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4/20 – 4/26

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UAA Dance in Concert Retrospective 2023 performs from the atrium to other galleries located museum-wide for First Friday, April 7. This annual and final event produced by the UAA Dance Program, Department of Theatre and Dance, will present new choreographies and repertory work, one livestrea…

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It was a total jam session. Fingers flying across the strings. Left hand was dancing up and down the neck, forming chords and single notes in rapid fire progressions. The player was lost in it all, lost in a sonic world of notes, chords, grooves and riffs. It was a moment of pure musical joy…

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It should be said that Alaska has a very vibrant music and entertainment scene. It may not be as big as let’s say New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles or other cities in the lower 48. Yet despite our small population Alaska has put out to the world some real class acts. Artists like Jewel and…

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Alaska State Fair CEO Jerome Hertel is stepping down from his position. He’s set to depart from Alaska to work as the CEO of the Clay County Fair in Spencer Iowa.

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The String Cheese Incident is set to perform during the 2023 Alaska State Fair.

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The Alaska State Fair has confirmed the first six acts in the 2023 AT&T Concert Series: Turnpike Troubadours, FOR KING + COUNTRY, Blues Traveler, Flogging Molly, MEGADETH, and Noah Cyrus. Concerts take place rain or shine at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre on the fairgrounds in Palme…

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Anchorage Opera (AO) General Director Reed W. Smith has announced he plans to retire at the end of the 2022-23 Celebrating 60 Season. Hired by the AO Board of Trustees in 2014, Smith is the longest serving CEO in the history of the company. During his nine-year tenure, AO has experienced gro…

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First Friday in Anchorage is Friday, Jan. 6. 

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1/5 – 1/11

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Dec. 21 is Hobo Jim Day, an annual day of remembrance for the Alaskan icon.

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A year ago, Anchorage-based supergroup, Lilac, was set to take the Anchorage music scene by storm. But as concerns about the ongoing pandemic ratcheted back up, the band had to put their plans on the shelf.

Williwaw is popping on Friday night with The Jephries and Wash Your Hands from 7 - 10pm and then with DJ Fan Service until close. Saturday, catch the Unknowns at The Carousel or Nothin' But Trouble at Humpy's. Or, check out Kenai-based Zero Miles to Empty who will be playing at Van's. 

Fairbanks' psychobilly rockstars are invading Anchorage for a pair of weekend shows. The Jephries and Alaska Thunderfunk join Astoria State for a rocking Friday night show at Koot's. The Forest the Never Sleeps, Chris Hawk, Aspenyarrow and Shaun Pacarro join the Portland Cello Project for two holiday-themed concerts.

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This fall, Alaskan metal bands reasserted themselves into the Alaska music scene. Not since the glory days of 36 Crazyfists have hard-hitting bands been able to pack Koot's, but on November 2, that's exactly what they did. For over eight hours, Anchorage metalheads bopped, stomped, and moshe…

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Estate Sale and HarpDaddy Unraveled play Van's on Friday. Ed Washington returns to Lights Down Low at Cafectito Bonito on Saturday. Plus, a number of epic dance parties at Williwaw!

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A year ago, Ed Washington released his debut album, “Stoicism.” Loosely based on a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium of the same name, “Stoicism” examined the importance of personal virtue ethics and the singer’s relationship to the world around him.

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Looking back, Sean Peck never dreamed he would go from being just another kid at Palmer High to an internationally touring musician. But as all Alaskans know, this is the one state where you can create any future that you can dare to dream of.

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Hawaiian ukulele-powered jam-rockers Kanekoa are bringing their unique brand of Aloha to Alaska on Friday.

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"Well friends, here we go again. That creepy friend, cancer, is back for round 2 after 5 years of remission," Sarah Pederson posted on Instagram on June 15. Since then, Pederson's life has pivoted from her passion, promoting Alaskan bands, to fighting cancer for the second time. While Peders…

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There may be a chill in the air, but the Anchorage Symphony is heating things up with a night of R-E-S-P-E-C-T and hot hits made famous by Aretha Franklin! On Saturday, October 29th, the ASO is joined by vocal powerhouses Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy award nominee Ryan Shaw for Are…

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While Anchorage’s music scene is filled with a diverse catalog of musical talents, when it comes to Latin music, there is very little representation despite Hispanic people making up eight percent of Alaska’s population. Currently, there is only one active Mariachi band in Anchorage, Mariach…

Craig (AKA – ‘The Angry Fiddler’) grew up in South Ayrshire where he was first introduced to fiddle music by his violin tutor Wallace Galbraith, founder of the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra. After a brief spell as a guitarist in a local ceilidh band, and a very short spell studying Product Desig…

What do you get when you cross classic rock, bagpipes, and Celtic sensibility? Two-time Scottish traditional music “Live Act of the Year,” Skerryvore.