Yeah it’s a little cold out. And maybe it’s a bit early to start celebrating the upcoming arrival of spring. But, it’s officially March and despite the ho-hum forecast, this week’s On the List has some events worth bundling up for. Add your Capitol Hill events to the free(!) CHS Calendar.

Thursday 3/1

• Gage Collector’s Gala FREE Art Preview 5:30P – 8:30P at St. Mark’s Cathedral 
• Earshot Jazz at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park
• Idealistic Wine: Ventisquero of Chile 6P-8P at Vino Verite
• SEX+MONEY: A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR HUMAN WORTH 7P at Northwest Film Forum
• Marz + Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar Presents: A Quiet Night – 7P-9P at Vermilion Art Gallery and Bar
• Fostering Effective Teaching:  No Easy Answers 7:30P-9P at Seattle First Baptist Church

What it takes to be an effective teacher and how to evaluate teachers is a hot button issue and a complex one, one that the public needs to understand better. This forum is a presentation of the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County.

Featuring:

• Olga Addae – Seattle Education Association President
• Patty Siegwarth – Executive Director Special Services, Bellevue School District
• Margit McGuire, Ph.D. – Master in Teaching Program Director, Seattle University
• Jennifer Wright – Executive Director Learning & Technology Services, Mercer IslandSchool District

Seattle First Baptist Church-1111 Harvard Ave (at Seneca), Seattle

• “Babylon Death Party” Alice Bag 8pm doors show at 9pm at inartsnw
• ElektroPOP! – MADONNA●RAMA! w/ Special Guest: Venus D. Lite 9P at The Baltic Room
• Thirsty Thursdays- Warning: For Serious Partiers Only 10P at R Place
• “The Trojan Women” 8P at Broadway Performance Hall
• LUSH International Cabaret Revue 8P – 10P at Julia’s on Broadway
• Mechanismus presents goodbye party for prehumanity 9P at Highline
• LED TO SEE Opening Party at Kaleidoscope Vision. “Free sake and Sapporo” as new vintage collection unveiled

Friday 3/2

• Joe Bar Presents: MANDiLLA: A Face in Time 5:30P – 9:30P at Joe Bar
• Molly Tenenbaum 7P at The Elliott Bay Book Company
• Punchline Fridays :::Comedy Showcase::: 9P-11P at Jai Thai on Broadway
• Screening: Battle Royale 11P at Northwest Film Forum

Saturday 3/3

• 2012 VOTER REG DRIVE this Saturday – Featuring Jay Inslee! 10AM – 2PM at Plum Bistro
• Capitol Hill indoor flea market at Century Ballroom — 11a-3p
• Children’s Story Time with Special Guest Alexandra Day 11:30AM at The Elliott Bay Book Company
• ZAPP at Women Who Rock Conference 1P-2:30P at Hugo House
• Cap Hill Trivia Crawl 3P Meets at the corner of Broadway and East Republican
• SeattleU Women’s Basketball vs CSBU 4P at Seattle U Connolly Complex
• FLEXIONS // DBC (pdx) // BRONZE (sf) // DJ DEAD BILLY + ACTUAL PAIN 8P at inartsnw
• Fairy Tale Disney Bacon Strip 10P at Rebar
• Spring Write-O-Rama at Hugo House — Registration $45:

We’re adding a springtime Write-O-Rama this year, so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 3. Register online now!

Write-O-Rama is a full day of dozens of workshops offered by Hugo House’s writing teachers. Sample Hugo classes, dabble in different forms and genres and share your fresh, new writing before the ink even dries at two open mics.

One of the best parts? Write-O-Rama is a fundraising event for Richard Hugo House. All money raised through registration goes directly to supporting our mission of fostering writers, building communitiy and connecting the Pacific Northwest with the world of writing.

Sunday 3/4

• 2nd ANNUAL DOWNTOWN VOLUNTEER FAIR 1P-4P at Christ Our Hope Catholic Church
• Art Ache: Vermillion Sunday Market Showcase 3P-8P at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar