- Experimental folk-rock band Blitzen Trapper (which sounds like a Christmas school folder) plays tonight - with opening act Alela Diane - at 7 at Kilby Court, 741 S. 300 West, Salt Lake City. Tickets are $10, at 24Tix or at the door.

- Utah Opera's production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" premieres tonight at 7:30 at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. Tonight's performance is sold out, but tickets for the rest of the run (through March 22) are available at ArtTix.

- Primus frontman Les Claypool headlines "The Oddity Faire: A Mutated Mini Fest," which starts tonight at 8 at The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Also on the bill: Secret Chief 3 and performance-poet Saul Williams (who Sundance Film Festival veterans will remember from the '98 Grand Jury Prize winner "Slam"). Tickets are $29.50, at the door.

- The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, sponsored by the Hibernian Society of Utah, starts at 10 a.m. Saturday on 400 West and 200 North, behind West High School - then travels south down 400 West to 50 North, when it hangs a right and then a left onto Rio Grande Street through The Gateway, stopping on 200 South. The action adjourns to the Siamsa - with traditional Irish food and music - at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 279 S. 300 West. Free.

- 1964 - The Tribute, a Beatles tribute band, plays the Fab Four's hits Saturday at 8 p.m. at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets, from $22 to $37, available at ArtTix.

- Bluesman Joe Bonamassa performs Saturday at 8 p.m. at The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets, from $29 to $40, are available at SmithsTix.

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