ST. PATRICK'S DAY (Hamilton beach coffee makers)

ST. PATRICK'S DAY
San Jose Mercury News - St. Patrick's Day Bagpipes in San Pedro Square. Performance by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Pipes and Drums. 6-9 p.m. March 17. San Pedro Square, downtown San Jose. www.lenihan.org/lgpb or (408) 996-8302. Shamrock Day at Habitot Children's

Pop, country & jazz
San Jose Mercury News - Little Big Town. 7:30 p.m. April 13. Tickets include day's events at the 2006 Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show. Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City. $27-$40. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com . Toni Braxton. 8 p.m. April 13

Pop, country & jazz
San Jose Mercury News - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. With Elefant, the Morning After Girls. 8 p.m. March 15. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $20. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com . Dave Brubeck Quartet and the Ramsey Lewis Trio. 8 p.m. March 15

Housewares makers do it up in brown
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - America s love affair with the coffee culture and chocolate has created yet another hot color for the kitchen: brown. At the recent International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, manufacturers of kitchen appliances, cookware and tableware