica." 516 Santa Monica Blvd. More info here.
Further afield: Rolling Loud California – The world’s largest hip-hop festival is headlined by an impressive trio of Nicki Minaj, Post Malone and Future x Metro Boomin, along with a huge lineup of rap A-listers, rising stars, and special performances. March 15-17 at SoFi Stadium. More info here.
Looking Ahead Around Town: Pier Locals Night (3/21),Museums Annual Free-For-All (3/23), The Other Art Fair (4/4-7), CicLAvia West LA (4/21)
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