…Send your stuff for the Smokestack Calendars to: kitsapsmokestack@gmail.com…

LIVE THEATER

OPENING MARCH 6

‘I LOVE YOU. I MISS YOU. I’M GLAD YOU’RE GONE.’ About a Filipina-American Master Magician who confronts her family’s sudden abandonment after a stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis and finds hope and finds hope and peace in the most unexpected places plays March 5-15 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Sundays at Key City Public Theatre, Port Townsend. Tickets and more at keycitypublictheatre.org

‘THE HIGHEST TIDE’ Adapted for the stage from Jim Lynch’s beloved novel, about a 13 year old who discovers a gigantic squid washed up on shore during a midnight low tide and his small coastal town is thrown into the national spotlight plays March 6-22 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays with a pay-what-you-can preview night March 5 and special Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. March 7, directed by Kate Meyers at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Tickets and more at bainbridgeperformingarts.org

TERRY FATOR ‘Pure Imagination Tour’ featuring ventriloquism, celebrity impressions and live singing from the legendary Las Vegas headliner and his classic characters, 7 p.m., March 6 18+, tickets start at $67 at the Clearwater Casino Events Center, Suquamish 

CLOSING MARCH 14

‘INHERIT THE WIND’ Set in a small-town courtroom where science and faith collide when a young teacher dares to teach an upopular theory and ignites a battle over free thought, tradition and the right to question plays Feb 20 thru March 14 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Sundays at Enoch City Arts, Bremerton. Tickets and more at enochcityarts.org

‘CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION’ About a quintet of strangers who gather in a small town community center for a six-week creative drama class that unravels the group’s defenses exposing hidden hopes, fears and desires, and the humor, heartbreak and longing that connects us all plays Feb 27 thru March 14, presented by InD Theatre at Rolling Bay Hall, Bainbridge. Tickets and more at indtheatre.org 

PLAYING THURSDAY MARCH 12

CIRQUE MECHANICS: TILT! A circus thrill-ride production set in the back lot of an inventive theme park with the carnies, characters and operators that keep the rides running and the thrills coming plays with doors at 6 p.m., all ages, tickets start at $26 at the Admiral Theatre, Bremerton. Tickets at admiraltheatre.org, more at cirquemechanics.com

PLAYING MARCH 13-29

‘SOMETHING’S AFOOT’ An Agatha Christie-inspired satirical musical murder mystery about ten people stranded in an English country house during a thunderstorm who are picked off one by one by cleverly fiendish devices plays March 13-29 with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, directed by Linda Jensen at Port Gamble Theater. Tickets and more at portgambletheater.com

PLAYING MARCH 20 THRU APRIL 5

‘STILL’ About a couple sharing a drink 30 years after their relationship ended, reflecting on the ups and downs of their lives since their break up and finding themselves charmed all over again plays March 20 thru April 5 with shows at 7 p.m. Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, presented by Kitsap’s newest theatrical company Sharp Tack at Sidequest Stage, Rolling Bay Hall, Bainbridge. Tickets and more at sidequeststage.com.

OPENING MARCH 27

‘7 CHANCES’ Adapted from a 1915 show starring Buster Keaton, about a callow young man who plans to avoid growing up and shouldering responsibility at all costs who learns that he will get a huge inheritance by getting married immediately plays March 27 thru April 18 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Enoch City Arts, Bremerton. Tickets and more at enochcityarts.org 

OPENING APRIL 3

‘MAMMA MIA’ The iconic musical set in a sun-drenched Greek island paradise where an independent single mother is about to marry off her spirited daughter who has secretly invited three men from her mother’s past, all potential dads, soundtracked by ABBA plays April 3-May 1 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays directed by Trina Williamson at Bremerton Community Theatre, Bremerton. Tickets and more at bctshows.com

CONCERT MUSIC

MARCH 7 & 8

‘MOZART: SACRED AND PROFANE’ Experience Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ with the octet version, an intimate chamber arrangement bringing clarity and immediacy to the operatic masterpiece w/ Bremerton West Sound Symphony, plus the Chorale singing Bach’s ‘Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf  (The Spirit gives aid to our weakness)’ and aint-Saëns’ First Piano Concerto, played by Young Artists Winner Ruth Harvey at 7:30 p.m. March 7 at the Olympic College Harvey Theater and 3 p.m. March 8 at Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum. Tickets and more at bremertonwestsoundsymphony.org

MARCH 20 & 21

‘SONGS & DANCES OF THE ANCIENT ISLANDS’ a concert celebrating the traditional music of the isles of Great Britain by the Hometown Band, 7 p.m., free, all ages at Sylvan Way Baptist, Bremerton ate 3 p.m., free, all ages March 22 at Vinland Lutheran, Poulsbo. More at hometown band.org

 ————————————————-
Send your stuff for the Smokestack Calendars to: kitsapsmokestack@gmail.com… [Print Deadlines are the final friday of the month for the next month’s prints.]