Wake Up Your Taste Buds. Now is the time to visit all of those new Buckhead restaurants you’ve been waiting to try, or return to the ones you’ve always loved. During the inaugural Buckhead Restaurant Week, March 6 through March 14, participating restaurants including Buckhead Life restaurants, Craftbar, Capital Grill and Dantanna’s will be offering a prix-fixe three-course menu of an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert for only $25 per person (alcohol, tax and gratuity not included). For a complete list of participating restaurants and their menus, visit www.brwatlanta.com.

photo Courtesy of lauren rubenstein / the reynolds group

Ride for a Reason. Hop on Marietta’s only trolley tour for a good cause! The Historic Marietta Trolley Co. is giving back to the community with Rides for a Reason. Each weekend in March, $5 from each ticket purchased will be given to the charity selected for that weekend. The charities selected for March are YWCA of North Georgia, American Cancer Society, Atlanta Opera and MUST Ministries. For ticket prices and details, visit www.mariettatrolley.com/ridesforareason.

photo Courtesy of b massey photographers

Celebrate a Birthday with UGA. Put on your party hats — The University of Georgia is turning 225! In celebration, the Georgia Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition beginning March 19 that displays visual art reflecting the history of UGA and its current status. Featured works will reflect the purpose of the anniversary, to honor the past and the present while looking forward to the future. The exhibition will take place in the galleries of the Visual Arts building on Jackson Street. For more information, visit www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

photo Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art

Wear Green. Grab a pint of Guinness and dance to bagpipe music at Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub for their second annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Olde Blind Dog, a unique, authentic Irish pub in Milton, celebrated their first St. Patrick’s Day after opening last February. All day long there will be live music from three different bands and bagpipers, beer trucks keeping the Guinness flowing and cooks serving up delicious Irish fare under tents outside, so the party is on — rain or shine! For more information and to read The Dog’s Tale, visit www.oldeblinddog.com.

Make it a Date. Liven up your typical night of takeout and a movie-on-demand with dinner at a popular restaurant and a spectacular show! Several area restaurants have teamed up with The Fox Theatre to offer you a great deal for a night out. For example, for one package price, you can enjoy a three-course dinner at the elegant, European-influenced Ecco and then stroll on over to the Fox Theatre for “Spring Awakening” on March 10. Or if a flirtier setting is more your style, dine at Shout before the show on March 14. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit www.foxtheatre.org/dinner_broadway.

photo Courtesy of the fox theatre | yukari umedawa