Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances
To have your event added to The Arts and Culture Calendar contact
info@KetchikanArts.org
907-225-2211
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Call to Artist - The Red Lantern
✨ Open Call to Artists!
The Red Lantern is looking for new designs for clothing, stickers, and other merch! We’d love to see art influenced by the 1920’s era of Ketchikan; using the island culture, art deco decor, and the pioneering women who worked and owned the beloved brothels on Creek Street as inspiration. Chosen art will be rewarded with a $100 gift card to the Boutique and given first dibs on merch!
** Enter your art designs by emailing theredlantern@gmail.com or drop by during open hours!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 6TH!
Our Local Table - Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce
Join the Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce for their 3rd Annual "Our Local Table" event at The Mill at Ward Cove.
Open Mic!
A fabulous night will be had by all!
50th Annual Alaska Folk Festival - Juneau, Alaska
Fun fact, the Alaska Folks Festival in Juneau and the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council's Blueberry Arts Festival both turn 50 in 2025!!!
"Untamed" a solo exhibit by Jamie Lee Mitchell at the Main Street Gallery
Opening Reception: Friday April 4, 5-7pm!
Main Street Gallery • 330 Main Street • Ketchikan, AK
In her first solo exhibit “Untamed”, Jamie-Lee Mitchell will guide you across the world of endangered and unique wildlife, from Alaska to New Zealand, through the medium of scratch art! Don’t miss the opportunity to see her meticulous attention to detail upclose in this masterful collection!
See and purchase works from the Online Main Street Gallery using the link below.
image: "Lions" by Jamie Lee Mitchell
Alaska Hummingbird Festival Juried Art Show
Explore this Juried Art Show of local artists showcasing the migratory birds of Southeast Alaska that return to our area in the Spring.
BOOMbal Dance Hall - RESCHEDULED
BOOMbal Dance Hall in March!!!
More information to come soon!!!!
Ketchikan Community Concert Band Rehearsal
KCCB rehearses for the April 13, 3pm performance!!
Ketchikan Chamber Orchesta Rehearsal
The Ketchikan Chamber Orchestra rehearses for the Spring 2025 performance!!!!
Arts Report on KRBD
Each week at approximately 8:20 am KRBD hosts the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council for their weekly report on arts and humanities in Ketchikan and the surrounding area. Get a synopsis of the local music scene, performances, Gallery exhibits, pop-ups, and Calls to artists. The Arts Report often features special guests from the Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Artists, and Curators. Tune in weekly to KRBD 105.3 FM Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Saxman, 107.1 FM North Ketchikan, Ward Cove, and Ketchikan, 101.7: Craig, 90.7: North Point Higgins, 90.1: Mountain Point, Hydaburg, Klawock, and Thorne Bay.
If you would like your event to be aired in the Arts Report please let us know by the Thursday prior.
KAAHC on First City Forum: KTKN radio
Every second Thursday of the month at 11:00am, First City Forum hosts the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council for a discussion about whats happening in the world of Art & Humanities in Ketchikan and the surrounding area. Get a synopsis of the local music scene, performances, Gallery exhibits, pop-ups, and Calls to artists. Tune in monthly to KTKN AM 930. If you would like your event to be discussed in the show, please let us know by the Thursday prior.
If you missed the show on the air, the First City Forum is recorded and accessible through KTKN Website.
The Ukelele Group
Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Thursdays at 3:00pm at the Bayside Hotel!
Alaska Hummingbird Festival - Birding 101
Ranger Nicole will share tips and ideas for observing birds in nature! All ages are welcome.
Friday Night Insights - "Sasquarch: Legends & Myths Meet Science" - presented by Rob Holston
Join Rob Holston for an entertaining 45-minute collision of contradictory yet collaborative evidence surrounding Bigfoot. Featuring publications by Dr. Rob Alley, Dr. Matt Johnson & Dr. Jeff Meldrum. Fascinating IM Index evidence exposed. Bigfoot DNA controversy explained. Plus, locals with Bigfoot encounters will be invited to share and enjoy a Q&A session.
Alaska Hummingbird Festival - Birding at Ward Lake
Meet at Ward Lake for a guided bird walk!
Image Credits
TOP ROW (L-R)
Stephen Jackson, Seward Shame Pole, Saxman, Alaska, 2017 - Ketchikan Community Concert Band, image credit Felix Wong - Evy Posey, "Cosmic Wyvern", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2021 – Ricardo Búrquez, "My World", 2016 - Evon Zerbetz & Rich Stage, "A Trip to the Library", 2012 - Terry Pyles, "Yeltatzie Salmon", 2015
BOTTOM ROW (L-R)
Kathy Flora, Marcie Pungowiyi, New Path Dancers, "Thunder”, ShapeShift the 26th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2012, image credit Ernie Meloche - Rhonda Green, Tongass Historical Museum entry gate, 2021 - Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Spring Gala "The Four Seasons" May 2021 - Nathan Jackson, "New Thundering Wings", 2016 – First City Players, "39 Steps", Jack Finnegan, 2021, image credit Jeff Fitzwater - Jackie Keizer "Sailing Off Into A Tequila Sunrise", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art, image credit Jeanette Sweetman 2021 - Shawna Hofmann, Andiamo Dance Company, image credit Jeanette Sweetman, 2021- Ricardo Búrquez, “Pipe Junction” 2021 - Isreal Shotridge, Chief Johnson's Totem Pole, Ketchikan, AK. 1955
