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Sid and Fancy
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Bar Hopping in
the Emerald City
A guide to St. Patrick’s Day in Eugene
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Saturday July 5 Roseland Theater
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Monday
May 12
Crystal
Ballroom
1332 W BURNSIDE ST
PORTLAND
7:00PM DOORS
ALL AGES
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Secret House Vineyards
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36 MARCH 131, 2008 EUGENE WEEKLY
he Irish are coming! St. Patrick’s
Day is only a mug of Guinness
away, and the Eugene bar scene is
getting ready to party it up Irish style.
Although the favored drinking day may
be on a Monday this year, that won’t stop
true St. Paddy’s afi cionados from drinking
their weight in beer. And if you too won’t
allow work to interfere with a good night of
partying, then the local scene has everything
you’ll need to celebrate.
The party starts with DJ SIMY and DJ
Redd Fox, who will be spinning hits on
Monday at The City. Hosted by Emma from
Although the
favored drinking
day may be on a
Monday this year,
that won’t stop
true St. Paddy’s
afi cionados from
drinking their
weight in beer.
KNRQ, the festivities start at 9 pm with no
cover charge. And lassies, don’t forget to
dress up, because prizes for the most spirited
green Irish costume will be given.
Some venues haven’t limited themselves
to partying on Monday night alone. The
Cooler hosts an Irish festival (benefi ting
Mid Valley Rotary) all weekend long,
starting with a performance by the Spruce
Roots Band on Friday night. Saturday
the Irish Tenors and Celtic bagpipers
Piping Hot perform, and Sunday the
Gaye Lee Russell Experience, a Janis
Joplin tribute band, will perform starting
at 11 pm. Opening for the group are Deb
Cleveland at 8 pm, Barbara Healy at
9 pm and JC Rico at 10 pm. Things truly
get Irish on Monday with performances by
Irish Kitty, Mercenaries, Irish Echo
and an encore performance by Piping
Hot. At 9 pm Saturday, Fenario Gallery
welcomes Medium Troy and Rootdown
for “The Sea of Green,” an event that
includes performance painters Marlis and
Dominique Dillkinz.
Kolvane, which mixes British and
American blues and rock, will be playing at
Mac’s at the Vets Club on Saturday night for
an early St. Patrick’s celebration. That same
night, The Nettles make a second-year-in-
a-row appearance at Sam Bond’s at 9 pm.
Come Monday, Luckey’s will be passing
out the pints at its biggest celebration this
year with headliners Sid and Fancy, a
punk-bluegrass band. Along with them the
Irish folk/rock Starboard Morning will
perform, followed by Eugene’s Jesse
Meade and other artists later in the evening.
The show starts at 8 pm and cover is $5-$10
on a “sliding scale.” At Diablo’s Downtown
Lounge, you can start the evening with St.
Patrick’s Day bingo at 7 pm and continue
with Altamara and The Skyline at 10
pm. Should you feel like skipping (jigging?)
to the next town over, Cottage Grove’s Axe
and Fiddle will welcomes the Celtic/pirate
themed group Man Overboard at 8 pm.
While the jig will be taking over stages
all over Eugene on Monday, there is plenty
of room for music of other genres among
the celebrations. John Henry’s hosts a
St. Patrick’s Day hip hop party featuring
performances by Animal Farm, Garden
Entertainment, Mic Crenshaw and DJ
Wicked starting at 9 pm with a $4 cover.
For those who don’t feel like Irish car
bombing their way to an early coma, Sam
Bond’s Garage will be offering its usual
Monday night bingo — but with a St.
Patrick’s Day twist, of course.
Eugene has a lot to offer this St. Paddy’s
Day — more than we have room to list
here. So whether you feel like celebrating
your (real or imagined) Irish heritage
on Monday or all through the weekend,
the Emerald City’s bar scene has you
covered.
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