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Fairbanks
Events
January, February, March 2008
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 to
2004;
be sure to notice dates, and use phone numbers supplied if out of date.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.
arts-drama / education-classes / mushing-schedules / music-dance / winter-activitiesSee 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)
CLOSED Sunday and
Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
New Years Day, (1/1/06).
Dog mushing races, see
our Dog Mushing Calendar or
http://www.sleddog.org.
Kids Fest (1/26/06) Third annual event, noon-6 p.m. Alaskaland
Civic Center Exhibit Hall. This is a one-day event in Fairbanks, Alaska with
lots of products, information, entertainment, and fun activities for kids.
Entertainment includes music, dance, demonstrations, sports, and various
youth-oriented booths. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for kids, free for
kids 32 and under; family passes for 2 adults and up to 3 kids are $10.
Funds go toward support of Big Brothers-Big Sisters Greater Fairbanks Area.
Email trudy@mosquitonet.com for
information or to receive an Exhibitor Information Packet. Information:
Trudy Hefferman at (907) 488-0556.
http://www.trillmusic.net/kidsfest.html
Seventh
Annual Bard-a-thon
(1/28/06 - 2/05/06), hosted by Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. The 7th
annual Bard-a-thon begins on January 28th and runs straight through
February 5th, 2006. The marathon reading takes place at the NEW
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.fairbanks-shakespeare.org
or their
online calendar. Back to Top
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)
CLOSED Sunday and
Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Seventh
Annual Bard-a-thon
(1/28/06 - 2/05/06), hosted by Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. The 7th
annual Bard-a-thon begins on January 28th and runs straight through
February 5th, 2006. The marathon reading takes place at the NEW
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.fairbanks-shakespeare.org
or their
online calendar
"A Taste of Art" (2/3/07) 6 p.m., Westmark Gold Room. $50 in advance; $55 at the door. Fairbanks Counseling &
Adoption presents the 17th annual "A Taste of Art" fundraiser, this year with a
Mardi Gras theme. An evening of silent and oral auctions, musical entertainment,
dinner and homemade Hot Licks ice cream for dessert. All proceeds benefit the
programs at Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption. Featuring original art by Jan Stitt,
"Raven." http://www.fcaalaska.org
(907) 456-4729, Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption,
sabrina@fcaalaska.org Junior Yukon Quest (2/4/06) 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
"Recreating the World of Alaska's
Dinosaurs" (2/7/06) Associate Professor Paul J. McCarthy,
Geophysical Institute, UAF. Westmark Gold Room, 7 p.m.
FREE and open to public. 2006 Science for Alaska Lecture Series,
http://www.gi.alaska.edu, Phone:
(907) 474-5823.
19th Annual
Fairbanks Winter Folk Fest (2/9,10/07) 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 (2/9-10/07)
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 will
feature 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.
Yukon Quest Celebration 2/11/06 The
Yukon Quest & the Downtown Association of Fairbanks are sponsoring “Mush on
Downtown” & urge you to join them in celebrating the start of the 2006 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 (2/11/06) 300-mile
qualifying race for the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod.
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 will go 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
Tesoro Iron Dog Gold Rush
Classic
(2/10/08) World's
longest snow machine race usually from Wasilla to Nome to Fairbanks
or in reverse order.
The course is nearly 2,000 miles long. Sponsored by Tesoro.
(907) 563-4414. irondog@ptialaska.net,
http://www.irondog.org/.
Yukon Quest
International Sled Dog Race
(2/9/08) 1 p.m. Downtown
Fairbanks to Whitehorse,
Canada 1,000-mile (1,600 km) sled dog race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse.
Follows early gold rush and mail trails along the Yukon River on rugged North
Country terrain. This international race alternates the start: Fairbanks on
even-numbered years, Whitehorse on odd-numbered years. First mushers can be
expected to cross the Finish Line in Whitehorse on or about Feb. 25.
"The 2007 Yukon Quest was a cold-weather, endurance run, almost from start to
finish. Temperatures along the trail were reported as low as -55 F (-48 C) and
rarely climbed above -10 F (-23 C). 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."
ED note, 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. Special Notice: 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
(2/13/05) Snow Machine race. New Course Direction for
2005 -Fairbanks, to Nome, to Big Lake, to Wasilla. Race Starts in
Fairbanks on February 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. and ends in Wasilla
2/19/05. World's longest snow machine race usually from
Wasilla to Nome to Fairbanks. The course is nearly 2,000 miles
long. Sponsored by Tesoro.
(907) 563-4414. irondog@ptialaska.net,
http://www.irondog.org/.
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.
North Pole Winter
Festival ( 2/24/08) 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. Try this site for more information about
North Pole
http://www.northpolealaska.com/
Gospel Music Festival ( 2/24/07) from 4-8
p.m. at the Badger Road Christian Fellowship, 6 Mile Badger Road. They welcome
Christian music: contemporary, traditional, blue grass, Christian rock, etc. To
participate, call 488-5049 or 490-0167. Refreshments will be served.
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 (2/26/08 through 3/23/08). International
sculptors produce larger-than-life works of art from Fairbanks ice.
The Fairbanks event, the World Ice Art Championships, has grown to a
month long attraction involving over 70 teams from all over the world.
The competitions, and the accompanying kids park, attract more than 100
ice artists and approximately 45,000 visitors from Alaska and all over
the world. Public viewing will run from 2/26 until 3/23 or until the ice melts, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
with them all
finished and lit up). The Kids Park is ready for sliding fun from
February 26 - March 25, 2007, Professional Competition - Artists at
work - February 27 - March 9. Admission is: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3 children
6-12. Under 6 is free. Season passes are $15 adults, $5 children. In the
past, a family season pass was $50 but they have not mentioned that yet
this year. 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
Get all the details on our
sports page.
Up one month
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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)
CLOSED Sunday and
Monday, OPEN Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.
World Ice Art Championships (2/26/08 through 3/23/08). See
above, under February.
Festival
of Native Arts (2/28/08-3/1/08) 6:00 p.m. - Midnight. University of Alaska Fairbanks,
in the Charles Davis Concert Hall & Regents' Great Hall.
Free and open to the public. Native Performances, Native Arts & Crafts Fair, Inter-tribal Powwow,
and Traditional Potlatch. "One Song, Many Dances"
UAF Wood Center. Celebrate
Alaska Native culture with traditional dancing and singing. In 2004, it went
from 6 p.m. to midnight each night, longer on Saturday (started then at 2
p.m.) and was in the UAF Davis Concert Hall. The event included 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. (907) 474-7181
E-mail: fncst@uaf.edu
Web Site: http://www.uaf.edu/festival
.
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.
The Festival of Native Arts is the result of months
of work by student and community volunteers, in cooperation with
local, federal and state organizations.
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 (3/1,2/08??) 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. Their website at
http://www.nenanaakiceclassic.com had not be updated for 2008 by
3/2/08. The Tanana River officially went out on April 27, 2007 at 3:47
P.M. Alaska Standard Time. The jackpot was $303,272.00. Located 60 miles south of Fairbanks. The famous Nenana Tripod is raised,
and there are Native dancers, sled dog races, contests for all ages, food, and dance group performances.
Lots of fun for the whole family. This event has been getting bigger every
year!
(907) 832-5446. E-mail: classic@mtaonline.net
12th Biennial Alaska Bird Conference
(3/4-7/08) The
Alaska Bird Observatory
will host the 12th Biennial Alaska Bird Conference in Fairbanks, Alaska at the
Westmark Hotel from March 4-7, 2008. Suggestions for pre-conference workshops,
special sessions, and associated meetings are now being accepted. Details will
be posted on their website as they become available. For further details, contact
the local organizing committee chair Nancy DeWitt, ndewitt[AT]alaskabird.org
(change AT to @).
2008 ABC Keynote Speaker to be Scott Weidensaul
Author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul has written more than two dozen books on
natural history, including Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with
Migratory Birds, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; The Ghost with Trembling
Wings, about the search for species that may or may not be extinct; and his
most recent book, Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the
Continent's Natural Soul. He lectures widely on wildlife and environmental
topics, and is an active field researcher, specializing in birds of prey and
hummingbirds. He lives in the Appalachians of eastern Pennsylvania. For more information about Mr.
Weidensaul, visit http://www.scottweidensaul.com.
Fairbanks
Winter Carnival- (3/1-31/08). 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 lots more
information & full schedule. Below we are printing the items listed
for the weekend of March 15, 16.
 | MARCH 15 • 8pm
Ice Park
Jr. World Ice Art Championship Award Ceremony
Awards are presented to first 3 teams in each
category (Abstract and Realistic). Awards consist of college tuition grants
and gift certificates. (907) 451-8250
www.icealaska.com |
| MARCH 15-16 • 2pm each day
Chatanika Lodge
Chatanika Days - Outhouse Races
A winter festival with outhouse races, snowmobile
tug-of-war, human bowling, bucksaw contest, pool tournament, and live music.
In the historic gold mining town of Chatanika. (907) 389-2164 |
| MARCH 15-16 • 12-5pm
Exhibit Hall, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300
Airport Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents Art EXPO
Local artists display, demonstrate and sell their
work. Entertainment, kids activities, workshops and great food. For more
information please call 456-6485 ext. 226 |
| MARCH 15-16 • 11am
Downtown Fairbanks-2nd Ave
Trapper’s Association Annual Fur Auction
Auction consists of confiscated antlers and hides
from Alaska Department of Fish and Game, as well as hides from local trappers. |
| MARCH 15th • Noon - 1pm
Blue Room, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents a panel on How to Promote your Art
Moderator Gerri Brightwell leads a panel of
professionals in the fields of visual, literary and performing arts, who will
provide an invigorating look at how to promote your art. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 15th • 10am
Big Ray’s parking Lot-3rd Ave
Interior Freight Dog Association-North American Weight Pull
We host 4 weight divisions, Under 60 lbs, 60+ to
90lbs, 90+ to 125lbs, 125lbs+ 451-0668 |
| MARCH 15th • 1pm- 2pm
Blue Room, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents Tools for Professional Development in the
Arts workshop
Melissa Hougland and Tatiana Piatanova present
information on technical skills and applications that are critical to
a professional presentation of your credentials as an artist. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 15th • 2pm - 3pm
Blue Room, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents an Arts in Education Employment
Opportunities workshop
Jessica Rehfield leads you on a step by step look at
how to become an Artist in the Schools. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 15th • 3pm - 4pm
Blue Room, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents Appearances are Everything - Packaging
your Artwork for Sale
Miriam Cooper gives insight on successful approaches
to packaging your art for sale. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 15th • 4pm - 5pm
Bear Gallery, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300
Airport Way
Fairbanks Arts Association Statewide Poetry Awards
Winning entries will be read by their authors and
awards will be presented by Juror Linda Schandelmeier. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 15th • 5pm
Theatre, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association - Oldie but Goldie Film Series presents Little
Fugitive
When a seven-year-old boy (Richie Andrusco) is
tricked into believing he killed his older brother, he gathers his meager
possessions and flees to New York's nether wonderland: Coney Island. 456-6485
ext 226 |
| MARCH 15th • 7pm
Theatre, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association - Oldie but Goldie Film Series presents Seventh
Continent
The Seventh Continent focuses on George (Dieter
Berner), a middling engineer, and his sardonic wife Anna (Birgit Doll).
456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 16th • Noon - 1pm
Blue Room, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents a Fused Glass workshop
Deb McQueen gives an instructive how-to presentation
on the art of fusing glass. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 16th • 1pm- 2pm
Blue Room, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport
Way
Fairbanks Arts Association presents a Chalk Pastel workshop
Jessica Rehfield instructs on how to create and
subsequently preserve chalk pastels. 456-6485 ext 226 |
| MARCH 16th • 2pm - 3pm
Exhibit Hall, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300
Airport Way
Fairbanks Arts Association Annual Parka Parade
Don't miss this revival of an early day Winter Carnival event. 456-6485 ext
226 |
| MARCH 16th • 6pm
Westmark Hotel Gold Room
ADMA Awards Banquet
Annual awards banquet for the
North American Championships. Dinner and dancing. Tickets Available downtown
during race, or at the door. (907) 457-MUSH
adma@sleddog.org |
Limited North
American Championship Sled Dog Race
(3/7-9/08) 11:00 am. Mushers' Hall on Farmers Loop Road, 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
Jeff Studdert Invitational Race
(3/12/08) 1:00 pm. Mushers' Hall on Farmers Loop Road. Dog teams consist of one
dog for every 40 pounds combined weight of musher and passenger. (907) 457-6874,
http://www.sleddog.org E-mail is
adma@sleddog.org
GCI Open North
American Championship Sled Dog Race
(3/14-16/08) 1:00 pm.
The GCI Open North American Championship (ONAC) is the premiere sled dog sprint
race in the world, attracting the top sprint mushers from the U.S., Canada,
Europe, and Japan. The three day race is run every year in March from downtown
Fairbanks, Alaska, with heats of 20 miles the first two days, and a grueling
30-mile heat on the final day. This race has the distinction of being the oldest
continuously run sled dog race of any kind in the world. First run in 1946, the
2007 race will be the 62nd running. Open class championship: mushers may use an
unlimited number of dogs in their team. For more information:
http://www.sleddog.org/races/onac/index.html. Souvenirs available. (907) 457-6874
http://www.sleddog.org, E-mail, adma@sleddog.org
Chatanika Days (3/15, 16/08) Winter festival with outhouse races and snowmachine
tug-of-war in the historic gold mining town of Chatanika, 30 miles north of
Fairbanks, at the Chatanika Lodge. (907) 389-2164
Trapper’s Association Annual Fur Auction
(3/15-16/08) Downtown Fairbanks-2nd Ave Auction
consists of confiscated antlers and hides from Alaska
Department of Fish and Game, as well as hides from local trappers.
Dog Day Afternoon: (3/15/08) Silent
auction, reception, and fundraiser Saturday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at the New Horizons Gallery (519 First Ave. Ph:
456-2063) Join us downtown for the GCI Open North American Championship and at
the same time, celebrate your canine friends with an afternoon of dog
art—originals, prints, and posters—by well-known local artists and a silent
auction of art, local services, baked goods, collectibles, and more. Food,
drink, music, demos and on-site pet photo sittings! All proceeds to benefit
the Fairbanks Dog Park. For more info visit
http://www.FairbanksDogPark.org
Advanced Rocket Science
(3/22/08 & 3/29/08) 9
AM - Noon. Build and launch rockets that record height and image data in this
two-part program. For students with prior rocket-launching experience.
For ages 7-12 with an adult, $30 per child/adult pair. Pre-registration
required.
24th Annual Northern Living Home Show
(3/28/08-3/30/08) Friday, 2 - 8 pm; Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm,
Carlson Center. $4; kids 12 and under free. The Northern Living Home Show has
become a major community event for people interested in every aspect of northern
living. It is the only home show in Fairbanks and has become the unofficial kick
off to spring and the building season in our community. From financing to new
construction to remodeling to refurnishing. . . it's all there (over 150 booths) in one location
on one floor with lots of free parking. Seminars and hands on demonstrations
will take place throughout the weekend.
The Northern Living Home Show is sponsored by the Interior Alaska Building
Association. Proceeds from the event go to support this non-profit agency who's
mission is to promote safe, durable and affordable housing while coordinating
all fields related to the building industry for the benefit of our community and
the industry as a whole. (907) 474-9082
http://www.fairbanksevents.com/index.html
Show Dates & Hours
| Friday, March 25 - 2 pm to 8 pm |
| Saturday, March 26 - 10 am to 7 pm |
| Sunday, March 27 - 11 am to 5pm |
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