The Year in Pictures: March

Joe Walsh serves pancakes with a smile at the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's annual pancake breakfast March 22, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

Dana Harenda of Save Our Seabirds shows off Ghanji, a blue-and-gold macaw March 1, at the Sarasota Wildlife Art Show and Symposium.

Lynches Pub & Grub owners Ethna and Chris Lynch keep the green beer flowing and the bagpipes playing March 17, during the restaurant’s St. Patrick's Day celebration.

Sue "Sweet Pea" and Mike "Buttercup" Turke with Thelma "Dottie" and Herb "Herbie" Portnoff clown around March 4, at the St. Armands Mardi Gras celebration.

Tom and Susan Pinzino tune in to the theme at a 1920s party held March 22, at Bird Key Yacht Club.