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Artistic: Paint Dancing, March 9th, $15.  You paint, you dance, and then you paint and dance together.  There's a YouTube video of the last event.  You don't need to know how to paint or dance to participate (actually, it's a little more fun if you don't know how), just wear clothes and shoes you don't mind getting dirty.  Bring a little sense of trying something new, and create your own little piece of Van Gough.

Restaurant: Lots going on here: BluWater Bistro in Kirkland opens.  Great food, good prices, sunset views over water and all that; they kept the pizza oven in from the old Cucina Cucina space, so they're really cranking out some righteous pizza.  *  Also, McCormick and Schmidt's on Lake Union.  This place is one of the top value restaurants in Seattle.  They have that water view, good service and food, and most entree's are south of $20.  *  Also, Dish L'Dish opens in Ballard.  Seattle's cooking maven Kathy Casey opens her incredible talent to the public.  *  Also, Beato opens in West Seattle, a new little noteworthy Italian romantic spot.  These guys are doing some pretty progressive wine flights too.

Wine: Bags & Baubles & Bottles, March 11th, $40, a fundraiser for Gilda's Club.  At the last event, it was women's shoes and wine (see video at top.)  Here, they move onto the next natural evolution of pairing purses with wine.  This one winemaker was recently telling Seattle Spin a gender difference she noticed with her clients.  Turns out, men are into competitive aspects of wine.  They want to know if a wine scores a 91 or a 92.  For women, they are more into the lifestyle and entertainment aspects of wine.  So, for women, wine events probably don't get any better than this.

Personal Safety: Women's Self Defense and Martial Arts Fair, March 10th, $5. How'd you like to be that guy wearing the big read foam protective suit, the practice dummy who ends up getting kneed in the 'nads all day? They bring in a load of experts for demonstrations and products for women's personal safety.

Environmental: Amphibians of Mystery Class, March 13th, $7.  Take on a class about frogs and salamanders.   Learn about our local wet inhabitants and other amphibians from distant continents, in slide show and discussion format.

Business: The Art of Rainmaking, March 7th, $50.  Here's how it works: strip away any of that namby-pampy feel-good stuff, and money is always the bottom line of a business.  The more money you create, the more valuable you become.  Learn how to create new clients, even if you're just a pip-squeak in your firm.

Women's Health: Verbena Health Services and the YWCA are conducting a mobile mammography screening, March 6, 11 AM - 5 PM, at The Wet Spot.  The screening is for people age 40 and older and is focused on reaching those in the lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. No insurance = no problem.

Lecture: Discovering the Unique Wildlife of Madagascar, March 7th, free.  A husband/wife team come back from Madagascar with their trip report and reel full of slides.  Next to Australia, Madagascar has some of the most exotic and oddball wildlife.  *  Also, Science and Technology Discover Series, March 9th.  This one's a bit of sci-fi: Dr. Ojemann, neurosurgeon, discusses how neurosurgery effects memory and the feasibility of brain-computers interface systems.

Spiritual: Prayer and Devotional Gathering, March 9th, by donation.  Your particular brand of religion doesn't matter here.  Hold hands with fellow believers and go pray for happy stuff to the god of the universe, however you define that, in harmony with fellow spiritual beings.

Organization: Professional Women of Color, Being a women in business can still be tough, and being a woman of color in business can then be tougher.  These professional ladies get together for professional development and mutual business exchange.

Art Walks
Seems like these art walks sprout like boutique wineries. With the season moving into spring and more sunshine into the night, going out for an evening stroll is tempting again. These art walks have that cosmopolitan sort of vibe where one can easily imagine sipping some artsy coffee.  Anyway, it's a fun (and free) way to spend an evening.

Pioneer Square Art Walk, first Thursday of the month. This is the original and the big one. Pioneer Square is pretty good before it kinda creepy at night. The street vendors add a festival atmosphere. SAM is also free this day.

Freemont Art Walk, first Friday of the month. They're still trying to hang onto their funky uniqueness before gentrification takes over.

Issaquah Art Walk, first Friday of the month. This small town somehow managed to support two theaters, but no art walk, until now.

Capital Hill Art Walk, second Tuesday of the month. A dozen galleries band together for their works. The whole thing has that Capital Hill vibe, which may or may not be your thing.

Kirkland Art Walk, second Thursday of the month. Kirkland has that tony, eastside feel to it, which meshes pretty well when touring its galleries. They provide four hours of free parking up at the Kirkland library.

Ballard Art Walk, second Saturday of the month. This one is actually a bit more commercial. They say the walk ends around nine, but Ballard being Ballard, the party continues well past midnight.

Edmonds Art Walk, third Thursday of the month. The town of Edmonds itself is about as a little girl in her Sunday dress.

Out of town walks: These are a bit of a stretch, but still possible...

Tacoma Art Walk, third Thursday of the month. Not only is the gallery thing going on, but the Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are also free this day.

Anacortes Art Walk, first Friday of the month.

Vashon Island Art Cruise, first Friday of the month.

Gig Harbor Art Walk, first Saturday of the month.

Langley on Whidbey Island, first Saturday of the month.

Port Townsend, first Saturday of the month.

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