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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"Tongass to Tidewaters: Block Prints of SE Alaska" a solo exhibit by Rachelle Bonnett
Come out for the Opening Reception of "Tongass to Tidewaters: Block Prints of SE Alaska", a solo exhibit by Juneau artist Rachelle Bonnett. Rachelle uses printmaking, local charts, and watercolor to create her works for this exhibit.
See and purchase works from the Online Main Street Gallery at the link below.
image: "Thunder Mountain" by Rachelle Bonnett
St. Patrick Day Parade!!!
Mission Street Local Arts Market - Resin Art class
Learn to use resin to create your own art projects. Join local artist Chris Blossom, owner of Blossom Studio Art, for a fun class that is open to the public. No experience necessary. Class is limited to 10 students. Cost is $30, including all supplies. To sign up call 907-617-3251, space is limited so call now. If the class does not fill by Sunday, walk-ins are welcome.
Open Mic!
A fabulous night will be had by all!
BOOMbal Dance Hall
BOOMbal Dance Hall in March!!!
Ketchikan Community Concert Band Rehearsals
KCCB rehearses for the April 13, 3pm performance!!
Ketchikan Chamber Orchesta Rehearsal
The Ketchikan Chamber Orchestra rehearses for the Spring 2025 performance!!!!
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.
The Ukelele Group
Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Thursdays at 3:00pm at the Bayside Hotel!
Friday Night Insights - "Discovering Nature's Bounty" - presented by Val Cancino
Join Val Cancino to explore the fascinating botanical resources of the Tongass - a rich environment of
alpine tundra, lowland muskeg, towering trees, and scores of tidewater glaciers. While the forest is
dominated by cedar, western hemlock and Sitka spruce, the understory is the source of a rich variety of
plants.
"The Crucible" - First City Players - CANCELLED
*This performance was cancelled because Kayhi could not be opened on account of the recent rock slide blocking Tongass Avenue.
Widely considered a masterpiece, this timeless classic challenges American ideas of power, intolerance, and justice in this partially-fictionalized dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials.
Basics of Wheel Throwing with Rae Walton
Basics of Wheel Throwing will begin with an introduction to the studio and a potters wheel demonstration. You will learn the basic steps of throwing a cylinder on the wheel before trying it out yourself using up to four one-pound balls of clay.
You can keep your new works of art, we will dry, trim, bisque fire, glaze and glaze fire them for you. When your masterpieces are finished, we will notify you when they are ready for pick-up (allow three to six weeks).
Please arrive 5-10 minutes early. The first 10 minutes of class will be covering studio etiquette and the last 15 minutes of class will be set aside for clean up.
Basics of Wheel Throwing is required to access other studio classes.
Please arrive 5-10 minutes early. The first 10 minutes of class will be covering studio etiquette and the last 15 minutes of class will be set aside for clean up.
Due to limited space, cancellations more than 2 weeks in advance are entitled to a full refund. Less than 14 days notice prior to a class are eligible for 50% of the registration fee. Less than 24hrs notice is non-refundable.
*Students must be 18 and older to enroll.
Starpath Theatre Classes - First City Players
Classes for grades 1- 12!! Scholarships are available!!!
Create a bunny! - Mission Street Local Arts Market
Learn to make your own bunny art projects. Join local artist Lori Skaggs, owner of Wicked Awesome Craftinators, for a fun class that is open to the public. No experience necessary. Class is limited to 10 students. Cost is $25, including all supplies. To sign up call 907-617-3251, space is limited so call now. If the class does not fill by Saturday, walk-ins are welcome.
"The Crucible" - First City Players CANCELLED
*This performance was cancelled because Kayhi could not be opened on account of the recent rock slide blocking Tongass Avenue.
Widely considered a masterpiece, this timeless classic challenges American ideas of power, intolerance, and justice in this partially-fictionalized dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials.
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

