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John Wagner/News-Miner Cast members of Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre s presentation of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" pose together Monday evening, March 15, 2010, in the West Valley High School Performing Arts Center.
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Haircut anyone? Demon Barber of Fleet Street cuts up Fairbanks
by Reba Lean / For the News-Miner
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FAIRBANKS - It might be time to let that hair grow a little long … Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, has found his way to Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre will be perfor...
Clockwise from center, Donald Krocker, Fiona Zachel, Deven Barnett and Jenna Weisz are part of Ground Squirrel improv. Winter Shorts make for fulfilling theater
FAIRBANKS – Looking for something different to fill an hour or so during the next couple weekends? Then the Salisbury Theatre might be the place as the Student Drama Association presents t...
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Photo courtesy of Eating for Two Eating For Two, playing Saturday at the College Coffeehouse, is shown performing at the JP Jones Center in October 2009. Eating For Two fills large musical plate
FAIRBANKS – The members of Eating For Two may be young, but they draw on a musical style that has never lost its core identity in more than 50 years. Eating For Two, seven high schoolers ...
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Eric Engman/News-Miner Artist Ellen Million poses next to her piece “Belly Dancer of the Sea” in her show on display at Sipping Streams Teahouse. Fairbanks artist debuts work on a whim and a prayer
FAIRBANKS – In the Sipping Streams tea shop off College Road, tucked in the back room and hanging around the walls, are the characters from what seems to be every known literary fantasy. E...
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Concert aims to raise money for Fairbanks Animal Shelter
FAIRBANKS – The upcoming Concert for Animals is a fundraiser for the Fairbanks Animal Shelter. Yet, as the name indicates, the concert is for not only the usual shelter dogs and cats, but ...
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Photo courtesy of Craig Coray “Silam Inua,” a piano compostion by University of Alaska Anchorage professor Craig Covay, will be performed at the Alaskan Voices: A Confluence of Cultures concert Wednesday at Davis Concert Hall. Alaskan Voices: Bridging the culture gap
FAIRBANKS – Traditional meets modern at Alaskan Voices: A Confluence of Cultures, a sampling of Alaska Native dance and song that influenced more modern musical compositions. The event, sp...
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Spring walk at Creamer's Field
FAIRBANKS – Nature gets a wake-up call on the first day of spring, and Friends of Creamer’s Field will be there from 1-3 p.m. Saturday Take a walk on the refuge trails to celebrate the cha...
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Belly dance swap planned
FAIRBANKS – One look at the Latitude 65 calendar reveals there is no shortage of belly dance classes (and thus belly dancers) in the area. And like any participatory event, extra gear and...
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Celebrate spring in the Goldsteam Valley
FAIRBANKS – The Goldstream Valley Lions Club is hosting its annual spring fling Saturday at the Ken Kunkle Community Center off Goldstream Road. The annual event begins at 10 a.m. and feat...
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Blue Loon hosts Black & White party
FAIRBANKS – The vernal (spring) equinox arrives Saturday, and The Blue Loon welcomes the time when Fairbanks experiences equal parts night and day with the annual Black and White party. Do...
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Fabulous Feminist Fundraiser on tap
FAIRBANKS – The 18th annual Fabulous Feminist Fundraiser takes place April 3 at the Westmark Gold Room. Tickets for the popular event are now on sale. They are $35 each or $300 for a table...
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This quilt, created by Denali Quilter Lolita Valcq, will be one of many on display tonight at the Alaska Centennial for the Arts Theatre lobby, during the 2010 Interior Mayors’ Arts Awards. Denali Quilters will display a number of quilts created by their talented group of quilters. The awards ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Interior Mayors’ Awards showcases individuals dedicated to the arts
FAIRBANKS – Following the success and overall positive comments after the 2009 Interior Alaska Mayors’ Awards for the Arts, it now appears quite certain to become an annual event. The 2010...
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Kasatochi several months after eruption. Almost all life on the island was “sterilized” by mud and lava flows. Photo by Jerry Morris Alaska entomologist: Only strong survive volcano eruptions
FAIRBANKS – In a geologic blink of the eye, the Aleutian island of Kasatochi went from a lush green landscape to a gray mass of ash and mud. Life on the island was wiped out, or at least t...
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Bag Lady Sue, real name Suzanne Austin, peppers her comedic set with sexual innuendo and crass language. She performs three shows in the Fairbanks area beginning Wednesday at the Gold Rush Saloon. Photo by Jeff Faist Bag Lady Sue begs for laughs
FAIRBANKS – A drunken old woman dressed in other people’s castoffs wanders onto a stage and … if this sounds like the beginning to a bad joke, well, actually it is part of the joke. ...
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Courtesy of Greta Burkart Lost Dogs perform at Hartung Hall in Ester during the monthly Appalachian-style square dance gathering. Dancers square up in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS – In Fairbanks, an old fad is taking new roots as people mark their calendars for more and more square dancing festivities. Santa Swingers Square Dance Club president Roger Chri...
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Today's Events
What's Happening: March 19-25
Friday 19 art THIRD FRIDAY : NEW WORKS , 4:30–9 p.m., with Vladimir Zhikhartsev, watercolors, Grange Hall Gallery, .5 Grange Hall Road, North Pole, free, 460-4198 bazaars ALASKA NATIVE ...
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What's Happening - March 12-18
Friday – 12 art INTERIOR ALASKA MAYORS’ AWARDS FOR THE ARTS , 6 p.m., Interior Mayors award the Arts and Leadership, Arts Advocacy, Volunteer, Youth Arts and Lifetime Achievement...
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What's Happening - March 5-11
Friday – 5 art UP WITH ART : FNSB SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT ART , 5-7 p.m., presented by Fairbanks Arts Association, Bear Gallery, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer ...
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What's Happening - Feb. 26-March 4
Friday – 26 art MADIMALS ! 5-9 p.m., art by Leonard Ward, BFA Student Presentation, show runs through March 5, UAF Student Art Gallery, free culinary ALASKA NANOOKS WINE DINNER ,...
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