GREEN DAY

These Houston bars and restaurants are going green for St. Patrick's Day weekend's biggest bashes

Green beer and green gear mark the green day.

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It's time once again to toast Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland, and celebrate the heritage and culture of Ireland.

That means, here in Houston, we post up, down green beer, specialty sips, and St. Patrick's Day-themed menus. Also look for live music, DJ sets, and block parties all around the city and at area restaurants.

Raise a glass, keep those Irish eyes a-smilin', and stay safe out there. Here's our list of St. Patrick's Day and weekend fun.

Bobcat Teddy’s Ice House will once again have its St. Paddy’s Day party going. They will have live music, Irish dancers, Guinness flowing and crawfish boiling. 10 am.

94.5 The Buzz and Lucky’s Pub will put on the 16th annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival downtown. There will be two stages, DJs, leprechauns and, of course, green beer. 10 am.

Kirby Ice House All locations of Texas’s favorite ice house are celebrating St. Patty’s day with celebratory green beer and Jameson specials for March Madness and St. Paddy's. Check out the Houston Highlanders, Pipes, and Drums for some Irish music. 11 am.

McIntyre’s Downtown will have a two-day, St. Patrick’s Day extravaganza. There will be three levels of fun, featuring DJs and live performances. 11 am.

Meanwhile, at McIntyre’s Heights, their two-day extravaganza will feature live music from Mo Jiles Band, Dj Reckshop and others. And, of course, they got the green beer. 11 am.

Over on White Oak Dr, a St. Patrick’s Day Block Party Pub Crawl will go down. Onion Creek Cafe, Public House Heights and other spots will be slinging beer and prizes. 11 am.

The 7th Annual Green Mile St. Patrick’s Day Block Party will happen over on Washington Ave. The Sporting Club, Kung Fu Saloon and others will be part of the festivities. The parking lot will house a sound stage, VIP sections, life-size beer pong, corn hole,, satellite bars, vendors, and live music.Tickets can be purchased online or at the door the day of the event.Noon.

Saint Arnold Brewing Company will have a celebration at its beer garden and restaurant. This free event will feature beer, food, live entertainment and a Shop Local market. 2 pm.

Mary’s Houston will host a downtown St. Patrick’s Day party. Come enjoy delicious food, tons of vendors, amazing DJs, crazy drinks specials and dope ambiance. 3 pm.

Penny Whistle Pub is teaming up with Griff’s for a St. Paddy’s Day shindig. They’ve got dancers, pipers and a band, which will perform at around 6 pm. 3 pm.

East End Backyard will celebrate the day with green beer, St. Patrick’s Day-themed cocktails and photo ops all around. There will also be live music and a DJ all night. 4 pm.

EZ’s Liquor Lounge is hosting a slew of St. Patty’s Day celebrations including an outdoor parking lot party complete with a live DJ set, Nitro Irish Coffee specials, and food from Truth BBQ. Friday kicks off with a free pub crawl parking lot party (4 pm), with a live DJ set from 5 pm-10 pm and $10 Nitro-Irish Coffee specials. Saturday's tent opens at 2 pm with pastrami and slaw served by Truth BBQ and a DJ set from 4 pm-9 pm.

The Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Crawl will be two days’ worth of bar-crawl craziness. 77 Degrees, Dogwood and Front Porch Pub will be among the bars taking part. 4 pm.

Emmit’s Place will have an old-school, St. Paddy’s Day throwdown. Former Gallant Knight houseband The Klockwork Band will be providing the nighttime grooves. 9 pm.

Como Social Club will serve specialty cocktails like the Shamrock-a-rita and the Emerald Crush (both $14) while taking the pool at The Westin Hughes Landing in The Woodlands. The reveler who sports the best St. Patty’s outfit scores a $50 bar tab.

Restaurant specials and deals

Gatsby’s Grill is celebrating the holiday with $4-$5 green draft beers and $7 Tullamore Dew shots. Meanwhile, Gatsby’s Prime Seafood and Gatsby’s Prime Steakhouse along with Gatsby's Grill will serve up the 4 Leaf Clover Club ($18) made with Tullamore Dew Whiskey, Lillet Rose Vermouth, raspberry syrup and topped with frothy egg white, and an Angostura four leaf clove.

GJ Tavern will host an exclusive six-course dinner experience at 7:30 pm. Executive chef Tim Reading’s special menu features pairings including Harp Lager cured salmon served with Harp Lager; Trillium brie with accoutrements served with Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey; duck confit served with Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey; bangers and mash served with Smithwick’s Red Ale; Guinness beef stew served with Guinness Stout; and caramelized white hot chocolate served with 5 Farms Irish Cream. Tickets are available for $100.

Hilton Americas will serve up a refreshing Irish Slammer ($17.50) that packs a punch by pairing a pint of green brew and a shot of smooth whiskey all weekend long. All are invited; no reservations required.

All Los Tios locations are offering $4 green domestic beers at all Los Tios locations on St. Patrick’s Day. Pair the brew with the famous Puffy Queso, or mouthwatering taco and fajita plates.

Marmo, the elegant Montrose Italian chophouse, will serve up a special green pasta curated by executive chef Eli Jackson. Available in half and full portions ($18/$36), the dish features Scarpinocc pasta with smoked mozzarella, asparagus, parmesan fonduta, and morel mushrooms.

Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill, the longtime neighborhood favorite, will serve $4 domestic green beers at all locations to pair with its famed burgers, fresh salads, Tex-Mex options, and frozen margaritas.

Traveler’s Table, the global, eclectic destination, is featuring Irish-inspired specials, including Irish Oysters Kilpatrick, Guinness-Glazed New York Strip, and Sticky Toffee Pudding. St. Patty's sips include Traveler’s Irish Coffee, Finnegan’s Wake, and Fallen Saint (an Irish Old Fashioned). Friday only; specials available for dine-in and take-out.

Movie Review

Over-the-top thriller The Housemaid revels in camp, chaos, and excess

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Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid.

Both Amanda Seyfried (the upcoming The Testament of Ann Lee) and Sydney Sweeney (Christy) are starring in movies with Oscar ambitions this year. By sheer coincidence, the two actors are also co-starring in The Housemaid, a thriller coming out within weeks of their more ambitious works, one that is likely to be seen by many more people than those prestige plays.

Sweeney is given top billing as Millie, a down-on-her-luck ex-convict looking to land any type of job so as not to break her parole. She finds a too-good-to-be-true lifeboat with Nina (Seyfried), who hires her to be a housemaid for her large house on Long Island, where she lives with her husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), and daughter, Cecilia (Indiana Elle).

After a warm interview, Nina almost immediately becomes highly erratic, whipping back-and-forth between happy-go-lucky and rageful. It seems clear that Nina is suffering from mental health issues, as she’ll often accuse Millie of misplacing or stealing items that she didn’t take. Andrew, apparently used to Nina’s tirades, tries to protect Millie from the worst, something that grows increasingly difficult as Nina ups the ante.

Directed by Paul Feig (A Simple Favor) and adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine from the bestselling book by Freida McFadden, the film is likely the trashiest mainstream movie to come out in 2025. The first half of the movie relies not on story but on moments as Nina embodies the word “hysterical” to an unbelievable extent. The resigned acceptance of the abuse by Millie, as well as the saintly patience of Andrew, make almost every scene laughable, as nobody seems to be acting anywhere close to how a person would normally react to such extreme situations.

The scenes and the performance of Seyfried are so over-the-top, in fact, that it’s clear that the filmmakers are in on the joke. It’s next to impossible not to have a little bit of fun while watching the actors react to outrageous incidents as if nothing is out of the ordinary. The worse Nina acts, the more Millie and Andrew retreat into their chosen roles, and the funnier the film becomes.

Fans of the book will know that the story changes course, eventually turning into a more stereotypical thriller that also has some relatively gnarly visuals to offer. But the trashiness continues, with Sweeney’s, um, assets repeatedly on display in both clothed and unclothed ways. The sex appeal of the R-rated movie makes it an outlier, as recent studio films have shied away from asking their big stars to disrobe completely.

Both Seyfried and Sweeney are far from their Oscar hopeful roles here. Seyfried is given free rein to act as brazenly as she pleases, and she takes full advantage of that ability. Sweeney seems to have been told to be much more reserved, and unfortunately that results in too many wooden line readings. Sklenar continues his breakout streak (It Ends with Us, Drop) with a role that allows him to show more range than either Seyfried or Sweeney.

The Housemaid is an unusual type of movie to be released at a time of year when most films are either those aiming for awards or more family-friendly fare. Despite its many flaws, it’s still an enjoyable watch that features a variety of crazy scenarios not typically seen in movies nowadays.

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The Housemaid is now playing in theaters.

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