Best Guide to 2010 St. Patrick's Day Bars & Pubs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee knows how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and no bar in the city wants to miss out on the fun, so, to begin, here is a list of non-Irish bars that are opening early on Wednesday, March 17, or offering specials:

The Tracks:1020 E. Locust St. Open at 6 am, serving complimentary green eggs and ham. Irish stew, corned beef, green beer and Irish shot specials.

The Twisted Fork:2238 N. Farwell Ave. Free green beer for ladies. $6 for pint of Guinness & shot of Jamo, $2 shots of Powers. Prizes for best Irish spirit.

Brothers Bar & Grill: 1213 N. Water St. www.brothersbar.com Open at 6 am. 1^st 100 people get T-shirts. $2 green beer, $6 pitchers green beer, $2 Kamikaze shots.

BBC Bar & grill:Corner of North and Farwell. Open at 6 am. Corned beef and cabbage plate or Guinness stew all day.

Cans:1815 E. Kenilworth.www.cansbar.com Open at 10 am. $5 Irish brunch plate including 1 green beer until 3 pm. $2 green beer. $3 Powers shots.

Vitucci's:1832 E. North Ave. Open at 10 am. First 50 people get T-shirt. The Knot and Tullamore Dew Girls sampling throughout the day. Irish bag pipers.

Live:2028 E. North Ave. www.liveonnorth.com Open at 7 am. 2-story beer bong. $2.50 Jamo & Powers shots. $5 Irish car bombs. $5 Irish stew, $5.50 reuben sandwich or corned beef & cabbage.

RC's:1530 E. North Ave. Open at 10 am. Green beer, corned beef sandwiches, giveaways.

Molly Cool's:1110 N. Old World 3^rd St. www.mollycool's.comTent Party! Open 11 am. Irish food, Celtic dancers, bag pipers, dueling pianos 7 - 11 pm.

Victor's:1230 N. Van Buren St. Complimentary Irish buffet from 5 - 8 pm. Ladies Night 9 - 12 pm - free green drink special.

The Nomad:1401 E. Brady St.http://www.nomadworldpub.com Open at 6 am. $4 Guinness, $3 shots of Jamo. Live music by Reilly at 11 am and McTavish at 4 pm.

For a more authentically Irish atmosphere, however, stop by one of Milwaukee's many Irish Pubs:

McBob's Pub & Grill:1919 W. North Ave. www.foodspot.com/mcbobsOpen at 8 am. Free breakfast! $2.50 shots Tullemore Dew. McTavish 8 - 11 pm.

Whiskey Bar:788 N. Jackson St. www.whiskeybarmilwaukee.com Live music 2 pm - close. Complimentary corned beef sandwiches at 4 pm. Irish Dancers 7 - 9 pm. Traditional Irish music by Athas 8 - 10 pm.

Halliday's: 1727 N. Farwell Ave. Open at 10 am. Giveaways for first 25 customers. Stew, brew, and bagpipers.

Judges Irish Pub:1431 E. North Ave. Open at 9 am. First 150 people win T-shirt. Pot-O-Gold Drawings: 7pm- 4 pack Brewers tickets. 8 pm- pair of Summerfest concert tickets. 9 pm- pair of Packers tickets. 10 pm- $200 Best Buy gift card.

Hooligan's:2017 E. North Ave. Open at 6 am. First 250 people get free Guinness T-shirt w/ Guinness purchase.

The Black Rose:2856 N. Oakland Ave. www.blackrosemilwaukee.comOpen at 6 am. Giveaways, Irish fare, green beer. Live music by Ogham, Rigel, Frogwater.

The Harp:113 E. Juneau Ave.www.theharpirishpub.com Open at 6 am. 2 stages of live music. The Scrubbers, Trinity Irish Dancers, Atlantic Wave, Shake Down, Another Pint, Element 13, Derek Byrne.

Trinity Irish Pub:125 E. Juneau Ave. www.trinitythreeirishpubs.com Open at 6 am. 11 am - 2 pm: Derek Byrne, 3 pm - 4 pm: McMenamin Dancers, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Trinity Irish Dancers, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Another Pint, 10 pm: Element 13.

Paddy's Irish Pub:2339 N. Murray Ave.http://www.paddyspub.net Open at 6 am. Prizes for 1^st 25 in line. Irish breakfast till 11 am. Giving away $100 an hour all day. Purchase 3 tickets for $5, or bring non-perishable food item for Hunger Task Force or Humane Society of Wisconsin for free ticket. Live music, Irish dancers, bagpipers, Jameson Girls and Guinness Girls giving away door prizes.