Events calendar March 2016.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: PLAY - Calendar

Anchorage

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MAR 12

Empty Bowl

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This is the annual spring fund raiser for Bean's Cafe, a not-for-profit organization with the mission to feed the hungry and shelter the homeless. Purchasing a ticket allows the attendee to select one locally made and donated bowl to take home, as well as enjoy soup and cornbread. Dena'ina Center, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. beanscafe.org

Anchorage

MAR 3-6 Anchorage Boat Show

The Anchorage Boat Show is Alaska's largest boat show, dedicated to promoting boating safety and bringing the region's consumer and commercial marine industry together for a weekend full of boating, fishing, and hunting. Sullivan Arena, Thursday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. anchorageboatshow.com

MAR 5 Parade & Procession

Carol Wincenc returns to Anchorage for John Corigliano's Pied Piper Fantasy Concerto for Flute & Orchestra, featuring a parade of young flutists. Regarded by its composer as "such fun," Carnival of the Animals features a procession of fourteen short, whimsical movements, each one representing an animal or group of animals. Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. anchoragesymphony.org

MAR 5 Iditarod Start

"The Last Great Race" has its official start 10 a.m. at 4th Avenue and D Street in Downtown Anchorage. The Re-start takes place the following day in Willow, and the Awards Banquet takes place at the Nome Rec Center on March 20. iditarod.com

MAR 9 New Neighbors, New Diseases? Wildlife Health in a Changing Arctic

Join Caroline Van Hemert from the USGS Alaska Science Center as she discusses several recent disease outbreaks among wild birds as well as research on birds and mammals in the Alaska Arctic. Alaska Zoo, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. adfg.alaska.gov

Juneau

MAR 11-2 Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha is a stage musical based on Cervantes epic satiric novel 'Don Quixote." The story takes place in the late 16th century. Miguel de Cervantes (a tax collector, soldier, and author) and his assistant, Sancho, foreclose on a church that failed to pay its taxes. Thus, the two men are thrown into prison by the Spanish Inquisition. Pleading his case, Cervantes gives a dramatic defense by reenacting the story of Don Quixote of La Mancha. Juneau Opera, juneauopera.org

Wasilla

MAR 18-20

Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show

The show includes a gun show, a free archery range for kids, a laser shooting range for all ages, 176 vendors, seminars and demonstrations, and a book...