1 Saturday
Mardi Gras Dance, Feather River Community Center, Portola, 7PM.

4 Tuesday
Quincy Chamber Morning Business Exchange, Work Connection, 8AM. 283-0188

5 Wednesday
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Concert, QuincyTown Hall Theatre, doors open 7PM. South American harpist brings his multicultural dynamic performance to Quincy. Tickets $15, $12 for Plumas Arts members. Purchase tickets at the Plumas Arts office, Quincy Natural Foods, or online at plumasarts.org. 283-3402

7 Friday
Artist's Opening Reception at the Plumas Arts Gallery, 372 Main Street, Quincy, 5-7PM. Featuring the work of photographer Pam Trebes. 283-3402

8 Saturday
The Business of Art, Feather River College, 9AM-2PM. Short 1 unit course at Feather River College. 3 class meetings: Saturday March 8 from 9AM–2PM, Friday March 14
2-5PM, Saturday March 15 9AM–2PM. Examines legal aspects, recordkeeping, promoting, presenting and documenting your artwork. Enrollment limited to 20 participants. For more information contact Dianne Lipscomb, Art Program Director at Feather River College: 283-0202 x 240 or dlipscomb@frc.edu

10 Monday
Quincy Reading Group, 7PM. "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. 283-5351

Chester Piece Makers, Memorial Hall, 7PM. 258-3901

13 Thursday
Words & Music Quincy, Morning Thunder Café, Quincy, 7PM. A monthly series of acoustic music and the spoken word featuring music by Snake Oil. Sign up for Open Mic at the door. $3. Sponsored by Plumas Arts. 283-3402

14-15 Friday & Saturday
Cowboy Poetry Show, Sierra Valley Grange Hall, Vinton, Shows at 7:30PM. Additional Saturday Matinee at 1PM. Cowboy poetry & olde time Western music. Featuring Belinda Gail, Curly Musgrave and Tony Argento Jr. Dinner served 4-7PM. Friday: Corn Beef & Cabbage, Saturday: Roast Beef. Admission to show $18. Dinner $12. 993-4692 or bramelli@gotsky.com

16 Sunday
Historic Longboard Revival at the Johnsville Ski Area. Contests and races commemorating the 1855 origin of downhill skiing. Participants and spectators in period costume. www.plumasskiclub.org

18-19 Tuesday & Wed
Vagina Monologues, Town Hall Theatre, 7PM.

20 Thursday
Quincy Crazy Quilters Monthly Meeting, St. John's Catholic Church, 176 Lawrence St., Quincy, 6PM. 283-3424

21 Friday
Words & Music Portola, Feather River Community Center, 7PM. A monthly series of acoustic music and the spoken word featuring the music of Lowell Stark & Graham Blair. Sign up for Open Mic at the door. $3. Sponsored by Plumas Arts. 283-3402

22 Saturday
Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Greenville Elementary School, 11AM. 284-6633

Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Graeagle Park, 11AM. Preschoolers. 836-0452

24 Monday
Cabin Fever Quilters, Portola Library, 6PM. 832-0446

26 Wednesday
Women's History Month Program sponsored by the Plumas National Forest and the Plumas County Museum.

27 Thursday
Words & Music Chester, Pizza Factory, Chester, 7PM. Featuring the music of Larry Hill. A monthly series of acoustic music and the spoken word featuring the work of regional artists. Sign up for Open Mike at the door. $3. Sponsored by Plumas Arts. 283-3402

Tibet Slideshow, Quincy Town Hall Theatre, 7PM. Photographs of the culture and people of Tibet by river runner Bert Jones. $2. 283-0202 x 216

27-29, Thursday- Saturday
Quincy High School Drama Spring Play "The Sting," Quincy High Gym, 7:30PM. Tickets available at Epilog Books. $6. 283-6510

28 Friday
Wine Walk, Downtown Quincy, 5-8PM. Tickets $15 presale or $20 at the door. Sponsored by Quincy Merchants Group. 283-0188