PICK OF THE WEEK
Paddy on parade
Ready for a redo? If you didn’t get lucky at last weekend’s South Side Irish parade, line up for the 53rd Annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. The annual spectacle pays homage to the Emerald Isle with another round of bagpipers, floats, Irish dancers, bands and more merrymakers. Parade steps off at noon from Balbo and Columbus Drives and proceeds north on Columbus to Monroe Street. Free. 312-421-1010. Find more ways to celebrate, get details on the annual dyeing of the Chicago River and more in our St. Pat’s Guide at metromix.com.
PARTY PICKS
Join the green party
The 33rd annual Forever Green — billed by organizers as the largest St. Patrick’s Day party in Chicago — says “Slainte!” with free-flowing drinks, then ups the Irish ante with step dancers, bagpipers, live tunes from local rocker Ike Reilly and more. The Young Irish Fellowship Club hosts. 5 p.m. Friday. $40-$70. Proceeds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Action Autism. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. 312-902-1943. Tickets: youngirish.com.
Addicted to Dave
Jane’s Addiction guitarist and co-host of CBS-TV’s “Rock Star” reality series Dave Navarro strums at Enclave while DJ Skribble spins mashups. Want to skip lines? Prepayment is accepted: enclavechicago.com. 9 p.m. Saturday. $30. 220 W. Chicago Ave. 312-654-0234.
BEST OF THE REST
From the hip
The beat will be thumpin’ at The One, where more than 10 Chicago urban dance troupes perform this weekend. See numbers by hip-hop dance group (and hosting troupe) Hip Hop ConnXion, tap dancers M.A.D.D. Rhythms, juke group Footworkingz and break dancers Phaze II: Crosstown Crew, among others. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $9-$16. Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. 773-935-6860. Tickets: ticketmaster.com.
Prose and cons
Find out what everybody’s talking about at Second Story, part of this year’s Columbia College Story Week Festival of Writers. Alums from the school’s fiction writing department (Bobby Biedrzycki, Sheree Greer, J. Adams Oaks and Megan Stielstra) read edgy autobiographical works about growing up, former flames and more. Includes live music by Seeking Wonderland and post-show beats by DJ White Russian. 7 p.m. Sunday. Free. Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave. 312-344-7611.
Game on
Not only will you score natty prizes at “The Game Show Show,” you’ll also score big laughs. The show goes green this weekend with a special St. Patrick’s Day edition.Press your luck competing against other audience members with limericks, hot potatoes and more — or just watch and help pick the winners. Between contests, ensemble members perform with an eight-piece orchestra. 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $10. Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway. 773-528-9696.
Hoop, there it is
Gear up for March Madness at Stretch Run Sporting Club & Grille. The tourney tips off Thursday, but you can make your NCAA picks starting Sunday for a chance to win tix to the 2009 championship game. Also: Sip themed cocktails such as 3-Point shots (Jameson, peach schnapps and cranberry juice, $5) and hedge your bets on horse races until the Big Dance begins. 11 a.m. No cover. 544 N. La Salle St. 312-644-4477.
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