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Things are sure to get ugly at Golden Days Comedy
Photo by John DiCrosta
July 18, 2008
Who has the hairiest chest in all of Fairbanks? What oddities exist on the ugliest feet in the Interior? Local comedy and radio personalities Jerry Evans and Glen Anderson are prepared to answer those questions, and offer plenty of laughs, during the annual Grizzly Alaskan Contest.
North Pole Christian music festival planned
Published July 18, 2008
The third annual North Pole Contemporary Christian Music Festival will be held from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, with games, refreshments and music from five local churches.
Busy concert schedule continues at Summer Arts Festival
Published July 18, 2008
A loaded music schedule will become even more packed in the upcoming days, as the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival jams more than 20 concerts into its second week.
The concerts will offered by both visiting instructors and students who are attending the festival. One of the highlights of the festival will be at 8 p.m. tonight, when An Evening With Our Guests is held at Davis Concert Hall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Boat builders get crafty at annual Red Green Regatta
Published July 18, 2008
There’ll be a lot of junk floating down the Chena River on Sunday, but don’t bother to call litter patrol.
As part of a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship and duct tape, the Red Green Regatta is inviting a variety of homemade boats to cruise down the Chena.
Garden Faire set for Georgeson Botanical Garden
Published July 18, 2008
The Georgeson Botanical Garden Society is inviting the public to its second Garden Faire on Saturday, which the organization hopes becomes an annual showcase for the University of Alaska Fairbanks landmark.
Tanana Raft Race revisited on 40th anniversary
Published July 18, 2008
A 40th anniversary party of the 1968 Tanana Raft Race is planned for Aug. 9-10 in Fairbanks.
Auditions for Opera Fairbanks scheduled
Published July 18, 2008
Opera Fairbanks will be conducting auditions on July 31 for the upcoming children’s opera “Help, Help the Globolinks” and general auditions for the 2009 season.
Mutt March gives mixed-breed dogs a day to shine
Published July 11, 2008
“This is intended to help make a better world for dogs by making it more fun for dog owners and their pets,” Mary Ann Fortune said of the upcoming Mutt March planned for Sunday.
Refreshing take on 'Shrew' makes a funny, thoughtful production
Published July 11, 2008
You probably know the old joke: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the bulb has to really want to change. Substitute shrew for light bulb and rogue for psychiatrist and you’ll get the point of Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre’s snappy, thoughtful and funny production of “Taming of the Shrew.
'Lunch Bites' offer a taste of everything
Published July 11, 2008
Since the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival launched its Lunch Bites series in 1981, it’s become a tradition for people interested in sampling a musical buffet.
Second City comedy troupe looks at lighter side of life
Published July 11, 2008
In a world where news runs rampant with reports of economic crisis, wildfires, war, natural disasters, and brutal political battles, not to mention the ever-depressing rising fuel prices — don’t look now, but they probably rose again — what can a person do to maintain sanity?
Make fun of it.
Fairbanks house tour offers green ideas and historical insight
Published July 11, 2008
The American Association of University Women Annual House Tour allows a group of select local homeowners — this year Owen and Anne Hanley, Terry and Sherry Wolf and Frank Brown and Jacquie Haydon — the chance to open up their treasures to the community.
Quilters unveil First Friday exhibit
Published July 4, 2008
It’s a show two years in the making, but local quilting enthusiasts say the Quilt Alaska 2008 show is worth the wait.
Summer Festival lets Fairbanksans soak up the arts
Published July 4, 2008
If you’ve got an artistic itch, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival is going to do its best to scratch it this month.
‘Totally impromptu’ music sought for park
Published July 4, 2008
Louise Kowalski, 56, has played her teal-blue accordion for three years. When she gets the funky instrument wailing, couples will sometimes get up to waltz, children bop to the beat, and one man even broke into polka.