The man who $old Alaska
The sale of Alaska for $7.2 million was a mere footnote in the life of Tsar Alexander II, known to some as “The Liberator.”
Happy Marmot Day, Alaska!
Feb. 2 is Marmot Day in Alaska. Here is a poem written in honor of our whistling mountainside rodent.
A critic's observations after 50 years reporting on Alaska arts
Comment: I feel like the last mammoth, gazing on the world of inedible willows that has taken over the grasslands on which I used to graze.
60-year-old "Church of Love" finds new life as an arts commons
The church has housed different congregations since Harry Truman was president. Abandoned and intended for demolition, it's instead become a space for artists to work and perform.
UAA dancers work for 'Middle Ground' in new piece
Art Beat: UAA dance student Katie O’Loughlin will make her directorial debut with a new piece this weekend.
Anchorage Symphony's adventurous guest artist featured on 'Black Swan' soundtrack
Art Beat: You’ve already heard violinist Tim Fain’s work if you watched “Black Swan” or “Twelve Years a Slave.”
LA's Versa-Style troupe brings high-level mix of hip-hop dance to Alaska
Versa-Style has won acclaim for not just their dancing, but also but their efforts mentoring youth.
Artists take over the asylum with IGCA member show
The International Gallery of Contemporary Art presents its annual Member Artist Exhibition this month.
For Anchorage musician Laura Oden, dormant decade led to a musical revival
For the first decade of the 21st century, Oden's guitar gathered dust. It may have been time well spent.
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra to provide live music for classic Chaplin film
Arts Scene: The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra will supply the movie music for Charlie Chaplin live at the screening of two silent picture classics.
Wildflower wizard Verna Pratt dies in Anchorage
Pratt died in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 8. She was considered a pioneer in popularizing knowledge of native Alaska plants.
A quiet advocate for Alaska art, Andrea Noble-Pelant becomes new director of the Council on the Arts
Noble-Pelant often repeats advice to artists she heard from a professor some years back: “It will take time and it’s going to be a lot harder than you think.”