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Music & Dance Calendar
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JulyNorthland Children’s Choir 388-0543 Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks, http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org. Club voice mail - (907) 456-3111. Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow Athabascan Old-Time Fiddlers Association Fairbanks Native Association Opera Fairbanks Fairbanks Concert Association Fairbanks Choral Society Dance Omnium Dance Theatre Fairbanks Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre North Star Dance Foundation Fairbanks Symphony Fairbanks Youth Orchestras Young native
Fiddlers Acoustic Adventures maintains an active schedule of musical events. Rather than trying to keep up with their weekly announcements, here is a link to their website. 10th Planet, a recording facility, has its own site: http://www.10thplanet.com/ Fairbanks Sweet Adelines Rehearsals (11/1/2009 - 12/1/2010) Fairbanks Sweet Adelines Rehearsals every Thursday night, 6:30 - 9:30 PM at the United Community Presbyterian Church, 3510 College Rd., Fairbanks, across from Gulliver's Books. Enjoy four-part cappella harmony in the unique Barbershop Style. We are always recruiting new members, and we welcome all women who enjoy singing to come and try out. Phone: (907) 479-3624, Myrna McGhie, mlee2001@gci.net Fairbanks Community Band All rehearsals are 7-9 pm in the Old Train Depot (adjacent to the News-Miner building), across Phillips Field Rd from the (closed but prominent) Ace Hardware/OK Lumber building. The jazz band meets Wednesdays. The jazz band leader is Brian Cade. The concert band meets Thursdays. The director is Wendy Ward. Assistant director is Jim Fisher. They have our own listing of events on their website. For more information visit their web site at http://www.communityband.org . The Greatland Sounds Chapter of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., a men's barbershop chorus, meets every Tuesday evening at 7 at the Church of Christ Northern Lights, 645 11th Ave. All men who enjoy singing are welcome to participate. (This announcement last updated by them in 2004.) Concerts in the Plaza Live music on Golden Heart Plaza on First Avenue, weather permitting. Tuesdays noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., Fridays noon to 1 p.m. Free. 456-1984 Northern Lights Council of Dancers represents square, round and folk dancers in the interior. Our link leads to their very active dance calendar. Many of their member clubs dance at the Farthest North Square and Round Dance Center, located in Pioneer Park. They have their own calendar. The following clubs dance there:
Santa Square Dancers dance the 2nd and 4th Saturday from 7:30-9:30 PM year rouind. Come join us at the Farthest North Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. Mainstream with caller Dave Smith. Dances are $8.00 Adults. (907) 455-7046 Roger & Kandie Christian. Prospector Squares (e-mail) Dance every Tuesday Night from 7:30-9:30 PM. Come join us at the Farthest North Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. Plus Dance with Rounds by Caller/Cuer Bill Mudd. Dances are $7.00 Adults / $5.00 Students & Young Adults. (907) 479-4522 Contra Borealis Dancers Check their website (above) for complete dance schedule. Dances are $6 non-members / $5 members - $3 student non-members and $2 student members. Dance instruction is provided, and beginners are welcome. Times are usually 8 p.m. to midnight. Special events TBA, kids under 13 are free, if they behave themselves. (907) 457-8957. University of Alaska Good Time Swing Dance Club. Every Saturday night, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, swing and ballroom dancing at the Silver Spur nightclub. No cover charge until 8:30 pm. Must be 21 or older. More info, fnkmb1@uaf.edu Earl Hughes performs music for listening and dancing, featuring guitar, fiddle, and pedal steel guitar, seven nights a week on the new Pike's Waterfront Lodge enclosed deck, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. $10 admission. Contra Borealis Dancers Check their website for complete dance schedule. Dances are $6 non-members / $5 members - $3 student non-members and $2 student members. Dance instruction is provided, and beginners are welcome. Times are usually 8 p.m. to midnight. Special events TBA, kids under 13 are free, if they behave themselves. (907) 457-8957. Theresa Bauer, the "Chatanika Nightingale," sings and plays guitar and keyboard for listening and dancing year-round every Sunday afternoon at the Chatanika Lodge, 4 pm to 8 pm. No cover charge. North Pole Summer Festival and Parade (7/1/04) 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. Entry fee in 2001 was $10, lots of prizes. 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. 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. 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 (7/9/- 7/22/12) 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 (7/19-22/12). 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 This is a major event, reserve rooms early if you plan to be in Fairbanks this week. (907) 452-6646.Golden Days Celebration- (7/19-22/12). 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 WARNING: Accommodations are at a premium during the above period - early reservations are strongly advised!More information on the following activities can be found on the Chamber of Commerce Website. Below are some of the usual events you can expect.
Deltana Fair (7/20 - 7/22/12) Visitors and locals join in Delta Junction to enjoy lots of old-fashioned fun with amusement park rides, crafts, competitive exhibits, a horse show and a rodeo. (907) 895-FAIR (3247). They now have their own website, http://www.deltanafair.com/ It was held in 2012 despite suspicious fires that wiped out most of the items they needed to put on the fair. Over 50 volunteers showed up to help put things right in time for the fair. "Tango at the Westmark." (7/26/11) Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival presents nationally recognized violinist, Caitlin Warbelow, from New York City, who joins with tango composers Carmen Maret (flute) and Andrew Bergeron (guitar) from Grand Rapids, Michigan to provide an evening of beautiful tango music. The night also will feature recorded music for swing and ballroom dancing. Free to Westmark Hotel guests, others $20 at the door. Information: bluefox@acsalaska.net Annual Anderson Bluegrass/Country Music Festival (7/27-7/29/12) Performers from Fairbanks and Anchorage return each year to join the headliners from the Lower 49. Held in Anderson (Parks Highway Mile 283.5, watch for signs) (907) 338-3743. Sponsored by the Anderson-Clear Lions Club and K & L Distributors. Besides the music, there are food and vendor booths, a beer garden, restrooms and showers. There is an admission charge to the festival by the day and by the weekend. Children under 12 are free. No carry-in alcohol, no fireworks, no drums or bongos in the campsites (but acoustic string band instruments are more than welcome! In 2012 admission was $40 for the weekend, $20 for Friday, or Saturday, and $15 for sunday. Military and seniors pay $35 for the weekend, and they take cash and checks only. AugustNorthland Children’s Choir 388-0543 Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks, http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org. Club voice mail - (907) 456-3111. Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow Athabascan Old-Time Fiddlers Association Fairbanks Native Association Opera Fairbanks Fairbanks Concert Association Fairbanks Choral Society Dance Omnium Dance Theatre Fairbanks Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre North Star Dance Foundation Fairbanks Symphony Fairbanks Youth Orchestras Young native
Fiddlers Acoustic Adventures maintains an active schedule of musical events. Rather than trying to keep up with their weekly announcements, here is a link to their website. 10th Planet, a recording facility, has its own site: http://www.10thplanet.com/ Fairbanks Sweet Adelines Rehearsals (11/1/2009 - 12/1/2010) Fairbanks Sweet Adelines Rehearsals every Thursday night, 6:30 - 9:30 PM at the United Community Presbyterian Church, 3510 College Rd., Fairbanks, across from Gulliver's Books. Enjoy four-part cappella harmony in the unique Barbershop Style. We are always recruiting new members, and we welcome all women who enjoy singing to come and try out. Phone: (907) 479-3624, Myrna McGhie, mlee2001@gci.net Fairbanks Community Band All rehearsals are 7-9 pm in the Old Train Depot (adjacent to the News-Miner building), across Phillips Field Rd from the (closed but prominent) Ace Hardware/OK Lumber building. The jazz band meets Wednesdays. The jazz band leader is Brian Cade. The concert band meets Thursdays. The director is Wendy Ward. Assistant director is Jim Fisher. They have our own listing of events on their website. For more information visit their web site at http://www.communityband.org . The Greatland Sounds Chapter of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., a men's barbershop chorus, meets every Tuesday evening at 7 at the Church of Christ Northern Lights, 645 11th Ave. All men who enjoy singing are welcome to participate. (This announcement last updated by them in 2004.) Northern Lights Council of Dancers represents square, round and folk dancers in the interior. Our link leads to their very active dance calendar. Many of their member clubs dance at the Farthest North Square and Round Dance Center, located in Pioneer Park. They have their own calendar. The following clubs dance there:
Santa Square Dancers dance the 2nd and 4th Saturday from 7:30-9:30 PM year rouind. Come join us at the Farthest North Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. Mainstream with caller Dave Smith. Dances are $8.00 Adults. (907) 455-7046 Roger & Kandie Christian. Prospector Squares (e-mail) Dance every Tuesday Night from 7:30-9:30 PM. Come join us at the Farthest North Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. Plus Dance with Rounds by Caller/Cuer Bill Mudd. Dances are $7.00 Adults / $5.00 Students & Young Adults. (907) 479-4522 Contra Borealis Dancers Check their website (above) for complete dance schedule. Dances are $6 non-members / $5 members - $3 student non-members and $2 student members. Dance instruction is provided, and beginners are welcome. Times are usually 8 p.m. to midnight. Special events TBA, kids under 13 are free, if they behave themselves. (907) 457-8957. University of Alaska Good Time Swing Dance Club. Every Saturday night, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, swing and ballroom dancing at the Silver Spur nightclub. No cover charge until 8:30 pm. Must be 21 or older. More info, fnkmb1@uaf.edu Earl Hughes performs music for listening and dancing, featuring guitar, fiddle, and pedal steel guitar, seven nights a week on the new Pike's Waterfront Lodge enclosed deck, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. $10 admission. Theresa Bauer, the "Chatanika Nightingale," sings and plays guitar and keyboard for listening and dancing year-round every Sunday afternoon at the Chatanika Lodge, 4 pm to 8 pm. No cover charge. 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. Annual Anderson Bluegrass/Country Music Festival (7/31-8/02/09) Performers from Fairbanks and Anchorage return each year to join the headliners from the Lower 49. Held in Anderson (Parks Highway Mile 283.5, watch for signs) (907) 338-3743. Sponsored by the Anderson-Clear Lions Club and K & L Distributors. Besides the music, there are food and vendor booths, a beer garden, restrooms and showers. There is an admission charge to the festival by the day and by the weekend. Children under 12 are free. No carry-in alcohol, no fireworks, no drums or bongos in the campsites (but acoustic string band instruments are more than welcome! Deltana Fair (7/31, 8/1, 8/2/09) Visitors and locals join in Delta Junction to enjoy lots of old-fashioned fun with amusement park rides, crafts, competitive exhibits, a horse show and a rodeo. (907) 895-FAIR (3247). They now have their own website, http://www.deltanafair.com/ Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival (8/7-9/09) Billed as Alaska's Greatest Campout. Four days of music and parties, under the never-dark summer skies of Alaska. Bands play 20 out of 24 hours for four days. Showers and fresh drinking water is available. Located at Mile 102 Parks Highway. Tickets: $35 for four-day parking, camping and music pass; $10 for Sunday only parking and music; free for ages 65 and older and children under 12. Visit their website for more information, or call (907) 495-6718 (Olive) or (907) 488-1372 (Ernie or Gia) 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!Bearfoot (8/11/07) 8pm, at Pioneer Park Theatre. This young Alaskan progressive bluegrass band has been making heads turn all across the U.S. Their new album "Follow Me" is getting rave reviews. The band will be doing another bluegrass camp the week of August 7-10 and capping it off with this concert. For more information on the camp, contact Pete Bowers at 455-6528. Tickets are $22 and are probably available at Hoitt's Music, online at www.acousticadventures.com or call 488-0556. SeptemberNorthland Children’s Choir 388-0543 Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks, http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org. Club voice mail - (907) 456-3111. Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow Athabascan Old-Time Fiddlers Association Fairbanks Native Association Opera Fairbanks Fairbanks Concert Association Fairbanks Choral Society Dance Omnium Dance Theatre Fairbanks Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre North Star Dance Foundation Fairbanks Symphony Fairbanks Youth Orchestras Young native
Fiddlers Acoustic Adventures maintains an active schedule of musical events. Rather than trying to keep up with their weekly announcements, here is a link to their website. 10th Planet, a recording facility, has its own site: http://www.10thplanet.com/ Fairbanks Sweet Adelines Rehearsals (11/1/2009 - 12/1/2010) Fairbanks Sweet Adelines Rehearsals every Thursday night, 6:30 - 9:30 PM at the United Community Presbyterian Church, 3510 College Rd., Fairbanks, across from Gulliver's Books. Enjoy four-part cappella harmony in the unique Barbershop Style. We are always recruiting new members, and we welcome all women who enjoy singing to come and try out. Phone: (907) 479-3624, Myrna McGhie, mlee2001@gci.net Fairbanks Community Band All rehearsals are 7-9 pm in the Old Train Depot (adjacent to the News-Miner building), across Phillips Field Rd from the (closed but prominent) Ace Hardware/OK Lumber building. The jazz band meets Wednesdays. The jazz band leader is Brian Cade. The concert band meets Thursdays. The director is Wendy Ward. Assistant director is Jim Fisher. They have our own listing of events on their website. For more information visit their web site at http://www.communityband.org . The Greatland Sounds Chapter of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., a men's barbershop chorus, meets every Tuesday evening at 7 at the Church of Christ Northern Lights, 645 11th Ave. All men who enjoy singing are welcome to participate. (This announcement last updated by them in 2004.) Northern Lights Council of Dancers represents square, round and folk dancers in the interior. Our link leads to their very active dance calendar. Many of their member clubs dance at the Farthest North Square and Round Dance Center, located in Pioneer Park. They have their own calendar. The following clubs dance there:
Santa Square Dancers dance the 2nd and 4th Saturday from 7:30-9:30 PM year rouind. Come join us at the Farthest North Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. Mainstream with caller Dave Smith. Dances are $8.00 Adults. (907) 455-7046 Roger & Kandie Christian. Prospector Squares (e-mail) Dance every Tuesday Night from 7:30-9:30 PM. Come join us at the Farthest North Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. Plus Dance with Rounds by Caller/Cuer Bill Mudd. Dances are $7.00 Adults / $5.00 Students & Young Adults. (907) 479-4522 Contra Borealis Dancers Check their website (above) for complete dance schedule. Dances are $6 non-members / $5 members - $3 student non-members and $2 student members. Dance instruction is provided, and beginners are welcome. Times are usually 8 p.m. to midnight. Special events TBA, kids under 13 are free, if they behave themselves. (907) 457-8957. University of Alaska Good Time Swing Dance Club. Every Saturday night, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, swing and ballroom dancing at the Silver Spur nightclub. No cover charge until 8:30 pm. Must be 21 or older. More info, fnkmb1@uaf.edu Golden Heart Revue at Palace Theatre & Saloon, Alaskaland. Shows daily at 8:15 p.m. through 9/14. Reservations: (907) 456-5960. Theresa Bauer, the "Chatanika Nightingale," sings and plays guitar and keyboard for listening and dancing year-round every Sunday afternoon at the Chatanika Lodge, 4 pm to 8 pm. No cover charge. A Tribute to Miles Davis, at The Alaska House Art Gallery, 1003 Cushman St. Call 456-6449 for date and time. Flamenco Classes (9/10/10 for 6 weeks) at
the North Star Ballet will begin September 10. The class will meet Fridays
from 7:15 to 8:15PM for six weeks. Instructor Heidi Putterill will teach the
basics of traditional Spanish Flamenco. Students will need character shoes.
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