St. Patrick’s Day is a time for Irish-Americans honor their heritage and those who don’t have any Irish ethnicity try to pretend they do for a 24-hour period. It’s also a time when people head out to their local establishment to indulge in corned beef and cabbage and have a drink or two. March 17 falls on a Monday this year, but it doesn’t mean that folks can’t celebrate. In fact, there are a ton of fun events going on around Rhode Island featuring either live music, stand-up comedy or even a combination of both. For all the details on what to check out, here’s a list of what’s happening on Monday March 17:

The JRay Dynamic

Escada Restaurant & Bar

39 Putnam Pike Johnston

2-5pm 21+ Free

Featuring vocalist Jeanette DelMonaco and guitarist Ray Athiade, this duo will be performing renditions of Irish tunes to create an ideal atmosphere for a St. Patrick’s Day afternoon. There will be numerous food and drink specials and reservations are recommended. For folks who are looking to stick around after the performance, Escada will be having their weekly team trivia night starting at 6:30pm.

Garda & Stand-Up Comedy

Pub On Park

655 Park Avenue Cranston

2pm 21+ Free

The Garda Band are going to be performing an array of Irish songs, rebel songs, covers and sea shanties among others from 2pm to 6pm. Rhode Island Comedy Hall of Famer John Perrotta is going to be hosting a “show up & go up” edition of his Comedy Factory starting at 7 p.m.

Alex Medieros 

Boomerangs Roadhouse

239 Providence Street West Warwick

6-8pm 21+ Free

On St. Patrick’s Day check out Alex Medieros perform at Boomerangs. The Warwick native recently released a few singles with “Inside Of My Heart”, “You and Me” and “I’ve Left, I’ve Returned” so expect to hear them performed live along with an assortment of covers.

Tiny Band Showcase &

The House Combo

Nick-A-Nee’s

75 South Street Providence

5:30pm 21+ Free

Providence has a lot of great dive bars, but few are on the level of Nick-A-Nee’s. The place has live music every night of the week, there’s never a cover and their Monday nights consist of the Tiny Band Showcase led by keyboardist and vocalist Dawn Cabral followed by the House Combo with Jim Kelly, John Juxo, Benny Banning and Mark Garabian. The bar is cash only with an ATM on the premises.

Foundation Mondays

The Parlour

1119 North Main Street Providence

9pm 21+ $5

Another great way to spend St. Patrick’s Day is at The Parlour. The venue’s Foundation Mondays reggae night is an institution.  Featuring The Parlour’s owner Gregory Rourke on guitar, Natural Element will be performing two sets with DJ Pauly Danger spinning tunes in between and it’s always a fun experience.