In addition to the usual St. Patrick’s Day traditions in Oxford, this year a local business and student organization are pairing up to benefit the community.
Tonight At “St. Paddy’s Day” at Locals Restaurant and Bar, 15 percent of the proceeds will go to Ole Miss’ Big Event.
Caroline Loveless, co-director of the Big Event, explained that the money raised would help cover the costs of T-shirts, which run around $10,000 in expenses, as well as fees for DJs the morning of the event, some project supplies and set-up costs for the registration area.
“We are specifically interested in students coming to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day but are welcoming community members to stop in for dinner as well,” Loveless said.
Loveless also said the Ole Miss basketball game would be televised for all patrons to enjoy.
Dinner at Locals goes from 5 to 9 p.m., and the bar will be running from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Freshman biology major Mary Grace Taylor expressed confusion over the lack of St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
“I’m actually disappointed that there’s not as much going on in Oxford for St. Patrick’s Day. It seems like a holiday that would be really suited to Ole Miss and our whole community,” Taylor said.
Other students, however, are intent on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by heading to the Square to take advantage of holiday specials.
“I’ve heard that some bars, like the Blind Pig, are doing specials on Jameson shots, and I heard that Funky’s may be doing their special Grove juice because it’s green and all,” junior pharmacy major Marlene Nguyen said. “So, me and my friends are going to do our own pub crawl.”
