Weekend Funcast

So if you just can't wait until next Tuesday to do the whole Kiss Me I'm Irish thing, there are lots of things to do both with and without your little ones this weekend. Check it out:

Atlanta St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sat. 3/14 at Noon
Peachtree Street south of Ralph McGill Boulevard
Floats, music, military units, bagpipe and drum corps, Irish dancers, clowns, high-tech firefighting equipment, police units, drill teams, dogs, horses, antique cars and dignitaries from Ireland.

leprechaun. photos courtesy noel st. john.stormtroopers in last year's parade. cause nothing says 'saint patrick's day' like a good star wars reference.

Lucky Little Leprechauns
Sat. 3/14 at 1PM
Imagine-It Children's Museum, Downtown Atlanta. Children will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by becoming lucky little leprechauns. The Imaginators will read “St. Patrick’s Day” by Gail Gibbons and then the children will make lucky leprechaun hats and join us in a leprechaun parade throughout the Museum.

Patti B. Pruitt Book Signing
Sun, 3/15 1:00 pm
Borders Books & Music
The Avenue East Cobb
Local author, who is blind, signs her first book, "Meeting Paddy O'Rourke," which details the adventures of a mischievous leprechaun and a young boy.

Boys of the Lough

Saturday, 3/14, 8:15 p.m., Spivey Hall, Clayton State University

From the Spivey Hall website: The first real Celtic folk group, boasts The Irish Times. "One of the finest bands in Celtic traditional music," proclaims The New York Times. When the Boys of the Lough return to Spivey Hall on Saturday, March 14, 2009, leading up to St. Patrick's Day, they bring their unique warmth and wit, expert musicianship, technical brilliance, lively tunes and clever yarns. The Boys have earned a loyal following through their spirited performances, acclaimed recordings and regular public radio appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. With their roots planted firmly in the heritage of the British Isles' Celtic regions, the Boys have remained true to their musical vision of traditional instrumentals complimented by occasional songs, winning them friends from the village halls of Scotland and Ireland to international concert and festival stages.

Have fun! If you find your pot of gold, save some for me, okay?
Dolcemente,
Lindsay