St. Patrick’s Day festivities are kicking off around town, Pi Day is bringing math and pie into the mix, and there’s a mix of markets, talks, and live music happening across Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas this weekend! Let’s get into it.

🍀 St. Patrick’s Weekend at Revel Run — Fri (4–10 PM) & Sat
Kick off St. Patty’s weekend Friday with Irish music, festive drinks, and Smokey Michigan food truck eats at Revel Run’s Foxhole Biergarten. Keep the fun going on Saturday with happy hour, drink specials, and a kid’s scavenger hunt.

🍻 Conor O’Neill’s St. Patrick’s Festival — March 14–17
Four straight days of Irish music, dancers, bagpipers, corned beef & cabbage (and plenty of Guinness) at Conor O’Neill’s downtown.

🏃‍♂️ Epic Pi Run — Sat, Mar 14 | 10 AM
Celebrate Pi Day the only logical way: a 3.14-mile run or walk followed by pie at the finish line.

🥧 Pi Day at Ashley’s — Sat, Mar 14 | 11:30 AM–11 PM
Ashley’s is serving up 13 varieties of homemade pie all day long. The best part? Slices are $3.14 (with a purchase).

🔮 Lucky Bones Artisan Market — Sat, Mar 14 | 12–6 PM
A delightfully odd artisan market at the Michigan Firehouse Museum with vintage finds, handmade art, spooky-ish treasures, and fortune-telling vibes.

💡 TEDxUofM: Radiance — Sat, Mar 14 | 3–6 PM
An afternoon of big ideas at the Power Center featuring TED-style talks, performances, and speakers from the University of Michigan community.

🫖 Free Tea Tastings at Zingerman’s Deli — Daily in March
Stop by the deli any day this month for a free tea sample (they’re rotating varieties each week).

Looking for live music in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Chelsea or Dexter this week? Here’s the full lineup.

Thursday, March 12th:
Jaded Ravins @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Kandy @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) from 6:30-8:30pm (no cover)
Let’s Pretend @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($)
McLaughlin's Alley @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Taylor Swift Tribute Concert @ The Encore Musical Theatre Co. (Dexter) at 7pm ($)
New Nostalgia @ Blue Llama Jazz Club | Sets 7pm & 8:30pm ($)
Selkie Celtic wsg Noah Jacobs @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7pm ($)
MISC Songwriter Spotlight w/ Pía, Christian Antaran, C&C, Runi, Connor Lyman, Coco Walraven, A. Elaine @ The Blind Pig | Doors 7pm ($15)
Appalachian Road Show @ The Ark at 8pm ($29)

Friday, March 13th:
Whistle Pig @ Revel Run (Chelsea) from 4-10pm ($5 cover)
Rounding Third @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Root Cause Analysis wsg Emily Slomovits @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Listeso String Quartet – Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons @ First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor from 6:30-7:45pm ($26)
Taylor Swift Tribute Concert @ The Encore Musical Theatre Co. (Dexter) at 7pm ($)
Bark's Tales @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trail Blazers ft. Rochelle Clark @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($10 cover) 
Pamela Wise & Naima Shambourger @ Blue Llama Jazz Club | Sets 7pm & 9pm ($)
Shindig Machine, The Velvet Snakes, Lucious Fox, Saga, Cowgirl @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) | Doors at 7pm ($15)
Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker @ U-M Rackham Auditorium at 7:30pm ($)
Jess Merritt @ Kerrytown Concert House from 7:30pm ($)
The Mighty Swells - Rumpus Shakedown @ The Rumpus Room (Chelsea) at 8pm (free)
Gimme Gimme Disco @ The Blind Pig, Doors at 8pm ($30)
Brenna Collins @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Ferrario @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($5) 
Habitat Jazz Collective @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Cetan Clawson @ Mash (Ann Arbor) from 10pm-2am (no cover)

Saturday, March 14th:
The Rogues @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover)
Hayden Carruth @ Ypsi Alehouse at 5pm (no cover)
Ryan Racine & The Little Victories @ North Star Lounge from 6:00-7:15pm
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club | Sets 7pm & 9pm ($)
Soundogs @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Stealin’ Copper @ Milan American Legion from 7-11pm ($5)
Taylor Swift Tribute Concert @ The Encore Musical Theatre Co. (Dexter) at 7pm ($)
Jess Merritt @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Juliana Zara – Imagined Worlds: @ U-M Hill Auditorium at 7:30pm ($)
Raising the Dead @ The Blind Pig, doors at 8pm ($20)
Medicine Men and Westside Girls @ Dexter American Legion at 8pm
BeauSoleil @ The Ark at 8pm ($35)
Tommy Cook, The Missing Cats, Tiffany Belzar @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10) 
NuAudio @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
The Extrusions @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Paul Tinkerhess & Billy King @ North Star Lounge from 8:30-9:45pm ($)
Habitat Jazz Collective @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Dave Menzo @ Mash (Ann Arbor) from 10pm-2am (no cover)

Sunday, March 15th:
Ellen Rowe’s All About the Trio: The Genius of Dave Brubeck @ Kerrytown Concert House at 2pm ($)
Ann Arbor Concert Band: The Spectrum of Sound @ Michigan Theater at 2pm ($10-$15)
Taylor Swift Tribute Concert @ The Encore Musical Theatre Co. (Dexter) at 2pm ($)
Ann Arbor/Ypsi Acoustic Jam @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
Raw Honey, Generifus, Josie Palmer @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) | Doors at 6pm ($)
Rick Roe Trio @ Blue Llama Jazz Club | Sets 6pm & 7:30pm($)
Sunday Night Jazz @ The Ravens Club from 7-10pm ($)
Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore w/ Fred Thomas @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($29)
An Evening of Celtic Folk with House of Hamill @ Stony Lake Brewing Co. (Saline) from 7:30-9:30pm ($25)

Monday, March 16th:
Paul Keller Orchestra with Sara D'Angelo @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($)

Tuesday, March 17th:
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
The Glen Leven Band @ Hear.Say Brewing + Theater from 6-8pm ($)
Jon Hammonds @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) | Doors at 7pm ($)
Black Jake & The Carnies @ The Rumpus Room (Chelsea) at 7:30pm ($)

Wednesday, March 18th:
Jan Krist & Alan Finkbeiner @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Lisa Sung Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club | Sets 7pm & 8:30pm ($) 
Deep Steam @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
OMO @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) | Doors at 7pm ($)
Lucero @ The Blind Pig, doors at 7pm ($34)

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