So the days of debauchery in St. Patty's Day bowl are over in Steamboat, but that doesn't mean our rockin' little resort town doesn't put on a great show for this annual lucky day. Green beer will be flowing, leprechauns will be dancing until dawn and maybe there will even be a pot of gold or two for all of my Steamboat clients.
Events happening around the Boat tonight (March 17, 2011):
Torchlight Parade & FIREWORKS on the ski mountain - 8pm. So if mother nature didn't order up a rainbow for us today, we'll be making our own with some of Steamboat's best pyrotechnics. Maybe your pot of gold will be under the multi colored fireworks? You never know! Great viewing spots will be outside of Slopeside, on the deck of Saddles (elevate your apres!) or mixing in the mayhem on the deck of the Bear River Bar & Grill.
After the torchlight parade and fireworks display - hop on over to the Tugboat (on the mountain) for live music or swing on downtown to Old Town Pub for the Guinness Party of the Season.
Johnny O. Band - Tugboat
Old Town Pickers - Old Town Pub
Here are the four most important things you need to know about St. Patrick's Day....WHO? WHAT? WHEN? and WHY?
WHO: St. Patrick – Patron Saint of Ireland
St. Patrick was captured as a teenager by pirates and brought to Ireland where he became a devout Christian.
After spending six years in captivity, he escaped back to England after he wrote that he had heard the voice of God speak to him in a dream telling him to leave Ireland.
Patrick said that when he reached England he had a second dream where an angel told him to go to Ireland as a missionary. He trained as a priest and was sent to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity from Druidism and to help other Christians who were living in Ireland.
WHAT: Remember to wear green
It may surprise you to find this out, but the traditional color for St. Patrick’s Day was blue. Since Ireland is called the “Emerald Isle” and St. Patrick used the green clover to teach about the trinity, people started wearing green and picking clover to wear on the holiday.
WHEN: St. Patrick died on March 17th, which is why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on that day every year,
WHY wear the green....so you won't get pinched
There is also a legend that leprechauns will pinch you if they see you. And guess what, leprechauns can’t see you if you are wearing green. But remember to pinch anyone that is not wearing green to remind them that the leprechauns might see them. If you see a leprechaun, don’t let him out of your sight! That’s the only way to catch one. And if you catch one, you just might get a pot of gold.
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Happy Saint Paddy's Day! And "Give Me A Call, Y'all"!
by Joan Connelly ~ joanconnelly@kw.com
