St. Patrick's Day began as a celebration of the life of St. Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland. What started out as a day of prayer, family, and feast has evolved into, well, mostly just feast. Luckily, the annual celebration lands on a Saturday this year, giving you a day of recovery with no questions asked. If food and beer is your thing, head to 36 Handles where they’ll host a three-day celebration (March 16-18) featuring live music, an Irish buffet, raffle prizes, and plenty of Guinness and Jameson. The party will flow into the parking lot where there will be a beer truck and macaroni and cheese tasting. The Purple Place might not turn green for the day, but they will be celebrating on Saturday with corned beef and cabbage, deals on drinks, Irish Car Bomb cupcakes, and live music starting at 9 p.m. The Farm Table will be making their own corned beef and cabbage and offering it up as a sandwich during lunch (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and entrée during dinner (5-9 p.m.). Grab a green T-shirt from Solid Ground Brewing and join them on Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. for a menu of Irish fare, a new beer release, and Irish dancers from 6-8 p.m. Poor Red's Bar-B-Q will be celebrating with a menu of Blarney Brussels, Guinness stew, and Calhoun corned beef, along with specialty cocktails. Pleasant Valley Community Hall will host a St. Patrick's Day dinner from 5:30-8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $15 and will get you all the Irish fixings and no-host beer and wine.

For more information, visit

36handles.com, thepurp.com, ourfarmtable.com, solidgroundbrewing.com, poorreds.com, and pleasantvalleycommunityhall.com.

By Emily Peter