Seattle Events Calendar

March 2011

The trees are starting to bud, and St. Patrick's Day is here. The Seattle Events Calendar March will help you find things to do and see in March.

Enjoy the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Moisture Festival in Fremont, or PNB's Pinnochio. If you're a fan, don't miss the Star Wars exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. March in Seattle is packed with shows, concerts, family activities and much more.

Link to Seattle Events for March 2012

Half Price Tickets for Seattle March Events

Teatro ZinZanni's Radio Free Starlight
Goin' Steady: The Musical - Wing-It Productions
Vanities: A New Musical - ACT Theatre
Trisha Brown Dance Company
The Merry Wives of Windsor - Seattle Shakespeare
Sunset Dinner Cruise
9 to 5: The Musical - 5th Avenue Theatre
Urban Wine Tour
Seattle Baroque Orchestra plays Handel's Grand Concertos
Last Comic Standing - Winner Felipe Esparza
Jet City Improv
Lots more including comedy shows, dance, Argosy cruises, concerts, and tours.

Goldstar
Half-price tickets to theater, concerts, comedy and sports.

Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition

October 23 - March 4
Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum
325 5th Ave N at the base of the Space Needle

Features three full-size prop spaceships, costumes, films, music, and other props from the series.

Seattle Children's Theatre: Go, Dog, Go

January 13 - March 13
Seattle Children's Theatre
201 Thomas St, Seattle Center

Adapted from the book by P.D. Eastman. I read this book so many times to my kids, we all know it by heart!

Beard and Stache Fest

January 30 - March 6

Yes, as in beards and mustaches! Events and locations vary.

Babs the Dodo

February 3 - March 14
Washington Ensemble Theatre
608 19th Ave. E

The Odyssey

Photo by Erik Stuhaug

February 4 - March 5
Taproot Theatre
204 N 85th St.

The classic epic by Homer, it's the story of the long voyage home by Odysseus after the Trojan War. Monsters, muses, gods and goddesses make this a thrilling adventure. My evening at The Odyssey.

Vanities: A New Musical

February 4 - April 3
ACT Theatre
700 Union St.

Based on the original play by Jack Heifner.

Great Expectations

February 8 - March 13
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Center House Theatre, Seattle Center

The Drowsy Chaperone

February 11 - March 5
Seattle Musical Theatre
Magnuson Park Community Center, 7120 62nd Ave. NE

Next to Normal

February 22 - March 13
5th Avenue Theatre
1308 5th Avenue

Seattle Opera: Don Quixote

Photo by Rozarii Lynch

February 26 - March 12
7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
McCaw Hall
321 Mercer St, Seattle Center

Free Ice Skate at KeyArena

Tuesday, March 1
2 public sessions: 3pm-5:30pm and 6pm-8:30pm
Free!

Seattle Center and KeyArena are taking advantage of the ice placed on the KeyArena floor for Stars on Ice and offering an afternoon of free ice skating. No tickets or reservations are required for the public sessions. No admission 30 minutes before the end of session. A viewing area is available for people who are not skating. Skates are available for borrowing or bring your own.

Art Walk in Pioneer Square

Thursday, March 3
First Thursday of every month, Noon - 8pm
www.firstthursdayseattle.com

Polar Science Weekend

March 3 - March 6
Pacific Science Center
200 Second Ave N, Seattle Center

Hands-on activities, exhibits, demonstrations, and lots more.

Seattle Symphony: A Tribute to Cole Porter

March 3 - March 6
Benaroya Hall
200 University St.

Hear Marvin Hamlisch and the Seattle Symphony present Cole Porter's classic songs.

University of Washington Huskies Basketball

March 3: vs. UCLA, 6:00pm
March 5: vs. USC, 7:30pm

Home games are played at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion next to Husky Stadium on the UW campus in Seattle. See the Washington Huskies Basketball season schedule.

Disney's Imagination Movers Live! In a Big Warehouse Tour

Friday, March 4
4:00pm and 7:00pm
$20 - $40
Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St.

Fremont First Friday Art Walk

Friday, March 4
First Friday of every month, 6pm - 9pm
Rain or shine!

Northwest Women's Show

March 4 - March 6
10am - 5pm
General admission $15; Children under 6 are free
Qwest Field Event Center

Family Snowshoe Science Expedition

Saturday, March 5
Snoqualmie Pass - Meet at the Snoqualmie Pass Nordic Center.
$40 adults/$35 children (need to be at least 8 years old)
Pre-registration required. Call (206) 443-2925.

An exciting snowshoe adventure led by Pacific Science Center for the whole family. Explore the winter wonderland of Snoqualmie Pass, look for signs of animal life, follow their trails.

Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show

Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6
Saturday, 10am-5pm: Sunday, 11am-4pm
Seattle Center Northwest Rooms
First and Republican

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: "A Tribute to Benny Goodman"

Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6
Saturday, 7:30pm, Benaroya Hall
Sunday, 3:00pm, Kirkland Performance Center

Teatro ZinZanni's Zirkus Fantazmo Circus Show for Children

March 5 - May 1
Noon-1pm: Pre-show carnival in lobby
1pm-2pm: Zirkus Fantazmo performance
2:10pm-2:30pm: Post-show workshop with cast
Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St.
Mercer Street at 3rd Ave near Seattle Center

2011 Irish Festival

Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13
Noon - 6pm Daily, Admission Free

The Festival features booths selling Irish and Celtic products, Irish music, singing, dancing, workshops, lectures, cultural displays, Irish films, children's contests and activities, and more.

Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show

Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13
8am - 6pm
Qwest Field Event Center

The Dog Show is in it's 72nd year with over 2000 dogs competing for Best in Show awards.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

March 12 - March 17
12:30pm
The Monorail will be free from 1:30 - 2:30pm for travel from Westlake Park to the Seattle Center to participate in the Irish Festival.

The parade starts from 4th Ave at Jefferson in downtown Seattle, proceeds along 4th Ave to the reviewing stand at Westlake Park, and ends at the Seattle Center with closing ceremonies at 2pm.

Moisture Festival: Comedy - Variete - Vaudeville

The Aerialistas by John Cornicello

March 17 - April 10
Evenings at 7:30pm (all ages)
Late shows at 10:30pm (21+)
Weekend matinees at 3:00pm (all ages)
Hale's Palladium
4301 Leary Way NW

Presented as a variety show, each act or artist performs his or her routine within a 3-15 minute time slot while being accompanied by a live show band. Acts include aerialists, jugglers, dancers, comedians, rope acts, bubble acts, clowns, acrobats, can can girls, drill teams, musical numbers, and more.

All My Sons

March 18 - April 17
Intiman Theatre at Seattle Center
201 Mercer St.

Contemporary 4 - Pacific Northwest Ballet

March 18 - March 27
McCaw Hall
321 Mercer St, Seattle Center

Four pieces includePacific, World Premiere by Marco Goecke, The Piano Dance, and Concerto DSCH.

Of Mice and Men

March 18 - April 10
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Bagley Wright Theatre, Seattle Center
155 Mercer St.

John Steinbeck's American classic comes to life on stage.

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

March 19 - May 8
Tickets now on sale, online and on site. Includes general admission to the Science Center.
Pacific Science Center
200 Second Ave N, Seattle Center

If you are a Star Wars fan, here's your chance to see more than 80 authentic costumes, models, and props from all six of the films. There are also interactive displays including a full-size replica of the Millennuim Falcon cockpit.

Pinnochio - Pacific Northwest Ballet

Sunday, March 20
March 20 & 26
McCaw Hall
321 Mercer St, Seattle Center

Billy Elliot the Musical

Photo by Michael Brosilow

March 22 - April 3
Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

March 25 - March 27
Friday and Saturday 8:00pm; Sunday 2:00pm
5th Avenue Theatre
1308 5th Avenue

Best of the Northwest - Art and Fine Craft Show

Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27
10am-6pm
Warren G Magnuson Park, Hangar 30

Art, fine crafts, art talks, live music, wine tasting, and entertainment.

Taste Washington! the ultimate wine experience

Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27
Seminars on Saturday, Mar. 26 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Grand Tasting on Sunday, Mar. 27 at Qwest Field Event Center

One of the nation's premier wine and food events.