Theater
Algernon on stage
Synesthesia Artist Collective will present "Flowers For Algernon," a stage version of the science-fiction classic (which seems a little less like fiction now). Scientists come up with a way to increase intelligence in mice and men, but with tragic results. Teresa Pond directs a big cast and experienced production team in the drama at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30-Feb. 15 at Alaska Pacific University's Grant Hall. Last year's SynArts presentation of "The House of Yes" was a stunner and we expect this show to match it. See the promo at vimeo.com/116521159.
Music
Lithuanian legacies
Pianist Edvinas Minkstimas, a graduate of the Juilliard School and the Paris Conservatory, will present a program that features music by Lithuanian composers as well as demanding works by Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Schubert and Gershwin. The program will start at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, at the UAA Fine Arts Recital Hall. Minkstimas will also be part of a discussion of history, music and poetry in a presentation titled "Cultural Roots of Lithuanian and Jewish History" at the UAA Campus Bookstore at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Both events are free and so is the parking.
Art
New gallery on south side
Northern Made Creations Gift Shop & Gallery will hold its grand opening starting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29. The gallery, located in Huffman Square, 1120 Huffman Road, includes a selection of crafts and artwork from around the state, including "from the remotest parts of the Alaska bush," according to Sarah Fuller, who co-owns the gallery with her husband Stephen. This month, inks and watercolors by Jodi Magidan will be featured. There are also Native dolls, ivory carvings, paintings, sculpture and the "Aurora Room" dedicated to the photos of "Aurora Hunter" Todd Salat. And, as Stephen is an active gold miner, the store will also offer jewelry from Alaska-mined gold nuggets.