Arts and Entertainment

Hot Picks: West End Block Party, scavenger hunt and a trailer park musical

The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Cyrano's final summer show will premiere this week. In it, a new tenant at Armadillo Acres is wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, a stripper on the run, comes between a Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth-collector husband, a storm begins to brew. Running Thursday, Friday and Saturday from July 21 to Aug. 27. 7 p.m. $23-$25. Free preview night this Thursday; opens Friday at Cyrano's Theatre Company, 411 D St. (centertix.net)

Questival Anchorage
Questival is a 24-hour adventure scavenger hunt sponsored by apparel company Cotopaxi. You can do it with your friends — people will go in groups of two to six to tackle outdoors challenges and compete for free trips and gear. The Fest for Questival Anchorage will be held at the Delaney Park Strip. Registration is $44 and includes a backpack. Check-in opens at 6 p.m. Friday, Delaney Park Strip, West Ninth Avenue. (cotopaxi.com)

'90s all-school reunion dance party with DJ Just Adam
All schools and all classes from the '90s are invited to an unofficial reunion to party like it's 1999 with DJ Just Adam at Williwaw. All the '90s bases will be a covered: Vanilla Ice, Britney Spears, Hanson, the Spice Girls, 'NSync, the Backstreet Boys, TLC, No Doubt, Third Eye Blind, Alanis Morissette, Nirvana, Oasis and more. Free. 9:30 p.m. Friday, Williwaw, 609 F St. (williwawsocial.com)

Goosefest: UAA Summer Music Festival
UAA Student Activities is hosting their third annual summer music festival, Goosefest. Enjoy a lineup of local bands, face painting, food and fun. You can participate in games to win Goosefest swag. Featuring performances by Super Saturated Sugar Strings, The Hannah Yoter Band and Todd Grebe & Cold Country. Free. 1-6 p.m. Saturday, UAA Cuddy Quad, 2400 W. Campus Drive. (Visit the event page on Facebook)

Yarducopia Bike Tour
Yarducopia, which helps Anchorage residents set up vegetable gardens, is hosting a garden bike tour. The tour will visit about a handful of gardens in Spenard. Meetup will be at the Spenard Farmers Market at 10 a.m. and finish back there at 1 p.m. After the bike tour, shop around for good veggies at the farmers market. Free; donations accepted. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Spenard Farmers Market, 2555 Spenard Road. (Search "2017 Yarducopia Bike Tour" on Facebook for details)

15th annual West End Block Party
The West End Block Party is an annual event on Fourth Avenue that celebrates summer in Anchorage. Enjoy a $5 barbecue plate, beer and margaritas and live music from Nervis Rex. There will also be community activities for the kids and free parking at the Captain Cook garage. 4:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 27, Snow City Cafe, 1034 W. Fourth Ave. (Search "15th Annual West End Block Party" on Facebook for details)

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