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Some options: •Jam Night returns to Mario s Dockside Grille in Bridgewater, with David Granati, Joey Granati and Crash McCracken leading the jam sessions, open to all musicians, from 8 to 11 p.m. every Thursday starting March 18. •David and Joey Granati are back in action at Mario s Dockside on March 20, for a Granati Brothers & Friends show also featuring their brother and keyboard master Hermie Granati. •Kelly s Riverside Saloon in Bridgewater hosts a virtually taught Italian Wine School at 2 p.m. March 27 featuring Tuscan wines and extra virgin olive oil. Seating is socially distanced and very limited, so call 724-728-0222 to reserve a spot. As we speak, Kelly s is planning its St. Patrick s Day programming. I ll update you in my Thursday roundup of Irish-themed in-person and virtual events. ....
On his first full-length album, Charlie Barath takes the blues into tasty new territory. Barath treats us to haluski, pierogi, halupki and the smell of kielbasa in the kitchen on High Ball & a Covered Dish, a song inspired by the cooking of his mother, a first generation Polish-American. Forget the catfish, cornbread, beans and barbecue typically on the lyrical menu of blues songs, Barath s High Ball & a Covered Dish kicks dupa (look it up) with its ode to Eastern European heritage carrying over to his mom wearing a babushka. The Center Township bluesman s whole Just Me and My Friend(s) album brims with fun and fresh concepts, from the Woody Woodpecker Theme intro and outro to Losin My Mind over You to the quite-literal narrative in She Drives Me to Drink to the playful remorse in Little Turtle Nightlight, the only object the singer has got left after a serial-cheatin , heart-breakin woman does her damage. ....
Van Morrison music. A bubble for two. Rom-coms and popcorn, waltzes and cha chas, or a ride in a horse-drawn carriage. COVID-19 can t keep away Cupid this Valentine s Day weekend, as love s eternal spring pours forth with romantic date ideas locally, even during a pandemic. In one of the only cases these days where social distancing isn t encouraged, lovebirds will celebrate V-Day in many ways. A few last-minute ideas for couples still searching: Put your arm around her Remember date nights at movie theaters? They still exist at places like the indie Tull Family Theater, which today through Feb. 18 will screen a host of romantic comedies including When Harry Met Sally, Love & Basketball, Crazy Rich Asians, P.S. I Love You and, naturally, Valentine s Day. For serious romance with a teardrop or two, there s always The Notebook. ....