The Ragtime Willi Band will tackle its second new venue in less than a week this Thursday evening with our first-ever appearance at the Funk Brewing Co. in Elizabethtown for a special - make that very special - Saint Patrick's Day celebration. We'll be following our longtime friends Tom & Laurie Reese as part of a daylong celebration that includes beer and food specials, plus music from The Tom Reese Duo from 4-7 p.m. and The Ragtime Willi Band from 8-11 p.m. There's no cover and no minimum. Just music, beer and grub galore. For more on Funk Brewing Co., go to www.facebook.com/funkbrewingEtown/.

Then on Friday evening we'll be back at Porch Restaurant in Myerstown for another evening of original and public domain tunes in the pub. As always, music will start at 8 and go until 11. And again, it's no cover, no minimum. Just fun, fun, fun - and great food from the Porch's very own Chef Joe. For more info go to www.porchrestaurant.com/.

Hope to see you there. And there.

RWB

Directions:

Funk Brewing Co.: Set your GPS for 28 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, PA, or take Route 230 East or West into Elizabethtown, where it becomes Market Street. Head downtown to 28 S. Market St., just off the main square, right next door to the Pita Pit. Still lost? Call (717) 366-4352.

Porch Restaurant: Set your GPS for 890 Tulpohocken Road, Myerstown, or find Route 422 East or West and take it to Millardsville Road, just east of Myerstown. Head south on Millardsville Road until you come to Tulpohocken Road. Porch Restaurant will be just ahead on your right. Still lost? Call (717) 866-2200.

Other up coming gigs:

Friday, March 25, Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen, 7-10 p.m.

Friday, April 1, Lancaster Dental Arts for First Friday in Lancaster, 6-8:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13, Lititz Library, 7-8 p.m.

Friday, April 15, Building 24, 6-9 p.m.

More info on Facebook or at ragtimewilli.webs.com