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The Anchorage School District Art Show, opens March 1 at the Anchorage Museum (First Friday event).  The annual Anchorage School District exhibition showcases artwork from the district’s most creative student artists, giving them the rare opportunity to display their art in a museum. This year’s theme is Flight of the Imagination, a nod to the museum’s Arctic Flight exhibition.  Works are chosen by teachers and include drawings, paintings and sculpture.  http://www.anchoragemuseum.org.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival featuring mountain themed cinema is Friday, March 1 beginning at 7 Pm at UAA Wendy Williamson auditorium.

March 5, 2013:  Alaska Youth Orchestra Winter Concert at the PAC performing Night on Bald Mountain and other selections.

St. Patricks Day Celebrations in Anchorage include:

Friday, March 15:   St. Patrick’s Dinner, Show and Dance at St. Patrick’s Parish (where else?).  Serving Corned Beef and Cabbage is followed by a musical review by Chaos. Marge Ford and the Alaska Polka Chips, along with the Alaska button Box Gang round out the evening.  $20 per person for the Dinner, Show and Dance. $9 per person for the Polka Dance Alone.  Because what else would you do on a St. Patrick’s Day weekend besides polka?

Saturday, March 16, meet at 8:30 AM for Bear Tooth & Skinny Raven Shamrock Shuffle 5K.  Race starts at 9:30 AM.  www.skinnyraven.com.  Free Mizuno t-shirt and free pint glass filled once with beer or soda on race day, and that night you can continue your celebration with:

Saturday, March 16 7:00p: St. Patrick’s Eve Celebration at the Snow Goose. Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with The Derry Aires, The Irish Dance Academy and the Northern Lights Celtic Dancers, Soloists Dawn Berg, Beth Margeson, Terri McCoy and Destany Hawley, the Band Wings to Fly.  Full beverage service available throughout the evening.

Or, if you prefer: Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the PAC on March 16 starting at 7:30 PM.

Whistling Swan is bringing Rickie Lee Jones to the PAC on March 24.  http://www.whistlingswan.net/

And at the end of the month, the Alaska Railroad Easter Train is Saturday March 30 starting at 10 AM.  Take a ride with the Easter Bunny from the Historic Anchorage Downtwon Depo down Turnagain Arm to Indian and back.  Search "special trains" on http://www.alaskarailroad.com/.

"Rondy is a 77-year tradition in Anchorage and you are invited to join us for our 10-day celebration of life in Alaska!"  http://www.furrondy.net/.  Fur Rondy is a fun time for the whole family with events taking place all over Anchorage from February 22 through March 3.  There will be a parade on Saturday, Feb 23 on 5th and 6th Avenues starting at 10:30.  The carnival will be on 3rd and E St starting  on Feb 22 at 1 PM. The Victorian Tea at the Senior Center is on Saturday, Feb 24 from 2-4 PM (Must purchase tickets in advance.  Call 770-2000). The fur auction will be Sat. Feb 23 from 11 AM to 4 PM at 3rd and E St.   Snowshoe softball at Kosinski Field on Saturday, Feb 23 from 8:45 AM to 6 PM. Outhouse races on Sat Feb 23 at 4 PM on 4th Ave between E St and F St.  dog races, Blanket toss on the weekends from 2PM to 4Pm at 3rd and E St. Snowboarding demo (I saw that a couple of years ago.  Awesome!) is on 2d Ave downhill from the Carnival on Sat. Feb 23 from 5 PM to 6 PM.  The melodrama is again at the Snow Goose Theatre on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.   There will also be a juried art competition at the Senior Center, a hockey tournament, basketball, Runnning of the Reindeer, Frostbite Footrace on 5th Avenue starting at Egan Center skywalk (you can register on-line by going to the Fury Rondy website), snow sculptures on Ship Creek Avenue, Native arts market at Dimond Mall.   My favorite event: the fireworks display will be on Saturday, February 23 starting at 6:45 PM at the small boat harbor, Ship Creek Avenue.  Shake off cabin fever, get out and rondy!