Bold color for snowy city
For two weeks, artist Peggie Hunnicutt's "Color Spill" show of paintings has been hanging at Snow City Cafe, 1340 W. 4th Ave. But it won't be official until the official "opening reception" at 5:30 p.m. tonight. "I'm a colorist and not shy about it," says Hunnicutt, known for her watercolors and acrylic still lifes -- often capturing the subtleties of glass. But the new show also has "alter ego" pieces in vibrant colors. "Alaska is so cold," she says, "(but) these paintings are anything but that."
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Authors in the flesh
Free public readings and talks by notable authors from Alaska and the Lower 48 continue as the University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts presents the second Northern Renaissance Arts and Science Series. On Saturday, it's Nancy Lord and Willie Hensley; Jo-Ann Mapson and Ernetine Hayes on Sunday; Judith Barrington, David Stevenson and Sherry Simpson on Monday; and the team of writer Frank Soos and artist Margo Klass on Tuesday. All readings are scheduled to start at 8 p.m. each day in room 101 of UAA's Rasmuson Hall.
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Weekend of jazz
The Alaska Jazz Workshop's Student Jazz Ensemble presents a concert at 7 p.m. tonight in the Anchorage Museum's theater. Admission is $5, free for kids age 12 and under. Saturday at 7 p.m., premiere Latin jazz drummer Vince Cherico, admired for his work with music giants like Paquito D'Rivera, will join the AJW Jazz Quintet for a program at Wilda Marston Theatre in Loussac Library. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and again free for children age 12 and under. For more information on the programs and upcoming August classes and concerts, go to www.akjazzworkshop.org.
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