THURSDAY 3/29

POTTERY SALE--Pottery Northwest, a nonprofit studio and school, offers its seconds for sale at low prices. Pottery Northwest Studio and Gallery, 226 First Ave N, 285-4421, 5-8 pm (daily through April 8).

SATURDAY 3/31

DOG SHOW--Get tips on how to tame the beast as the Washington State Dog Obedience Training Club struts its stuff through Sunday. Seattle Center, Northwest Rooms, 363-9177, 8 am-4 pm.

SUNDAY 4/1

SEATTLE JEWISH FESTIVAL--The largest-ever Northwest celebration of Jewish culture, food, music, education, and artistry, presented by IKEA. Performers include Jewish chanting group Tiferet, jazz musician Michael Allen Harrison, a cappella singing group Beat'Achon, and pop singer David Broza. Seattle Center, 441-8479 ext. 259, www.seattlejewishfestival.org, 10:30 am-7 pm.

TUESDAY 4/3

VIRTUAL QUEER--Virtual Queer is Gay City's community forum for gay and bi men on sex and the Internet. Hosts are Jef St. De Lore (Lights Out on gaybc.com) and Patrick Beringer, a web developer whose credits include queenskitchen.com, manzone.com, and hotpatrick.com. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, 325-3113, 7 pm, free.

WEDNESDAY 4/4

AUDIO WORKSHOP--This basic course on audio production introduces sound equipment and fundamental principles of recording. Signal flow, signal-to-noise ratio, directionality, and ambient acoustics will be discussed, and hands-on experience with analog and digital recording gear will be offered in a studio environment while recording, editing, and mixing a collaborative project. Jack Straw Productions, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919, 6:30-10:30 pm, $150 members/$175 non-members. Continues Thurs April 5.