Get Your Green On

St. Patrick’s Day is a BIG DEAL in Savannah. Seriously. We don’t joke around when it comes to libations and celebrations, so you can trust that things will be done properly. After all, Savannah has the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the country, right after NYC. Officially, I suppose events kick off with the traditional “Greening of the Fountain”. One week before the parade, green dye is added to the water in the fountain at Forsyth Park, as well as the fountains of all the squares.

It doesn’t end there, as the city has a festival called Tara Feis for the kids (yes, adults can go too, but for the music, never the face painting or moon walk or anything uncool like that). There was a lovely Irish band, called Dervish, this year. Back in February there was also an Irish Festival, with Irish dancing and music, so we have really worked up to the big event. In addition to this, there are concerts, rugby matches, vendors selling beads and junk, and nightly Mardi Gras-esque oddities. This year, The Frisky Biscuit had planned on providing full-on coverage of St. Patrick’s Day all that accompanies it.

Which brings us to the news: I’ve gotten a part as an extra in the TV pilot! It happens that I’ll be filming on the day of the parade, so I’ll miss out on the main freak show. I’ll do my best to foster St. Patrick’s Day spirit in my posts to make up for this. Right then, sweetie darlings, Hollywood beckons.