Weekend events: Grilled cheese, Scrabble, jazz and more

Irish Stroll: Get your St. Patrick’s Day celebration started early with this pub crawl that snakes its way through downtown bars. Register at Beekman Pub.  (Sat., 1-9 p.m., lindypromo.com)

Scrabble Master Class: Three-time National Scrabble Champion Joe Edley gives tips that will enable players of all levels to improve their skills. BYO game. (Sun., 7:30 p.m., $29, 92nd Street Y, 92y.org)

Conan O’Brien Stand-up Showcase: Conan O’Brien won’t be at this comedy show, but he did curate it — so it should certainly provide laughs. (Sat., 10 p.m., Union Hall, unionhallny.com)

The Big Cheesy: Chefs from restaurants around the city battle it out to see who makes the best grilled-cheese sandwich. Guests, of course, get to taste-test. Yum! (Sat., various tasting times, giltcity.com)

Marcus Strickland Quartet: The sax man headlines an evening of jazz, with a performance by the Tap Messengers of NY. (Fri., 7:30 p.m., $15, Harlem Stage, harlemstage.org)