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The University of Alaska Museum of the North
announces a call to artisans of the circumpolar North to apply for the 2011
Artisan Expo and Sale. Artists of all media are invited to participate in this
juried sale, which is scheduled for November 18th and 19th at the museum. The
two-day event will begin Friday evening with a ticketed reception and sale.
Saturday’s sale is free and open to the public. Applications are due by 5 p.m.
on Sunday, May 15th. For more information and to apply on line visit their
website.
(http://www.uaf.edu/museum/artisan-expo)
April
Classes: The following businesses hold
arts and crafts classes. Contact them directly for complete listings and to
register:
Expressions in Glass, 1922 Peger
Road, Suite A. (907) 474-3923
Fairbanks Weavers & Spinners Guild No
official contact known, try (907) 474-9144 or (907) 456-5223.
Jo-Ann Superstore, 250 Third Street,
(907) 458-7177.
Memories and More, 535 Second Ave.,
suite 202 (907) 456-3679
Meetings: The following organizations
hold meeting on various arts and crafts. Contact them directly for meeting times
and more information
Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow,
(907) 456-6485
Fairbanks Arts Association, (907)
456-6485
North Pole Quilting Guild, usually
meet at Santa's Senior Center, North Pole.
Community Writers Group, Meets
Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. in Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park.
Sponsored by the Fairbanks Arts Association, (907) 456-6485
Cabin Fever Quilters Guild, (907)
452-2504
Pieced Together Quilters, a
ministry of University Baptist Church, (907) 479-2440
Fairbanks Potters Guild (907)
452-7789
UAF Student Drama Association call
the Theatre Department office at 474-6590
The Student Drama Association is open to all students. Meetings are held
every Tuesday during the semester, at 1pm in the “Green Room” in the Theatre
department.
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.
The Artworks, Campus Corner Mall. (907) 479-2563.
Alaska Public Lands Information Center, 250 Cushman Street, Suite
1A. (907) 456-0527.
Fairbanks Arts Association. Alaska Centennial
Center for the Arts, in Pioneer Park. (907) 456-6485.
New Horizons Gallery, 519 First Avenue. (907) 456-2063.
The Alaska House Art Gallery,
corner of Tenth Ave. & Cushman St. (907) 456-6449.
Courthouse Square, 250 Cushman.
(907) 456-0527.
Expressions in Glass, 1922 Peger Rd. (907) 474-3923
Well Street Art. Co., 1304 well St in
Railroad industrial Area off Phillips Field Rd. (907) 452-6169
A Women's Affair (4/1-3/11)
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.
Time Immemorial (4/7- 10/11) Jack Dalton
and Allison Warden with a FULL producion of Time Immemorial at the Empress
Theatre through the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre Company on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, April 7th, 8th and 9th at 7:30PM and on Sunday, April 10th at
1pm. Tickets are available NOW online at
www.fstalaska.org
Time Immemorial, by Allison Warden and Jack Dalton
"In the beginning, there was the Light. Then, there was Tulu and Miti. And then
. . . history happened."
"Time Immemorial follows two spirits, Tulu and Miti, raven and eagle, as
the are born and reborn troughout all of Alaska Native history, from
Creation, through pre-contact, arrival of missionaries, the Great Death,
boarding school, statehood, ANCSA, oil development/global climate change,
and other modern challenges. Written by and starring Alaska Native artists
Allison Warden and Jack Dalton, they each play nine different characters,
brothers, husband and wife, elder and child, sisters, mother and son,
father and daughter, grandmother and grandson. You'll laugh through your
tears, and, we hope, in the end, you'll see our ancestors as they really
were, real human beings doing the best they can.
"We humbly ask you to join us for this once in a lifetime experience,
one weekend only! We were here in Fairbanks on February 5th for a staged
reading, and now we have returned with the full production which includes
lights, sound, props and a set! Our tour so far has been received
enthusiastically and we are excited to give back to the Fairbanks
community. Time Immemorial was workshopped and revised in 2009 at Native
Voices at the Autry, in San Diego, and is now a development play at Native
Voices, with its first equity production in Los Angeles in 2012. Time
Immemorial has already toured Homer and Palmer, and is going to tour
Fairbanks, Anchorage, Nome, Valdez and possibly Kotzebue. Don't miss this
chance!" - Allison & Jack.
2011
Chocolate Bash: Chocolate, Coffee, Cordials, & Formals
(4/9/11) 7:30 to 10 p.m. Annual Chocolate Bash. Enjoy desserts, hors
d'oeuvres and drinks with a tropical twist at the University of Alaska Museum
of the North's 2011 Chocolate Bash. Net proceeds benefit the Museum Endowment
Fund. $75 per person, Two drink tickets. Black tie optional, Must be 21 or
older. Call 474-7505 for tickets/information or visit
http://museum.uaf.edu
Buy your tickets early - THEY USUALLY SELL OUT EARLY!
Hairspray (4/14-16/11) a Broadway
Musical performance by Lathrop High School. Hering Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. each
night. Adults $15, Students and Seniors (65+) $10 and children under 10, $5.
Tickets are available from crew and cast, or at the door.
Garden bazaar & Earthday Fair (4/23/11)
10am-4 pm at Randy Smith Middle School. This event includes vendors, a silent
auction, workshops and a seed swap. This is a benefit for the Randy Smith
Middle School "Garden of Awesomeness". Booth fee is $25. For more information
go to
http://rsmsgarden.pbworks.com
Meetings: The following organizations
hold meeting on various arts and crafts. Contact them directly for meeting times
and more information
Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow,
(907) 456-6485
Fairbanks Arts Association, (907)
456-6485
North Pole Quilting Guild, usually
meet at Santa's Senior Center, North Pole.
Community Writers Group, Meets
Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. in Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park.
Sponsored by the Fairbanks Arts Association, (907) 456-6485
Cabin Fever Quilters Guild, (907)
452-2504
Pieced Together Quilters, a
ministry of University Baptist Church, (907) 479-2440
Fairbanks Potters Guild (907)
452-7789
UAF Student Drama Association call
the Theatre Department office at 474-6590
The Student Drama Association is open to all students. Meetings are held
every Tuesday during the semester, at 1pm in the “Green Room” in the Theatre
department.
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.
The Artworks, Campus Corner Mall. (907) 479-2563.
Alaska Public Lands Information Center, 250 Cushman Street, Suite
1A. (907) 456-0527.
Fairbanks Arts Association. Alaska Centennial
Center for the Arts, in Pioneer Park. (907) 456-6485.
New Horizons Gallery, 519 First Avenue. (907) 456-2063.
The Alaska House Art Gallery,
corner of Tenth Ave. & Cushman St. (907) 456-6449.
Courthouse Square, 250 Cushman.
(907) 456-0527.
Expressions in Glass, 1922 Peger Rd. (907) 474-3923
Well Street Art. Co., 1304 well St in
Railroad industrial Area off Phillips Field Rd. (907) 452-6169
Tanana Valley Farmers Market
(5/10/10) 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.
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.
Meetings: The following organizations
hold meeting on various arts and crafts. Contact them directly for meeting times
and more information
Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow,
(907) 456-6485
Fairbanks Arts Association, (907)
456-6485
North Pole Quilting Guild, usually
meet at Santa's Senior Center, North Pole.
Community Writers Group, Meets
Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. in Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park.
Sponsored by the Fairbanks Arts Association, (907) 456-6485
Cabin Fever Quilters Guild, (907)
452-2504
Pieced Together Quilters, a
ministry of University Baptist Church, (907) 479-2440
Fairbanks Potters Guild (907)
452-7789
UAF Student Drama Association call
the Theatre Department office at 474-6590
The Student Drama Association is open to all students. Meetings are held
every Tuesday during the semester, at 1pm in the “Green Room” in the Theatre
department.
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.
The Artworks, Campus Corner Mall.
(907) 479-2563
Alaska Public Lands Information Center, 250 Cushman Street, Suite
1A. (907) 456-0527.
Fairbanks Arts Association. Alaska Centennial
Center for the Arts, in Pioneer Park. (907) 456-6485.
New Horizons Gallery, 519 First Avenue. (907) 456-2063.
The Alaska House Art Gallery,
corner of Tenth Ave. & Cushman St. (907) 456-6449.
Courthouse Square, 250 Cushman.
(907) 456-0527.
Expressions in Glass, 1922 Peger Rd. (907) 474-3923
The Stash, 544 3rd Avenue,
Well Street Art. Co., 1304 well St in
Railroad industrial Area off Phillips Field Rd. (907) 452-6169
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
(in
Courthouse Square, downtown. More information: 456-0527 or 456-0532 TTY.)
The film list from the Alaska Public Lands is now being given out as a
pdf file. Click here to download Movies
for June - August 2001.
Nenana River
Daze, 6/6-6/09) held in Nenana the first weekend in
June, (about 60 miles from Fairbanks, take the Parks Highway). Features riverbank events
(contests, food, arts & crafts, and a parade.). Kick off
party 6pm -12 Midnight Friday. Carnival and parade at noon
Saturday. Lots of activities for the whole family.
Santa's
Garden Market in North Pole. Locally grown
produce & crafts. Hours 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Fridays only throughout summer and fall.
Carr's-Key Bank parking lot. Information (907) 488-2242.
The Stash, Grand Opening (6/6/08) 5 to 9 p.m.
A place to learn, create and buy all things handmade located at 544 3rd Avenue.
The Stash is a sewing lounge & classroom, fronted with a boutique of all LOCAL
& HANDMADE merchandise. They will be featuring different artists each month
for First Friday's.
"Dynamic Aurora"
(6/1/09-9/15/09) 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily in the Arnold Espe
Auditorium. $7 general admission; group and youth discounts may apply. Dynamic
Aurora captures the beauty of northern lights and explains this high-latitude
phenomena from scientific and cultural perspectives. The 30-minute multimedia
presentation features high-speed video, digital animations and hands-on
demonstrations. Presented in partnership with the UAF Geophysical Institute.
This is also now presented in the winter, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. (907) 474-7505.
"Winter" (6/1/09-9/15/09) 11 a.m.,
2 p.m., and 4 p.m., daily in the Arnold Espe Auditorium,
UAF Museum of the North. $7 general admission; group and youth discounts may
apply. Offered for the first time in 2007, "Winter" gives visitors insight
into our longest season. Learn about adaptations to life in the cold and the
activities that sustain Alaskans through winter into spring. 30 minutes.
Presented daily at the UAF Museum. (907) 474-7505.
Purchase the $5 museum show pass for unlimited access to all shows that day.
TOTE Family Fun Fest (6/7/09) University of Alaska Museum , 12-4 p.m., hands-on activities,
entertainment, & refreshments for kids of all ages.
Join them under the big top tent on the museum's east lawn for fun
filled day of activities and entertainment.
Activities:
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
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.
Salcha Fair (6/24-26/11)
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.
Russian Garden Tea Party (6/24/12) Annual
fundraiser for the Georgeson Botanical Garden. This year's theme is Russian. Lots of events rolled into one,
including a well stocked Silent Auction!
Costumes are encouraged but not required. Tea in the garden, games,
refreshments, demonstrations, arts & crafts, music. Tickets are available
at the GBG, Sipping Streams, and Gullivers and include
the adults' $40 ticket includes a commemorative teacup. Children's tickets,
without a cup, are $10. Funds raised go to help support the Georgeson Botanical
Garden. With or without costumes, this is your chance to enjoy the Garden at its height, while helping
make the garden even better!