Live music from Dave Rubin, Hannah Kerick, and Chazz Gist

Artist Marilyn Lee will exhibit at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Season with an exhibit of charcoal and graphite studies of trees on local Ketchikan trails. You can enjoy the exhibit while visiting the Discovery Center.

The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center will finally be OPEN on cruise ship days starting July 9 (8 am -4 pm). Open Thursday-Sunday starting July 29 - October 15th

All the Ketchikan Residents who submitted pieces to the Southeast Alaska State Fair are recognized and exhibited at the Museum! Go see the talent that represented Ketchikan, and the ribbons and recognition they received!!!

Open Mic
Featuring the talents of Cullen McCormick and Chazz Gist
$5 Cover, Must be 21 years of age or accompanied by a parent or guardian.

First City Players has auditions for the fall musical Pippin! The music and lyrics for "Pippin" are by Stephen Schwartz, of "Wicked" fame! It is a fantastically fun show with opportunities for dancers, singers, and actors. You don't need to be a triple threat! There is room for all.
Audition times at 5:30, 6:30 & 7:30 on August 30 & 31.
Come be a part of the magic!

Governor's Arts and Humanities Awards
Each year, any individuals, organizations, or institutions that have made a significant contribution to the arts and humanities in Alaska are eligible to be nominated by the public for an award, with the exception of current ASCA or Forum Council/Board members, staff or prior Award recipients. Award recipients are selected by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Office of the Governor.
Nominations for the 2021 awards are now open through 5PM on August 30, 2021.

First City Players has auditions for the fall musical Pippin! The music and lyrics for "Pippin" are by Stephen Schwartz, of "Wicked" fame! It is a fantastically fun show with opportunities for dancers, singers, and actors. You don't need to be a triple threat! There is room for all.
Audition times at 5:30, 6:30 & 7:30 on August 30 & 31.
Come be a part of the magic!

Self-described paleo nerds Ray Troll and David Strassman discuss paleontology with experts around the nation in their podcast. New podcasts every Wednesday!

Diane Slagle hosts "80's to Now" trivia and blues on-demand piano bar

Obvious Jazz,
Rob Holston sings vocals, plays sax, trumpet, trombone, and flute. The one-man-band plays pieces from the "American Song Book"

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.

The City of Ketchikan presents the Music on the Dock Summer Concert Series!!! A series of concerts meant to showcase local musicians to our summer visitors. always 12:00 - 1:00 pm, always free and open to the public! Grab a lunch and enjoy live music on the docks of Ketchikan!

Join Ketchikan Museums on Thursday, September 2 at 12:00 PM for a virtual Museum Midday program with Megan Smetzer, author of Painful Beauty: Tlingit Women, Beadwork, and the Art of Resilience.
At a time when Indigenous cultural practices were actively being repressed,
beading supported cultural continuity, demonstrating Tlingit women’s resilience,
strength, and power.
Working with museum collection materials, photographs, archives, and interviews with artists and elders, Megan Smetzer reframes this often overlooked art form as a site of historical negotiations and contemporary inspirations. She shows how beading gave Tlingit women the freedom to innovate aesthetically, assert their clan crests and identities, support tribal sovereignty, and pass on cultural knowledge.
Painful Beauty is the first dedicated study of Tlingit beadwork and contributes to the expanding literature addressing women’s artistic expressions on the Northwest Coast.
Listen to Megan Smetzer's discussion of Painful Beauty on the Tongass Historical Museum's Facebook page.
Copies of Painful Beauty are available locally at Parnassus Books and directly from University of Washington Pres

Live music from Dave Rubin, Hannah Kerick, and Chazz Gist

Submit one of two proposals to exhibit artwork at The Commons Gallery, Ketchikan’s newest gallery space, located in one of Ketchikan’s newest gathering spots, The Commons at TFCU. The overall focus of the new space is to support and encourage entrepreneurial efforts by providing temporary office space, meeting spaces, and small business assistance. In addition, TFCU has built a coffee bar and restaurant in the space which creates a commons area. It is in this commons area that The Commons Gallery lives. In the entrepreneurial spirit of the venue, artists are invited to exhibit in two different ways. The vision for the Commons Gallery is to help inspire emerging and established artists by providing flexible exhibit space for artists working in all mediums.

The City of Ketchikan presents the Music on the Dock Summer Concert Series!!! A series of concerts meant to showcase local musicians to our summer visitors. always 12:00 - 1:00 pm, always free and open to the public! Grab a lunch and enjoy live music on the docks of Ketchikan!

Walk around Ward Lake and enjoy vignettes, monologues, of individual writers and performers. Tickets are available soon!

Kicking off the Main Street Gallery Season is Visions of Nature - Two Generations in Wax!!!!
Opening Reception September 3rd, 5 - 7:00 pm
Exhibit :September 3 - 24, 2021
Artists Sandy Shepard and Laurel Shepard Kvale celebrate a mother and daughter’s shared love of working in oil and cold wax, encaustic, acrylic, photography, and mixed media.

Alaska Adventure Project for wounded veterans presents the American Patriot Band with featured guest JD Priest

Artist Presentation • Main Street Gallery
Saturday, September 4th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Sandy and Laurel will present an oil and cold wax and hot wax encaustic demonstration and class. All supplies are provided. Class size is limited, please call the Arts Council to pre-register. (907) 225-2211

Walk around Ward Lake and enjoy vignettes, monologues, of individual writers and performers. Tickets are available soon!

Diane Slagle hosts blues on-demand piano bar