St. Patrick's Day in Sacramento: Part III

Another option for your St. Patrick's Day (night) involves dancing the night away.  The Blue Goose Event Center/Fruit Shed in Loomis, California, will be host to the 1st (ever) St. Patrick's Day Masquerade Ball.  The event will run from 7-midnight and will serve as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  Be sure to wear green and a mask if you plan to attend (after all, it is a masquerade) - it could also earn you a spot in their dating game.  You can come as a couple, but this event definitely has a "bent" toward singles and meeting other singles (sponsored by Capital City Singles).  There will be food, wine tasting, and live entertainment courtesy of Radio Active Band.  Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.  You can call 916-568-9663 for more information.

 


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St. Patrick's Day in Sacramento: Part II

If you want something a little more low-key for St. Patrick's Day, check out the Harley White Jr. Orchestra at the Shady Lady Saloon.  This local jazz orchestra has some great smooth tunes, perfect for sipping some whiskey and enjoying the night.  They will be performing "Tom Waits For No Man," a tribute to Tom Waits from 9pm-midnight.  A great bonus (if you are a night owl) is that Shady Lady serves their entire menu until midnight seven days a week!

Shady Lady Saloon is know for their classic drink recipes, hand-crafted cocktails, and their house-made ginger ale, tonic, and cola.  However, they also offer over twenty different types of whiskey, so there are plenty to choose from for your St. Patty's night out (or any night)!  They received 4 out of 5 stars on Yelp (out of 300 ratings), and most reviewers recommend their fried green tomatoes and apple crisp (if you're hungry).  One Yelp whiskey-drinker stated that "they have a good selection of whiskey, which anywhere else I'd only drink neat.  But they make great Old Fashioneds and Manhattans so I will sometimes get one of those.  The drinks are made perfectly and with attention to detail."

Daylight Savings and Shamrock Run Tomorrow!

Just a quick note to let you know that the Shamrock Half Marathon is tomorrow morning!  ...AND don't forget to turn your clocks forward tonight (ugh!), as it is daylight savings time (a tradition we should do away with)!  I am not personally taking part this year but have some friends and family that are running, so we will probably find ourselves cheering along the course somewhere!  The first wave starts at 7:45am, second at 8:05, and the final wave at 8:30.  It starts and ends at Raley Field - all roads will be open by 12:30pm!  I have included the "best places to spectate" below (according to www.shamrocknhalf.com)

Best places to spectate

2.25 miles - 10th St. & Capitol Mall (round).  In front of the Capitol.  Live music here.  Expect runners from 7:58 AM to 9:15 AM.

2.75 miles - 13th St. between L St. and J St.  The "Heads".  Expect runners from 8:00 AM to 9:25 AM.

3.25 miles - 14th St. & E St.  Shine coffee shop.  Live music here.  8:03 AM to 9:35 AM.
7 miles - Discovery Park Archery Range.  Enter Discovery Park off Natomas Park Dr.  Note their may or may not be parking charges that day in that location.  You can park across Garden Hwy at the business park and walk over.  Live music here.  Expect runners from 8:22 AM to 10:50 AM.
8 miles - Jiboom St. Bridge (green bridge) - In Discovery Park.  Expect runners from 8:28 AM to 11:10 AM.

9.25 miles - Old Sacramento on 2nd St.  Expect runners from 8:35 AM to 11:35 AM.

9.75 miles & 11.5 miles - Front St. and Riverfront Promenade.  View runners coming from both directions.  Live music here.  Expect runners from 8:37 AM to 12:20 PM.
Finish line - Raley Field.  Watch runners enter the field and run to the finish and see them on the big screen.  Expect runners from 8:56 AM to 12:52 PM.

St. Patrick's Day in Sacramento: Part 1

Is this your event? Claim it

  Combine Cesar Chavez Park and deVere's and you get the biggest St. Patrick's Day party in the Sacramento area!  However, if you are looking for a new event this year (or something smaller or more intimate), we will be featuring various events from now until Thursday, so that you can pick the event that seems most appealing to you.  There is a full website dedicated to the de Vere's party where you can buy tickets for all of the day's events.  Events will be happening all day long and are listed in two parts below (courtesy of the Sacramento Bee):

Part I: de Vere's St. Pat's Pub Party 2011

Join us on St. Patrick’s Day for the ultimate authentic-Irish
experience. At de Vere’s Irish Pub, you can enjoy the beautiful
woodwork, family heirlooms, friendly banter, and of course, the perfect
pint of Guinness (a specialty we’ve mastered).
Our pub doors will open at 8am—and our famous Irish coffees will be piping hot and ready to serve.
At 11am, we will close down the sidewalks and open our outside
venue, which will include an outdoor kitchen serving traditional Irish
fare (like corned beef and cabbage) and a stage featuring live
entertainment throughout the day.
Bring your friends and family to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish fashion.

PUB Line Up
8:00 Am : Pub opens
11:00 Am : Our extended sidewalk party area opens
12:00 PM : Authentic corned beef and cabbage lunch
  2:00 PM : Cover-charge for the party begins
  2:30 PM : Pipes and Drums
  3:30 PM : Kennely School Dancers
  4:30 PM : Nine-8ths Irish
  7:00 PM : Kennel School Dancers
  8:30 PM : Whiskey and Stitches 

 

Part II: St. Patrick's Day Party in the Park 

Thursday, Mar 17 10:00a to 10:00p
at Cesar Chavez Plaza, Sacramento, CA 
Price: $25 at the door, $20 in advance



You know that Amazing St. Patricks Day party that de Vere's throws every year? (The one that inevitably sells out with a line down the block!?) This year, we're making sure that there's room for you and all your friends by moving the party to Cesar Chavez Plaza!   The de Vere's 3rd Annual St. Patricks Day Party is going to be bigger and better than ever! This year, de Vere’s Irish Pub and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership (DSP) are teaming up to host Sacramento’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day event at Cesar Chavez Plaza at 10th & J streets. The de Vere's St. Patrick's Day Party in the Park will be going strong all day long on St. Patricks Day, March 17 from 10 am to 10 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance / $25 at the door. (Please note: This is a 21 and older event. Id required at the door.)

Support a great cause: Proceeds from the event will benefit Maryhouse, a daytime women and children’s homeless shelter at Loaves and Fishes. Maryhouse provides much needed support and services for this
vulnerable population including the Hot Breakfast Meal Program and crisis counseling.

Event details: Sacramento's largest St. Patrick's Day party will feature food from local restaurants, signature irish drinks, and live entertainment throughout the day. See Irish dancers, Sacramento Firefighters Pipes and Drums, and live performances by local bands Nine 8ths Irish, Whiskey and Stitches, and the Black-Eyed Dempseys. The evening will end with headliner and San Francisco U2 tribute band, Zoo Station.

A baby later...and we're back!

I must admit that this blog started as my "baby," but I soon found out that I was going to have our first baby, and as you may have guessed, I decided it would be in his best interest to lay off the whiskey for the most part!  Well, time has passed, and we now have Mr. Jack Henry, and I am anxious to start writing for Sacramento Whiskey Drinkers again!  I figured that St. Patrick's Day (week) was a great time to start...so check back tomorrow for all of the local events that you can enjoy this upcoming week!