DIVERSIONS
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.