Learn to sew skins!

Sealaska Heritage, in partnership with Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC), will sponsor an in-person, hand skin-sewing workshop in Ketchikan with teacher Louise Kadinger from Nov. 3-6 Thursday & Friday 5-8:30 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5:30 pmSpace is limited.

Apply: bit.ly/KTN-SkinSewing

$100 fee covers a sea otter hide at a $350 value, as well as patterns, supplies, and instruction. Scholarships are available through KIC. Flyer: https://bit.ly/3CyRQXM

ELIGIBILITY
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act, use of sea otter hide is limited to those with 1/4 Alaska Native blood quantum or greater and with a copy of their Certificate of Indian Blood issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Tribal I.D. card issued by a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe.

Mon, Wed, Thursday & Friday 5:30-8:30 pm Sun 10 am-4:30 pm ($225) Materials up to $175

Holly Churchill will instruct beginning students in learning and practicing foundational Tlingit and Tsimshian cedar bark weaving methods. Students will learn basic twining and other techniques foundational to cedar bark weaving. This class counts toward a Certificate of Merit in Weaving and is a prerequisite for all upper-level weaving classes.

Registration for Fall classes opens at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. You are welcome to register via phone (907.225.5900), email, or stop by the Totem Heritage Center.

Ages 5 and up
$110.00

In this class, they will visualize and generate plans for ideas to create art that projects positivity. They will look at how art can influence culture and the human experience. Students will use a number of different materials such as paint, drawing supplies, cardboard, adhesives, and wire to create positive message-themed art designed to make people smile!

Register with the link below.

BOOMbal Dance Classes at the Main Street Gallery! Monday Nights in November

1) Swing 101 - New Beginner Swing Basics | November 7 only
We offer Swing 101 the first week of every 4-week Swing 2 session, to get everyone started with the basic steps and turns of East Coast Swing. If you are a brand new beginner—this is your class! Or take this foundation session many times to review your basics.
The best dancers never tire of practicing basics.
Swing 2 | November 14, 21, and 28
You need at least one Swing 101 class to take Swing 2

Swing 3 | November 7, 14, 21, 28
Has completely different moves from Swing 2
You need at least one Swing 101 class to take Swing 3
swing 101 + Swing 2 for beginners Swing 4 for intermediates.

$30/one 4-week class, $45/both classes. No partner needed, but reservation is required. Register via FB messenger @BOOMbal Dance Hall, mask are optional. 

Ages 5 and up
$110.00

Learn how to make abstract art by understanding the use of color, composition, negative space, and contrast. They will use a variety of mediums in each piece. Students will be challenged to be bold and to push the boundaries of what art is by encouraging them to have no expectations of the outcome. They will be guided them to trust their artistic intuitions and follow their hearts while creating their abstract masterpieces!

Register with the link below.

Open Craft Night is back at the Totem Heritage Center!
Join them on Tuesdays from 6-9:00pm and bring your weaving, regalia, and design projects to work in the company of fellow Northwest Coast artists and students.
For more information about Open Craft Night, the Native Arts Studies Program, and the Totem Heritage Center call 225-5900 or visit KetchikanMuseums.org.
**Woodshop access will NOT be available in October and November due to renovations.**

Stories at Latitude 56 with host Jack Finnegan bring you seven Story SLAM events at the Alaska Fish House pay what you can. Join us for impromptu storytelling with friends, neighbors, and visitors! Themes are suggestions, not requirements!

Ages 13 and up
$110.00

In this class, they will visualize and generate plans for ideas to create art that projects positivity. They will look at how art can influence culture and the human experience. Students will use a number of different materials such as paint, drawing supplies, cardboard, adhesives, and wire to create positive message-themed art designed to make people smile!

Register with the link below.

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 Through Many Decades a Broad Perspective, Hosted by Diane Slagle with special guests- Main Street Gallery Special guest's and Cameo's with Harmilla Earth, Sharolyn Kroscavage, Shauna Lee and Marjorie Evers.

20's and 30's, Jazz & Blues, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday

Tickets $15 at the door

This open-level Ballet class is geared toward adults with no previous dance experience.

Move your body, burn calories and learn the basics of Classical Ballet technique! There is no dance or ballet experience necessary for this class. This class is designed for adults who are new to dance and have always wanted to experience the beauty of ballet! Punch cards are also available for this class.

Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce 2022 Celebration of the Stars "SEAS of Opportunity" celebration honoring water-based industries.