Can't Miss It: Tuesday

FOR THE WEALTHY BOOKWORMS: Chilean exiled author Isabel Allende is the keynote speaker at a benefit lunch over on the Eastside today, at the Maydenbauer Center. She wrote "The House of The Spirits," an epic generations-spanning magic realism novel about Estaban and Alba and (maybe) Pablo Neruda, among other dozens of acclaimed literary manifestations of genius. If you have the minimum $150 donation to get you a seat at the benefit, this is where you need to be at lunch-time.

12 - 1 p.m. // Maydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue // $150+

FOR THE REST OF US: Get your St. Patrick's Day on at the Tractor, where they promise "lots of Guiness" and a great band with someone with an authentically Irish name (Ciaron O'Mahony) calling traditional Irish dancing. We've been to a Scottish ceilidh and have never really recovered from the thrill of it. Tom Creegan on uilleann pipes, Dale Russ on fiddle, and Mike Saunders on guitar.

8 p.m. // Tractor Tavern // $7 // 21+

OR CONSIDER: The Maldives, Star Anna, and Betsy Olson at Neumos. Hell yes. The Maldives are amazing, Star Anna is badass and taking names in her lovely voice, and Betsy Olson ballsily and gorgeously covered Hendrix last time we saw her. Local music wins tonight.

8 p.m. // Neumos // $7adv // 21+