@ San Fransisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Rm 284. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman welcomes artist Jun Yang whose art is currently on display. 4-5pm. mandelmanstaff@sfgov.org

@ San Francisco Civic Center Plaza. The 167th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at 11:30am at the corner of Second and Market. The Festival at City Hall will showcase Irish culture through live performance, entertainment, arts and crafts exhibits, food and much more. St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival on Facebook

@ Laurel Bookstore, 1423 Broadway, Oakland. Smith will present her book, a young woman’s memoir, which examines, marriage, freedom and if it is possible to have both. 6pm. laurelbookstore.com

@ The Gazebo, CPMC Davies Campus. CMG and MAX will partner to host the event at the CPMC Davies Hospital Campus plaza between the two wings of the hospital. 6:30–9:30pm. maxsf.org

@ Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street. Gomez will bring her twelfth and final solo show back to Brava for nine performances through April 1. Fridays & Saturdays, 8pm; Sundays, 7pm. 

@ Cache Creek Casino, 14455 State Highway 16, Brooks. The international music icon brings her multi-decade career’s success story to Cache Creek. 8pm. cachecreek.com