The Parkesburg Action Committee (PAC) will present a St. Patrick's Day-themed "Shamrock, Shop and Adopt" celebration on Main Street in Parkesburg on Saturday, March 19, from 2 to 7 p.m. During the event, the shops on Main Street will be open and several of them will host craft vendors. Also offered will be food and beverages and children's activities. Volunteers with Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue (LDAR) will be on hand with adoptable dogs.

Fees collected from vendors will benefit LDAR, a no-kill, foster-based, all-volunteer animal rescue that finds homes for rescued, abused or unwanted pets.

"We wanted to do something to help out a local (organization), and Lucky Dawg seemed so fitting. They are such a great rescue," said PAC member Jenn Litwin, owner of Memories on Main, 322 Main St., Parkesburg. "We put together a fun event."

Among the Parkesburg businesses that will host craft vendors are Experience Positive Therapy, 226 W. Main St.; Sweet Serendipity Cupcakes and Treats, 217 Main St.; and The Little Shop Next Door, 215 Main St. "(Memories on Main) will (host) Spring House Spirits, a local distillery," Litwin noted.

Donations for LDAR will be accepted during the event. Suggested donations include dog and cat food, treats, toys, bowls, leashes, harnesses, collars, paper towels and bleach.

"Lucky Dawg will have adoptable dogs on Main Street where Final Fridays normally take place," said Litwin. "They are asking the community to bring out their pups (especially people who adopted an) animal from Lucky Dawg."

Also on March 19, Parkesburg Library, 105 West St., Parkesburg, will offer a "Create and Play Day" from 1 to 3 p.m. "Memories on Main is partnering with the library, (which is holding) a crafting event before our event kicks off," Litwin explained. "(Children) can bring (their completed craft) to Memories on Main and be entered in a drawing to win a kid-themed basket."

For more information about PAC and "Shamrock, Shop and Adopt," visit http://www.facebook.com/PAC19365. More information about LDAR, including photos of adoptable pets, is available at http://www.luckydawganimalrescue.com and http://www.facebook.com/LuckyDawgAnimalRescue.