We know, you’re all feverishly waiting on Friday to arrive. You’ve pre-ordered your sick day, dusted off your leprechaun hat and started fantasizing about day drinking. But we’ve got more lined up for you this weekend than just green beer. You could, for example, ride through the Venice Art Crawl on a luminous bicycle, stalk the cast of Westworld , flaunt some bangin' bangs at an 80s disco, get your Celtic punk on or do absolutely none of this at all because you’re preparing to run in the LA Marathon on Sunday. It’s all happening, Los Angeles.

Thursday, March 16

Venice Art Crawl

“This is Venice” is the catchcry for this year’s Venice Art Crawl, the annual celebration of art and community that takes place over a one and a half-mile stretch of Venice Boulevard. Artists are setting up shop in studios, homes, hotels, restaurants or even parking lots and everyone is welcome to drop in and explore. There will also be a community bike parade pedaling around on illuminated wheels so jazz up your bike and join in the ride. Check out the link below for an interactive planning guide.

Deets: 6 - 10 p.m.; Along Venice Blvd from North Venice Blvd by the beach to Beyond Baroque Literary Art Center; FREE, More info HERE 6 - 10 p.m.; Along Venice Blvd fromby the beach toLiterary Art Center; FREE, More info

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present with Kim Gordon and friends

The Theatre at Ace Hotel and The Broad present the West Coast premiere of Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present. Tony Conrad was a savant of the arts — an experimental filmmaker, a musician (with an early membership in the Velvet Underground) and artist whose work has appeared in museums from MOMA to MOCA, everywhere in between and beyond. The evening also features a special chat with the filmmaker Tyler Hubby, artist Tony Oursler, Henry Rollins and a musical performance by Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon.

Deets: 8 p.m.; Theatre at Ace Hotel ; $18; More info and tickets HERE 8 p.m.;; $18; More info and tickets

Friday, March 17

St Patrick’s Day

Want to remain in stumbling distance of your bed on St Paddy’s Day? Check out our guide to celebrating your Irish heritage (fake or real) across 17 LA neighborhoods HERE.

Image courtesy of Casey's Irish Pub

Flogging Molly: St. Paddy’s Day Edition

Who better to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with than LA’s favorite seven-piece punk band, Flogging Molly, doing what it does best — Celtic punk. The celebrations begin at 3 p.m. on The Forum ’s Terrace with Guinness, green beer and Irish cocktails to wash down corned beef and cabbage sandwiches, Irish chicken ‘n waffles and Lucky Charms desserts. There will also be backyard games, festive tunes and a best dressed competition. Wear your greens!

Deets: Starts at 3 p.m. with main bands at 7:30 p.m.; The Forum ; $29 - $70; More info and tickets HERE *The Forum and Uber are offering a $10 discount ride with promo code PADDYSFORUMEVENT Starts at 3 p.m. with main bands at 7:30 p.m.;; $29 - $70; More info and tickets*The Forum and Uber are offering a $10 discount ride with promo code PADDYSFORUMEVENT

Paleyfest Returns

It’s PaleyFest time! TV’s greatest fan fest is finally back, bringing you up close and personal with your favorite cast members on today’s biggest TV shows. Kicking off with the cast and creative team of The Walking Dead on March 17, this year’s event once again ensures we won’t be able to choose between the incredible line-up: American Horror Story: Roanoke; Bob’s Burgers; Orphan Black; Scandal; This is Us; Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Westworld to name a few. Paleyfest runs through March 26.

Deets: Dolby Theatre ; $30 - $72 for Paley Members, $40 - $90 for GA; More info and tickets HERE

; $30 - $72 for Paley Members, $40 - $90 for GA; More info and tickets

*Check out Citizine’s Film and TV Lovers' Guide to LA with the Director of the Paley Center for Media, Rene Reyes HERE ... Film and TV Lovers' Guide to LA with the Director of the Paley Center for Media, Rene Reyes...

Image courtesy of The Paley Center for Media

Saturday, March 18

RESON8 Festival

If you simply can’t decide what to do this Saturday, you can have it all in one place at the RESON8 Festival, a party with a purpose, that supports P H8 Foundation's efforts to bring clean water to families in rural Cambodia. The day-through-night fest includes meditation, acroyoga, open bar, food trucks, musical performances, interactive art, comedy, raffle prizes and a Sound Off silent disco.

Deets: 4 p.m - 2 a.m.; open bar from 5:30 - 7:30- p.m.; Mid-City Arthouse ; $10 - $30; More info and tickets HERE 4 p.m - 2 a.m.; open bar from 5:30 - 7:30- p.m.;; $10 - $30; More info and tickets

Image courtesy of PH8 Foundation

That Big 80s Party at Resident

Relive (or newly experience) the extravagance that was the 1980s — bold hair, bold colors and even bolder shoulder pads. Not to mention, grandiose music videos and legendary jams. DJ Dave Paul out of San Francisco is on board to reconstruct the decade for you, but you’ve gotta pull your weight too—retro gear expected!

Deets: 10p.m. - 2 a.m.; Resident DTLA; $15; Pre-sale tickets have sold out so you’ll need to get down to Resident for a first-come-first-serve release of 100 tickets at the door starting at 9:30 p.m.; More info HERE 10p.m. - 2 a.m.;$15; Pre-sale tickets have sold out so you’ll need to get down to Resident for a first-come-first-serve release of 100 tickets at the door starting at 9:30 p.m.; More info

Image courtesy of That Big 80s Party at Resident DTLA

Sunday, March 19

Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Show

Did you know that LA is home to the largest pop-up vintage paperback marketplace in the world celebrating the glory of the chintzy dime-store novel? There will be over 100,000 vintage paperbacks available, alongside 45 authors and illustrators and more racy covers than your brother’s once infamous bedroom stash.

Deets: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Glendale Civic Auditorium ; $5, More info HERE 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.;; $5, More info

LA Marathon

While it might be too late to start training for the marathon on Sunday, it’s never too late to be an active, calorie-consuming spectator. If you’re set to cheer on your mates near the Downtown LA starting point, you should stop into Wild Living Foods for a Grasshopper activated smoothie to fuel the long road ahead—ie. driving to Santa Monica during road closures. Once you hit the beach, you’ll definitely need to carb-load so check into Via Veneto on Main St for plenty of Gnocchi Fatti In Casa and some vino to kill the time.

Deets: You can analyze road closures in detail HERE or simply stay far away from Sunset, Hollywood and Santa Monica Blvds between sunrise and 2 p.m. You can analyze road closures in detailor simply stay far away from Sunset, Hollywood and Santa Monica Blvds between sunrise and 2 p.m.