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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KCASH Exhibit Opening
The In-Person opening has been canceled due to the Ketchikan community's risk level increase to HIGH. Please enjoy this online gallery of images and video submissions! This is a special exhibit to celebrate the creative, crafty, comedic, heartfelt submissions into the Ketchikan Community Arts Scavenger Hunt back in July! We really hope you enjoy, smile, laugh, awe, and feel the love as we did!
Paleo Nerds
Self-described paleo nerds Ray Troll and David Strassman discuss paleontology with experts around the nation in their podcast. New podcasts every Wednesday!
The Artist to Business Workshop
The Artist to Business Workshop (In-Person)
Join Shelly Hill from the Small Business Development Center for her artist development class at the Main Street Gallery for a workshop on the when, why, and how to take your Art Practice from Hobby to the Next Level.
* 9 questions to help you figure out if your art is a business
* How to Start A Business the Basics
* Tools and Resources to help you succeed as you shift into a business mindset
The class size is limited to 10! Pre-registration is required.
Free
Main Street Gallery (907) 225-2211
Ketchikan Community Chorus Rehearsal
Calling all singers! Fall practice will begin Thursday, September 17th, 7- 8:00 pm at the Ketchikan Presbyterian Church, and continue every Thursday 7-8 pm. Masks will be required. Zoom rehearsals are available on request. For more information please email Torrie Wolery ktnccsings@gmail.com
First City Players presents "The Last Five Years"
Kyle G. Baily and Jillian Pollock will perform this intimate story of a couple
Stay tuned for more information coming
Quarterly Writing Contest
Quarterly Writing Contest: Poetry (Online)
Alaska's Writers Guild
Prizes are awarded for First, Second, and Third Place.
Registration fees vary
Deadline for submissions on November 13th!
Call to Story Tellers
Do you have a story you would like to share? Have you always wanted to be on the air? This is a call to Ketchikan residents to share stories of their lives, lessons, and adventures on the RADIO! Jack Finnegan MC of Story Slam will help get your stories recorded for a prerecorded KRBD radio show to be broadcast at 9:00 pm on Saturdays November 7th, December 5th, and January 9th! Jack Finnegan will host this half-hour radio show/ introducing each story! Listen to the first show on November 7th then contact Jack with your story! The deadline to be on the December 5th "Stories at Latitude 56*: The Radio Edition" is November 14th, Deadline to be on the January 9th "Stories at Latitude 56*: The Radio Edition" is December 19th!
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

