Political notes: March 29

Among the crowd celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at O’Leary’s Irish pub at 1010 Beacon St. in Precinct 1 were a number of voters supporting Jules Levine’s quest to be elected Selectman.

Sue Goldberg, a former Town Meeting member from Precinct 16, coordinated the event. Brendan and Andrew, who were the musicians for the evening, introduced Levine as a Rhodes Scholar, trial lawyer and Boston University Law School professor emeritus.

Levine, who had taken a spring vacation in Ireland while studying at Oxford University, sprinkled his diction with descriptive phrases or sentences in an Irish dialect.

Following his remarks, Levine joined the fiddler and guitarist in dancing a brief jig. Disavowing any talent for singing or dancing, he said he hoped that the conviviality of the evening would mask his musical shortcomings. The crowd, in a festive and forgiving mood, responded by joining in intermittent song and dance.

Levine cautioned that despite the merriment of the evening, he could not promise that if elected, “Happy days ...[would always be] here again.”

He did affirm, though, that he was trying to practice Gov. Deval Patrick’s “politics of hope.”

Ultimately supporters agreed on “CHOOSE JULES” as a working campaign slogan.

The Jules Levine Committee plans similar gatherings over the remainder of the campaign throughout the other 15 Brookline precincts.

Rep. Michael F. Rush, D-West Roxbury, will hold district office hours for April at the following times and locations:

Wednesday, April 4, at Starbucks on Route 9, Chestnut Hill, from 9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, April 18, at Starbucks on Route 9, Chestnut Hill, from 9-10 a.m.

Rush is also available at the State House in Boston, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., by appointment. For more information, please contact his legislative aide, Matt Fitzgerald at 617-722-2637.

State Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez will hold office hours for April at the following times and locations:

Brookline: Wednesday, April 18, 7:30-9:30 a.m.; Sealey’s Lunch; 147 Cypress St.

Constituents who are unable to attend are encouraged to contact Rep. Sánchez at the State House: