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Meetings: The following organizations hold meeting on various arts and crafts. Contact them directly for meeting times and more information
First Friday Events: The first Friday of each month, special evening showings at art galleries throughout Fairbanks. Usually run 5 to 8 p.m.. Galleries usually participating are listed below (email us to be added). Contact gallery for information on their specific showing.
Chocolate Bash: Diamonds, Pearls & Chocolate Swirls (4/4/09) 7:30 p.m. 22nd Annual Chocolate Bash. An evening of decadent desserts, fine wines and live music at the UAF Museum. Net proceeds benefit the Museum Endowment Fund. Door prize: two round trip tickets to Mexico on Alaska Airlines. Tickets are $50 in advance AND THEY USUALLY SELL OUT EARLY! Call 474-7505 for information or reservations. Must be 21 or older to attend. Buy your tickets early - this delicious event will sell out! CANCELLED 3/7/09 DUE TO ECONOMIC CLIMATE A Women's Affair (4/9-11/10) Woman's Affair is a trade show organized specifically for women about women. This total women's show is a place to make contact with women owned businesses, discuss important health issues, get tips for managing finances, become aware of new career opportunities and education possibilities, see the latest fashions, enjoy a makeover or massage, pick up new home-decorating ideas and gardening information, or discover a new hobby...all under one roof. There will be a place to present seminars, demonstrations and clinics, single parenting help, a hands on decorative painting clinic, the best exercise program for your busy schedule...the choice of subjects are limitless. There will be three presentation areas located adjacent to the arena. If you have a topic you would like to present be sure and sign up early as space will be limited. This is a great opportunity to present your product or service, obtain leads, and to introduce something new. In 2009 over 150 different businesses and agencies participated and the two-day event had a public attendance of 2921. Vendor response was very positive and many have already signed up for the 2010 show. The seminars that took place throughout the weekend were a huge attraction with attendance ranging from 25 to 50 people per session. Romeo & Juliet (4/16-18/09 Production of the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, at the Empress Theatre, downtown on 3rd Ave between Cushman & Lacey. Adults $18, Seniors/Military/UAF students $12, under 18 free. Tickets available at http://www.fstalaska.org, Gulliver's Books, or call 457-7638. My Fair Lady (4/17, 18/09) 7 p.m. Oehring Auditorium at North Pole High School. 1 p.m. matinee Saturday. $7 adults, $5 students & seniors. (907) 488-3761 ext. 9224. 8th Annual 8X10 Alaskan Playwrights Festival (4/17,18/09) 8:15 p.m. Presented by Looking Glass Group Theatre and Fairbanks Drama Association. $15. (907) 456-PLAY. The Rainmaker (4/17, 18/09) Fairbanks Drama Assoc. presentation. Riverfront Theatre, 1852 2nd Ave. Adults $20, Seniors, students & military $18 and teens for $14. The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari (4/17, 18/09) 8:15 p.m., University of Alaska Fairbanks, Lee H. Salisbury Theatre, Fine Arts Complex. Adults $14, seniors, military & UAF Employees $12, students with ID $7, at UAF wood Center or at box office two hours before show time. (907) 474-7751. Additional information for this play is available online at www.theatreuaf.org/caligari or www.uaf.edu/theatre/season. The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari (4/24,25, & 26/09) 8:15 p.m. (2 p.m. for 4/26), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Lee H. Salisbury Theatre, Fine Arts Complex. Adults $14, seniors, military & UAF Employees $12, students with ID $7, at UAF wood Center or at box office two hours before show time. (907) 474-7751. Bribes for Broadway (4/25/09) 7-9 p.m. Riverfront Theatre. A fundraising party for Fairbanks Drama & Children's Theatre. Features dinner and theatre with roles in the play going to the highest bidder. Only 100 tickets will be sold. (907) 456-PLAY.
May
Classes: The following businesses hold arts and crafts classes. Contact them directly for complete listings and to register:
Meetings: The following organizations hold meeting on various arts and crafts. Contact them directly for meeting times and more information
First Friday Events: The first Friday of each month, special evening showings at art galleries throughout Fairbanks. Usually run 5 to 8 p.m.. Galleries usually participating are listed below (email us to be added). Contact gallery for information on their specific showing.
Tanana Valley Farmers Market (5/10?/09) Located west of the fairgrounds at College and Aurora, the market features handicrafts, locally made gifts, food and bedding plants as well as the usual locally grown produce. This season opening will be marked with special events, musical performances, cooking, and nutritional demonstrations. Then for the rest of the summer, it will be open Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Information: (907) 456-3276. Fifth Annual FRA City Sampler (5/14/09) Westmark Gold Room, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sample food and drinks from Fairbanks' finest restaurants, caterers, and beverage distributors. Live big-band music and fabulous door prizes. GRAND PRIZE: Round trip tickets to Frankfurt, Germany on Condor Air. 456-8901 for information. Cost in 2007 was $30 - no update as of March 7 on their website. Fundraiser for Fairbanks Resource Agency. Opening of Alaska Salmon Bake/Palace Theatre & Saloon (5/10/09 for Salmon Bake, 5/18/09 for Theatre's Golden Heart Revue). Both close September 11, 2009. Click on the link for more information.
June
Classes: The following businesses hold arts and crafts classes. Contact them directly for complete listings and to register:
Meetings: The following organizations hold meeting on various arts and crafts. Contact them directly for meeting times and more information
First Friday Events: The first Friday of each month, special evening showings at art galleries throughout Fairbanks. Usually run 5 to 8 p.m.. Galleries usually participating are listed below (email us to be added). Contact gallery for information on their specific showing.
Alaska Native Art (5/12/07 through 9/30/07) University of Alaska Museum of the North. Museum admission charged. 474-6941. Golden Heart Revue (5/18/09-9/11/09) Season opening at Palace Theatre & Saloon, Alaskaland. Shows daily at 8:15 p.m. $13 adults with Alaska driver's license, otherwise $14. $7.50 for children under 12. Reservations: (907) 452-5960. Free Films & Events, Alaska Public Lands
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 | Build a plant press |
| Dissect owl pellets |
| Explore the salmon life cycle |
| Investigate insects |
| Make an Aleut hat |
| Learn Eskimo dances with the Pavva Inupiaq dancers |
| Paint your own masterpiece |
| Play "dino dinner" |
| Take your photo with UAF mascot Bear |
Admission is just $3 per child!
Free parking available between the museum and UAF's Reichardt
Building.
Call 474-7505 for more information.
UAF Summer Fine Arts Music Camp (6/8-21/08) Visual & performing arts camp for junior and senior high school students. UAF Campus northwest of Fairbanks. (907) 474-6837 .An intensive two week program of music education for students in grades 6 through 12 on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus
Auction at the Stash-Bidding starts (6/17/08) Artist Jen Otey, will be auctioning off an original painting called 'Mother Earth'! Bidding starts Tuesday, June 17th and will end on Friday, July 4th at 7:00 p.m. This will be a silent auction, bidding will begin at $300. Please come by The Stash to place your bids, we look forward to seeing you! There will be more details & photos on our blog www.threadsinmystash.wordpress.com.
We are also looking for more artwork, currently we have 38 different artist represented! The Stash is in need of pottery, oil paintings, sculptures and more note cards. So pass the word on, we can schedule appointments at any time. First Friday is coming up, so mark your calendars to come by on July 4th from 6-9 p.m. Should be a fun party featuring 2 new artists & it will mark our 1 month anniversary!
Chatanika Music Festival. (6/14-15/08?). This largest of any interior music event features 20 to 30 bands at Chatanika Gold Camp, Mile 27.5 Steese Highway. Included are food & beverage vendors, cabins & campsites available. (907) 389-2414. Sorry, they do not let us know their dates, and we have been unable to reach them.
Fairbanks Watercolor Society Solstice Picnic & Paint Out (6/17/09) 6:30 p.m. at the Square Dance Pavilion in Pioneer Park. Free admission, but bring a dish to share. This group plans two other paint outs during the summer, and meets the their Wednesday of every month in the Blue Room, 3rd floor of the Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park. For more info, contact Cherl Berrong at 389-2114.
Salcha Fair (6/27-20/08) Solstice weekend, gates open at noon, admission is $2 per person or $5 per family. (907) 488-6420 or morym@ak.net. More information at http://www.salcha.org
Golden Heart Plaza Concert was scheduled 6/23-7/29 in 1998, 7 p.m. every Wednesday night, weather permitting, featuring the Fairbanks Community Band. Golden Heart Plaza is next to the Visitor Center log cabin on First Avenue. Admission is free.
Summer Solstice Celebration-(6/21/09). Celebrating the longest day of the year with music, shopping, crafts, special entertainment, and a downtown street fair. Many stores stay open until midnight. Organizers claim an estimated 20,000 participated in 1997. We find that hard to swallow, but it is still a big event and worth joining in. (907) 452-8671. Follow the link for more events for this date.
Garden Tea Party (6/28/09) Annual fundraiser for the Georgeson Botanical Garden. This year's theme is historical and covers all the years since statehood. Lots of events rolled into one! Costumes are encouraged but not required. Tea in the garden, games, refreshments, demonstrations, arts & crafts, music. Tickets are $35 and include commemorative teacup. Funds raised go to help support the Georgeson Botanical Garden (special project is to put a roof on the amphitheater.) This is a chance to enjoy the Garden at its height, while helping make the garden even better!
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