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Arts Calendar

Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances

To have your event added to The Arts and Culture Calendar contact

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907-225-2211

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December 7–13 2025

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"Nutcracker" - Ketchikan Theatre Ballet

Sunday, December 7, 2025
2:30 pm4:00 pm
Kayhi Auditorium

"United in Song" Ketchiakn Community Chorus Performance

Sunday, December 7, 2025
3:00 pm4:30 pm
First United Methodist Church

The Winter Performances of the Ketchikan Community Chorus are always wonderful - and you get to sing along with them on holiday songs!

Open Mic!

Sunday, December 7, 2025
6:00 pm9:00 pm
Creek Street Cabaret

A fabulous night will be had by all! This event runs 6-9pm (contrary to the poster)

"Youth in Art" exhibit at the Main Street Gallery

Monday, December 8, 20259:00 amFriday, December 12, 20253:00 pm
Main Street Gallery - 330 Main Street

The Main Street Gallery is a program of the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council. Exhibit Openings at the Main Street Gallery are always the first Friday of the Month! New exhibits are mounted each month by artists and curators.

In December the "Annual Youth in Art" exhibit is an abbreviated exhibit to allow for the holiday season.

Ketchikan Community Concert Band Rehearsal

Monday, December 8, 2025
7:00 pm8:30 pm
First Assembly Church of God

KCCB rehearses for the December 21st, 2025, 3pm performance in the Kayhi Auditorium!!

Story SLAM - Theme..."Summer Blues"

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
7:00 pm9:00 pm
Alaska Legends Cider and Wine

Doors open at 7pm, stories start at 7:30pm. $3 at the door!

The Ukelele Group

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
3:45 pm4:45 pm
Bayside Hotel Lobby

Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!

Call to Artists - KRBD

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
4:59 pm5:00 pm
KRBD - 1101 Copper Ridge Lane

KRBD invites artists to submit an original design for our 50th Birthday Party! On May 23, 2026, we will celebrate 50 years of community radio in Southern Southeast Alaska with Live Day performances and an evening dance party at the Ted Ferry Civic Center. The selected design will be featured in event publicity and printed on commemorative merchandise.

Guidelines
· All mediums are accepted. Submit physical artwork or digital files that can be reproduced clearly on shirts and print materials.

· Design must be new and not shown previously. No prior public display or commercial use.

· Required text: “KRBD Community Radio,” “2026,” “50 years,” and “Ketchikan, Alaska.”

· Original work only. No AI-generated designs, stock elements, or third-party trademarks.

· Camera-ready: Provide clean linework and high contrast so the design prints well on shirts and posters.

· Digital format: Preferred scalable vector file (EPS or PDF). High-resolution JPG is acceptable.

· Contact info required: Include your name, mailing address, phone, and email with your submission.

How to Submit
Drop off physical artwork:

· KRBD, 1101 Copper Ridge Lane, Ketchikan, AK 99901

· Email digital submissions: linda@krbd.org

· Deadline: Monday, December 10, 2025, 5:00 p.m. AKST.

Selection and Prize
· Selection committee: A diverse committee of community members will review all eligible entries and select one design.

· Prize: $500 honorarium for the chosen design, plus KRBD merch and bragging rights.

Rights and Credits
· Copyright: KRBD will hold the copyright to the winning design.

· Credit: The artist will be credited on KRBD channels and event materials where feasible.

Artwork Return
Unselected physical artwork will be available for pick-up at KRBD after the selection is announced. Please do not send irreplaceable originals by mail.

"United in Song" Ketchikan Community Chorus Performance

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
7:00 pm8:30 pm
First United Methodist Church

The Winter Performances of the Ketchikan Community Chorus are always wonderful - and you get to sing along with them on holiday songs!

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, December 11, 2025
8:20 am8:35 am
KRBD Studio

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.

DUE - Materials/Travel Grant applications for Weirdcore

Friday, December 12, 2025
4:30 pm5:00 pm
Main Street Gallery

$150 grants available for travel or materials. These grants are reimbursable - save your receipts!!!

Singing Christmas Tree performance

Friday, December 12, 2025
7:00 pm8:30 pm
Clover Pass Community Church - 105 N Pt Higgins Rd

Doors open at 6:30pm

The event is FREE to attend but space is limited. Reserve you seat at the link below.

Square Dance!!!

Friday, December 12, 2025
7:00 pm9:00 pm
Creek Street Cabaret

$5 at the door

3rd Annual Houghtaling Holiday Craft Market

Saturday, December 13, 2025
10:00 am3:00 pm
Houghtaling Elementary School

Singing Christmas Tree performance

Saturday, December 13, 2025
4:30 pm6:00 pm
Clover Pass Community Church - 105 N Pt Higgins Rd

Doors open at 4:00pm

Attendance if FREE but space is limited. Reserve your seat at the link below.

Singing Christmas Tree performance

Saturday, December 13, 2025
7:00 pm8:30 pm
Clover Pass Community Church - 105 N Pt HIggins Rd

Doors open at 6:30pm

Attendance is free but space is limited. Reserve your seat at the link below.


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

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