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MARCH

ANCHORAGE

All Month

Traditional Irish Music Session

Kick up your heels at this weekly dance, where some of the best Celtic musicians loosely posse up in a circle and randomly perform a jig or reel while slippered dancers work their daisies off. Free. At the Snow City Cafe on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Call 272-2489.

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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

More than 1,000 dogs will line up on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage to start the world's best-known dog race. Mushers trek 1,049 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Visit www.iditarod.com.

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Race Day Pancake Breakfast

All-you-can-eat pancakes, juice and coffee. Proceeds to benefit Abused Women's Aid in Crisis, Anchorage Community YMCA, Covenant House Alaska, Kids' Kitchen Inc. and NorthEast Community Center. At the Fourth Avenue Theatre from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Bang on A Can All Stars with Merideth Monk

Bang on a Can All Stars do not play the modern music that alienates many, nor do they embrace minimalism. They believe in the communicative power of music from a new generation of composers. Begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Contact the Anchorage Concert Association at 800-478-7328.

1, 5.9

Die Fledermaus

Presented by the Anchorage Opera, by Johann Strauss Jr. Performance is sung in English. Begins at 8 p.m. at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Call 800-478-7328.

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Tour of Anchorage

See all of Anchorage in a 50K, 40K or 25K route across town. Billed as a premier ski marathon, the tour is part of the American Ski Marathon Series, North America's longest-running and largest citizen's racing and touring series. Call 276-7609 or visit www.tourofanchorage.com for locations and times.

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Alaska Hospitality and Foodservice Expo

The premier restaurant and lodging event is a central business marketplace where buyers and sellers from all over Alaska come together. The Expo combines a large collection of unique food and beverage products, cutting-edge technology and equipment with the latest in restaurant and lodging trends. Held at the Egan Civic and Convention Center 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

5-9

"Cabaret"

The Atwood Concert Hall will be transformed into the seedy glamour of the Kit Kat Club, a nightclub set against the background of Germany at the start of the Third Reich. This play was the winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Revival 1998. Call 800-478-7328 or visit www.anchorageconcerts.org.

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Alaska Railroad to Hurricane Gulch

Round-trip rail to Hurricane Gulch...