Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 2

1. Do you have a child who just has to get their hands dirty and paint? features at 10 a.m., an activity that's a cross between story time and tempera painting. Bellevue Patch recently .

2. Haven't seen the Academy Award Best Picture winner "The King's Speech" yet? You're in luck - it's still playing at the in downtown Bellevue. Showtimes are at 1:10 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:55 pm, 9:35 pm.

3. Try your hand at comedy -- is hosting Stand Up Wednesday, an open mic night, tonight. No cover -- just come and sign up by 7 p.m.

4. Are you a real estate agent or broker getting an open house ready for the weekend? Tomorrow we'll publish our weekly "House Hunt" feature, which maps out and features photos of local houses that people can visit. If you have a house in Bellevue that fits the bill for this weekend,

5. Looking for romance and music this weekend? This weekend, Bellevue Opera presents Giacomo Puccini's opera about lovers among the young bohemian artists in Paris of the 1940s. The show is at the theater in the . To learn about how to buy tickets,