Arts scene (1/13/12)

New voices

The Young Writers Venue Development Committee, which promotes young writers by presenting poetry and spoken word readings, will hold the third of six VOICE Youth Open Mike events at 5 p.m. Sunday. The reading will take place at the Wasilla location of Kaladi Brothers, 591 E. Parks Highway. (That's between the east end of Wasilla Lake and Main Street.) The featured reader will be Allie Poe. Ashlee Twiford will serve as the co-host. Check out the YouTube video of Twiford at a previous reading at tinyurl.com/8xk2udr.

film

Girls' night out

The producers of "Love, Loss and What I Wore," opening at Cyrano's, 413 D St., tonight insist it's not a live-action chick flick. But the collection of monologues and ensemble pieces about clothes, mothers, prom dresses, buying bras and hating purses based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman will likely resonate with your women friends, so there are special deals for groups. The cast includes Scarlet Boudreaux, Krista Schwarting and Missy Williams, directed by Linda Benson. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 5 and tickets are available at centertix.net.

photos

Wilderness in focus

The late photographer Michio Hoshino is the subject of the upcoming play "The Blue Bear," playing in Anchorage next month. This month, through Jan. 28, a selection of his acclaimed photos of nature, wildlife and landscapes are on display in the guest room at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 427 D St., on special loan from the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks. A group show of work by member artists is on display in the main galleries.