11am-5pm: the 249th st. patrick's day parade (the world's biggest) marches down 5th avenue. metromix tells you the best viewing spots. >>
doors 3pm; screenings 5, 7:30, 10, midnight: the folks at brooklyn bowl open the doors for free bowling all day (4 person min per lane, 2 hour max, shoe rental $4), plus screenings of u2 concert film 'u2 3d' on a 22' screen ($5 3d glassses rental). >>
3pm: dj's spin irish pop 3-8pm, followed by live music from sxip shirey (of luminescent orchestrii), brass band veveritse, bag pipers, more. spike hill, free >>
5pm: free corned beef sandwiches, $5 guinness @ the brazen head >>
6pm: robicelli's deep-fried car bomb cupcakes (chocolate guinness cake with jameson whiskey ganache and bailey's buttercream) clog your arteries with awesomeness at double windsor, $3-4 a pop >>
8pm: catch a live pogues cover band at dylan murphy's (u.e.s.), free >>
8pm: head to red hook for rocky sullivan's party with seanchai and the unity squad, plus glasgow’s gary og >>
wear green and receive a free burrito with the purchase of a large beverage at baja fresh (coupon) >>
nycdailydeals's 14 cheapest places to drink in nyc today >>
what's goin' down in midtown (luck of the irish pub crawl, free corned beef and cabbage, green wings, leprechaun limbo, lucky charms eating contest, more) >>
time out has you covered with ulysses's stone st celebration, historic irish walking tour, irish-mexican grub, more) >>
for an insane amount of other options, check out murph guide >>
free mp3s: 20-tracks of st. patrick's day karaoke songs (includes vocal versions, too) >>
around town today
7pm: rebecca skloot discusses her book on henrietta lacks, whose line of cervical cancer cells (hela) have been used for research since the '50s. nysec, free >>
7pm: doc. 'waking sleeping beauty' looks at the power struggles between jeffrey katzenberg, michael eisner, and roy disney in reviving disney animation studios in the 80s and 90s. intro and q+a with director, producer, and writer. bamcinématek, $12 >>
7pm: benfit concert for city reliquary museum feat. bluegrass and brass bands, plus glass armonica! knitting factory, $20 >>
9:30pm: the world record appreciation society hosts an evening of new attempts at greatness, including the most bench presses of a live dog in one minute. joe's pub, $12 >>
10pm (+ every third weds): new monthly rock band game party gives you the chance to play for a live set on lpr's stage. drink specials and prizes. free >>
coming up
3/26 6-11pm: score $150 of schwag and an open bar with $10 vip admission at the tribeca retail club's fashion night out trunk show, shopping and beauty event. chacala ny >>
sales, deals, freebies
get $40 of food and drinks at the west village's philip marie restaurant for $20 >>
slice shows you where to get 99-cent slices in the city >>
take 3 small-group pilates sessions at pilates shop/yoga garage for $49 ($120 value) >>
