music

200 year tribute

Thirteen states won their independence in the Revolutionary War; the War of 1812 forged them into a union. Anchorage violinist Lee Wilkins' new work, scheduled to be performed by orchestras in the Lower 48, is titled "The American 1812 Overture" and you can hear its world premiere at the Anchorage Civic Orchestra's concert on Saturday. Also on the program, music by Mozart and Tchaikovsky. The Anchorage Youth Philharmonic opens the concert at 7:30 p.m. in Sydney Laurence Theatre.

theater

Sleuthing around

Anchorage Community Theatre presents "Sherlock Holmes, The Final Adventure," stage genius Steven Dietz's gleeful, Edgar Award-winning tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle's cerebral detective. Suitable for all ages, performances will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at ACT's studio theater, 1133 E. 70th. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors/military/students, $11 for kids under 12. For more information, call 868-4913.

art

Junk treasures

The annual "Transformed Treasures" auction and luncheon for The Salvation Army, with ingenious artwork created from items retrieved from local thrift stores, will take place at the Sheraton Hotel at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. Tickets are $30 (call 276-2515). But you can catch the preview for free today, 5-7 p.m., at the BP Energy Center, just south of the big BP building at Benson and the Seward Highway. See what folks with imagination can do with stuff the rest of us throw away.

200 year tribute