St. Patrick's Day

Today is St. Pat's, which means every Irish pub in the city -- and a lot of the non-Irish bars, too -- will be teeming with celebratory folks drinking green beer and whiskey, sporting lots of green and orange and generally making fools of themselves despite it being Wednesday. Do with this information what you like.

The Phenoms at The Fireside Bowl

An alternative to the same-old St. Patty’s bar scene is an evening with the music of The Phenoms with The Dutchmen, The International Playboys, and The Shakedowns on Wednesday night at the Fireside Bowl, 2646 W. Fullerton, Chicago. This all-ages show gets going at 8 p.m.