Arts & Drama Calendar
July, August, September 2012

This is our calendar of arts and theatre in Fairbanks, Alaska. Note dates, where not yet updated.

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Use date links to move quickly to the month in which you are interested. Where information to update was not available, old information was left so you could call the phone number listed, send email, or visit their web site. Be sure to check the year listed before attending! Use buttons at top of page to go to other specialty calendars.

  July - August - September  

Call to Artisans:

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)

July

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  (5/18-9/19/03) 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.

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 that were avail for June-August 2001. NOTE, NEW ONE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THEIR WEBSITE COMES ONLINE AGAIN.

Live Music on Wednesdays At Hot Licks Homemade Ice Cream, College road and Hess Avenue. Begins at 7 p.m. under the tent. Geoff Wool, (907) 479-7813.

Brown Bear Music & Arts Festival (TBA) at Brown Bear Roadhouse in Glennallen. Bands, arts & crafts, food. Located 3 miles from Glennallen on Glenn Highway. Information: (907) 822-5555.

North Pole Summer Festival & Parade (7/1/06) Always the first Saturday in July. Begins at 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. at Santa Claus House. Parade begins at noon throughout North Pole.  Reviewing stands at Santa Claus House. Lots of prizes, barbecue, ice cream, local entertainment. Entry forms at North Pole City Hall. Their open-air festival features local craft, game, and food booths and kiddie rides. Information: (907) 488-2242. http://www.fairnet.org/npcc/CommunityEventIndex.htm

"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.

Eagle Centennial Celebration (TBA). Commemorates arrival of pioneer businessmen in this Yukon River village.

Nenana's 4th of July Celebration (7/4/08) Family events like races, music, pie-eating contests, crafts, food, and an adults' evening street dance. Take the Park's Highway to Nenana.

  Fairbanks Preservation Society 4^th of July Celebration (7/4/08). Annual celebration held at Alaskaland. (907) 456-8848.

July 4th Celebration  (7/4/08) All day at Pioneer Park. Community celebration including food, family activities, craft bazaar, entertainment, military colors ceremony, Air Force fly-over, and much more. (907) 459-1087  http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/parks&rec/pioneerpark

North Pole 4th of July Celebration (7/4/11) All day in North Pole. North Pole Community Summer Festival and Fourth of July Celebration. Festivities include entertainment, food, activities and a parade. Other activities-Mayor's Picnic, kid's fishing derby, and 5th Avenue Block Party. North Pole is 13 miles east of Fairbanks. (907) 488-2242 http://www.fairnet.org/npcc/CommunityEventsIndex.htm

"QuiltAlaska 2008" Quilt Show (7/4/-7/27/ 08) Cabin Fever Quilters Guild biennial exhibition of traditional and contemporary quilted items. Alaskaland Civic Center Bear Gallery (third floor, elevators available).

Photo courtesy of Julie Coghill. 

The items are made by Interior Alaskans and/or members of the Fairbanks' Cabin Fever Quilters Guild. It is a non-competitive show sponsored by the Cabin Fever Quilters Guild and Fairbanks Arts Assoc. (907) 456-6485, ext. 227.

"Two Gentlemen of Verona" (7/7-31/10) A musical by the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. Play presented  at the Townshend Point on the UAF campus, behind the Reichardt building. 457-POET (7638). http://www.fstalaska.org/

Nenana's 4th of July Celebration (7/4/11). Family events like races, music, pie-eating contests, crafts, food, and an adults' evening street dance. Take the Park's Highway to Nenana.

Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow (7/8-10/11) We believe it will be held in the open field behind the Carlson Center. Alaska Natives, American Indians and Canada's First Nation peoples share their heritage. Visit their website for more information. http://www.midnightsunpowwow.net.

  Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival (7/17/- 7/31/11) a study-performance Festival held annually on the beautiful University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus, featuring a variety of classes from accordion to creative writing to dance to gospel choir to piano and more. Go to http://www.fsaf.org. or call 907-474-8869 for further information.  E-mail is festival@alaska.net.

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (7/20-23/11).  Natives from Alaska, Pacific Northwest & Canada gather to compete in traditional athletic competitions, games and dances. In 2010, they broadcasted live on KCBF. Go here for more information. In 2005, the Olympics opened at 6 p.m. with the Race of the Torch, a 5-kilometer road race. Male and female winners earn the honor of lighting the WEIO torch. There are events scheduled all day Wednesday through Saturday, free to the public. There is a charge for evening events, which includes a potlatch. Traditional Native dancers perform throughout the games and each night. The location is the Carlson Center. Phone:  (907) 452-6646 email:  weio@weio.org

Golden Days Celebration- (7/20-24/11). Annual city-wide celebration of the discovery of gold in Fairbanks in 1902. A week of activities culminate in the state's largest parade. Included are activities for "sourdoughs" as well as first-time visitors. Lots of events are scheduled for Golden Days - check out the July calendar at the Chamber of Commerce's website for all the details. (907) 452-1105. . http://www.fairbankschamber.org Phone or e-mail:  goldendays@fairbankschamber.org

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.

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival (7/19/- 8/2/09) a study-performance Festival held annually on the beautiful University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus, featuring a variety of classes from accordion to creative writing to dance to gospel choir to piano and more. Go to http://www.fsaf.org. or call 907-474-8869 for further information.  E-mail is festival@alaska.net.

Hands On Fiber, Fairbanks Weavers' & Spinners' Guild has a whole winter schedule of mini-workshops and classes.

"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.

Golden Heart Revue  (5/18-9/19/03) 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.

Crown of Lights Northern Lights Show  (9/1/03) End of season at the Firehouse Theatre in Ester. Shows daily 6:45 & 7:45 p.m. Reservations: Adults $8, Children 3-12 $4 (907) 479-2500. This is a special-effects slide show featuring photos of the northern lights set to symphonic music. THIS IS NO LONGER IN ESTER - WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE IT IS NOW.

"Art Walk" (TBA) Annual evening event that features special artist shows at each gallery. Hosted by local galleries.

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.

  Tanana Valley State Fair-Fairbanks (8/5-13/11) Alaska's oldest fair features giant cabbages, competitive exhibits, demonstrations, arts & crafts, carnival rides, contests, fireworks and other entertainment. Over 300 concessionaires are expected to participate.  (907) 452-3750. More information on our fair page. Their page is  http://www.tananavalleyfair.org.

Warning: This is another period when accommodations will be tight - plan ahead!

"Gatherings North," (8/12-30/03) Alaska Native artists demonstrated their art and culture weekdays at the University of Alaska Museum. Admission charged. (907) 474-7505.

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September

Free Films & Events, Alaska Public Lands
(in Courthouse Square, downtown. More information: 456-0527 or 456-0532 TTY.)

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.

"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.

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.

"A Long and Lustrous Winter"(9/30/09) Marjorie Kowalski Cole on poetry, Wednesday, 7 pm, Hartung Hall, Ester, Main Street & Ester Loop. Marjorie Kowalski Cole will be the inaugural speaker for the John Trigg Ester Library's new lecture series beginning Wednesday September 30. Cole, a writer and activist, will speak on poetry. Her first novel, Correcting the Landscape, received the 2004 Bellwether Award and was published by HarperCollins in 2006. Her award-winning poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous journals.

For more information on Cole and the lecture series, go to:
http://www.esterlibrary.org/librarylectures.html

The Ester Library Lecture Series features writers, artists, adventurers, scholars, entrepreneurs, musicians, craftspeople, and
colorful characters. The series will occur monthly during the winter. Admissiion is free; donations are requested. Upcoming speakers for this forum include Monique Musick, Igor Pasternak, Chris Lott, and Matthew Reckard. Dates and times for each speaker will be announced.

John Trigg Ester Library
PO Box 468 • Ester, AK 99725
library@esterrepublic.com
www.esterlibrary.org

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