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ST. PATRICK’S DAY DRINKING: We know many of you will be looking for Irish pubs to get drunk in after work (or even before that). Your best bets for avoiding waiting in line and being able to possibly even get a seat are likely going to be Nanny O’Brien’s in Cleveland Park ($10 cover, streamlined menu and live performances by Irish singer-guitarist Connor Malone), Duffy’s across the street from the 9:30 Club (no cover, rumored performances by Irish dancers, cold sandwiches only all day), or the Irish Channel Pub in Chinatown (no cover, streamlined menu and live performance from Irish singer Brian Gaffney).

We’re also recommending the Rock and Roll Hotel‘s party, not an Irish pub but nonetheless offering drink specials and Jameson giveaways after 7 p.m.

MUSIC: Local singer-songwriter Rose hosts her 5th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration, along with some of D.C.’s other alt-country acts: Revival, John Bustine and Brandon Butler. $6, at DC9.

MOVIE: Tonight marks the resurrection of the Washington Psychotronic Film Society at their new venue, The Warehouse, with a screening of the 1977 spoof film American Raspberries. 8 p.m., $2 suggested donation.

ART: The Japan Information & Cultural Center celebrates the opening of a new exhibit, Netsuke: Miniature Art in the Palm of Your Hand, tonight with a lecture from art collector Robert Kinsey at 6:30 p.m. The show features over 50 pieces of netsuke, a traditional Japanese miniaturized artform that reaches back 300 years.