The calendar says Spring. We know better.

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1    Angels & Airwaves
      Body Mind Life
      Gopher Bball M
      Gospel Choir
 2    Body Mind Life
       Gopher Bball M
       Gopher Swim W

 3   Rain: The Beatles 4  HMS Pinafore
 Taste of Chaos		 5 

 6   Big Head Todd
 7    Gopher Gym W
 8    Bedrace
      Camp Fair
      Miss Teen MN
9    Daylight Savings
      Miss Teen MN
      NOFX
      Taste of Chocolate
 10 11

 12    13 Miss Shamrock
 14  Movie: Horton Hears A Who
     Pow-wow
 15  
     St Patrick's Parade
     Supercross
     Travis Tritt
16   Bridal Show
     Bruce Springsteen
      Cherish the Ladies
      Lifehouse
      St Paul Irish Dancers
      Winter to Spring
 17  St Patrick's Day
      Gaelic Storm
      St. Patrick's Parade
 18 
 19 
 20  1st Day of Spring
      Avril Lavigne
 21   Blind Melon
MN Orchestra-Led Zeppelin
 22    Craft Show
        D.H.Hughley
      Gopher Gym W
23  Easter
      311
      Rise n Shine
24  Masterworks Concert
      3 Days Grace
 25
 26 
 27 28   Cowboy Up 29  Art at Highland
      Blue Man Group
      Native Americans
in Science
      Roller Derby
30
 31   Twins opener
Mar 2, 4, 11, 17, 19, 22, 30 - basketball  - Timberwolves, Target Center
Mar 1-9 - play - Fortunes of King Croesus, MN Opera Center
Mar 1-23 - play - 9 Parts of Desire, Guthrie Theater
Mar 5-8 - hockey - State High School Boys
Mar 7-8 - expo - Let's Play Hockey, River Centre
Mar 7-9 - craft show - Eden Prairie Center Mall
 Mar 7-9 - kids - American Girl Fashion Show, Bloomington
Mar 7-30 - play - Frozen, Park Square Theater
Mar 8-16 - car show - 2008 Auto Show, Convention Ctr
Mar 11-May 18 - play - Blues in the Night, Ordway
Mar 12-15 - basketball - State High School Girls
Mar 14-15 - ballet - State Ballet of Georgia, Northrop
Mar 14-15 - comedy - Louis Anderson, Treasure Island
Mar 14-Apr 6 - play - Sabrina Fair, Theatre in the Round
Mar 15-16 - music - Tom Jones, Mystic Lake
Mar 18-19 - music - Bon Jovi, Xcel Energy Center
Mar 18-30 - play - Drowsy Chaperone, Ordway
Mar 19-Apr 20 - play - Jersey Boys, Orpheum Theatre
Mar 20-21 - music - George Jones, Mystic Lake
Mar 21-22 - craft show - Knollwood Mall, St. Louis Park
Mar 26-29 - basketball - State High School Boys
Mar 28-30 - craft show - Har Mar Mall
Mar 29-30 - show - Spring Home Improvement, Canterbury Park
Mar 30-Apr 1 - Minnesota State Science Fair, Crown Plaza, St. Paul

"You see it all around you -- good lovin' gone bad, and usually it's too late when you realize what you had."
- 38 Special plays the Medina Entertainment Center in Hamel on March 14th.
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Whenever I think of Tom Jones, I think of Lynne & Tessa on YouTube, singing Not Unusual.
Tom Jones will play Mystic Lake Casino on March 15th & 16th.
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"Together, Wendy, we'll live with the sadness; I'll love you with all the madness in my soul."
 - Bruce Springsteen plays the Xcel Energy Center on March 16th.
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"What day is it? And in what month? This clock never seemed so alive." - Lifehouse plays First Avenue on March 16th.
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"I don't know who you are, but I'm with you." Avril Lavigne plays the Target Center on March 20th.
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St. Patrick's Day Events in the Twin Cities - 2008
St. Patrick lived and died 1600 years ago.
They say he drove the snakes from Ireland. I say there never were any snakes in Ireland.
They say that's a metaphor. I say O'.
March 13th - 7pm - Miss Shamrock is crowned at Shamrock's in St. Paul, 995 7th St West.
March 15th - 11am-5pm - Irish Music & Dance - St. Patrick's Day of Irish Celebration, Landmark Center, St. Paul
March 15th - noon - St. Patrick's Day Parade in St. Paul: Fouth & Sibley to Rice Park.
March 16th - 10am-5pm - Irish Music & Dance Association (IMDA) - Day of Irish Dance, Landmark Center, St. Paul
March 17th - 6pm-Midnight - free Metro Transit bus and train rides by Miller Free Rides.
March 17th - 6:30pm - St. Patrick's Day Parade in Minneapolis: Nicollet & 13th down to 5th.
March 17th - 4pm - Boiled in Lead - 25th annual concert at First Avenue,  701 - 1st Av North, Minneapolis

Irish Pubs
Blarney Pub & Grill - 412 14th Ave SE, Minneapolis (Dinkytown) 612-331-1527
Claddagh Irish Pub - 7890 Main St North, Maple Grove 763-773-7400
Dailey's Pub - 2151 Commerce Blvd, Mound 952-495-0017
Dubliner Pub - 2162 University Ave W, St Paul (Corner of Cretin & Vandalia) 651-646-5551
Keegan’s Irish Pub - 16 University Av NE, Minneapolis 612-252-0880
Kieran’s Irish Pub - 330 2nd Av South, Minneapolis 612-339-4499
Kip's Irish Pub - 9970 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park 952-367-5070
Liffey Irish Pub - 175 7th St West,  St. Paul  (across from Xcel) 651-556-1420
O’Donovan’s Irish Pub - 700 1st Av North, Minneapolis 612-317-8896
O'Gara's Bar & Grill - 164 Snelling Av North, St. Paul 651-644-3333
Patrick McGovern’s Pub - 225 7th St West, St. Paul 651-224-5821
McMahon's Irish Pub - 3001 Lake St East, Minneapolis 612-722-1377
Shamrock's - 995 7th St West,  St. Paul 651-228-9925
The Happy Gnome - 498 Selby Av, St. Paul 651-287-2018
The Local - 931 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 612-904-1000
The Nomad - 501 Cedar Av South, Minneapolis 612-338-6424

Nearly Irish Pubs (St. Patrick's Day Specials)
Brother's Bar & Grill - 430 1st Av North, Minneapolis 612-339-4240
Buster's on 28th - 4204  28th Av South, Minneapolis 612-729-0911
Gabe's By The Park - 991 Lexington Parkway North, St. Paul 651-646-3066
Grumpy's - 2200 4th St NE, Minneapolis 612-789-7429

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