【看歌剧 Opera】
《卡嘉•卡芭诺娃》
日期：至3月11日
时间：2pm/7:30pm
地点：McCaw Hall
详情：https://seattleopera.org
捷克作曲家亚纳切克 (Leoš Janáček) 根据19世纪俄国文学的名作 《雷雨》的捷克语译本，撰写剧本并作曲，故事关于一个小城女孩 Katya 被困在一个沉闷的安排婚姻里，机缘巧合下却与另一个男人坠入爱河。这三幕歌剧背景设定在俄罗斯伏尔加河岸上，当Katya的婚外情被揭发，充满毁灭性的后果背后，随着各首受到斯拉夫民歌薰陶下的歌曲，营造浪漫及美丽的情境。这歌剧以捷克文演出，附有英文字幕，表演全长2小时10分钟，有一中场休息。
【看舞蹈 Dance】
Dance Theatre of Harlem
日期：3月11及12日
时间：星期六 8pm/ 星期日 3pm
地点：The Paramount Theatre
详情：http://www.stgpresents.org
由STG呈献，The Dance Theatre of Harlem 由14个种族多样化的舞蹈艺术家共同实践一个有品质的剧目。该舞蹈剧场将会选出四个令人振奋和发人深思的作品，集成是次演出，包括JoseLimón的经典之旅 “Chaconne”，由著名的艺术家如Mikhail Baryshnikov表演独舞；Nacho Duato的“Coming Together” ，集合了Frederic Rzewski的音乐和政治犯Sam Melville的话语，编排一个独一无二的舞蹈；现代运动的代表作Robert Garland的 “New Bach”，加入流行舞蹈的同时不忘推崇古典芭蕾的重要。受到美国当前社会问题的启发，特别是与黑人社区相关的，Francesca Harper的 “System” 以John Adams 歌曲 First String Quarte作为动态背景音乐，以增加其复杂性。
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration!
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2017
When: March 11
Time: 12pm
Where: Starting from 4th Ave at James St, downtown Seattle
At 12:20 pm, the Irish flag is raised in front of the King County Administration Building, followed by trumpeters playing the Irish and US National Anthems. Then at 12:30 pm, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshals and the Honorary Parade Grand Marshal lead Seattle’s 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade up 4th Avenue, traveling north from James St to the reviewing stand at Westlake Park. From there participants are invited to travel for free via the Monorail to the Seattle Center for closing ceremonies at the Irish Festival in the Armory at 2:30 pm.
St. Patrick’s Day Dash
When: March 12
Time: 8:30 am
Where: Seattle Center
Seattle’s largest single-distance run/walk, jog or crawl where the winners cross the finish before the last person starts. The Dash covers nearly 4 miles of city streets with a 10,000+ person ribbon of green. There is no race-day registration. For more information and to register, visit stpatsdash.com.
Irish Festival
When: March 11 & 12
Time: Saturday 12-6pm/ Sunday 10am-6pm
Where: Seattle Center Armory
The weekend Festival is held at the Seattle Center’s Armory (formerly Center House), with booths selling Irish and Celtic products, Irish food and libations, Irish music, singing, dancing, the Irish Reels Film Festival, workshops, lectures, cultural displays, an Irish art exhibit, children’s contests and activities, etc. On Sunday afternoon, there’s a drawing for a Free vacation in Ireland.