Spring Festivals abound in Seattle in the months of April, May, and June. Many of the Seattle Spring Festivals have been around for decades, including the University District Street Fair that dates back to the late 1960s and Seattle spring staples: Northwest Folklife and Seattle International Film Festival, which have both been around since the 1970s.

The Seattle Maritime Festival kicks off this week, including the Grand Opening for Phase 1 of Lake Union Park on Wednesday. The public is invited to a community celebration with family activities, food, fun, and more. From 11am to 1pm. For more information, call (206) 332-9900.

Intiman Theatre opened its 2008 season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Diary of Anne Frank, dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, directed by Sari Ketter.

Performances began at the Intiman Playhouse at Seattle Center, on Friday, March 21 and will continue through Saturday, May 17. Tickets to The Diary of Anne Frank can be purchased on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from Intiman Theatre.

Tickets range in price from $10 to $50, with discounts available for students and groups. Mention the promotional code "2666" to receive $20 tickets to any remaining performance!*

Intiman Theatre
Seattle Center
201 Mercer Street
(206) 269-1900

*Subject to availability and not valid with any other discounts or on previously purchased tickets. Some restrictions may apply. Limit 4 per customer. Offer expires May 11, 2008.

Downtown Seattle's only full-service supermarket, Kress IGA Supermarket, is set to open in early June 2008.

Kress will be open seven days a week from 7am until 10pm. The grocery store will be located at 1423 Third Avenue in the 18,000 square-foot basement level of the historic Kress Building at Third and Pike.

Kress Supermarket will be accessible via twin escalator and staircase directly from 3rd Avenue. Kress will serve as a convenient shopping spot for downtown’s estimated 18,000 residents and 13,000 workers and pedestrians.

Ivar's is looking for student art submissions for this year's Fourth of Jul-Ivar's Poster. The 4th of Jul-Ivar's fireworks show started 44 years ago when Ivar Haglund came in at the last minute and saved Seattle's annual fireworks show from cancellation.

4th of Jul-Ivar's has gone on to become the longest-running, privately held fireworks show on the West Coast. In the spirit of this historic Seattle community event, Ivar’s Restaurants are holding a 4th of Jul-Ivar's Art Contest for Washington students ages 12 to 18.

Submissions should reflect the spirit of the event with themes such as: Seattle, waterfront, Elliott Bay, fireworks, Ivar’s, Ivar Haglund and the community.

Details on how to submit...

Salty's on Alki offers the best view and the best brunch in Seattle. Those two points are as close to universally accepted as it gets.

The menu of the landmark Seattle restaurant isn't as "inventive" as some of the newer spots around town, but it also comes across as confident and unpretentious; making a meal there a nice experience for pretty much anyone.

April is a great time to stop in at Salty's for two reasons: 1) It's halibut season & 2) Salty's is one of a dozen restaurants participating in Seasoned Seattle.

Salty's on Alki
1936 Harbor Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98126
(206) 937-1600
Reservations at OpenTable.com

The 5th Avenue Theatre will close out its 2007-2008 season with Cabaret, starting March 25th and running through April 13th. The 2008-2009 season begins August 14th with Shrek the Musical.

Cabaret is being co-produced with the American Musical Theatre of San Jose and St. Paul’s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

Cabaret tickets can be purchased on-line from the 5th Avenue Theatre, by phone at (206) 625-1900 or 1-888-5TH-4TIX (584-4849), or in person at the box office.

Fifth Avenue Theatre
1308 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 625-1900

Gourmondo Catering provides a variety of creative menus for buffets and box lunches. Gourmondo has been serving Seattle gourmet catering and boxed lunches for over a decade.

Over the last 12 years, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to quality. Executive Chef and Co-Owner Ronald Johnson prides himself on only using the finest ingredients, from the best prosciutto and gourmet meats all the way down to top-of-the-line mustard.

The Gourmondo New Spring Menu (official debut - April 17) includes Smoked Salmon Cigars with Dill Roulade and Tobiko Caviar, Lobster and Cucumber Salad Served in Edible Cones, and Svaneti Spice and Herb Crusted Beef Tenderloin Served with Horseradish Crème.

Gourmondo Catering Company
309 South Cloverdale Street, Suite B-24
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 587-0190

Lucky Strike Lanes in Bellevue's Lincoln Square has teamed up with acclaimed mixologist Steve Collinson, Asia Director for barsolutions, to create a custom menu of specialty cocktails.

The Lucky Strike Lanes Cocktail Creations Menu includes Signature Creations, such as the Lucky Strike Foam and Lucky Cuba Libre. Collinson has also crafted coffee, Asian, and champagne inspired concoctions.

The custom-made cocktails range in price from $12-$15. Lucky Strike also offers several domestic beers in bowling pin shaped bottles.

Seattle Repertory Theatre presents NPR humorist Kevin Kling's brand new work, How? How? Why? Why? Why? directed by David Esbjornson.

How? How? Why? Why? Why? plays in the Leo K. Theatre from March 13 through April 19, 2008 and explores the difference between the trip you plan and the trip you take in life.

Previews begin March 13, with opening night set for March 19. Tickets to How? How? Why? Why? Why? are available through the Seattle Repertory Theatre box office seven days a week at (206) 443-2222, toll-free at (877) 900-9285, and online.

Seattle Repertory Theatre
155 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 443-2222

Starting Saturday, March 8, 2008 through St. Patrick's Day (Monday, March 17), The Irish Heritage Club of Seattle has numerous Irish events all over Seattle as part of Irish Week 2008.

The Irish Heritage Club is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization that organizes and promotes activities of an Irish cultural nature in the Greater Seattle area.

Irish Week 2008 culminates with the 2008 Irish Festival at Seattle Center from Saturday, March 15th through Monday, March 17th. Admission is FREE!