Arts scene (6/12/09)

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Mike Dunham

Published: June 12th, 2009 01:05 AM
Last Modified: June 13th, 2009 11:47 PM

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Photo by Travis Rector At 650 light-years away, the Helix Nebula is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to Earth. 'From the Earth to the Universe,' a traveling display of recent images from outer space, remains on view at the UAA/APU Consortium Library through Monday . Stunning photos include some made by UAA associate professor of astronomy, Travis Rector. For an online tour of the images, or to learn more about the traveling display, visit the Web site at www.fromearthtotheuniverse.org/.

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"From the Earth to the Universe," a traveling display of recent images from outer space, remains on view at the UAA/APU Consortium Library through Monday. Stunning photos include some made by UAA associate professor of astronomy, Travis Rector. For an online tour of the images, or to learn more about the traveling display, visit the Web site at fromearthtotheuniverse.org/.

Also at the Consortium Library, and in the Alaska Pacific University galleries, 29 reproductions from the hand-written, illuminated St. John's Bible. Irene Nowell, a member of the committee behind this volume, will present a free lecture about the work at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Grant Hall. For more information call 564-8274 or e-mail rleiner@alaskapacific.edu

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Thespians flock to Valdez

The Last Frontier Theatre Conference kicks off in Valdez this weekend and continues through June 20. Among the stage pros scheduled to return to one of the most compelling theater happening anywhere are New York director and festival co-founder Marshall Mason, Danielle Dresden, Emily Duricko and Daniel Irvine. Also back in state, Anchorage actor Bostin Christopher. Information is available at the conference website, pwscc.edu/conference.

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Three for one

Artique Ltd., 314 G Street, is displaying work by fiber artist Nelda Warkentin, oil painter Gretchen Hancock and Guitta Corey, known for her collages. Corey, who majored in printmaking, operated Alaska's Solstice Press for many years. Partly as a result of that enterprise, she wound up with a lot of left-over paper. Rather than let it go to waste, she began using the specialty paper -- sometimes adding metal or gold leaf -- to create highly textured landscapes that can command a closer look, especially when you realize that the realistic pictures are built from scraps. The show continues through July 1.

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