March into fun this month!

Don’t miss travel expert and award-winning journalist Peter Greenberg speaking at 8 p.m. on March 1 at Sacramento’s Community Center Theatre as part of the 2011-2012 Season of the Sacramento Speaker Series. For more information, visit sacramentospeakers.com.

Women Business Partners, a like-minded group of women supporting each other in business through networking, quality referrals and friendship, meet every other Wednesday from 8-9 a.m. at the Raley’s on Douglas Boulevard. Join, connect and thrive! For more details, visit womenbizpartners.com.

Married couples affected by disability are invited to register for Marriage Get-A-Way, a retreat to be held May 26-28 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center in South Lake Tahoe. Couples will be taught Biblical insights relating to marriage, and be treated to good food, fellowship and more! To register, visit joniandfriends.org/sacramento.

Every Saturday night this month (beginning March 3), Fontaine Dance Studio in Roseville is offering drop-in West Coast Swing lessons at 7 p.m. for $5. For more information, visit fontainedance.com.

Have a question about gardening, landscaping, recycling or other green utility programs? The City of Roseville will host their monthly “Ask An Expert” Day on March 10 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the lobby of Martha Riley Library.

Premier luxury grooming brand, The Art of Shaving, recently opened a new Roseville Barber Spa at Westfield Galleria at Roseville. The store is the destination for luxury men’s grooming services. For more details, call 916-784-0434.

The Auburn Arts Commission is looking for two-dimensional artwork entries featuring the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge (“No Hands Bridge”) as part of a juried competition for the centennial celebration. Original work must be hand delivered to the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall on March 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, email [email protected].

The Granite Bay Library’s Mother Goose on the Loose and Preschool Story Time programs both continue through March 29 at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays (Mother Goose) and 11:15 a.m. on Thursdays (Preschool Storytime). For more information, call 916-791-5590.

Loomis resident and CEO of the California Business Properties Association, Rex Hime has been awarded NAIOP’s Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s “Man of the Year” award and will be honored at the official 2012 NAIOP Roast held on March 8 at the Dante Club in Sacramento. For more information, call 530-367-4450.

Mel’s Diner in Auburn is now featuring Open Mic Night on the first Thursday of every month for performers of all kinds – comedians, poets, storytellers and writers. Performers should sign up at 6:30 p.m.; shows start at 7 p.m. For more details, call 530-613-1153.

The “Friday Night Kingpin Classic” at Strike’s Unlimited continues every Friday this month. Beginning at 9:30 p.m., its backlit glow bowling will feature DJs from Jazcat Mobile Entertainment. For details, visit strikesunlimited.com.

The Art Institute of California-Sacramento will host an Open House at their campus on March 10 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, visit artinstitutes.edu.

That’s all for now, but be sure to check back next month for Style’s annual Get Outside feature issue.

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