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| Steak banquet Sunday night |
$200 per team entry fee. Not a curler yet? Special rookie division, only $25 per person. Deadline to register is March 30, 2010. http://www.curlfairbanks.org (907) 590 0632 Fairbanks Curling Club, Curling is the oldest organized sport in Fairbanks! The curling season starts the first of October and goes through the first week of April. http://www.curlfairbanks.org (907) 452-3984 Peggy Martin, akhouse@alaska.com
Arctic Refuge - Planning for its Future: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is accepting comments on their long-term management plan from now until June 7, 2010. Visit http://arctic.fws.gov/ccp.htm for more information."
2010 Chocolate Bash: Passport to Chocolate (4/10/10) 7:30 to 10 p.m. Annual Chocolate Bash. An evening of hors d'oeuvres and 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! [The 2009 bash was cancelled due to the economic climate].
Antigone (or I really wish you hadn't done that) (4/8/10 - 4/25/10) by Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre in the Empress Theatre in downtown Fairbanks. (2nd floor of the Co-Op, enter on 3rd Ave.) 457-POET (7638). http://www.fstalaska.org/
22nd Annual Bowl for Kids Sake (4/10/10) Benefit for Big Brothers Big sisters. 10am to 5 p.m. at Arctic Bowl. Any skill level welcome. Call 452-8110 to reserve lane time and pick up your pledge sheet, or register online at http://www.bbbs.org/bowlak.
Annual Beat Beethoven 5k Fundraising Run (4/11/10) 10 a.m., UAF Patty Center. Participants who finish the course around the UAF campus before the last note of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony will receive a voucher good for admission to any Fairbanks Symphony or Arctic Chamber Orchestra concert. This fundraiser is fun for the whole family—runners, joggers, and walkers are all welcome. Not an athlete? They also welcome volunteers to staff the course with their radios. http://www.fairbankssymphony.org/index.html (907) 474-5733, symphony@fairbankssymphony.org
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.
Arctic Man Ski and Snow-Go Classic- (4/7-11/10) This is a high-speed race where snow machine drivers pull skiers uphill on a 5 mile (8 km) course, then skiers race downhill. It is a good test of the strength of the athletes and the horsepower of the snowmobiles. "The Arctic Man is one of the World's Toughest Downhill Ski races, and an exciting snowmobile race, all in one. The skier begins at a summit elevation of 5,800 feet and drops 1700 feet in less than two mile to the bottom of a narrow canyon where he meets up with his snowmobiling partner. The snowmobiler meets the skier, on the go, with a tow rope and pulls the skier 2 1/4 miles uphill at top speeds of up to 86 mph. The skier and the snowmobile then separate and the skier goes over the side of the second mountain and drops another 1200 feet to the finish line." The race takes place at Summit Lake. See our sports page for more info.
Chocolate Bash: A Passport to Chocolate (4/10/10) this annual Chocolate Bash- is styled as a wine tasting with both sweet and savory chocolate hors d'oeuvres paired with wines from Argentina, Chile, Italy, Spain and the United States. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and all proceeds support the museum's exhibits, research and education programs. Purchase your tickets online* or call 474-7505 to reserve your tickets by phone.
Holocaust Days of Remembrance (4/16/10)
1p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
and the Fort Wainwright community will host a Holocaust Days of Remembrance
observance special event at the Fort Wainwright Physical Fitness Center. The
event is free and open to the public. Civilians wishing to attend must stop at
the visitors' center located at the main gate of Fort Wainwright with driver's
license, registration and proof of insurance. For questions regarding this
event contact U.S. Army Alaska Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Major David
Mattox at:
david.a.mattox@us.army.mil or (907)347-2175.
Sheep and Wool Workshop (4/18/10) 2-5pm Calypso Farm and Ecology Center is offering this. Come up to the farm and meet their Shetland Sheep. Learn about raising sheep in Alaska, shearing, skirting and handling and washing fleece. Learn about different qualities of wool and how to select a fleece for your needs. They will also touch on the basics of carding and spinning. The workshop will start with a sheep shearing demonstration. Cost is $30 for Calypso members. You can become a member at the workshop by making an annual donation of any amount. They also offer a sliding scale for those unable to pay the full amount. Please call 451-0691 to register, or get directions.
Collection begins for Hospice Plant Sale (4/19/10) 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location is their greenhouse, corner of 20th and Turner. Donations of all kinds of plants accepted including bedding plants, hardy perennials, trees & shrubs as well as hanging baskets and house plants, vegetables, and herbs. Donations of planting containers are also welcome. [Plant sale will be 5/29] All profits benefit Hospice of the Tanana Valley. (907) 474-0311.
Fairbanks Health Fair (4/24/10) 7 am to 2 p.m. at Pioneer Park, Centennial Center. Free health education and screenings: Blood pressure, vision, height & weight/BMI, colorectal cancer screen kits, chronic disease prevention information and other tests, some free, some with small fee.
2010 Spring Gala – Coppelia (4/24 & 25/10) North Star Ballet, One weekend only! Come celebrate North Star Ballet’s 30th Anniversary. 4/24, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., 4/25, 2 p.m. only. Coppelia, is a comedy ballet telling of the love of a young girl, Swanilda, and her fiancé, Franz, and how their love is nearly broken up by a life-size doll named Coppelia. The story is set in a picturesque village in Central Europe at harvest time. Coppelia was created at the Paris Opera by French choreographer, Arthur Saint-Leon, to music by French composer, Leo Delibes, and was first performed in 1870. Performances held at the Hering Auditorium. Tickets are $18-$24 with discounts for college students, senior citizens, and active military. For more information, please call 451-8800.
FSWCD Tree Sale Preorder Deadline (5/7/10) Bare root trees & shrubs, sale only goes till they sell out. Numerous varieties of trees and shrubs suited for Alaska's harsh climate. Native and ornamental varieties available. All plants bareroot except Bearberry. Sizes: 12”-24”. Preorders will be available for pick up on May 21st, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. if you pre-ordered by the 7th. (907) 479-1213. Download the Pre-order blank. Actual sale takes place May 22.
University of Alaska Events are so numerous (especially in summer) that we are now referring you to their calendar. Go to their website and click on the event tab. Choose your month.
Birdathon Events are also so numerous that we instead offer this link to their website for more information.
We have removed the dates, but left a list of just a few of the films they have, to give you an idea of the variety. Contact them for the latest viewing schedule, which in the past has been noon and 2 p.m. They show films year 'round.
Alaska Portrait (40 min)
Angling Alaska: Ice Fishing for Rainbow Trout (30 min)
A Pioneer Family in Alaska (40 min)
At the Time of Whaling (40 min)
Chain of Life: The Aleutian Islands (30 min)
Cranes of the Grey Wind (50 min)
Humpback Whales (60 min)
Land of the Eagle: The First and Last Frontier (60 min)
Loons of Amisk (15 min)
Nanook of the North (55 min)
One Man’s Alaska (25 min)
Return of the King (30 min)
Season of the Sled Dog (60 min)
The Bear Stands Up (30 min)
Winning the Avalanche Game (60 min)
Women of the Alaska Territory: An Oral History (25 min)
Yukon Passage (60 min)
Yukon Quest: Challenge of the North (50 min)
CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Arctic Refuge - Planning for its Future: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is accepting comments on their long-term management plan from now until June 7, 2010. Visit http://arctic.fws.gov/ccp.htm for more information."
29th Annual Chena River Run (5/1/10) 10 a.m. Running Club North, 5K Wood River Elementary School to the Princess Hotel. Williams Cup Series event # 1. Mostly flat point-to-point course, through University West and over the Chena River bridge, on local roads, bike paths, & sidewalks . Sponsored by Downtown Rotary. Entry forms will be available at Beaver Sports, 3480 College Road and US Travel, 1211 Cushman St. There is a fee. See their website calendar (click on name of race for more details). Information Hotline, (907) 452-6046.
An Evening of Music Theater (5/1/10) Time: 8:00pm - 9:30pm. Location: Davis Concert Hall - UAF Campus. Director: Dr. Juanelle Celaire- University Chorus, Accompaniment: Suzanne McBride. An Evening of your favorite music theater songs! This concert is dedicated to the lovely late Carol M. Henry! Following will be a gourmet dessert auction and bake sale. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students/military/seniors, and children 12 and under are free!
Migration Celebration (5/4/10) at Creamer’s Field from noon to 4 p.m.
Go to Arctic Audubon Society for more information.
Annual Women of Distinction Awards Banquet (5/6/10) Farthest North Girl Scout Council will honor four outstanding Fairbanks women, in the Westmark Gold Room. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Includes a silent auction. Presented in partnership with BP Exploration, it is also a fundraiser, with tickets for $90, available at the Girl Scout office on College Road and the Old Steese Highway. For some reason they never list the time for the actual banquet on their website. Call the Girl Scouts at 456-4782 with any questions. Or go to http://www.fairbanksgirlscouts.org.
FSWCD Tree Sale Preorder Deadline (5/7/10) Bare root trees & shrubs, sale only goes till they sell out. Numerous varieties of trees and shrubs suited for Alaska's harsh climate. Native and ornamental varieties available. All plants bareroot except Bearberry. Sizes: 12”-24”. Preorders will be available for pick up on May 21st, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. if you pre-ordered by the 7th. (907) 479-1213. Download the Pre-order blank. Actual sale takes place May 22.
The Great Clean-up (5/8/10) When all Fairbanks turns out to pick up and clean up the public roadsides. As in the past, the United Way of the Tanana Valley will be handling the garbage bag distribution.
"Waterfowl Identification" (5/8/10) Saturday, with leader Dan McGauhey. Meet at 8:00 am at the Creamer’s Field barn parking lot. Go to Arctic Audubon Society for more information. Contact number: Frank Keim, 451-9308.
UAF Commencement (5/9/10) at 1:30 pm. Carlson Center, 2010 2nd Ave. Free Seating is open to the public beginning at noon; tickets are not required.
Tanana Valley Farmers Market (5/9/10) through the summer) Located west of the fairgrounds at College and Caribou Way, the market features handicrafts, locally made gifts, food and bedding plants as well as the usual locally grown produce. The season opening may be marked with special events, musical performances, cooking, and nutritional demonstrations, and more. 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-FARM (3276).
Fifth Annual FRA City Sampler (5/?/10) Westmark Gold Room, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sample cuisine from Fairbanks' finest restaurants and caterers, with live music and fine door prizes. Grand prize: RT to Frankfurt, Germany on Condor Air. Fundraiser for Fairbanks Resource Agency's senior services programs. Tickets $35. Information: (907) 456-8901 or www.fra-alaska.net.
Opening of Alaska Salmon Bake/Palace Theatre & Saloon (5/10/09 for Salmon Bake, 5/18/09 for Theatre's Golden Heart Revue). As of April 10, 2010, their website had not posted the 2010 opening dates yet. The Alaska Salmon Bake offers bus service to and from major hotels from 5:00 pm until 9:30 pm seven days a week. Both closed September 11, 2009. Click on the link for more information.
Walk for Charity (5/14/10) They tend to update their website very late, so we do not know the newest date. The rest of this paragraph is from earlier years. "The annual Alaska Visitor Industry Walk for Charity begins at 6 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church Parking Lot. The minimum registration fee for adults is $25, and $15 for children 6-12 if you register by April 30. Register late, and there is an additional $5 fee. "Often referred to as “the 3k graze,” the Walk for Charity is the only walk in Fairbanks where you may gain weight! Fabulous food vendors dot the 3k course that begins at the Immaculate Conception Church Parking Lot and then winds through downtown Fairbanks to finish at the Golden Heart Plaza for the grand finale—Celebration Station— featuring yummy desserts, live music, games, prizes and much, much more." Call 456-4937 for a registration packet."
"Shorebird Identification" (5/15/10) Saturday, with leader Philip Martin. Local birding experts lead a series of birding field trips. Trips usually last until Noon. Bring binoculars, a snack, and rubber boots if you have them. Meet at 8:00 am at the Creamer’s Field barn parking lot. Go to Arctic Audubon Society for more information. Contact number: Frank Keim, 451-9308.
UAF Georgeson Botanical Garden Plant Sale (5/15/10). 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (or until sold out), UAF West Tanana Drive (Visitor Center, UAF Farm). Surplus plants including bedding plants, hardy perennials, trees & shrubs as well as hanging baskets and house plants, vegetables, and herbs. Fairbanks Experiment Farm, UAF Campus, 117 West Tanana Drive. (907) 474-1944.
North Pole Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center open. Hours were 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily till 5/31?. Some years ago, on June 1 hours increased to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information (907) 488-2242.
2010 Fairbanks Start! Heart Walk (5/15/10) Veteran's Memorial Park at 8th and Cushman Street. It is a fun, non-competitive walking event designed to promote walking as a heart healthy exercise and raise funds to support the American Heart Association and it's research. Locally Sponsored by: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital & Conoco Phillips. Event Goal: $200,000. 9:00 a.m., Pre Walk Activities/Music, Team Photos, Health Screening, Blood Pressure Checks. 10:00 a.m. the Walk starts, with entertainment along the route. 11:00 a.m. there is a Heart Healthy Lunch (Provided by Fairbanks Memorial Hospital), Awards & Recognition Ceremony (provided by Golden Heart Utilities), and a Grand Prize Drawing-for an Alaska Airlines Ticket (courtesy of Alaska Airlines). Golden Heart Utilities Team Awards Categories:
| The Top Heart Walk Company |
| The Chancellor’s UAF Top Team |
| The Governor’s Bank Challenge |
| The Top Heart Walk Team |
| The Most Inspirational Team |
| The Most Creative/Enthusiastic Team |
| The Most Competitive Team Leader |
Teams Awards determined at close of Bank Day & announced at the Walk. Free Membership for a Month at the Alaska Club-Fairbanks for walkers who raise $500 or more! (Current members will receive credit for a full month of dues, Non-members will receive a 2 week Membership Packet!) All walkers raising $100 or more will receive the 2010 Heart T-Shirt and a chance to win an Alaska Airline ticket! http://www.heartwalk.kintera.org (907) 456-3659
Habitat for Humanity Ongoing Build: Monday through Saturday until done. Help finish our house! Call Toni at 452-1685 to Help Build it! ReStore: June—September: Need helpers all summer to work at ReStore. Help stock items, assist customers, make repairs. Be the first to see new inventory! We can schedule individuals or teams for Saturdays and Sundays. Call Mike Pile at 388-4998 or email at mikepile@gmail.com.
Open House LARS (5/22/10) The Institute of Arctic Biology Large Animal Research Station (LARS) is hosting a fun Open House Saturday, from noon - 4 p.m. View muskoxen, caribou, and reindeer with their calves. Learn about the animals from LARS naturalists. Fun events planned. They are planning to open 1 week early for the 2010 tour season. Regularly scheduled tours begin Monday, May 24.
FSWCD Tree Sale (5/22/10) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking lot at 590 University Ave. Bare root trees & shrubs, sale only goes till they sell out. Numerous varieties of trees and shrubs suited for Alaska's harsh climate. Native and ornamental varieties available. All plants bareroot except Bearberry. Sizes: 12”-24”. Other vendors will be present! Preorders will be available for pick up on May 21st, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. if you pre-ordered by the 7th. (907) 479-1213. Download the Pre-order blank.
Buffalo Wallow Dance (5/22-24/09) in Delta Junction. Annual square and round dance featuring hundreds of square dancers from Alaska, Canada, and the Lower 49 states. Information, (907) 488-0939 or (907) 895-5068. Their Website was not updated for 2010 as of June 8, 2010!
Gardening: Brown Bag Lunch Time Lectures (5/28/10) 12:10-12:50pm, 1000 University Ave, Room 108. Bring a brown bag lunch, some questions and join the Cooperative Extension Service for some classes about gardening here in Fairbanks…(Look for more lectures in June & July)
- Friday, May 28- Soil Testing - Michele
For information or to sign up contact Taylor Maida 474-2422 or temaida@alaska.edu
Hospice Plant Sale (5/29/10) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location is their greenhouse, corner of 20th and Turner. All kinds of plants including bedding plants, hardy perennials, trees & shrubs as well as hanging baskets and house plants, vegetables, and herbs. All profits benefit Hospice of the Tanana Valley. (907) 474-0311.
"Birding by Ear and Songbird Identification" (5/29/10) Saturday, with leader Dave Shaw. Local birding experts lead a series of birding field trips. Bring binoculars, a snack, and rubber boots if you have them. Meet at 8:00 am at the Creamer’s Field barn parking lot. Go to Arctic Audubon Society for more information. Contact number: Frank Keim, 451-9308.
After the Wallow Dance (5/30/09) Santa's Swingers, 8-10 p.m., Pioneer Park Dance Center. Small admission charge. Information: ( (907) 474-0679. Their Website was not updated for 2010 as of April 10, 2010.
Calypso Farm & Ecology Center's Annual Plant Sale (5/31/10) Memorial Day, 9am-Noon. A large selection of organically grown vegetables, herbs, annual and perennial flowers - perfect form the home gardener. They also have giant cabbages for the fair. Proceeds benefit Calypso's educational programs
University of Alaska Events are so numerous (especially in summer) that we are now referring you to their calendar. Go to their website and click on the event tab. Choose your month.
See On a Shoestring for local free tours through August, 2003.
We have removed the dates, but left a list of just a few of the films they have, to give you an idea of the variety. Contact them for the latest viewing schedule, which in the past has been noon and 2 p.m. They show films year 'round.
Alaska Portrait (40 min)
Angling Alaska: Ice Fishing for Rainbow Trout (30 min)
A Pioneer Family in Alaska (40 min)
At the Time of Whaling (40 min)
Chain of Life: The Aleutian Islands (30 min)
Cranes of the Grey Wind (50 min)
Humpback Whales (60 min)
Land of the Eagle: The First and Last Frontier (60 min)
Loons of Amisk (15 min)
Nanook of the North (55 min)
One Man’s Alaska (25 min)
Return of the King (30 min)
Season of the Sled Dog (60 min)
The Bear Stands Up (30 min)
Winning the Avalanche Game (60 min)
Women of the Alaska Territory: An Oral History (25 min)
Yukon Passage (60 min)
Yukon Quest: Challenge of the North (50 min)
CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Arctic Refuge - Planning for its Future: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is accepting comments on their long-term management plan from now until June 7, 2010. Visit http://arctic.fws.gov/ccp.htm for more information."
Golden Heart Revue (5/18-9/19/06) At the 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.
"Looking North'' Exhibit at the University of Alaska Museum, showcasing Alaska Native, historical and contemporary art from 200 BC to present. Information: (907) 474-7505.
Golden Heart Plaza Concerts are scheduled for June, 7-8 p.m. every Wednesday night, weather permitting, featuring the Fairbanks Community Band and other local musicians. Golden Heart Plaza is next to the Visitor Center log cabin on First Avenue. Admission is free. For more information, see our Music and Dance Calendar.
"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.
Fairbanks Day (6/3/09) takes place from 3-8:00 p.m. at Pioneer Park.
Nenana River Daze, 6/6,7/09) held in Nenana, (about 60 miles from Fairbanks, take the Parks Highway). Features riverbank events (contests, food, arts & crafts, and a parade.). Kick off party is usually 6pm -12 Midnight. Carnival and parade at noon Saturday. Lots of activities for the whole family.
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.
Santa's Garden Market in North Pole. Locally grown produce & crafts. Hours 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Fridays only throughout summner and fall. Carr's-Key Bank parking lot. Information (907) 488-2242.
Saturday Market (TBA) runs until Aug. weather permitting, but it was cancelled in 1998. Normally, it is held downtown between 1st and 2nd Avenues and features products either grown or made in Alaska only. Hours were 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, of course.
Gardening: Brown Bag Lunch Time Lectures (6/2/10-6/30/10) 12:10-12:50pm, 1000 University Ave, Room 108. Bring a brown bag lunch, some questions and join the Cooperative Extension Service for some classes about gardening here in Fairbanks…(more lectures in July)
- Wednesday, June 2- Worm Composting in a tote (must sign up ahead of time to
take home a box).
- Friday, June 4- Growing Baby Salad Greens - Taylor
- Monday, June 7- Growing Tomatoes - MIchele
- Wednesday, June 9- Growing Strawberries
- Friday, June 11- Growing Raspberries
- Monday, June 14- Edible Flowers
- Wednesday, June 16- Square Foot Gardening
- Friday, June 18- Lasagna Gardening
- Monday, June 21- Lawn Establishment
- Wednesday, June 23- Rejuvenating Your Lawn
- Friday, June 25- Maintaining Your Lawn
- Monday, June 28- Compost Tea
- Wednesday, June 30- Invasive Weeds
For information or to sign up contact Taylor Maida 474-2422 or temaida@alaska.edu
Mosquito Meander (6/12/10) 5K Fun Run & Walk. Get in shape for the Midnight Sun Fun Run! This fundraiser for Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption is a flat loop course on local residential streets and the Chena River bike path. Bring your child in a stroller and your dog on a leash. Entry fees: Adults 12 and over $20, Family (incl. 2 t-shirts) $35, and $15 for children under 12. Late Registration begins after 6/10/10 add $5 to fees. T-shirt designed by Darin Carpenter of Tundra Comics. Meet at Pioneer Park (Alaskaland) 10 a.m. Contact (907) 456-4729 or fca@fcaalaska.org . Their website is http://www.fcaalaska.org
Annual Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest (6/13/09) . Noon to 11 p.m. Music from a variety of Alaska musicians., more than 30 bands, vendors, and a square dance at 10 p.m. Pioneer Park. Enjoy an entire day of entertainment in a comfortable, family setting. Free. http://www.fairbanksfolkfest.org.
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
Chickenstock Bluegrass Festival (6/12, 13/09) 7 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday in Chicken, Alaska. Features homegrown music and unexpected twists in the remote, historic gold mining camp of chicken, about 5 hours from Fairbanks on the Taylor Highway. Tickets in advance ($20) at Gulliver's Books, Grass Roots Guitar, and http://www.chickenstockmusicfestival.com. $23 for a weekend pass, $6 Friday and $20 Saturday tickets are available at the gate.
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.
Photosymphony (6/?) 8 p.m. This is a slide show of aurora photos set to music, $10 adults, $5 children 3-12. Presented by local photographer LeRoy Zimmerman of Ester, in the Lacey Street Theatre on 2nd Avenue. http://www.photosymphony.com This is an ongoing show, but his website is being redone, and does not give dates. You may try reaching him at 479-8097 for more information, or 451-8224.
Father's Day Car Show (6/20/10) Got a nice set of wheels? Want to show them off? Bring them on down to Sourdough Fuel on Van Horn road for the Father’s Day Car Show Sunday, June 20th. The show will run from 11am-2pm, is free to the public, and will feature unique and custom cars from across the Interior. There will be free balloons for the kids, and door prize drawings every 15 minutes. This is not a judged contest, but an opportunity to see some of Alaska’s hottest and most unique vehicles. All makes & models invited! Registration will be accepted through show time. To register your vehicle, please call Nicole at 452-0616, e-mail nmstewart@petrostar.com with make, model & year. Or arrive by 10:30 am Sunday at Sourdough Fuel Van Horn, corner of Van Horn and Lathrop.
6th Annual Fairbanks Bluegrass Camp for Kids (6/22-25/09) Offered by Fairbanks Folk Fest, with Bearfoot Bluegrass Band and local Fairbanks volunteers as music instructors. It’s a fun-filled four days. Visit the Folk Fest website for more information.
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race "Dawg Gone Canoe Race." (6/19/06). Graehl Landing, time TBA. Lasts 1½ hours. Fun race with a minimum requirement in the canoe of two people and a dog (or something alive that resembles a dog!) (907) 452-7954.
Midnight Sun Square & Round Dances (June 2010). Local square and round dancers celebrate the Midnight Sun with square and round dances at the Alaskaland Dance Center at Alaskaland. Santa's Swingers sponsor the dance. Normally, the evening dance is from 7:30 to 9:30, but we think this one is 9:30 PM till 12:30, and is mostly mainstream with dancers dancing outside under the Midnight Sun. Square dance attire is not required. Admission $5 each night. (907) 479-4522. See below for more information. More information.
Midnight Sun Dance (6/21/09) Santa's Square Dancers; Pioneer Park Dance Hall. Information: 474-4312. See above.
Summer Solstice Festival (6/21/09) Help set up, take down and work Habitat for Humanity Booth. Enjoy the best day in Fairbanks, by being a part of the fun! Call 452-1685!
Tour of Poker Flat Research Range (6/20/06) This tour takes place at 1:30 p.m. Follow link for more information.
Chatanika Music Festival. (TBA). 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.
Midnight Sun Baseball Game-(6/21/09) The Alaska Goldpanners baseball team, which has produced several major league players, play the night game without artificial lights, beginning at 10:30 p.m. at Growden Memorial Park (corner of Second Avenue and Wilbur Street.)http://www.goldpanners.com
Midnight Sun Festival-(6/21/09). Celebrating the longest day of the year noon to midnight with live music, shopping, art, crafts, special entertainment, dancing, games, 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. Sponsored by the Downtown Association/Main Street. (907) 452-8671
Knit-a-thon (6/27/08) From 5 - 9 p.m. at The Stash. Open to all those who would like to help out the Interior Cancer Association... And provide people with soft, warm hats as they are going through chemotherapy. Can't knit? That's okay, crochet is fine too! Can't make the Knit-a-thon? That's okay... They will be accepting handmade 'soft' hats through July 11th. Call or come by The Stash for more information!
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
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
Midnight Sun Fun Run-(6/19/10).
(26th Annual 10K run/walk) Beginning at 10 p.m., this race is run under the Midnight Sun (usually
the third Saturday in June) starting at 10 p.m. at the University of Alaska, winding
through residential areas, on a mostly flat course on local roads and bike paths and
ending at Pioneer Park (formerly Alaskaland). The 10K race draws thousands of runners, walkers and costume-
wearers,
and bills itself as the "farthest north 10K run". You
can register right up to race time, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the UAF Patty
Center. Race day registration is $30, save money by registering earlier. More
information can be found at
Running Club
North's website or download entry info at
http://www.midnightsunrun.us . Meet at the UAF Patty Center. Sponsored by
lots of businesses and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, this is a Williams Cup Series event #2.
T-shirts for all entrants Proceeds from the race benefit United Way
of the Tanana Valley and local student athletes through scholarships.
Download their brochure for the latest in costs and route.
[Photo of Midnight Sun Fun Run was
taken at 11 p.m. by
photographer Julie Coghill,
reprinted here with permission.]
Yukon 800 Marathon ( 6/21,22/08). This high speed 800 mile riverboat race departs from Pike's Landing in Fairbanks at 11 a.m. and pauses in Galena (by way of the Chena, Tanana, and Yukon rivers). Racers overnight in Galena, leaving at 6 a.m. to return to Pike's Landing on Sunday (expected time of arrival, about 1 p.m.). Sponsored by the Fairbanks Outboard Association. Learn more on their website. (907) 459-2023.
Celtic Garden Tea Party (7/11/10) Annual fundraiser for the Georgeson Botanical Garden. This year's theme is Celtic. 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 Gift Shop, Sipping Streams, and Gullivers 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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