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Photo courtesy of the Anchorage Museum Da-ka-xeen Mehner photograph, “My Right-of-Way, Winter 2009.”
Photo courtesy of the Anchorage Museum Da-ka-xeen Mehner photograph, “My Right-of-Way, Winter 2009.”
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Contemporary northern art center stage in exhibit
by Suzanna Caldwell / scaldwell@newsminer.com
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FAIRBANKS - Certain images always come to mind when thinking of Alaska art. Sweeping landscapes, snowcapped peaks, rugged sourdoughs. A new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum seeks to change that. “...
Photo courtesy of Lauren Reeves The Reeves family star in “Goldfathers,” now airing on the National Geographic Channel. From left, Ramona, John and Lauren Reeves in front of Eagle Creek.
Larger-than-life Alaskans search for paydirt on ‘Goldfathers’
FAIRBANKS - Growing up, one of Lauren Reeves’ jobs was to teach tourists how to pan for gold. Today, although she has relocated to New York City where she models, hosts a fashion show and can be se...
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Photo courtesy of Ryan Hughes Local comedian Ryan Hughes will perform at The Boatel’s “Comedy Bumpkins” Sunday night. Hughes has tried stand-up comedy in Anchorage, but found it was too much driving for only 10 minutes of stage time.
'Comedy Bumpkins' gives locals a chance to test waters
FAIRBANKS - Breaking into the comedy business is tough. Living in a small and remote town like Fairbanks, with its limited number of venues, doesn’t make it any easier, according to comedian Ryan H...
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Photo by Todd Paris Hundreds of local residents exchange household goods during the two Really Free Market events held each summer on the Fairbanks campus.
Really free market continues to be really, truly free
FAIRBANKS - Michelle Bartlett has seen a lot of stuff after putting on three Really Free Markets. Each year she assists at the market, where anyone can bring clean, safe items to give away. So wh...
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Photo courtesy of the Alaska Railroad Hundreds of Fairbanks area residents line up for free train rides, always a popular attraction among open house participants, at last year’s Alaska Railroad open house.
Family fun at the Alaska Railroad open house
FAIRBANKS - Alllll aboard! The Alaska Railroad Corp. is holding its spring Railroad Days open house on Saturday at the Fairbanks Depot off the Johansen Expressway. Meet the people who run the trai...
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Steve Bouta, coordinator of exhibitions and design for the Museum of the North, works on the display for photographer Adam Ottavi. Ottavi along with four other Interior artists are featured in videos demonstrating their art and the process behind making it. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Making art: University of Alaska Museum exhibit focuses on the creative process
FAIRBANKS - Museums are known for being vessels full of art, beautiful places where stunning and thought-provoking works hang on walls or settle on shelves. Mareca Guthrie, fine arts curator at the...
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FDA’s “Leading Ladies” a goofy, good time
FAIRBANKS - You would be hard-pressed to find a more enjoyable, sidesplitting evening of theater than that you will find with the Fairbanks Drama Association’s rollicking production of “Leading Lad...
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New partnerships highlight 2012 Summer Arts Festival
FAIRBANKS - The 2012 Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival branches out to Interior Alaska this season, for its 33rd year, and still offers exciting opportunities in Fairbanks on July 15-29. Workshops are...
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Surveyor tracks down an Alaska ghost town
FAIRBANKS - A century ago, two towns were battling it out to become the dominant settlement in Interior Alaska. One was Fairbanks. The other was Chena. In its heyday, in the first decade of the ...
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Red Green is coming back to Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS - The Canadian master of the handyman’s secret weapon (duct tape) is on the road with his Wit and Wisdom tour (we could make a jab here and say that it’s likely a very short show with tha...
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First Friday - May 4
FIRST FRIDAY, 5-8 p.m., May baskets, 2 Street Gallery, a gallery of fine arts, featuring painting, pottery, glass, jewelry, fiber, iron work, sculpture and more, 535 Second Ave, suite 102, 455-4070...
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Erik Rivera posted this Instagram photo as he landed in Fairbanks earlier this week.
Quick wit keeps audiences asking for comedian Erik Rivera
FAIRBANKS - After an epic 18-hour trip, complete with delayed flights, missed connections and long layovers, comedian Erik Rivera landed in Fairbanks on Tuesday, only to find a polar bear breathing...
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John Paul Kohler as Leo Clark, left and Michael Riggenbach, left, as Jack Gable during a scene from the Fairbanks Drama Association s "Leading Ladies" on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the Riverfront Theatre. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
A little farce keeps the laughs going in
FAIRBANKS - When casting two men to play two men impersonating women, what’s a director to do? Monty Hughes didn’t try to find two men who would make convincing women, or two men that would look h...
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Lily Tomlin brings her one-woman stand up show to Fairbanks Tuesday as the Fairbanks Concert Association’s season closer.
There’s no stopping Lily Tomlin: Legendary comedienne brings her classic characters to Alaska
FAIRBANKS - “Hi, it’s Lily.” Despite a spotty long-distance phone connection, the warm voice on the other end of the line is instantly recognizable. Lily Tomlin is one of the most successful femal...
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Photo by Kade Mendelowitz A scene from “The Messenger,” a film produced by the UAF film program and theater department. Carrie Baker, left, plays talk show host Jessie, while Andrew Cassel plays Michael, the supposed messenger sent from God.
‘The Messenger’ isn’t perfect, but a step toward greater things
FAIRBANKS - If a messenger from God came to Earth, would you listen to them? That’s the question “The Messenger” asks. The film is a collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks theate...
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What's Happening
What's Happening - May 18-25
Friday - 18 art FARM AND GARDEN SHOW, 5-9 p.m., local artists will show original paintings and sculpture related to gardening and agriculture in general, the show is a tribute to local farmers an...
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