Dance

International Ballet Theatre
STARS - from Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet and London's Royal Ballet
Sat, March 8 at 7:30pm & Sun, March 9 at 2pm
Meydenbauer Theatre, Bellevue
IBT presents two rare performances of the world's leading classical dancers from The Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The Alberta Ballet, and Ukraine National Opera and Ballet. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to see Sarah Lamb and Edward Watson from London and other exquisite dancers in the Northwest.
Reception with dancers follows Saturday evening performance.
Tickets: (425) 284.0444 or TicketWindowOnline.com
Info: InterBalletTheatre.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Bellydance Superstars
Monday, March 10 & Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 pm
Skilled dancers, feminine mystique & sensuality combine in the ancient art of bellydance. Bellydance Superstars make their KPC debut in their new show Babelesque.
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Emerald Ballet Theatre
"Music Can Dance" Workshop & Performance
Saturday March 15 , 12:30-2pm and 6:30-8pm
EBT’s studio: 12368 Northup Way, Bellevue, 98005
An educational event, co-sponsored with the Lake Washington Music Teachers Association. Interactive lecture demonstration will be followed by an evening performance of original choreography to live music.
More details: EmeraldBallet.org

Heritage

Eastside Heritage Center
Heritage Series - Arts & Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest
Thursday, March 20 , 7:00pm
Bellevue City Hall, Room 1E-112 (450 110th Ave NE)
Local historian, Lawrence Kreisman, will explore the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement and how they found fertile ground in the Washington and Oregon in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Info: (425) 450-1049 or EastsideHeritageCenter.org

Music

Master Chorus Eastside
Songs of the Open Road
Saturday March 1 , 7:30pm, at Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish
Sunday March 16 , 3pm, at Meydenbaeur Theater, Bellevue
MCE visits exotic ports-of-call through songs and poems of travel. From India, Mexico, and Ireland, to Australia and Africa, savor a broad array of cultures and examine the ways to get there.
Ticket info: (425) 392-8446 or MasterChorusEastside.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Samite
Saturday, March 1 at 8pm
One of East Africa’s most highly-acclaimed flutists, Samite's goal is to open peoples’ minds and hearts to the common threads of human concerns, conveying optimism through stories and song.
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Barrage
Sunday, March 2 , at 3pm & 7:30pm
Combine the power of an orchestra with the perpetual motion of Riverdance and the spark of Stomp and you get Barrage!
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Music Works Northwest
First Friday Concerts: An Evening of Flute Duets
Friday, March 7 , 7:30pm
Music Works Studio B
Faculty members Linda Bailey and Klaus Liebetanz will be performing beautiful flute duets with piano accompaniment.
Free Admission; kids welcome. Reception follows.
Info: (425) 644-0988 or MusicWorksNW.org/Concerts

Cascadian Chorale
"Love Human and Divine"
Sat. March 8 , 7:30pm in Bellevue, and Sun. March 9 , 2:30pm in Seattle
Featured works include Pinkham's "Wedding Cantata," Vaughan Williams' "Five Mystical Songs," and Herbolsheimer's "Mirrors of Love." Directed by Gary Cannon.
Tickets: (206) 286-6028 or CascadianChorale.org

Bellevue Youth Symphony
The 2008 BYSO Concerto Winner’s Concert
Sunday March 9 at 6:30pm
Eastlake Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School, Sammamish
Winner Rebecca Young will play the first movement of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto; Youth Symphony, Premiere Orchestra and Flute Orchestra will also perform Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Schocker.
At 3:30pm, the Debut String Orchestra and Sinfonia will share a concert of Mozart, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Paul Desmond.
Tickets at the door or from BYSO.org

Roberts Music Institute
Jay Roberts & Ben Lacy present: “Pocket Deuce” CD Release Party
Saturday March 15 at 7pm
Roberts Music Institute, 13417 NE 20th St. Bellevue
Also Ben Lacy’s Groove Clinic & Concert with Jay Roberts, on Thursday March 13 starting at 6pm - Ben will demonstrate his approach to creating a chord melody, followed by a concert at 8:15pm.
Info: (425) 614-4764 or RobertsMusicInstitute.com

Kirkland Performance Center
The Ladies of Slack Key Guitar
Friday, March 14 at 8pm
Princess Owana Salazar, Cindy Combs and Brittni Paiva take the stage combining their talent with a native Hawaiian instrument, the Slack Key Guitar. All music-award winning individuals, they represent the very best of Hawaii’s tradition of female musicians.
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

BlueStreet Jazz Voices
In Concert
Friday, March 21 at 8pm
Kirkland Performance Center
BlueStreet Jazz Voices performs fresh arrangements of jazz standards, lush ballads and the latest in contemporary jazz.
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Pacific Harp Institute
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis
Masterclass: Saturday, March 22 , 10am-6pm
Austin Harp Studio (7300 139th Pl. NE, Redmond)
Recital: Friday, March 21 , 7:30pm
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, downtown Seattle.
Acclaimed harpist Yolanda Kondonassis performs works by Scarlatti, Handel, Debussy, Hovhaness, Salzedo, and Erb, and gives a masterclass for local harp students.
Info: (425) 885-2785 or PacificHarpInstitute.org

Theatre

Last chance to catch:

Village Theatre - MAINSTAGE - Issaquah
Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park"
Thru March 2
A breezy delight, loaded with laughs about life, love, and surviving wedded bliss.
Tickets: (425) 392-2202 or VillageTheatre.org
Eclectic Theater Company
SubUrbia by Eric Bogosian
Thru March 8 , Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun @ 6pm
Odd Duck Studio, 1214 10th Ave (First Hill), Seattle
EclecticTheaterCompany.org

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StoryBook Theater
3 PIGS
Sat Mar 1 @ 11 am & 1 pm
Sun Mar 2 @ 1 pm & 3 pm
Carco Theater, 1717 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton
Sat Mar 8 @ 11 am & 1 pm
Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave E, Seattle
Back by popular demand! This zany participational theater rendition will have audiences, small and tall, rooting for the little porkers as they scramble to save their skins.
Tickets: 1-877-827-1100 or Studio-East.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Seattle Shakespeare Company’s “The Miser” by Moliere
March 6 - 8 (4 performances)
Monsieur Harpagon is a skinflint’s skinflint. Through silly scheming, bamboozling banter, and disguises, everyone in Harpagon’s household tries to pry either a lover or a fortune from the greedy geezer’s grasp. Starring Todd Jefferson Moore.
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Village Theatre - KIDSTAGE Company Originals - Issaquah
Last Exit
March 7-16 , Wed-Sun
The story follows a group of students on a school trip to New York City, which ultimately ends in tragedy. In this musical, the students come together to explore what went wrong and to try to save another friend they fear may be headed down the same path.
Tickets: (425) 392-2202 or VillageTheatre.org

SecondStory Rep: SPROUTS Children’s Theatre
Cinderella
March 7-22 , Fridays at 7pm, Sat-Sun at 1pm & 3pm
How can a dreary girl, locked in a closet by her ugly stepsisters, possibly become the belle of the ball? Oh, it could happen...
Special event: Unexpected Stories! Improv Nights with Unexpected Productions!
March 7-22 , Fri & Sat at 8:30pm
Fun for the whole family!
Tickets: (425) 881-6777 (Tue-Sat 1-5) or SecondStoryRep.org

Village Theatre - MAINSTAGE - Issaquah
Little Women
March 20-April 27
An all new lovingly-adapted musical version of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel brings the timeless tale of the March family to vivid life.
Tickets: (425) 392-2202 or VillageTheatre.org

SecondStory Rep
Urinetown, the Musical
March 28—April 26 , Fri & Sat at 8:15pm, Sun April 13 & 20 at 2:15pm
One of the most uproariously funny new musicals in recent years! A darkly comic tale of greed, revolution, and love in a world where water is worth its weight in gold — literally.
Tickets: (425) 881-6777 (Tue-Sat 1-5) or SecondStoryRep.org

Duvall Cultural Commission
Cascade Community Theatre presents “The Odd Couple”
March 28-29 @ 7:30 pm and March 30 @ 2 pm
Cedarcrest High School, 29000 NE 150th St, Duvall
Felix, an uptight neat freak, moves in with Oscar, an easy going slob. Will their friendship survive? Come find out in this terrific comedy suitable for the whole family.
Tickets: 1-800-838-3600 or CascadeCommunityTheatre.org

Kirkland Performance Center
KPC Musical: Oliver!
March 28 - 30 (5 performances)
Consider Yourself invited to Oliver! Charles Dickens' tale of an orphan boy who runs away from the orphanage and hooks up with a gang of pickpockets in London will warm your heart. Will Oliver Pick a Pocket or Two for life? We know you'll Be Back Soon to find out!
Tickets: (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Visual Arts

Kirkland Arts Center
Clay? II
Thru March 29
A survey of ceramic trends and advances juried by Jamie Walker, Akio Takamori and Doug Jeck, "Clay? II" features 19 pieces selected from a field of more than 400 entries from across North America.
Info: (425) 822-7161 or KirklandArtsCenter.org

Bellevue Arts Museum
Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place: through May 4
Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser: through April 20
The Premonition, Paul Marioni: through March 23
BellevueArts.org

Bellevue Arts Museum
Curator Walkthrough with Stefano Catalani
Friday, March 7 , 6:30pm
Hour-long walking tour of “Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place.”
BellevueArts.org

Bellevue Arts Museum
Pratt Demonstrations: Marble Carving with Anthony Brigance Cook
Saturday, March 8 , 1-3pm
Explore the personal process of carving marble! Cook will be demonstrating how to remove stone with hand chiseling and hand files. FREE. BellevueArts.org

Classes, Camps & Workshops

The Bellevue Philharmonic
Violin Master Class with Kyung Sun Lee
April 10 , 7:00 pm at Sherman Clay Pianos
Students with at least four years of private instruction are invited to apply. Non-participants are welcome on a space available basis.
Info: (425) 455-4171 or info@bellevuephil.org

SecondStory Repertory
Spring break camps
African Storytelling - Ages 7-12
Meets March 31-April 4, 9am-12:30pm daily
Musical: "Tom Sawyer and the Whitewashed Fence" - Ages: 7-13
Meets March 31-April 4, 1-5pm daily
More details: (425) 881-6777 (Tue-Sat 1-5) or SecondStoryRep.org

Studio East
Audition Basics March 22 - 28
Callbacks March 29 - April 15
Days vary for each grade/age.
Please check Studio East website for details.
Registering for Spring Break Camps for Grades 2 - 6. More info

Bellevue Arts Museum
Come Craft!
Sats, March 1 and 8 : Scumak! (Ages: 10+)
Sats, March 15 and 22 : Stained Glass with Paint Pens (Ages: 5-12)
1-3 pm. FREE. BellevueArts.org

The Drawing Board Art Instruction
Basic Drawing
4 Saturdays (Mar 15 - Apr 5), 10:30am to noon
Revolution Gallery at Gilman Village, Issaquah
Class for children (or parent & child) ages 6 - 18. TheDrawingBoardArtInstruction.com

Bellevue Arts Museum
Drop-In Art
Thursday, March 13 : Bean Landscapes
Thursday, March 27 : Musical Instruments
After School Activities with National Art Honor Society from Bellevue High School.
3:30-5pm. FREE. BellevueArts.org