Fairs and festivals, local St. Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras celebrations, and other events in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties in March.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 23-March 1: ...

Actor Dominic Chianese (''Boardwalk Empire,'' ″The Sopranos'') is 94. Singer Joanie Sommers is 84. Actor Jenny O'Hara (''Transparent,'' ″The Mindy Project'') is 83. Actor Barry Bostwick is 80.