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New Ship Creek venue to host concerts, art galleries, workshops
Organizers have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Anchorage Community Works, a new artists' space near Ship Creek.
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VIDEO: Rebel Riders Trick Team perform on Mother's Day
For many mothers and their families, attending the yearly all-breed stallion parade is the only way to celebrate Mother's Day. The Alaska Morgan Horse Association held its 38th event Sunday at the Loretta French Horse Park in Chugiak. In addition to the stallions, a drill team and a trick rider ...
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Alaska State Fair seeks high school students to join Foreigner on stage
When Foreigner takes the Borealis Stage at the Alaska State Fair on Aug. 22, the band will be joined by a chorus of 25 Alaskan teens, and auditions to be a part of that chorus are under way now.
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UPDATED: Red Hot Chili Peppers to play Sullivan Arena
UPDATE: Sullivan Arena announced on Monday that the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert has sold out.
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'Whale Fat Follies' returns to Tap Root
Mr. Whitekeys and the crew are coming back this summer for another run of "The Whale Fat Follies." The popular musical comedy will run Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, June 17 through Aug. 21, at Tap Root. Tickets are $11-$21, available now at Centertix .
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Free Comic Book Day offers an array of titles
Comic books of all varieties are available for free in a handful of local shops Saturday.
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New weekly web series focuses on Alaska
Alaska Public Media will premiere a new web series called "Indie Alaska" on Monday. A collaboration with PBS Digital Studios, the documentary series will feature a 5-7 minute episode each week that focuses on the uniqueness of Alaska, capturing "the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday...
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Former Alaskan's new group releases EP
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles-based duo Memoir released their debut self-titled EP. The songwriting pair of Dena Deadly and Zed Kelley have put together a four-song set of contemporary R&B and neo-soul that's in stark contrast with Kelley's old band, Shift, the Anchorage metal that also ...
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Revisiting Richie Havens' Anchorage performance
Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens died Monday at the age of 72 . He famously opened the Woodstock Festival in 1969, and Spencer Shroyer reviewed Havens' 2005 concert in Anchorage. Below is the story that originally ran in the Anchorage Daily News on May 8, 2005.
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Salmonstock headliners include Trampled by Turtles
The fleet-fingered, rock 'n' bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles is among the first set of headliners announced for this year's Salmonstock festival in Ninilchik.
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