Saturday, March 15: Today at the Brooklyn Museum, as part of its Women’s History Month programming, Sackler Center curator Maura Reilly and artist Ghada Amer will lead a tour of “Love Has No End,” the museum’s Ghada Amer retrospective.

Sunday, March 16: It’s not even spring yet, but Coney Island is up and running. Starting at noon today, Astroland will kick off its 47th year of freaky excitement with free rides on the Cyclone rollercoaster for the first 100 people in line. Wear your parka, because now’s the time for a spin on the 81-year-old coaster, a corn dog and a banana-pistachio cone from Deno’s.

Monday, March 17: It’s St. Patrick’s Day! And while the borough’s biggest parade is on March 16 at Prospect Park West and 14th Street, there are still many ways to celebrate today. Whether it’s live music at Rocky Sullivan’s (34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook) or the Irish menu at Eamonn Doran’s (174 Montague St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights), there’s plenty of ways to get your Irish up in Brooklyn. See story on page 7.

Tuesday, March 18: Today, former Talking Head David Byrne (pictured), multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, rock bands Blonde Redhead and the Scissor Sisters and more will perform at St. Ann’s Warehouse as part of “Speak Up!,” a fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against the War and United For Peace and Justice.

Thursday, March 20: It’s Purim — imagine a Jewish Halloween — and tonight is when all the fun happens. Synagogues across the borough are having parties for kids and adults alike, serving up hamentashen and gathering costumed folks for drinking and dancing.