Yikes–technical difficulties!  Sorry for the late post!

We spring forward this weekend!!  YAY!  I love me some longer daylight!  I know it wreaks havoc with some kids’ schedules, but at our house we’re always nothing but psyched!  One of my favorite harbingers of springtime!

While some people are already gearing up for Easter, there are plenty of celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day listed all over the place.  If you need some Irish music, you should check out the Celtic Cavalcade at Nippertown.  They have tons of music listed.  Plus, what an excellent post title.  Besides, if you are still hip enough to get out and see music regularly without the kids (alas, I am not), you should be following this blog, anyway.

Don’t forget about theater!  There’s Annie, Rumpelstiltskin, and Anything Goes.  Here’s the link to my theater post for details.  A few other theater items are in the main listings because the venues/details change between performances.

Okay, this picture has nothing to do with anything this week.  It’s just that the other day I stumbled out of bed at 7 am (because, as we have established, I am not a morning person), and J & M were just sitting down to a lovely tea in the middle of my living room.  So I took a picture of it.  And everyone’s pro picture, so here it is.  I had to shoot very close in so that you wouldn’t see any messiness around the tea table.  Yes, those are crackers that were brought into the living room under Daddy’s watch.  Which reminds me of the very amusing Food and Drink Commandments essay that one of the Yoga Mamas recently passed along–I laughed out loud.

So, without further ado. . .

Friday, March 12th

• Parents’ Night Out at the Children’s Museum at Saratoga.  Leave your child at the museum from 4-7 pm while you run errands or enjoy a date night.  $15 per child for non-members, $5 for each additional sibling.  Pre-registration and pre-payment required.
• The Glens Falls YMCA has a Family Fun Night designed for kids 5-11.  Activities and an hour of open gym and swim.  Free.

Saturday, March 13th

• The Sage Colleges and the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York is presenting a Healthy Living for Life symposium targeting girls 12-18 years old.  It runs from 9 am to 4 pm, and it’s free to the public.
• There’s a program on Backyard Maple Sugaring from 10 am to noon at Grafton Lakes State Park.  $2/person, $5/family, registration required, and yes, there will be sampling.  Yeah, baby!
• The Colonie Center Barnes & Noble will have a St. Patrick’s Day Story Time at 11 am.
• Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails will be playing at Bowtie Cinemas in Schenectady at 11 am.  It’s actually every Saturday in March.  Tickets are $5.
• At the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology in Troy, they’ll have a program called It’s Elemental: Iron.  It’s $2/non-member and pre-registration is required.
• At Colonie  Center Mall, there’s a Supersized Easter Party with Radio Disney from noon to 2 pm.  It’s near the Macy’s.  Incidentally, the Easter Bunny has also arrived for photo-taking at Crossgates Mall.  Man, that bunny gets around.
• Thacher Nature Center has the opening for its Annual Art Show from 1-4 pm.
• The Schenectady Theater for Children is presenting The Mermaid of Edam at the Rotterdam Square Mall at 1 & 3:30 pm.  It will be shown next to Macy’s, and it’s pay-what-you-will.
• The Rensselaer Public Library is having a program All About the Shakers at 1 pm for school-aged children.  Please call to sign up.
• The downtown Albany Public Library will have a St. Patrick’s Day craft available from 1-4:30 pm.  You can also watch the parade from the children’s room.
• The  St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Albany starts at 2 pm.  Click the link for the route and other information.
• The Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library will have a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration designed for children 3-8 from 2-3:30 pm.  Drop in.
• At 2 pm The Junior League will be presenting Planting the Seed for preschoolers at the Schenectady Museum.  Free with admission.
• 2:30 to 4 pm FETCH! Lab:  Kaleid-o-mania at the Schenectady Museum.  Free with admission.
• The Hamilton College Choir will be performing at 7:30 pm at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Albany.  I believe this is free.

Sunday, March 14th