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UAF Circumpolar Music Series Featuring Pamyua

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Pamyua will perform at UAF Music Department’s Circumpolar Music Series Pamyua showcases Inuit culture through music and dance performance that takes traditional melodies and reinterprets them with contemporary vocalization and instrumentation. As they’ve developed their own genre – Inuit soul music – the Alaska-based group uses their music to share Indigenous knowledge and history. Three members […]

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Puppet-making workshop and puppet parade — Not just for kids!

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Join The Folk School to make puppets and masks from cardboard and recycled material to bring to the Arctic Fest Puppet Parade on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Pioneer Park starting at 2 p.m. We’ll have three open studio times prior to Arctic Fest to build smaller and larger cardboard masks and puppets around the theme […]

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“In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” live performance

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Featuring performances and presentations by artists, writers, and scientists of the “In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” project: Maite Agopian (puppeteer) Susan Campbell (poet, artist) Terry Chapin (scientist, author) Sean Dowgray (musician, composer) Daryl Farmer (writer) Susan Grace (musician, songwriter) Margo Klass (artist) Debbie Clarke Moderow (writer) Klara Maisch (artist) North Star Ballet […]

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“In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” exhibit and opening reception

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Sept. 2-30 (Mon.-Sat., 12-6 p.m.)The Bear Gallery, 3rd floor Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 12-6 p.m. Sept. 2 (12-8 p.m.)Opening day: Sept. 2, noon-8 p.m. Sept. 2 (4-6 p.m.)Reception – meet the ITOC artists, writers, educators, and scientists Embark on a foray into the forest with over 44 cross-disciplinary creators of […]

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Green Marketplace and Innovation Hub

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Green Marketplace Friday and Saturday, Sept. 2-3, noon-6 p.m.  The Green Marketplace will feature Alaska artisan vendors, Alasked-owned businesses promoting and selling products focused on sustainability, Indigenous artists and makers, and educational and informational tables. The Green Marketplace is presented by the Northern Alaska Environmental Center. Innovation Hub  Friday and Saturday, Sept. 2-3, 1-5 p.m.  […]

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