Arts and Entertainment

Arts Scene: Fusion tunes at ACW, man-eating plant at Myrna's

Music

Beyond genres

Jazz artist Yngvil Vatn Guttu and multitalented violinist Lena Lukina will team up with members of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra for "Pokrovsky Trakt," a unique concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at Anchorage Community Works, 349 E. Ship Creek Ave. The duo will present newly composed original music in a range of styles touching on classical, jazz, cabaret, dance and border-defying fusion. The evening includes food from the Spenard Roadhouse and a display of art by Lukina. Tickets are $20 in advance at northerncultureexchange.org or $25 at the door.

Theater

Audrey II returns

The camp classic "Little Shop of Horrors" will be presented for 10 shows at Mad Myrna's, 530 Fifth Ave. The same team that brought delicious productions of "Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens," "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Debbie Does Dallas" is reviving our favorite carnivorous houseplant and her, or its, friends in a musical featuring Regina Catherine MacDonald, Paige Langit and Anthony Lounsbury. R.J. Johnson directs. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday through March 7, then 7 p.m. Friday and 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday through March 21. Tickets are available at centertix.net.

Literary

Mushing lore

The course of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has been shifted to Fairbanks, but former ADN sports editor Lew Freedman is in Anchorage to sign copies of his new book, "Iditarod Adventures," which covers the history and mystery of the Last Great Race with essays on champions, also-rans, volunteers, administrators and others who keep the race on the tracks, from Martin Buser to Ally Zerkle, Stan Hoolie to Sebastian Schnuelle, Hobo Jim to Jon Van Zyle. In addition to maps and photos, it includes helpful links to mushers' websites. Book signings are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at the Anchorage Museum and from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Barnes & Noble.

Music

Choral glory

The Alaska Chamber Singers will present a program dedicated to celebratory music by baroque masters. Handel's "Utrecht Jubilate," Bach's Cantanta 191 ("Gloria in Excelsis Deo") and Vivaldi's "Gloria." In fact, that's the title of the concert: "Gloria!" One performance only at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 3900 Wisconsin St. Tickets are available at centertix.net.

Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham was a longtime ADN reporter, mainly writing about culture, arts and Alaska history. He worked in radio for 20 years before switching to print. He retired from the ADN in 2017.

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