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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Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit - Main Street Gallery
The Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit is opening to artists of all ages in all mediums. This celebratory exhibit is full of colorful, creative, and fun pieces!!!
Open Mic Fish House
Open Mic available for all types of performance.
Music on the Dock - Scattered Sunshine Trombone Choir
Call to Story Tellers Deadline
Call to Storytellers Deadline
Tell the world about your wildest Alaska music experiences.
BOOMbal Dance Hall!
Wednesday August 14
We will be dancing from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
If you would like a refresher in East Coast Swing or you are a newbie - or an experienced dancer that wants to help new people learn more quickly, show up before 6:00 pm, for a 1/2 hour mini-lesson that will cover the basics. 6:00 to 6:30 pm
Doors open at 5:50 pm
Main Street Gallery
338 Main Street, Ketchikan, Alaska
Music for swing, maybe a waltz or tango, but mostly full on SWING.
Bring your water bottle or a mug.
$5 - 10 donation to help pay the rent
Please help get the word out and share with your friends and neighbors If it goes well we'll dance the next two Wednesdays!
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.
Music on the Dock - The String Beings
Alaska Blanket Exercise
Totem Bar Open Mic
Open Mic!
Call to Artists - Stomp the Stigma
OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS
We are excited to invite you to submit your artwork for display in the first annual Expressions exhibition! All mediums are welcome, with the exception of video and performance art.
Submission
Submit your concept to stompthestigma@rycalaska.com by the deadline to be considered for entry into the exhibition. Please include the following with your submission:
Good contact information (your name, email, and phone number)
The title of your piece
A detailed explanation of the piece concept, including any photos you have of the process or inspiration
The art medium and rough finished size
Deadlines
Concept Submission: August 23, 2024
Ready-to-Hang: September 7, 2024
All artwork must be approved in advance - submissions will be evaluated and curated by the Stomp the Stigma team. For more information, please contact Danielle Nickich at daniellen@rycalaska.com or (907) 617-8335.
Available space is limited, so submit now to secure your place!
Synergy Twins - at The Asylum
The Synergy Twins (yes, they are twins!) are a dynamic duo in the classical crossover violin movement! Cool! They are in Ketchikan for only one performance.
No Cover Charge!
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