Whassup: In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb

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Dear fun-havers of the Slope: once you've recovered from the enforced drinking and regrettable-but-inevitable hook-ups with which we honor our nominal Irish heritages, get ready for some more fun!

This week's Whassup:

* Friday, March 18: Our buds at Overflow Magazine are celebrating the release of their Spring 2011 issue with a major rager. They're throwing a party tonight at the de Castellane Gallery Annex, which is right near the Atlantic/Pacific stop at 537 Atlantic Ave. Everything is going down tonight from 6:30pm to 9pm.

* Friday, March 18: Park Slope's getting its own Housing Works thrift store--and the volunteer-run non-prof is calling on volunteers to help with some donation drives. The first one's Friday. Contact Marc for the deets.

* Saturday, March 19: That not enough do-gooding for you? What is it--guilty conscience? Got it. Atone for your St. Paddy's Day sins by trucking e-waste to a neighborhood recycling event. 10am-4pm, Fifth Ave. b/t 3rd and 4th. Just be sure to get all your best, um, videos off the hard drive first.

* Saturday, March 19: NOT ENOUGH IRISH STEREOTYPES THIS WEEKEND? I mean, there's never enough, right? Pogues tribute band The Fauxges will channel Shane McGowan's drunken brilliance at the Rock Shop. 8pm, $7.

* Sunday, March 20: MN State Fair, Bell House: Since all of us in Brooklyn are Midwest transplants (or is that just Williamsburg?), the food-on-a-stick and butter sculpture of this month's installation of the Bell House State Fair series makes perfect sense. Word is MN pol and SNL alum Al Franken will be there to make fun of the conservative Republicans we all hoped to leave back home in St. Paul. 3pm-7pm, FREE.

* March 21-31: Sharpen your knives, your teeth, and your tooth-shaped knives. Brooklyn Restaurant Week (aka, Dine in Brooklyn) has arrived! Find a list of places to ruin your swimsuit body here.

* Tuesday, March 22: Storytelling at Pacific Standard: Master gabbers gather at the brew-pup for tales of disaster--Asteroids! Global Warming! Ishtar! (Seriously. That's not my joke--it's theirs.)

* Wednesday, March 23: The Beets, Union Hall: The middle of the week is shitty, no way around it. Pick yourself up with some catching melodies and tight jeans (observed, not worn, unless you want to). 7:30 pm doors, $8.