Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances
To add your event added to our Arts and Culture Calendar, please contact us at:
info@KetchikanArts.org
907-225-2211
Open Mic with Joe Williams IV
Island Music Residency with Celka Ojakangas
The 2026-27 Island Music Season kicks off with composer Celka Ojakangas!
Ketchikan Community Concert Band Rehearsals Begin
KCCB rehearsals begin Sept. 14, 7pm!
The Winter Performance of the Ketchikan Community Concert Band is Sunday, December 20, 3 PM at the Kayhi Auditorium.
Music at the Library
Join Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, violinist Yuriy Bekker, and pianist Dominic Dousa for a free midday conversation and preview of their evening concert at Holy Name Church at 7:00pm.
Tuesday Open Mic
Ketchikan Community Chorus Rehearsals Begin
KCC rehearsals begin Sept. 15, 6:30pm!
Upcoming performances:
Sing-a-long!, December 23rd
Winter Performance, February 27th & 28th
Sitka Music Festival Presents: Brahms Double with Yuriy Bekker and Zuill Bailey in Ketchikan
The Sitka Music Festival brings exceptional music to communities across Alaska so you can experience the beauty of live performances, and feel a deep connection to the joy and fulfillment that music brings.
Design Contest: Ketchikan Gero Kanayama Exchange Program
The Ukelele Group
Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!
Island Music at the Ketchikan Public Library with Celka Ojakangas
Ketchikan Chamber Orchestra Rehearsals Begin
KCO rehearsals begin Sept. 16, 6:30pm!
Dance Open Gym
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.
Glow, an Artist Spotlight Series: Niles Corporon
The Red Lantern presents Glow, an Artist Spotlight Series starting August 27th and every Thursday night through September.
This week's artist is Niles Corporon!
Glow, an Artist Spotlight Series: Cameron Brockett
The Red Lantern presents Glow, an Artist Spotlight Series starting August 27th and every Thursday night through September.
This week's artist is Cameron Brockett!
Open Mic with Evan Porter & Mario Sumner
Award Nominations Due: Ketchikan Kapamilya Gala
Award nominations, to be presented at the Ketchikan Kapamilya Gala on October 3rd at the Ted Ferry Civic Center, are DUE SEPTEMBER 18th.
You can submit nominations online.
For more information, you can reach out to Alma at Ketchikan Wellness Coalition.
Newly Reported USCG Families - Welcome to Ketchikan Night
The Crow's Nest is hosting "Welcome to Ketchikan Night" for newly reported Coast Guard personnel, families, and any other patrons!
Come discover the many community resources Ketchikan has to offer, including the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council! Our Program Director (and prior Coast Guard member!) Erin will be there with information about our organization, so come say hi!!
Tiny Taproom with Island Music and Celka Ojakangas
Live Music @ the New York Cafe
Weekly live music to accompany your dining or drinking. No reservations and the place can fill up quick. Some Fridays might not have a performance, so be forewarned of unexpected cancellations. The playlists on speaker are generally great enough, so either way its worth a Friday night social hour.
Scattered Sunshine Trombone Choir!!!
KTB Nutcracker Auditions
Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Paint and Sip
Email Savannah to register!
"The Nob Hill House Crawl" A KAAHC Fundraising Event!!!
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council is excited to announce a new event that will not only be totally fun, it will help support the programs and events of the organization.
Participants will be shuttled from the Main Street Gallery in small groups, up to Knob Hill to view 5 incredible, historic Ketchikan homes. Each home will have catered delectables, libations, music, and a feast for the curious!!!
Choose your departure time:
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
Click below for tickets!
Kayhi Drama Kings 24 Hour Play
This Friday the Kayhi Drama Kings will be conducting the 4th annual 24-hour play. In the span of exactly one day, 6 original miniature plays will be written, directed, performed, and staged by anybody willing to participate. On Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the Kayhi auditorium you will be able to view the final products.
Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults.
Red Lantern performance
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
