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Things to do in March
March 1
It's a new month, a new beginning, a time to leave winter behind and look ahead to spring. In other words IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN.
March 2
St. Patrick's Day is on a Thursday. Before anyone else thinks of it, put in for a day off on March 18 to make it a 3 1/2-day weekend.
March 3
The Pirates open pre-season play against the Yankees in Tampa, 1:15 p.m. And it's on ESPN. Think spring!
Good jokes and bad vibes from Lewis Black of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," at the Byham Theater. 7:30 p.m. (412) 456-6666
March 4
Two for the price of one -- River City Brass Band opens concert series with Mendelssohn Choir at North Allegheny Intermediate High School. 8 p.m. (412) 322-7222.
Singles party at Attack Theatre Studios, East End. Great desserts, and a chance to meet Mr. or Miss Right. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. (412) 773-0155.
Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show opens at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and runs through March 13. www.pghhome.com.
March 5
Single tickets go on sale for the Pirates opener. www.pittsburghpirates.com
Country singing-legend Loretta Lynn opens a dinner show at Pepsi Roadhouse, Burgettstown. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. (724) 947-1900.
South Side Bar Crawl is back! Shootz Cafe and Billiards, South Side. 1 p.m. (412) 488-3820.
March 6
Ted Nugent will give the third-in-a-row concert, 9 p.m., at the Pepsi Cola Roadhouse, Burgettstown. No word on whether he'll kill any wild animals when he's here. (412) 947-1900.
Empty Bowls Dinner to benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank/Just Harvest, 3 to 7 p.m. Includes handmade bowl to take home. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland. (412) 431-8960.
March 7
Just for today - forget about the dishes in the sink and picking up around the house. Abandon your evening routine and relax with the kids.
March 8
Bring in a cup of coffee for a co-worker; not for favors in return, but just because.
March 9
Go fly a kite. Flagstaff Hill in Oakland is a particularly good spot for kite flying when the winds of March pick up.
March 10
Harmonica wiz Toots Thielemans opens a weekend stay at the Manchester Craftsmens Guild on the North Side. 7:30 p.m. (412) 322-0800.
More than 30 teams of high school students from the U.S. and Canada compete to build a better robot at the Robotics competition, Petersen Events Center, University of Pittsburgh. March 10-12.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's tribute to Paul Simon. March 10-13; times vary. (412) 456-6666
March 11
Let the dogs out. Yappy hour for pooches at Bossa Nova, Downtown. Tapas and furry greeters. 6 to 8 p.m. (412) 661-6452.
Any Friday before Easter is a good day to have fried fish for dinner. Catholic churches all over the area are serving up Friday fish fries.
March 12
Singer Karan Casey give Irish music a folksy twist at the Carnegie Lecture Hall, 8 p.m., Oakland. (412) 394-3353.
St. Patrick's Day Parade from Mellon Arena to Commonwealth Place at Point State Park. 10 a.m. (412) 977-8991.
Learn how to create landscaping that will make your yard stand out at the Western Pennsylvania Gardening and Landscaping Symposium, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chatham College.
March 13
Take the kids to Pittsburgh International Children's Theater's presentation of "Big Little Things," an hour of live theater featuring hippos in pajamas, waltzing fireflies and lots giggly good humor to entertain both adults and children, 2 p.m. Byham Theater, Downtown. (412) 321-5520.
A fish auction? Yes. Buy a fish at the Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society show and sale, Comfort Inn East, Rodi Road. March 11-13.
March 14
Stuck for Easter basket stuffers? Impress the family with sugar cookies featuring realistic renderings of actors, fruit and other subjects. www.elenis.com
March 15
Get those office pools ready. March Madness starts with opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
Flower arranging class at Rania's To Go Cooking School, Mt. Lebanon, 7 to 9 p.m. Includes wine and cocktails. (412) 531-2222.
March 16
Silent, scary film, loud music - the Alloy Orchestra returns with a live score to a restored print of the 1925 classic "Phantom of the Opera," 8 p.m., Regent Square Theater. (412) 682-4111.
March 17
Cheer on Carl Krauser, Chevon Troutman and the rest of Pitt's bruising b-ball squad as they take on the nation's finest in the first round of the NCAA Tournament March 17-20. IF they win, regionals are March 24-27. Final four - well, let's cross that bridge when we come to it, OK?
Don't feel like being Irish? Dowe's on 9th hosts musician Citizen Cope and his blend of rock and urban music as part of the CD Live! Series. 8:45 p.m. (412) 456-6666.
March 18
Antiques dealers from across the country will bring their wares to the Oakmont Country Club March 18-20 for a new antiques show. Prices range from $50 to $75,000. (412) 826-9295.
"The Andy Warhol Bridge: Renaming Event." 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. North Shore end of Seventh Street Bridge. (412) 237-8300.
March 19
Felines nationwide gather at Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville, for the Cat Fanciers Association Show. More than 400 cats expected to compete for the title of Top Cat. Meow. March 19-20. (412) 734-9419
Students who need a prom dress but can't afford one can pick one out today from Becca's Closet, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wilkinsburg Community Ministry, 710 Mulberry St.
March 20
Buy better-looking Easter eggs than you could make at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukranian Orthodox Church, Mansfield Boulevard, Carnegie. More than 1,000 handmade Ukranian Easter eggs. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (412) 279-2111.
Free admission at the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, North Side, in honor of Mister Rogers' birthday. noon to 5 p.m.
March 21
Take a break from cooking on Easter this year and toiling while relatives trample through the house. Make restaurant reservations. For suggestions log on to PittsburghLIVE.com's Restaurant Reservations page.
March 22
Celebrate the onset of the growing season with The PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series' presentation of "Little Shop of Horrors," a sci-fi musical about an over-achieving plant that opens tonight Heinz Hall. 7:30 p.m. (412) 392-4819.
March 23
Go to a restaurant that serves food from a warm, sunny place - like Spain. One restaurant to try: Mallorca on Carson Street, South Side. Don't forget the Sangria!
March 24
See live theater in an abandoned steel mill, Quantum Theatre's premiere of the English translation of "Dog Face" debuts at 8 p.m. Runs through April 3 at the Heppenstall Plant, 44th and Hatfield streets, Lawrenceville. (412) 394-3353.
March 25
Maybe this time she won't lip sync...Ashlee Simpson performs from her album, "Pieces of Me," 7 p.m., Benedum Center, Downtown. (412) 456-6666.
Candy making class for kids at the Crate, Green Tree, 1 to 3 p.m., ages 9 to 12. (412) 341-5700.
March 26
The Pepsi Cola Roadhouse welcomes 80s metal groups Warrant and Great White - along with 90s rockers FireHouse - for a triple concert at 7:30 p.m. (724) 947-1900.
March 27
Easter Sunday. Plan ahead and hide baskets from the kids. For ideas, check out www.creativekidsathome.com.
March 28
Find a creative afterlife for those marshmallow Easter peeps before they harden into stone. Google "melted peeps" for sites featuring recipes and arts and crafts projects
March 29
Stock up on wild bird seed. If you don't have a feeder, get one. For feeders that no one else in the neighbrhood will have, log on to www.backyardbird.com.
March 30
Call at least one person you've been "meaning to talk to" for a long time.
March 31
The tax man will cometh - federal tax returns due by April 15.
March 31 - only four days until the Pirates opener!
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