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SHAMROCKIN’ per-person With games prices for open like pool, Skeebar parties that Ball, air hockey include free pool, ping pong and ping-pong, and darts. Miley Shamrock Bar and Grill is “like Chuck Cyrus rented the entire venue E. Cheese for adults,” manager for a wrap Ed Meyer says. party, and local businesses PHOtO By often rent out CHERyl GERBER part of the bar for company get-togethers. “All you need is 10 or 15 people, and you can get unlimited draft beer, white and red wine, sodas and juice for three hours for $15 per person,” Meyer says. “Up that price to $19 and that includes bar-brand mixed drinks and domestic beer, as well.” The bar hosts a daily happy hour from 3-6 p.m., when games are $2, Pabst Blue Ribbon pints are $1.50, and imported beers are $3. There are more than 30 draft beers on tap and an on-site Breathalyzer machine. “Our customers usually take a cab, so more often than not the Breathalyzer machine is used in jest,” Meyer says. The bar draws a large college crowd, as well as a loyal following among the older set. “We have a lot of regular customers who work in the Quarter and come here to kick back and relax,” Meyer says. “There’s something here for absolutely everyone.”
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The yOuNG lEAdERSHIP COuNCIl hosts its monthly general membership mixer from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at tOMMy’S WINE BAR (746 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-1103; www.tommysneworleans. com). The happy hour menu includes $5 small plates, wine and a signature cocktail.
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The lOuISIANA SPCA (LA/SPCA) and local fashion designers join forces for AlEGRIA (762-3307; www.la-spca.org/ alegria), a fashion show hosted by W NEW ORlEANS (333 Poydras St., 525-9444; www.wneworleans.com) at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4. All proceeds benefit the LA/SPCA. Tickets start at $25 and table sponsorships start at $500. There will be specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, and the event is hosted by Melanie Hebert of WWL-TV and Rosa Flores of WDSU-TV. tEd’S FROStOP (3100 Calhoun St., 8613615) hosts its Bringing it Back Celebration at the diner from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 4. There will be free root beer and performances by The Elvis Candlelight Vigil Band, Bedlamville Triflers and Tricks Band.
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he cavernous, 13,000-squarefoot space that makes up Shamrock Bar and Grill (4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938; www. shamrockparty.com) hosts a visual feast of fun: pool tables are scattered between two full bars; there’s a large dance floor and accompanying stage, a mini bowling alley, shuffleboard tables, darts stations, Skee-Ball, ping-pong cages, a boxing machine, foosball and airhockey tables, video poker machines, virtual racing and golfing games, and a four-player Pac-Man game. There’s also a special lounge exclusively for women, which is often used to host bachelorette parties. “This place is like Chuck E. Cheese for adults,” says manager Ed Meyer. Shamrock Bar and Grill is the result of a grand vision that took owner Brian Murphy more than a year to realize. “Shamrock is now the biggest bar in Mid-City,” Meyer says. Shamrock offers live music on Fridays, a DJ on Saturdays and karaoke on Sundays. It partners with the American Pool Association to hold the annual New Orleans Cup, and there are foosball tournaments every Tuesday. All LSU and New Orleans Saints games are shown on Shamrock’s 100-square-foot screen, and the bar is open every day, including holidays. “Our business hours are from 3 p.m. until the last person is standing,” Meyer says. Shamrock also hosts events, offering
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