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Fairbanks Events 
January, February, March 2010

Events in nearby communities within easy driving distance. Note dates, where not yet updated.

To shorten download time, we have split the calendar by quarters, and certain events have been moved to their own  pages, leaving only annual highlights from them on this page. Major event highlights are still here. Not all events have been updated; be sure to notice dates, and use phone numbers supplied if out of date. You can highlight what you want and just print your selection, or print all.

See Arts/Drama Calendar for book or library related events.

See Music/Dance Calendar for music or dance related events.

Index of Annual Events (highlights only- there are lots more!):

January

Fairbanks Cribbage Club Cribbage Tournament, Each 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 11 a.m., American Legion Post 11, First Avenue. Information: 457-7006.

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.

Resource Center for Parents and Children  The Resource Center for Parents and Children have lots of programs for the public, from babysitter training classes to marriage and parenting classes. Their mailing address is 726 26th Avenue, Suite 2, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701. Their contacts are Phone: (907) 456-2866, Fax: (907) 451-8125, Email: info@rcpcfairbanks.org. Operating Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and they observe all Federal Holidays. They are located across the street from the Food Bank in the south Cushman area of town. Go to their website for lots more information.

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)

WINTER HOURS CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.

Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow
The Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow offers an opportunity for all Alaskans and Alaskan visitors to join in the festivities and learn about the land’s first people. For information, write PO Box 80034, Fairbanks, AK 99708, call 456-2245. e-mail midnightsunpowwow@yahoo.com or visit http://www.midnightsunpowwow.org.

Festival of Native Arts
The Festival of Native Arts has grown to be one of the major performances of Native dance in Alaska. Native performance groups from all parts of Alaska appear at the Festival, as do groups from Siberia and the Yukon Territory, Canada. The Festival also features Native arts and crafts. For information call 474-6889.

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
This is a nationally recognized arts festival that brings more than 700 students and instructors into Fairbanks for two weeks of workshops, rehearsals and performances with studies in music, dance, theatre, ice-skating and the visual arts. There are also four, one-week “Winter Edition” workshops for voice, story telling, comedy and cabaret studies. For information call, 474-8869 or visit http://www.fsaf.org.

New Years Day, (1/1/10). Happy New Year!

Dog mushing races, see our Dog Mushing Calendar or  http://www.sleddog.org.

Yukon Quest Raffle (1/10/09) The Yukon Quest is hosting its $10,000 Raffle on January 10th at Big Daddy's Bar-B-Q in Fairbanks Alaska, come join us for this fun event! Only 250 tickets will be sold. For tickets or more information, call the Fairbanks office at 907-452-7954.

Annual Bard-a-thon (1/16-1/23/10), hosted by Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. The Bard-a-thon begins on January 16th and runs straight through January 23rd. The marathon reading takes place at the Empress Theatre in downtown Fairbanks. (2nd floor of the Co-Op, enter on 3rd Ave.) A community, round-the-clock reading of all 37 Shakespeare plays. Public welcome to participate at no charge. (907) 457-POET (7638). http://www.fstalaska.org/ or the online calendar they have there.

Science for Alaska Lecture Series (1/19/10) "New Energy for Alaska Communities" at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. Phone: (907) 474-7558,  http://www.scienceforalaska.com.

Science for Alaska Lecture Series (1/26/10) "Tooth-Walkers: Uncovering the archaeology of Alaska's Walruses" at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. Phone: (907) 474-7558,  http://www.scienceforalaska.com.

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February

Dog mushing races, see our Dog Mushing Calendar or  http://www.sleddog.org.

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.

Resource Center for Parents and Children  The Resource Center for Parents and Children have lots of programs for the public, from babysitter training classes to marriage and parenting classes. Their mailing address is 726 26th Avenue, Suite 2, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701. Their contacts are Phone: (907) 456-2866, Fax: (907) 451-8125, Email: info@rcpcfairbanks.org. Operating Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and they observe all Federal Holidays. They are located across the street from the Food Bank in the south Cushman area of town. Go to their website for lots more information.

Preschool Story Hour, Noel Wien Library Berry Room (Feb) A storytime for 3-5 year olds. Weekly registration is required. Call 459-1052 during the library’s open hours to register. Tuesdays at 10:30 AM  or Wednesdays at 1:30 PM All programs are free of charge. For more information about children’s programs or to schedule a class tour call 459-1052.

Fairbanks Cribbage Club Cribbage Tournament, Each 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 11 a.m., American Legion Post 11, First Avenue. Information: 457-7006.

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)

WINTER HOURS CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.

Science for Alaska Lecture Series (2/2/10) "Breaking the Barrier: Tobacco's Effect on Lung Architecture" at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. Phone: (907) 474-7558,  http://www.scienceforalaska.com.

Junior Yukon Quest (2/7/09) 170-mile race, mushers age 14 through 17. Runs from Fairbanks to Chena Hot Springs and back. http://www.yukonquest.com (907) 452-7954,  yukonquest@mosquitonet.com

Tesoro Iron Dog Gold Rush Classic (2/8/09) World's longest snow machine race usually from Wasilla to Nome to Fairbanks. The course is nearly  2,000 miles long. From the official website, "The Iron Dog Pro Class consists of a team of two persons on two snowmobiles. The Pro Class Race begins the second Sunday of every February and finishes the following Saturday. The teams are released at the Race Start in Big Lake at two minute intervals. Between Big Lake and Nome the teams are required to take three layovers at a minimum of 6 hours per location and 28 hours total On the course between Nome and Fairbanks they are required to take a minimum of two layovers at a minimum of 6 hours per location and 18 hours total before they reach Tanana. At Tanana the race teams are held to secure a mid-day finish on Saturday in Fairbanks. The teams have a choice of 8 layover points between Big Lake and Nome and 6 layover points between Nome and Fairbanks. This event does not require any qualifying races to enter."  (907) 563-4414. http://www.irondog.org.

 Annual Fairbanks Winter Folk Fest (2/9,10/08) Begins Friday at UAF Pub. For information call Trudy 907-488-0556 or email trudy@acousticadventures.com Great live music featuring Alaskan musicians playing Folk, Bluegrass, Celtic, Originals and much more. Acoustic Adventures brings "Darrell Scott" in concert; Peter Mulvey plays it again at College Coffee House; Pikes Water Front Lodge, bringing treats to this years Winter Folk Fest! Vendors.

Delta Festival of Lights (2/9-10/08)

Presented by Delta Chamber of Commerce, this twelfth  annual Festival of Lights, a two day community wide event to fight "Cabin Fever" and welcome the lights of spring. In 2007, the event featured local and statewide artisans & musicians. A partial listing of events includes:

Friday, February 9
     5 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Spaghetti Feed at Presbyterian/Faith Lutheran Church
$9 over 12 yrs old and $4 for kids under 12 years old

Saturday, February 10
     Noon to 4:30 p.m. - Arts and Crafts Galleria - Delta H.S. (Big Gym)
Great Shopping! Food and Music, too!
     1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Jammin' Salmon Dixieland Band from Ft. Wainwright - Delta H.S.
   11 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Kid Craft Day at the Delta Library
     3:45 p.m. - Winter Escape Raffle Drawing, Delta H.S.
     4 p.m. - Polar Bear Plunge don't miss the icy splash, Delta H.S.
     7 p.m. - Light Up the Night Parade - Route Grizzly Ln. onto Richardson Hwy, end at City Park
     8 p.m. - Light up the winter sky Fireworks at the Delta City Park

On display through the weekend:
  Sam Vose Ice Carving at Visitor Information Center
  Photo Contest - Delta Library

For additional information please call the Delta Chamber of Commerce at 895-5068 or check out the Delta News Web.

Science for Alaska Lecture Series (2/9/10) "What's Smoking Now? Fairbanks Air Quality and PM2.5" at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. Phone: (907) 474-7558,  http://www.scienceforalaska.com.

Yukon Quest Celebration (2/11/08) The Yukon Quest & the Downtown Association of Fairbanks are sponsoring “Mush on Downtown” & urge you to join them in celebrating the start of the Yukon Quest between 10 am and 2 pm on the banks of the Chena River (the teams will be leaving from 11 am until about noon). With a downtown treasure hunt, live music, food, heated tents, dog sled rides and other great activities and prizes, this is a fun way for the whole family to kick off the start of the world’s toughest sled dog race!  

 Quest Fest Best Guess – WIN… WIN… WIN!

How clever are you?  The Downtown Association in partnership with the Yukon Quest challenges you to guess the total official lapsed time of the winning team for the 2006 Yukon Quest.

For $5 per guess or 5 guesses for $20 – if you guess correctly, you win.  Historical data for past times is available at www.yukonquest.com

 All correctly guessed entries will share equally in 50% of the total net proceeds - if no-one guesses the correct time, then the guess/guesses closest by minute to the winning time wins! Winners will be announced at 3 pm the day after the closing banquet is held in Whitehorse YT.  Contest ticket deadline is February 11th at 10:50 am.

 Tickets can be purchased directly from the Downtown Association (452-8671) or the Yukon Quest Store on 2nd Ave.  Call them for further details. All money raised will go towards supporting Quest Fest and the Downtown Security Ambassador program.

 For more details regarding Quest Fest and the start of the 2006 Yukon Quest, please see www.downtownfairbanks.com  or www.yukonquest.com.

Yukon Quest 300 (2/6/10) 300-mile qualifying race for the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod. It begins in Fairbanks at 6 p.m. This race provides mushers an opportunity to test their dogs and their mushing skills while traveling some of the most beautiful and challenging miles of the Yukon Quest Trail. The 2006 trail went out onto the Yukon River for 25 miles where the drivers will come to a small cabin generously being made available to the Yukon Quest by Doug Dills. When a Yukon Quest 300 driver reaches this "turnaround point" they will be required to check in and then they may continue on the 25 mile return leg to the finish in Circle City, Alaska. http://www.yukonquest.com (907) 452-7954, yukonquest@mosquitonet.com 

Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race (2/6/10) 1 p.m. Fairbanks, Alaska to Downtown Whitehorse, Canada 1,000-mile (1,600 km) sled dog race between Whitehorse & Fairbanks. This international race alternates the start: Fairbanks on even-numbered years, Whitehorse on odd-numbered years.

The Yukon Quest Trail follows the historic frontier travel routes of the Gold Rush Era. Dating back to the mid-1800’s, these routes were first connected end-to-end with the inaugural running of the Yukon Quest in 1984. In 2007, Lance Mackey ran a near-perfect race, gauging the abilities of his dogs and adjusting to the changes in trail and temperatures. His total run time of 10 days, 2 hours and 37 minutes established a new Yukon Quest time record for running the 1,000 mile trail between Whitehorse and Fairbanks, knocking over 1/2 day off the previous record from 1995. Lance Mackey also won in 2008 on 2/20/08, with a time of 10.12.14.

http://www.yukonquest.com (907) 452-7954, yukonquest@mosquitonet.com. 

Starting in 2000,  there were 2 more races added. The Yukon Quest sponsored The Yukon 250  at 4 P.M. the same day. This race from Fairbanks to Circle City serves primarily as a qualifier race for the Yukon Quest, and the Iditarod, which is always held the first Saturday in March. The trail takes mushers over the scenic Eagle and Rosebud Summits. The very next day, the Yukon Quest is  sponsored the Junior Yukon Quest for mushers ages 14-17. This race started at 10 A.M. and was a long distance race of 120 miles to Chena Hot Springs Resort. For more information, call (907) 452-7954, fax (907) 452-7959.

Tesoro Iron Dog Gold Rush Classic (2/21-27/10) The Pro Class always starts the second or third Sunday in February, and ends the following Saturday. World's longest snow machine race starts in Big Lake to Nome (half way point) to Fairbanks (some years in reverse order). The course is nearly  2,000 miles long. (907) 563-4414. irondog@ptialaska.net,  http://www.irondog.org/.

Iron Dog Awards Banquet (2/27/10) Fairbanks Finishing Awards Banquet at the Carlson Center, Fairbanks, 6:00 pm

Lincoln Day Dinner (2/14/09) Governor Palin will be the guest of honor and featured speaker at this annual dinner which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14th at the Princess Lodge. The social hour starts at 7:00 and the dinner starts at 8:00. Tickets are $50.00 and will be going fast. You can purchase your ticket at the Friday luncheon, or send an e-mail to: fairbanksrepublicanwomen@gmail.com for more information. There will be a silent auction that night as well.

Science for Alaska Lecture Series (2/16/10) "Listening for Magma: How to Forecast a Volcanic Eruption" at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. Phone: (907) 474-7558,  http://www.scienceforalaska.com.

Gold Run (2/16, 17/08)  11 a.m. The Interior's first championship dog race of the season. Mushers' Hall on Farmers Loop Road. Start and finish will be at the Jeff Studdert Race Grounds, 4 Mile Farmers Loop Rd. (907) 488-1357. Admission: Free. 2-dog skijoring, 6-dog, and 10-dog classes. Indoor and outdoor spectator viewing. Souvenir and food concessions.  http://www.sleddog.org, (907) 457-6874.  adma@sleddog.org See more on our sports page.

Interior Tourism Conference (2/18/09) at the Westmark Hotel & Conference Center, sponsored by the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Tempest (2/18/10 - 3/6/10) by Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. Play presented at the Empress Theatre in downtown Fairbanks. (2nd floor of the Co-Op, enter on 3rd Ave.) 457-POET (7638). http://www.fstalaska.org/

"A Taste of Art" (2/20/10) Begins at 6 p.m., Westmark Gold Room. $50 in advance; $55 at the door. CHAIR: David Mongold- Allstate Insurance, FEATURED ARTISTS: Shane Lamb & Larry Mostella, MC/DJ: Jim Matherly, AUCTIONEER: Bob Gray of ATC Auctions. FCA welcomes your tax deductible donation for A Taste of Art 2010. Please contact them at 456-4729 during business hours, Monday through Friday 9:00-12:00 1:00-5:00. Or you can email them at fca@fcaalaska.org to arrange pickup of your donation. . Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption presents this annual "A Taste of Art" fundraiser,. This year's theme is "An Evening of Magic." An evening of silent and oral auctions, musical entertainment, dinner and usually homemade Hot Licks ice cream for dessert. All proceeds benefit the programs at Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption.  http://www.fcaalaska.org  (907) 456-4729, Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption.

Science for Alaska Lecture Series (2/23/10) "Surviving Sub-Zero: The Ingenuity of Alaska's Lemmings and Voles" at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. Phone: (907) 474-7558,  http://www.scienceforalaska.com.

North Pole Sled Dog Championships (2/26-27/05) and Mar. 5-6,  Skijoring, 6-, 8- and 10-dog teams. North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce. (907) 488-2242.

World Ice Art Championships (2/22 through 3/27/11). International sculptors produce larger-than-life works of art from Fairbanks ice.  Public viewing will run till 3/27 unless the ice melts sooner, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Kids Park is ready for sliding fun from February 22 - March 27, 2011, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Note, these are the 2010 prices. All one day admission is: $10 adults, $5 children 6-12. Under 6 is free. Season passes are $25 adults, $10 children 6 to 12. Family Season Pass is $65 for 2 adults and all dependent children 17 and under. "Ice Arch Angel" costs $100 (2 Season Passes - Free Ice Art Pin(s).

There is an excellent description of this competition at their website (follow link on the page linked to above), including photos of recent winners. In Ice Park on Phillips Field Road,  (907) 451-8250. http://www.icealaska.com, E-mail  iceart@icealaska.com

The John Trigg Ester Library annual Library Lallapalooza & Book Bash!
(2/28/10) Held Sunday, at the Annex, 2922  Parks Highway, Ester, Alaska, 1 to 5:30 pm. It is a fundraiser for the Ester Library. Click the link for more information.

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March

Dog mushing races, see our Dog Mushing Calendar or  http://www.sleddog.org.

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.

Resource Center for Parents and Children  The Resource Center for Parents and Children have lots of programs for the public, from babysitter training classes to marriage and parenting classes. Their mailing address is 726 26th Avenue, Suite 2, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701. Their contacts are Phone: (907) 456-2866, Fax: (907) 451-8125, Email: info@rcpcfairbanks.org. Operating Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and they observe all Federal Holidays. They are located across the street from the Food Bank in the south Cushman area of town. Go to their website for lots more information.

Fairbanks Cribbage Club, Each 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 11 a.m., American Legion Post 11, First Avenue. Information: 457-7006.

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)

WINTER HOURS CLOSED Sunday and Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.

World Ice Art Championships (2/22 through 3/27/11). International sculptors produce larger-than-life works of art from Fairbanks ice.  Public viewing will run till 3/27 unless the ice melts sooner, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Kids Park is ready for sliding fun from February 22 - March 27, 2011, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Note, these are the 2010 prices. All one day admission is: $10 adults, $5 children 6-12. Under 6 is free. Season passes are $25 adults, $10 children 6 to 12. Family Season Pass is $65 for 2 adults and all dependent children 17 and under. "Ice Arch Angel" costs $100 (2 Season Passes - Free Ice Art Pin(s).

There is an excellent description of this competition at their website (follow link on the page linked to above), including photos of recent winners. In Ice Park on Phillips Field Road,  (907) 451-8250. http://www.icealaska.com, E-mail  iceart@icealaska.com

Native Exhibit ( through 3/22/09)
M-F, 9-5pm; Sat-Sun, Noon-5pm. UA Museum of the North Exhibit Yuungnaqpiallerput: THE WAY WE GENUINELY LIVE, UA Museum of the North, 907 Yukon Drive. Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival. For more info: 907.474.7505 or email museum@uaf.edu

Native students and Student Orientation Services at UAF established the Fairbanks Festival of Native Arts in 1973 to preserve Native cultural expression. Originally, the festival focused each night on a specific Alaska Native culture. Today, the festival has grown in its depth and focus, featuring Native dance groups from around the state. Native artisans specialize in arts and crafts from multiple indigenous cultures.

Ester Building Fundraiser (3/1/09) The John Trigg Ester Library is having its fifth annual building fundraiser on Sunday, March 1, at the Annex gallery at 2922 Parks Highway, near Water Wagon, from 1 to 6:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to come: Live music, dance, and a lasagne feed (from 1 to 3 p.m.) will entertain guests while silent auctions will help raise money for a new building. Special events this year include a dessert auction starting at 1:00 p.m. and a fashion show of aprons at 2:15 p.m.

Performers this year include Dance Theatre Fairbanks, Northern T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Nate Montgomery, Matt Johnson, and Chena Flotsam, an Irish/Scottish musical group debuting at the lallapalooza.

The primary aim of the Book Bash is to raise funds for a new library building. The library has been expanding steadily both in its collections and membership since its founding nine and a half years ago, and we have run out of space. Property for the new library/ community center in the village of Ester has been purchased and the first outbuilding constructed, a gazebo. The floor plans and a 3-D model for the new library will be on display at the lallapalooza.

The library is part of the Ester Community Association, a nonprofit organization, and was founded in 1999. It was named after John Trigg, a local resident and an avid reader and storyteller who started a local book exchange. Memberships, t-shirts, and construction information will be available at the fundraiser. Donations are tax- deductible.

For more information on the dessert auction: http://www.esterlibrary.com/dessert2009.html
Or the apron parade:
http://www.esterlibrary.com/artaprons2009.html

For details on auction items, participation in the apron parade, or other aspects of the lallapalooza, please go to www.esterlibrary.com/lallapalooza2009.html, or for more information, please call Deirdre at 479-3368, or e-maillibrary@esterrepublic.com

Other Contacts:

North Pole Sled Dog Championships (3/3-4/07)  Skijoring, 6-, 8- and 10-dog teams. North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce. (907) 488-2242.

Nenana Ice Classic Tripod Weekend (2/27-3/1/09?) Winter festival in Nenana, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Civic Center. Official start of Alaska's largest guessing game. Contests, games and entertainment for the entire family. Tickets sell for $2.50 apiece. Sales start with the tripod weekend, and they stop selling them April 5, 2009 at midnight. The Tanana River officially went out on April 27, 2007 at 3:47 P.M. Alaska Standard Time. The jackpot was $303,272.00, but 77 people shared that prize. As of Feb. 19, their website still had only the Tripod Weekend Schedule of Events for 2008, which was from Feb 29-March 2, 2008.

Evaluating & Designing Urban Food Sytems (3/4/09) This is a Doctoral dissertation defense by Alison M. Meadow, Department of Anthropology, Resilience and Adaptation Program. It will be at 10:00 a.m. in the Butrovich Regents’ Conference Room.

Fairbanks Winter Carnival- (3/1-31/09). This celebration of winter has been transferred from the Chamber of Commerce to Ice Alaska, and now appears to encompass anything at all that happens in March.  (907) 452-1105. Follow the link above (Fairbanks Winter Carnival) for more information & a link to their full schedule. Below we are printing the items listed for March 2009:

Iditarod 2009  (3/7/09) Will be departing Anchorage March 7, and arriving in Nome March 17 through early April, 2009. In 2010, it is expected to start March 6, at 10 a.m.

 Limited North American Championship Sled Dog Race (3/13-15/09) 110:30 AM-3:00 PM, Jeff Studdert Race Grounds, 4 Mile Farmers Loop Rd., at the Mushers Hall.  Free admission. As many as 80 teams from around the state and the world compete in skijoring, 4-dog, 6-dog, and 8-dog classes. Indoor and outdoor spectator viewing. Souvenir and food concessions. (907) 457-6874, http://www.sleddog.org, E-mail adma@sleddog.org

Festival of Native Arts (3/19-21/09) 6:00 to Midnight, Davis Concert Hall at UAF. Event is the result of months of work by student and community volunteers, in cooperation with local, federal and state organizations and is Free and open to the public. Native Performances, Native Arts & Crafts Fair, Inter-tribal Powwow, and  Traditional Potlatch. The event includes a Native crafts marketplace in the Great Hall. Both Natives and non-Natives alike are welcome to attend. See Native arts and crafts on display and for sale. Contact Sarah at 474-6889 or festival@uaf.edu

	Friday, March 27 - 2 pm to 8 pm
	Saturday, March 28 - 10 am to 7 pm
	Sunday, March 29 - 11 am to 5pm