March Calendar: Bay Area arts picks and high school playoff schedule for early March
This march calendar brings together Bay Area cultural events slated for March 6-12 alongside local high school playoff dates and results from March 1-3, giving readers concrete times, venues and scores to plan their week.
March Calendar: Bay Area events for March 6-12
Arts organizers have a full slate across San Jose and Los Gatos. At 10 a. m., NUMU New Museum Los Gatos hosts "Celtic Knots, " a workshop that teaches three types of Celtic knots — the triquesta, heart and dara — and explores Irish and Irish-American history of Los Gatos at 106 E. Main St. Also at 10 a. m., the William and Louise Greaves Filmmaker Seminar meets at Harmony House, 561 Lomita Drive, Stanford, for a session aimed at filmmakers, scholars, critics and curators.
Theater and music dominate evening programming: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" runs at 7 p. m. at Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose, while "The Book of Mormon" plays at 7: 30 p. m. at the Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. A candlelit concert, "Candlelight — Tribute to ABBA & More, " starts at 8: 45 p. m. at Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio in San Jose. For family audiences, PAW Patrol Live! "A Mighty Adventure" appears at 2 p. m. at San Jose Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St.
Other highlights include a cocktail-making masterclass at Hayes Mansion, 4 p. m., with tickets starting at $55. 20; Gypsy Tribe performing at 7 p. m. at 101 W. Main St., Los Gatos with $15 tickets encouraged by reservation; and a performance of Dona Nobis Pacem and Enigma Variations at 7: 30 p. m. at California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose.
High school playoffs and area calendar, March 2-3
The area calendar for March 2-3 lists conference and playoff matchups across the region. The Conference Carolinas tournament second round opens with Barton at Emmanuel at 7 p. m. Several NCHSAA fourth-round playoff games are scheduled: 5-A NE Guilford at Fike, 6 p. m.; Hunt at SE Alamance, 7: 30 p. m.; and 4-A SW Edgecombe at Washington, 7 p. m. The 1-A playoff fourth round includes Vance Charter at Wilson Prep at 6 p. m.
Saturday schedules include Fike at East Wake at 4 p. m.; Beddingfield at Eastern Wayne at 6 p. m.; Hunt at Apex at 6: 30 p. m.; and Rosewood at North Johnston at 6: 30 p. m. Earlier listings show Fike at Southern Nash at 3: 30 p. m. and C. B. Aycock at Northern Nash at 3: 30 p. m., giving fans multiple local options through the weekend.
Scores and key results from March 1
The NCHSAA Playoff Glance on March 1 captured several decisive outcomes. Columbia beat Sallie B. Howard 43-27. Wilson Prep posted two large wins: an 80-13 victory over Rocky Mount Prep and a 78-59 win over Washington County. Rocky Mount Prep also recorded a high-scoring 92-90 win over Wilson Prep in another listed game. Other results included Beddingfield 50, Ayden-Grifton 41; James Kenan 59, Beddingfield 31; Greene Central 50, Martin County 47; and Uwharrie Charter 44, North Johnston 36.
Playoff pairings set further contests: SW Edgecombe, listed at 22-5, is scheduled to face Washington, noted at 18-7, while Vance Charter (13-4) is scheduled to visit Wilson Prep (23-3) in an upcoming matchup referenced on the playoff list.
The march calendar laid out here links cultural programming across the Bay Area for March 6-12 with the fast-moving local high school postseason that produced multiple results on March 1 and carries into March 2-3. Expect recovery and next-round play at the listed venues and times as scheduled: Bay Area arts events continue through the March 6-12 week, and the NCHSAA fourth-round and conference tournament games proceed on March 2-3 as shown in the area calendar.
