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

Billie Eilish takes fans behind the scenes in immersive 3D tour film

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Billie Eilish in Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D.

In 2021, at the tender age of 19, singer Billie Eilish was already the subject of a documentary, The World’s a Little Blurry. At that point, she had only released one album, so the film threatened to feel too early for such treatment. The ensuing five years have only made her a bigger star, though, so in many ways that movie now feels prescient for the person on display in the new concert documentary with the unwieldy title of Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D.

Directed by Eilish and blockbuster filmmaker James Cameron, the film takes viewers inside Eilish’s 2024-2025 tour in support of her latest album, 2023’s Hit Me Hard and Soft. Filmed mostly at her series of shows in Manchester, England, the movie is a showcase for Eilish’s music, but it also serves as a smaller exploration of the type of person she is, as well as the impact she has had on her legion of fans.

The draw of the film is the use of Cameron’s beloved 3D technology, which he has employed in each of the three Avatar films. Unlike in those films, where the 3D has the odd effect of making the visuals too realistic for their own good, the technique brings an intimacy to the large-scale show that underscores the unique bond the singer has with her supporters.

Eilish and Cameron go back and forth between performances at the concert to behind-the-scenes sequences, detailing the enormous effort it takes to put on a show like that and how Eilish spends her time getting ready for it. As in The World’s a Little Blurry, this film continues to portray the singer as down-to-Earth, someone who yearns to maintain the connection to her fans that she’s had since she released her first single, “Ocean Eyes,” 10 years ago.

And as the many emotional songs in Eilish’s concert playlist prove, the feeling from the crowd is mutual. While Eilish has multiple bangers like “Bad Guy,” “Therefore I Am,” and the Charli XCX collaboration “Guess,” it’s the sad songs like “Everything I Wanted,” “Happier Than Ever,” and the Oscar-winning Barbie anthem, “What Was I Made For?” that hit the hardest. The depth of feeling emanating from her many sobbing fans singing along to crushing songs cannot be understated.

For audiences of the film, though, it’s the breadth of camera angles and shot choices that make it truly dynamic. There are cameras everywhere, including in the crowd, inside a cube at the center of the stage that rises and descends, following Eilish as she traipses every inch of the long, rectangular stage, and even a small one Eilish uses to bring an extra personal touch to the in-arena screen. Combined, they capture the complete energy of the concert, something that is not always the case in a film of this type.

Eilish has almost as many movies — two — as she does albums — three — which borders on overkill for a singer of her age. But both her music and the movies show her to be a person who knows the responsibility of being a celebrity, someone who understands that her fans are the reason she’s famous at all. Her career may go up or down from here, but it’s clear she’s already made a huge impact on those who love her most.

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Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D opens in theaters on May 8.

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