 October 09, 2007
Family Presentation by Author and Illustrator Nicole Rubel. Nicole is the author of the "Rotten Ralph" picture books as well as the novel "It's Hot and Cold in Miami." Nicole's family presentation about reading, writing, and being inspired begins at 6:30pm on October 10th. Contact the library at 225-3331 for more information. Sweet Second Saturdays: Dances will be held the every second Saturday of the month at 7pm in the Schoenbar Commons. This month is an October Folk Dance, with contra, square, and circle dances. Donations of $5 will be accepted for those 16 and older. Rotary International Youth Exchange. Study overseas at a partner high school for one year as part of an international youth exchange. Open to students ages 14-16, all living expenses paid while you live in the home and experience the culture of a fellow participant from another country. An informational meeting will be held on October 10th at 7pm at Ketchikan High School. For more info, call Marna at 225-7572 or Miquel at 225-3560. Mural Painting Down Town. The youth of Ketchikan are currently working on boarded window paintings downtown to beautify the city as part of Project Ketchikan. This year's theme is "Cartoon Ketchikan," coordinated by Revilla High School. For more information, call 225-2250 or 247-8080 or e-mail kyi@kpunet.net <mailto:kyi@kpunet.net> . The main day for painting was Sunday October 7th. Thanks to everyone who helped and volunteered, downtown is looking better! Wintering Your Garden! Ketchikan
Garden Club. The Ketchikan
Garden Club will meet on October 22nd at 6:30 pm at the Ketchikan
Public Library, focusing on wintering your garden. Call 225-3331
or 225-0370 for info. Ongoing attractions: Monthly Grind at the Tribal House. The Monthly Grind provides a chance for us to enjoy local talent at a friendly venue every third Saturday at 7pm, September through May. Tickets are available at Soho Coho, McPherson Music and TBC. Bring a homemade dessert for a refund. Contact Tom LeCompte 617-0769 or Peggy Hovik 617-5081 for more info. Storyhour at the Library
continues regularly
throughout the year on Thursday and Friday at 10:30am. After
some playtime, the librarian reads stories, sings songs, does
finger plays and shows a short film beginning around 10:40 am.
Different story themes each week! This program is appropriate
for infants through pre-school age children. Please note that
there will be no Storyhour on Tuesdays until further notice. Bluegrass Every Friday at the New York Café. Stop by for an evening of bluegrass jams every Friday of the winter months from 6-10pm. For more info, call 225-0246. Sweet Second Saturdays: Dances will be held the every second Saturday of the month at 7pm in the Schoenbar Commons. Donations of $5 will be accepted for those 16 and older. Jam to Gospel/ Bluegrass music every Thursday night at 7pm at the stARTled Salmon Ketchikan Arts Hatchery in the Salmon Landing Market. Sponsored by Squares and Contras, call 225-2211 for more info. Jazz Jammin' at the Salmon, hosted by Austin Hays, come jam the night away at the stARTled salmon Ketchikan Arts Hatchery, starting at 7pm every Friday night. Call the Arts Council for more info, 225-2211. SParks of Inspiration, Celebrate Alaska State Parks in Ketchikan.
This juried art show
will take place at the Mainstay Gallery Oct. 5-26, 2007. Works
submitted for this exhibit are inspired by the Alaska State Parks
of Ketchikan. Call 225-2211 for more info. Huun Huur Tu Tickets On Sale Now -- Performance October 25th. Tickets for the KAAHC's first Torch Nights series performance went on sale on October 1st. Huun Huur Tu is the foremost international representative of Tuva's musical culture, and transforms the sounds of the natural world into music. Expressed in throat-singing, whistling, or other types of vocal production paired with traditional instruments, Huun Huur Tu creates radically representational music that is both unfamiliar and accessible. Tickets are $17.00 for Adults, $12.00 for Students and Seniors, and $45.00 for a Family Pack. Call the Arts Council at 225-2211 for more information. 2007-2008 Torch Nights
Performing Arts Series
Season Tickets on Sale Now!! Subscribe
to the full season and you can save up to 35% (Arts Council Members
save the most!). This year's events include: Huun Huur Tu (throat
singers from Tuva), Bearfoot (Anchorage-based bluegrass and acoustic
music), Opposites Attract: 22nd Annual Wearable Art Show,
Turtle Island String Quartet (string jazz quartet), John Gorka
& Susan Werner (contemporary American folk), Marionetas de
la Esquina (Mexican puppet company), and The 11th Annual Gigglefeet
Dance Festival. Brochures are now available at the Arts Council,
713 Totem Way. Deadline to enter to win Torch Nights
season refund with purchase is Sept 28th at 5pm. Workshops & Classes: Bigfoot Pottery Studio is in the old Physical Graffiti building, downstairs. Classes and the studios are again available at various times. Call Erik at 617-2378 for more information and to register for classes. Beading, Knitting, and other fabric art sessions are ongoing throughout the year at The Bead and Yarn Shoppe located in Salmon Landing Market. Call Cheri Pyles at 225-2858 for more information. Sewing, Quilting and other fabric art sessions are available through Rainforest Crafts. For more info and to register call Rainforest Crafts at 247-2738. Quilting classes: The Silver Thimble Quilt Shop is hosting
a variety of quilting classes for the beginner to more experienced
quilters, available at varying times. Please call the Quilt Shop
for more information and registration at 225-5422. Rotary International Youth Exchange. Study overseas at a partner high school for one year as part of an international youth exchange. Open to students ages 14-16, all living expenses paid while you live in the home and experience the culture of a fellow participant from another country. An informational meeting will be held on October 10th at 7pm at Ketchikan High School. For more info, call Marna at 225-7572 or Miquel at 225-3560. 1st Ever Art to Wear Fashion Show: From Tip to Toe. Curators Jean Bartos and Jackie Keizer invite designers creating art to wear in any media to submit an application for participation. Art to wear entries may include garments, jewelry and accessories such as hats, scarves, shoes, belts, handbags, or other imaginative accents. Completed entry forms must be received at the Mainstay Gallery Friday March 14, 2008 by 5pm. The Fashion Show will take place at the Plaza Mall from 6-8pm, Saturday, April 26, 2008. Works from the Fashion Show will also be displayed at the Mainstay Gallery for the May exhibit. An opening reception will be held at the gallery from 5-8pm, Friday, May 2, 2008. More information to be posted soon at www.ketchikanarts.org <http://www.ketchikanarts.org/> . Venue for musicians at St. John's Episcopal Church: Members of St. John's are offering the use of the sanctuary for rehearsal and performance space during non-service times. Please contact the church office for availability at 225-3680. Calling all writers: interested in getting together to write and talk about your writing with others? Call Elizabeth Flom to get something started or get involved, 247-1313. Speakeasy: A Monthly Event at Parnassus Books. This is an opportunity to read aloud your own work, or a passage, poem or story written by your favorite author. Join us at Parnassus the last Friday night of each month at 7pm for music by the Rainy Day Recorders. Readings will begin at 7:30pm, refreshments will be served. Sponsored by University of Alaska Southeast and Parnassus Books. Contact Rod Landis at 228-4547 or Maggie Freitag at 225-7690 for more information. Ketchikan Opera Scholarship. Lessons a' Lallette presents the first annual Ketchikan Opera Scholarship. Male and female contestants, ages 13 to Adult are encouraged to apply for up to 6 months of free lessons. Awards may be split between two deserving contestants who are willing to commit to a practice regimen and weekly rehearsals with the Community Chorus to study the techniques needed for singing opera and other difficult repertoire. Send a short statement about your singing background and goals, a note from a local reference who can verify your need, and a recording of you singing your favorite patriotic tune to Singyourselfhappy@hotmail.com <mailto:Singyourselfhappy@hotmail.com> or Lallette Kistler, 637 Tower Rd, Ketchikan AK 99901. Applications are due October 31st. Contestants will be judged on enthusiasm, potential and financial need. Global Art Project for Peace, 8th Biennial Exchange. Create a work of art expressing your vision of global peace and goodwill to exchange with another person or group. Works are displayed in the hometown of each participant both before and after exchange. This is a great experience for classrooms as well as individuals. Registration deadline is February 29th, 2008, and the exchange lasts from March-April 2008. Call (520) 628-8353 or visit www.globalartproject.org <http://www.globalartproject.org/> for more information, or come pick up a brochure at the Arts Council. Perform at the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival. Participate in the largest free community arts festival in the nation! Apply online to give a performance, teach a workshop, organize a panel or tell a story at the Seattle Center on May 23-26, 2008. Submit your application by visiting www.nwfolklife.org Click on the link "Performers: Apply On-Line" or submit a paper application by downloading and printing. All applications must be completed on-line or postmarked by November 1, 2007. Call (206) 684-7300 for information and mail application. The Alaska State Museum seeks Solo Exhibition Submissions. The Alaska State Museum in Juneau is accepting applications from Alaskan artists for solo exhibitions. Artists must send in slides or a CD of images, an exhibit proposal, and a completed application form by November 30, 2007. This opportunity is open to all resident Alaska visual artists working in any media who have not had a solo exhibition at the Alaska State Museum in the past six years. Accepted shows will be announced on December 14, 2007. For applications or more information, visit www.museums.state.ak.us
Coming attractions: Huun Huur Tu: the First Torch Nights Performance of the Season on October 25th. Huun Huur Tu is the foremost international representative of Tuva's musical culture, and transforms the sounds of the natural world into music. Expressed in throat-singing, whistling, or other types of vocal production paired with traditional instruments, Huun Huur Tu creates radically representational music that is both unfamiliar and accessible. Performing October 25th, at 7:30pm at Kayhi Auditorium. Tickets are $17.00 for Adults, $12.00 for Students and Seniors, and $45.00 for a Family Pack. Call the Arts Council at 225-2211 for more information. Spend an Evening with Jim and Jean Strathdee. Jim and Jean are the writers of hundreds of songs and choral pieces, and have toured widely in the U.S., Canada, and Central America giving concerts and conducting choral workshops. They will be giving a concert at 6:30pm on Wednesday, Oct. 24th at First United Methodist Church to benefit Katrina Relief Projects. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for youth and seniors, and $25.00 for families. For more information, call Denita Nelson at 225-8931
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council Board of Directors meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6pm at the Mainstay Gallery, 716 Totem Way. Rainy Day Quilters meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month, at 6:45pm, at Holy Name. First City Toastmasters meet Thursdays at noon at 111 Stedman Suite 101. Ketchikan Community Chorus meets every Tuesday starting January 9th from 7-9pm at the Presbyterian Church. Call 247-2356 for more information. Ketchikan Community Concert Band meets every Monday starting September 17 from 7-9pm at McPherson Music. Call 225-3650 to reserve your space or for more information. Book Talk on KRBD Ketchikan each Thursday evening from 6:30-7pm at 105.3. Listen to news about the library, books, and book reviews.
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Open on Saturdays! The
Arts Council will now be open on Saturdays for a trial period
in order to offer people working weekdays a chance to stop in
and view the Mainstay Gallery shows or take advantage of our
other services. Come in and see us! For more info, call 225-2211. Source of News:
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