March Hoppenings At The Southampton Publick House
In the Tap Room
 • Monday through Friday: Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Beer and Wine Specials.
 • Wednesday: Ladies Night - $3 Drafts, Wine and Champagne Specials, Party with DJ Raj at 9:30 p.m.
 • Friday: All Night Happy Hour - Taproom Specials, 4 p.m. to 12 midnight, Local Legend DJ Dory, 10 p.m.
 • Saturday: Entertainment in the Taproom, 10 p.m.
 • Saturday, March 6 - Jaded
 • Saturday, March 13 - Ron Price Band
 • St. Patrick's Day, March 17: Irish Specialties and Drink Specials, Live entertainment in Taproom.
 • Saturday, March 20, and March 27 - DJ Brian Evans
 • Participating in Hamptons Restaurant Week

In the Dining Room
 • Monday through Friday: Lunch Specials
 • Tuesday: 2 for 1 entrees, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
 • Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 3 course Prix Fixe for $16.95 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
 • Saturday: 3-course Prix Fixe dinner. $21.95. Reservations strongly suggested.
 • Saturday and Sunday: Brewer's Weekend Brunch, $15 per person; 12 noon until 3 p.m., includes a complimentary mimosa, bloody Mary or 12 oz. brew. Menu includes French Toast, Belgian-style Waffles, Pancakes, Steak and Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Quiche of Day, Omelet of Day, LI Style Crabcake and Poached Egg. For more information, go to www.publick.com.

The Patio At 54 Main
Pre-St. Patty's Parade Party on Tuesday, March 9. Live Entertainment by The Boomers from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Complimentary passed hors d'ouerves; half priced drinks all night in the Grill Room only. Live Music Fridays and Saturdays: Friday, March 5 - Karen & Friends, from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight; Saturday, March 6 - Take 3, from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight. The Patio at 54 Main is located at 54 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, 631-288-0100. For more information (dress code, parking, map, etc.) or to make reservations go to www.opentable.com/restaurant.

Fresno will be serving up Caipirihna cocktails.

Fresno
Fresno (8 Fresno Place, East Hampton, 631-324 8700, www.fresnorestaurant.com) hosts Brazilian Night each Thursday from 6:30 p.m. with Ludmilla and Marcello, a Brazilian singer and acoustic guitar duo, performing bossa nova classics. In keeping with the spirit of the evening, Brazil's national cocktail, the caipirihna, will be served. Alongside music and drinks will be specials by Chef Gretchen Menser who cooks with a European sensibility, keeping flavors exciting and clean and working with as local a product as possible. This philosophy aligns with Fresno's tradition to offer a spectrum of new American fare and local bounty emphasizing simple yet sophisticated preparation. Fresno is wine-friendly with a series of wine maker dinners and monthly wine tastings. David Loewenberg, widely regarded as one of the East End's top restaurateurs, has co-owned Fresno with business partner Michael Nolan since 2004.

Rowdy Hall
Rowdy Hall (10 Main Street in the Parrish Mews, East Hampton, 631-324-8555) has launched their annual "Rowdy & The Oscars" ballot contest. In each check presented, customers will find an "Oscar Ballot" form. If they choose to participate, all they have to do is fill out the ballot and present it to the host, manager, server or bartender. Whoever has the most correct answers is the winner and will receive dinner for two and two movie vouchers. If there is a tie for most correct a drawing will be held. The contest ends Sunday, March 7, the date of the Oscars. Rowdy Readers continues, and meets every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. The readers club will be in conjunction with Bookhampton, offering each week's selection for a 15 percent discount. Lunch will be available for purchase during the readers group. Current hours are seven days a week serving lunch from 12 noon to 3:30 p.m.; mid-day menu from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

 • March 9 - James Joyce (1882-1941) "The Boarding House and "Eveline" (From "Dubliners")
 • March 16 - Thomas Mann (1875-1955) "Disorder and Early Sorrow" (From "Death in Venice" and seven other stories)

Hampton Coffee Company
Hampton Coffee Company is offering a variety of non-meat specials on their menus throughout Lent. At their Westhampton Beach café, choose from several vegetarian soups each day and their Tomato & Mozzarella, Tuna Melt, and Grilled Vegetable Panini. At the Water Mill café, their homemade vegetarian chili is on the menu every day in addition to several other vegetarian soups, plus fish and chips, vegetable and shrimp fajitas, smoked tuna salad, egg dishes, fresh salads, a vegetable cutlet sandwich and Veggie Burger, and so much more. Everything is available to go or to stay in their full-service sit-down restaurant at the same carry-out prices. Plus, Hampton Coffee Company in Water Mill starts the week of Lent with a delicious special - the Fish Sandwich Melt! A beer-battered crispy fish fillet topped with melted Pepper Jack Cheese, fresh crispy lettuce, ripe tomato, homemade Tartar Sauce, and pickles, on a toasted buttered Brioche Bun, served with hand-cut French Fries. Hampton Coffee Company is located at 194 Mill Road in Westhampton Beach, on the Six Corners Roundabout, at Bridgehampton National Bank, across from Village Hall, and at 869 Montauk Highway in Water Mill, next to The Green Thumb Farmstand. Both cafés are open every day all year from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Go to www.hamptoncoffeecompany.com for more information.