March Love Letter

Beware of the slush and locals crazed by the last days of old man winter, which holds onto T.O. with a vengeance until the end of the month. A sure way to kick out the winter doldrums is The Artist Project (theartistprojecttoronto.com). I’ll get to check out contemporary art from over 125 artists in one simple dose. At mid-month, Toronto’s extensive Irish community celebrates its patron, Saint Patrick. Although there is no dyeing of the local rivers green, the annual parade through the downtown (topatrick.com) is another reason to kiss winter goodbye and welcome spring with Irish craic and a wee bit o’ green beer at such hallowed Irish haunts as The Irish Embassy, (irishembassypub.com), sister spots Allen’s & Dora Keogh (allens.to), and the old-school McVeigh’s New Windsor Pub (mcveighspub.com). Once my liver allows me out, I could go see if the rumors are true, as pop princess Britney Spears and the Pussycat Dolls have a two-night stand in T.O. at the Air Canada Centre Mar. 18–19 (theaircanadacentre.com), or call anyone I know to get tix to the sold-out show by radio darling Katy Perry (theguvernment.com) on Mar. 30.

Waheeda Harris