St. Patrick's Day events

On the South Shore:

Abington St. Patrick's Day Parade - Abington Center. 1 p.m. Sunday. 781 878-1570, 781-878-7785.

Coffeehouse off the Square - Old Ship Church Parish House, 107 Main St., Hingham. 8 p.m. Saturday, Aoife Clancy, $10. 781-749-1767, www.bostoncoffeehouses.org/OldShip.

Native Irish Music Program - Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield. 2 p.m. Sunday, with Eammon Sheehan and Steve Maher. Free. 781-834-5535, www.ventresslibrary.org.

Run of the Mill Tavern - 6 Spring St. Plymouth. 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, traditional Irish sessuin, sea chanteys, rebel songs, songs of loss, jigs, reels, hornpipes, with great craic and sing-alongs. Sessuins every Saturday. No cover. 508-830-1262.

Scituate St. Patrick's Day Parade - Starts at Gate Middle School, First Parish Road. 1 p.m. Sunday. 781-545-6671.

St. Patrick's Celebration of Irish Music and Dance - Milton High School, 25 Gile Road, Milton. 7 p.m. Saturday, host and performer Jimmy Tingle. Benefit for Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. $30. 866-811-4111, www.ovationtix.com.

St. Patrick's Day Open House - Irish Cultural Centre, 200 New Boston Dive, Canton. 8 p.m. Saturday, Andy Healy Band, seisiun in the pub, $10. Noon, March 17, doors open, music begins at 3 p.m. 781 821-8291, www.irishculture.org.

Boston/Cambridge:

Boston College Irish Film Series - West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington St., Newton. 7 p.m., Once. 6 p.m. Sunday, Pavee Lackeen. 8 p.m., Small Engine Repair. 6 p.m. Monday, The Front Line. 8 p.m., Kings. $9.50 per screening. 617-964-8074. At Boston College, Higgins Hall: 7 p.m. March 26, Get Collins. 7 p.m. April 2, Colman Doyle. April 9, Liam O'Flaherty. April 16, Mise: Sean O'Riordain. Free screenings. 617-552-3938, www.bc.edu/irishfilm.

Darrah Carr Dance - Traditional Irish Step - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, champion Irish step dancers. 617 514-1600 | www.jfklibrary.org.

The Middle East - 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 8 p.m. Monday, Evacuation Day Extravaganza 3 featuring the Larkin Brigade, Mark Linskey & the Streetcorner Matadors, the Crumb Sullivans, $10. 617-864-3278, www.mideastclub.com.

The Pogues - Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Place, Boston. March 19-20, $41-$61. Ticketmaster 617/508-931-2000, www.ticketmaster.com.

Reflections of Ireland: Music and Landscapes - Burns Library, Boston College, 300 Hammond St. , Chestnut Hill. Through March 31, artist Richard Tommey's portraits of Boston-based Irish musicians. Hours: 9: a.m.-5 p.m. 617-552-3282, www.bc.edu.

Shining City - Huntington Theatre, Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. Through April 6, set in Dublin, by Irish playwright Conor McPherson. $15-$70. 617 266-0800, www.huntingtontheatre.org.

South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade - Starts at Broadway MBTA Station, South Boston. 1 p.m. Sunday. 617 268-7955.

Other events:

Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance - Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. 7:30 p.m. March 26, $29.50-$49.50. 978-454-2299, www.lowellauditorium.com, Ticketmaster 617/508-931-2000, www.ticketmaster.com.

A Little Bit of Ireland - Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. 7 p.m. Saturday , Liam Harney, Irish step dancer; Seamus Connelly, fiddler; Sarah Pfisterer, soprano; Mass. Harp Ensemble. $42, $35, $25 children. 781-891-5600, www.reagleplayers.com.

St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn - Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. 7:30 p.m. Monday, with Brian O'Donovan featuring Karan Casey, Buille, John Spillane, Keiran Jordan Dancers and special guests. $31-$49. Ticketmaster 617/508-931-2000, www.ticketmaster.com.

Derek Warfield and The Young Wolftones - Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. 8 p.m., $20. www.somervilletheateronline.com.

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