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During the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, Reagan Fitzgerald blew a horn.
March 17
GET YOUR IRISH ON
The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off at 1 p.m. in Southie today from the corner of West Broadway and Dorchester Avenue. Let the marching, and (keep it responsible, please) chugging, begin. southbostonparade.org
March 18
AN AMERICAN CLASSIC
Mary Badham, the actress who at age 10 played Scout in 1962’s To Kill a Mockingbird, visits Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre tomorrow. After a 6 p.m. screening of the movie, Badham will discuss the making of the film and her lasting friendship with Gregory Peck, who played her character’s father, Atticus Finch. Tickets cost $5. 800-440-7654; moderntheatre.com
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Gymnast Aly Raisman.
A NEW ROUTINE
Can Needham’s Aly Raisman dominate the dance floor like she did the gymnastics floor at last year’s Olympics? Find out as the gold medalist joins the cast of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars tomorrow night at 8.
March 23
DEVOTED TO DINOS
Paleontologists share their latest discoveries and fossil-finding techniques as part of the Museum of Science’s Dinosaur Day. Dinosaur talks, films, and staffed activity carts are part of the lineup. Free with museum admission. 617-723-2500; mos.org
10,000 COLORFUL EGGS
Eggs filled with toys and hidden in Dorchester’s Pope John Paul II Park are the quarry for some 500 children and their family members at the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Spring Egg Hunt. After the 11 a.m. hunt, head to Phillips Candy House at 2 p.m. for a chance to meet the Easter Bunny. 800-722-0905; phillipschocolate.com
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