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October
Clubs:
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The Emblem Club supports the community by doing
fundraisers to give back. Some of their Charities are; Scholarships
for youth, Drug Awareness in schools, Literacy, Americanism, and
Community Service where they help the Salvation Army, Food Bank, K9
unit, & Volunteers in Policing, just to name a few. |
Bazaars are on the
Arts & Drama Calendar.
Dog mushing races
in October, see our Dog Mushing
Calendar
See Arts/Drama
Calendar for book or library related events.
See Music/Dance
Calendar for music or dance related events.
Local
elections (Early October) for City Council, Borough
Assembly, and School Board.
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.
Free Films & Events,
Alaska Public Lands
(in Courthouse Square, downtown. Suite 1A, 250 Cushman St.
More information: 456-0527 or 456-0532 TTD.)
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.
HIPOW
Public Auction (10/7-8/11)
(see dinner auction later
for 10/8) Monroe Catholic
Junior Senior High School
gym, 615 Monroe Street.
Free admission, doors
open @6 p.m., auction @ 7
p.m. More information on
the auction will be
posted on
http://www.catholic-schools.org.
A few days earlier there
is usually an Art Preview
Night, 5-7 p.m. to
preview the art up for
auction at HIPOW.
HIPOW Black
Tie Dinner & Auction (10/8/11) By
advance reservation only, tickets are $100 per
seat. Saturday night the doors open at 5:30
p.m., dinner is at 6:30, and the auction begins
at 7 p.m. Call 456-7970 for
information and tickets. HIPOW is the largest
fundraiser for catholic Schools of Fairbanks,
with more than 2,500 donated items.
Fairbanks
International Friendship Day
(10/15/11) Pioneer Park, Civic Center 12 noon
to 5 p.m. Stage Performances, cultural
displays, food and gift litems for sale.
474-0928. Co-sponsored by FNSB Parks &
Recreation.
4th Annual Shopping
Spree & Social, (10/15/11) Fairbanks
Emblem Club #109. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 1003 Pioneer
Rd, Fairbanks, in the Antler Room upstairs at
the Elks Lodge. Come shop with a variety of
vendors. Admission to this event is Free to the
public!Get an early start on your Holiday
Shopping. Questions? - Contact Cindy Mascadri
590-8382 cmascadri@alaska.net - Chairman
Alaska Day!
(10/18)
Public Hearing
(10/19/11) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a public hearing
about its draft revised long-term management plan. The hearing will be
held in the Arthur Buswell Conference Room at the Carlson Center from
3 to 9:30 pm. The Refuge looks forward to hearing what you think about
the draft revised plan. Written and oral comments will be accepted.
For more information, visit the Refuge website at:
http://arctic.fws.gov/ccp.htm
City Sampler: A Taste of
Fairbanks (10/20/11) 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Westmark
Fairbanks Gold Room. Taste cuisine and beverages from Fairbanks'
finest restaurants, caterers, and distributors. Fairbanks Community
Jazz Band, M.C. Jerry Evans, and fabulous door prizes. GRAND PRIZE:
round trip airfare for 2 to Germany via Condor Air. Proceeds benefit
Fairbanks Resource Agency (FRA) Senior Services programs. Tickets $40
per person at Gulliver's Books, Hops Halmark, or FRA, more info
www.fra-alaska.net or call 456-8901
52nd
Annual Cham Fashional (10/22/11) Sponsored by Quota
International Fairbanks. Will be held at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel Gold Room, 7
p.m. (cocktails - champagne & hors d'oeuvres), choreographed Fashion
Show at 8 p.m., dance till 1 a.m. to live music. This is
an annual fundraiser for Quota International Fairbanks, whose
special interest is disadvantaged women & children, and those with
speech & hearing impairments. Come support a great community service organization while
enjoying champagne, hors d'oeuvres, and great fashions, then dance
the night away with the great live dance band.
Call 490-2325 for tickets; $75 per person or $650 for a table of 10.
Monroe Holiday Bazaar
(10/29/11) 10:00 am—4:00 pm
Children's Fall Festival (10/29/11)
[Please note this is early, due to Halloween falling on a school night]. An annual Christian
alternative to trick-or-treat. Games, candy, fun. University Baptist
Church (University Ave & Thomas Street, next to Sourdough Sams Cafe),
3 to 5 p.m. Children are invited to wear their costumes
(avoid witches and ghosts please).
Supervised fun, with preschoolers in separate area. Lots of candy. FREE
Museum Halloween
(10/31/11) Costumed superheroes, zombies and scary monsters of all kinds are
invited to the Halloween celebration at the University of Alaska Museum of
the North from 4 to 7 p.m. Watch science experiments unfold. See bones and
bugs, bats and birds. Tour the museum's research labs and explore the
galleries. For children ages 12 and under with adult chaperones. Admission
is free with a donation of canned food for the Fairbanks Community Food
Bank.
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November
Clubs:
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The Emblem Club supports the community by doing
fundraisers to give back. Some of their Charities are; Scholarships
for youth, Drug Awareness in schools, Literacy, Americanism, and
Community Service where they help the Salvation Army, Food Bank, K9
unit, & Volunteers in Policing, just to name a few. |
Christmas Bazaars: For
lots of them this month, see our
Arts/Drama Calendar.
Dog mushing races in
November, see our Dog Mushing Calendar
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.
Free Films
& Events,
Alaska Public Lands
(in Courthouse Square, downtown. Suite 1A, 250 Cushman St.
More information: 456-0527 or 456-0532 TTD.)
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.
University
Women's Association Annual Christmas Bazaar (11/5,6/11) Large
popular bazaar featuring crafters from around Alaska for savvy Christmas
shoppers. Over 100 vendors per day. Features food court, free
parking and different crafters each day. Proceeds to benefit college
scholarships, UAF Wood Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (907) 456-4009.
The Holiday Marketplace (11/11-13/11) More than 175 vendors (crafts and artisans) from around the state.
Carlson Center. $4 admission, children 12 and under free. The North Pole High School Choir will provide on-site daycare for $4 an hour.
SHOW DATES & HOURS:
Fri., Nov. 11- 12 noon to 8 pm
Sat., Nov. 12 - 10 am to 7 pm
Sun., Nov. 13- 11 am to 5 pm
(907) 474-9082.
Military Appreciation Day
(11/12/05) Noon to 5 p.m. at
the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The Museum salutes the
Interior’s military personnel, veterans and their families. Explore the
galleries, visit with Alaska Native artists, and enjoy hands-on ctivities
for kids.
FREE! (907) 474-7505.
Love Inc. Create a Gift Bazaar (11/14/09) 10 .a.m-4 p.m. Make a variety of gifts for family and friends. Monroe Catholic Schools multipurpose room. $5. 479-0271. NOTE: On 11/4/10, their website still had not updated the Bazaar info, so we do not know if it is being offered this year. http://www.loveincfairbanks.org
Find other bazaars on our Arts/Drama page.
Athabascan Fiddlers' Festival
(11/11-14/11). Location David Salmon Tribal Hall, Fairbanks, AK. Traditional Athabascan Indian fiddling and dancing. Dedicated
to the tradition of Athabascan fiddling and dancing. Dancing,
guitar-playing, fiddling and performances by village representatives.
Athabascan Fiddlers Association. "The Athabascan Fiddlers Festival has grown
tremendously over the past 20 years to become one of the three major
cultural events of the year," according to festival founder, Jean Flanagan
Carlo. [News-Miner, 11/1/01 ]. Tickets are
available at the Denakkanaaga Office in the Morris Thompson Visitor and
Cultural Center. Advance Tickets are $18.00 sold at the Denakkanaaga Office;
at the door they are $20.00. Featuring 80+ Native Bands
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November 11th Wednesday 730pm-130am |
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November 12th, 13th, and 14th
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 1pm to 2am |
This is a Drug and Alcohol Free Event, Sponsored by
the Athabascan Fiddlers Association. (907) 452-1825.
Annual St. Raphael's Christmas Ball and Auction
(11/22/06) Westmark Hotel Gold Room; 6 p.m.-midnight. Fundraiser, quilt raffle, dancing, and a silent auction with over 700 items. Tickets are $55 per person, available at OK Lumber or St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Information: (907) 457-6603 or (907) 457-2800. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET UPDATED INFO ON THIS FOR 2011, as of 10/23/11.
Thanksgiving Day
(11/24/11)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
If you happen to be in town for the holidays, check our restaurant page for
your turkey dinner with all the fixings. Many churches will have special
services on either Thanksgiving, or on Wednesday, the 24th.
Georgeson
Botanical Garden Holiday Sale (11/28/09) Open to members only, sale
goes from noon to 4 p.m., at the GBG Gift Shop by the
Botanical Garden. Pat Holloway (907) 474-5651.
UAF Museum Store Holiday Sale
(11/27/09-12/24/09)
Take care of everyone on your holiday shopping list at the Museum
Store. All coiled grass, baleen, willow root and birch bark baskets –
hand-made by Alaska Native artists across the state and bone
sculptures and masts – are 20% off. All
other store merchandise is 10% off – books, jewelry, fleece and more.
Info at 907-474-1595.
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December
Clubs:
|
The Emblem Club supports the community by doing
fundraisers to give back. Some of their Charities are; Scholarships for
youth, Drug Awareness in schools, Literacy, Americanism, and Community
Service where they help the Salvation Army, Food Bank, K9 unit, &
Volunteers in Policing, just to name a few. |
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.
Free Films
& Events,
Alaska Public Lands
(in Courthouse Square, downtown. Suite 1A, 250 Cushman St.
More information: 456-0527 or 456-0532 TTD.)
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.
Christmas Bazaars:
For lots of them this month, see our
Arts/Drama Calendar.
Dog mushing races in
December, see our Dog Mushing
Calendar
UAF Museum Store Holiday Sale
(11/27/09-12/24/09)
Take care of everyone on your holiday shopping list at the Museum
Store. All coiled grass, baleen, willow root and birch bark baskets –
hand-made by Alaska Native artists across the state and bone
sculptures and masts – are 20% off. All
other store merchandise is 10% off – books, jewelry, fleece and more.
Info at 907-474-1595.
Candle
Lighting Service (12/04/11)
Always the first Sunday in December. Celebrate the Christmas season in North
Pole, Alaska. 2 p.m. at North Pole High School. Tree lighting same day at
Santa's RV Park next to Santa Claus House, 6 p.m. (907) 488-2242. For over
thirty years, North Pole has been holding this Candelighting Ceremony to
begin the Christmas season. This is an important Chamber function. The
Program focus is on local children, and others who have made great
contributions to the North Pole community. Each year an excellent show of
talent and inspiration is planned. After the candelighting ceremony is
finished there will be time for a little refreshment and mingling.
Georgeson
Botanical Garden Holiday Sale (12/4/09)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Main commons of University of Alaska Fairbanks Wood Center.
Public is welcome to buy, but the sale is Not open to general public
vendors. Vendors are specially chosen - UAF related, such as from Large
Animal Research Station, Sea Grant, University of Alaska Press, & local
student entrepreneurs specializing in Alaska-made and Alaska-grown items. Pat
Holloway (907) 474-5651. (Member only sale is Nov. 28, noon - 4 p.m.)
North Pole Winter
Festival (12/5,6/09)
Food, information and vendor booths with activities, demonstrations and
entertainment for everyone. Annual I-Did-A-Block Businessman's Dog Race. Dog
sled rides, Kitty Cat snowmachine races, traditional Turkey Bowling and Frozen
Salmon Slalom grudge matches, crowning of the King and Queen Regents, pancake
feed. (907) 488-2242, e-mail
npccc@alaska.com,
http://www.fairnet.org/npcc/CommunityEventIndex.htm
Winter Solstice Festival
(12/7/09) Lots of family fun
to help us celebrate winter downtown with plays, sleigh rides, and much
more. Sponsored by the Downtown Association/Main Street, family activities,
entertainment downtown. Look for more information at
http://www.downtownfairbanks.com (907) 452-8671
Georgeson
Botanical Garden Holiday Sale (12/8/09)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.(we think), at IAB (Irving I Lobby) at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Public is welcome to buy, but the sale is Not open to general public
vendors. Vendors are specially chosen - UAF related, such as from Large
Animal Research Station, Sea Grant, University of Alaska Press, & local
student entrepreneurs specializing in Alaska-made and Alaska-grown items. Pat
Holloway (907) 474-5651. (Members only sale was Nov. 28, noon - 4 p.m.)
32nd Annual
Sing-It-Yourself Messiah
(12/17/11) 3 p.m., First
Presbyterian Church - 547 Seventh Ave., FREE. Potential soloists should contact
conductor Suzanne Summerville at (907) 456-1144 or send E-mail to
sing@mosquitonet.com for an audition.
Winter
Solstice Festival (12/21/09)
Lots of family fun to help us celebrate winter downtown with plays,
sleigh rides, and much more. Sponsored by the Downtown
Association/Main Street, family activities, entertainment downtown.
Look for more information at
http://www.downtownfairbanks.com (907) 452-8671
9thAnnual Christmas at the Cabin
(TBA) Annual holiday celebration at the Fairbanks Visitor Information
Center, featuring Santa Claus, sled dog rides, and musical
entertainment, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 451-1734.
Alaska Dog
Mushers Association Challenge Race #2 (TBA) Skijoring, sled dog
races, held at the Dog Mushers Hall on Farmers Loop Road. Call for times
457-6874.
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service,
(12/24/11) 7 p.m. University Baptist Church at the corner of
Thomas Street and University Avenue.
 Christmas Day (12/25/11). We wish you a very merry and blessed Christmas!
A Sparktacular Celebration
(12/31/11) 7 to 9 p.m. Park early and stop by the Museum before and after the
New Year’s Eve fireworks. Warm up with hot chocolate and cookies! Easy access to
viewing areas. FREE! (907) 474-7505
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