From Irish pubs to Vietnamese lounges (?!): your PDX St. Paddy's Day primer
Portland
Event of the Week
Monday, March 17th: One of America's 21 best Irish pubs, Biddy McGraw's is kicking off their St. Paddy's Day Extravaganza with 13hrs of live music -- everything from traditional Irish reels, to tunes from a band that just dropped an album called The Land of Cheese -- and, well, lots of booze.
Friday, March 14th: St. Patrick’s Day Weekend at The EastBurn starts today, and you know what that means... yup, beer and live music, plus the chef's famous corned beef and Colcannon. Continue Reading
Friday, March 14th: The four-day St. Patrick's Day Festival at (St.?) Paddy's Bar & Grill starts today, and boasts live music, post-Shamrock Run drink specials on Sunday, and more than 500lbs of corned beef.
Friday, March 14th: Four days of amateur boxing + a shton of live music = Kells Irish Festival, starting today... tickets!
Saturday, March 15th: In addition to crawls on Friday and Monday, the Get Sham-rocked bar crawl is going from noon-close today: things start at The Matador, and end who the heck knows where.
Saturday, March 15th, 7:00pm: Portland Short Bus's Faux Patrique's: An Un-St. Paddy's Day Tour starts at The Slammer and skips Irish Pubs in favor of "Vietnamese lounges, (the) diviest dives, odd ball locales, and fashionably hip bars".