Sunday, March 17 Boston is known for its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, from all-day parties to bar crawls to 10k runs. This year, The Westin Hotel, Samuel Adams, Gillette and other sponsors are working together with the Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC) for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Featuring school bands, beauty queens, Sesame Street, dancers, Boston companies, the characters from Star Wars and Wizard of Oz, Elvis, Captain Jack and the Boston Bruins mascot, it’s no wonder South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is known as the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the country. But unlike some St. Paddy’s Day parades and events, this one is designed as an event for veterans and those on active duty, to make their St. Patrick’s Day as best as it can possibly be with the help of anywhere from 600,000 to a million people who show up for the event every year.

When the Wayans brothers come to mind, people may associate the hilarious, quirky pair with classic comedies such as “White Chicks,” “Scary Movie” and most recently 2013’s “A Haunted House.” Hailing from the “First Family of Entertainment,” this duo is more than a good laugh. Continuing with their comedic route, Marlon and Shawn Wayans visited Northeastern University on Monday night to a full audience at Blackman Auditorium, hosted by Kappa Sigma fraternity.

I have a friend. He’s got a name but suffice it to say he’s a he and he’s obsessed with movies. He’s quiet, but can reel off actors, awards, directors, dates, producers, trivia and lines from almost any feature film. I use him as a sort of walking IMDb – “What’s that movie with the black guy who’s a comedian but serious and he wears glasses–”

When one thinks of Boston, the city’s history often comes to mind first, anything from the Boston Massacre to the Boston Tea Party. Boston is indeed a historic city, and will be celebrating its history this weekend with a reenactment of the Boston Massacre in honor of its anniversary in March.

From the moment the lights go up and the orchestra hums the first notes of the opening act, Jersey Boys is a high-energy, toe-tapping, emotional rollercoaster up until the very last musical number.

What happened to chivalry? As someone who is an opponent of technology, I resort to blaming it – “it” being texting – for the shortening of words like the ever-so incessant “lol” and the many others that so often have me quickly looking for clues on Urban Dictionary.

The 15th Annual Polar Plunge is coming to Boston’s beaches this weekend.The plunge is a “mid-winter dip,” in which participants race into the ocean and quickly make their way back out. The competition used to award first place to the participant who could spend the longest time in the water, and pledges would pay a certain amount per minute spent in the water, but due to dangerous and unsafe conditions, first place is now awarded to the participant raising the most money prior to the event. The event was founded to raise money for Special Olympics Massachusetts, and each “plunger” has to raise $250 in order to receive a free t-shirt (those who don’t reach the minimum are still allowed to compete). It may be short notice to raise $250, but “chickens” are welcome to watch the event from the heated tent at no charge. Revere Beach, Revere, or Nantasket Beach, Hull; 10 a.m.; free (donations optional); kintera.org/faf/home.

On Feb. 1, Netflix released the entirety of the first season, all 13 episodes, allowing viewers to watch at their own pace. The series, produced by Beau Willimon and starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and Kate Mara, among others, is a political thriller dealing with the corrupt inner workings of Capitol Hill. That alone spells out a recipe for a hit show, however, some of the show’s booming success must also be credited to the way it is offered.

The bare broken walls, dirty wooden desks, worn out books and determined students from Graceland High School have high hopes. It is simple, because to educate is to defy the odds. These high school girls are the hope for a better future in Kenya.

Valentine’s Day: whether you are restless from a night of scrambling to set up a reservation at a fancy restaurant, hunting down a dozen red roses, or sobbing over a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Rocky Road while watching “10 Things I Hate About You,” don’t limit your options to the usual.