How will you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

IRISH FOOD, BEER, MUSIC AT BUSHWALLER’S

Frederick’s Irish pub and longtime dining staple Bushwaller’s is a favorite stop on St. Patrick’s Day each year.

The pub will open at 8 a.m. March 17 for its Kegs N Eggs breakfast.

Hear live music all day, including a performance from Lenny Burridge, who combines rock, folk, Irish tunes, country, jazz and blues. Learn more about the artist at lennyburridge. com.

Bushwaller’s is at 209 North Market St., Frederick

CLASSIC IRISH SONGS AT MORGAN’S COFFEEHOUSE

that he is embarking on a new journey, creating opportunities to make an impact in new ways,” says Columbia Orchestra board of directors president Melissa Sandlin Gahagan.

In addition to masterworks such as Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Love has also brought the works of new composers Anna Clyne, Clarice Assad, Carlos Simon and many others to the community.

During the pandemic, Love was responsible for creative programming, which brought the music of the orchestra into many homes. The At Home Summer Series, which premiered in July 2020, featured interviews with composers, arrangers and former artists, along with recorded performances of the Columbia Orchestra.

Ask Jason kept patron participation high, as the maestro answered submitted questions covering varying musical topics, from selecting program music to the role of the concertmaster.

Love has received numerous accolades during his tenure, including the prestigious American Prize for Orchestral Programming, a Peabody Heritage Award for Outstanding Contributions to Music in Maryland and a “Howie” Outstanding Artist Award.

“The idea of leaving the orchestra I love so much and who makes me feel so loved is more than a little scary,” says Love. “They’ve been my focus for about as long as I can remember. But if I turn to some other interests now, I feel very confident this orchestra has such a strong identity and proud history they will attract a new music director who will help them reach the next generation.”

Improvisers Forum concert series continues with a harp-cornet duo

Presented by Frederick Experimental Music Association, IF: Improvisers Forum will continue at the Y Arts Center in Frederick with two concerts of improvised music in March and April.

Harpist Jacqueline Kerrod and cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum will perform on March 18, and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tom Rainey will conclude the series on April 1.

Kerrod has toured internationally with NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton and has performed with such renowned contemporary music ensembles as the International Contemporary Ensemble. Her solo album, “17 Days in December,” was one of the more widely enthusiastically received recordings of experimental music of 2022.

One of the more accomplished under-50 improvisers and composers in the US, cornetist Ho Bynum has led ensembles varying from sextets to 15-piece orchestras on 20 critically acclaimed recordings. He is the director of the Coast Jazz Orchestra at Dartmouth College and contributes to The New Yorker.

The concert series is funded by an NEA Create and Activate Now grant, administered through the Frederick Arts Council. Both concerts begin at 8 p.m. Donations are $10. Students and children will be admitted free of charge. The Y Arts Center is at 115 E. Church St. in Frederick.

Rick Hill will sing and play favorites from the Irish songbook from 7 to 9 p.m. March 17 at Morgan’s Coffeehouse in Woodbine. He will be playing guitar, hammered dulcimer, mandolin and banjo as he leads singing Irish favorites like “Danny Boy,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and “My Wild Irish Rose.”

Hill has been a musician and songwriter for more than 50 years. He began playing guitar at the age of 10, learning Peter, Paul and Mary songs, then turning to groups like Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Simon and Garfunkel. Along the way, he ran into old-time, bluegrass and Irish music.

Hill is currently the vice president of F.A.M.E. (Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise), an organization that nurtures, promotes and preserves original and traditional acoustic music of all genres in Frederick County through live music, education and community outreach. He is very active in the local music scene and plays a variety of local venues.

Admission to the concert on St. Patrick’s Day is free, but a freewill offering will be taken which also supports the Morgan’s Chapel Food Pantry.

The venue is at 6759 Woodbine Road, Woodbine.