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# Get Irish for a day
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/get-irish-for-a-day/
- Published: 2007-03-16T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:15:19.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Malibu, #archive-import

IT’S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH! GREEN BEER AND FOUR LEAF CLOVERS ABOUND, but here in Santa Monica it’s not all leprechauns, four-leaf clovers and shillelaghs. This Saint Patrick’s Day has hints of Mexico, Argentina and South Africa, along with nods to the Dark Ages, contemporary Santa Monica beach life and a tip of the old bowler to that infamous Cat in the Hat. Just remember to wear that little bit of green, unless of course, you’re hoping to get pinched!

The California Heritage Museum’s new exhibition showcases Monterey and rancho-style furniture, California ceramics and tile, Mexican ceramics and pottery, tourist-ware and costuming, and fine art by artists including Phil Paradise, Victor Clyde Forsythe and Hernando Villa. It’s everything from the rich dark wood ranch furniture of the 1920’s to the fabulously fun tourist kitsch of the 50s and a whole lot in between!

Celebrating The Cat in the Hat’s 50th birthday, Gallery 319 has put on a special exhibition of Dr. Suess’s work. A portion of proceeds from the sale of artwork during the exhibition, including a Dr. Seuss limited edition print to be raffled off at the Special Celebration Event on March 29thRwill go to the Arts for All program of the Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation to support the arts in Santa Monica schools. Raffle tickets will be available through-out the Exhibition.

Long before Stephen Schwartz turned his eye to Wicked’s witches of Oz, he set his sights on Charlemagne’s oft forgotten son, Pippin. It’s a musical romp that Spreads a Little Sunshine through the Dark Ages as the young prince of the Holy Roman Empire strives to be Extraordinary, achieve Glory, learns to appreciate the Simple Joys, discovers that War is A Science, and searches for his Corner in the Sky under the tutelage of his ever-helpful — yet mysteriously malevolent — guide.

New works by the Argentine collective, Mondongo, are on exhibition at Track 16 Gallery. The artists of Mondongo have earned a reputation as iconoclastic, punk, and ready to take on any subject for deconstructive terrorism.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 16, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031607.pdf?ref=smdp.com)