 The Arts This Week Ketchikan, Alaska April 8 - April 14, 2002 April 8, 2002
We're moving the offices of the Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council and First City Players, and the Main Street Gallery will become the Mainstay Gallery at our new location at 716 Totem Way (downtown Ketchikan, right near the Tongass Historical Museum and the Library, on the Creek). Stay tuned for exciting volunteer opportunities to pack, move, spackle and paint during the month of April - we'll be in our new location on May 1st! For more information, call the Arts Council at 225-2211, or First City Players at 225-4792. The last production at the Main Street Theatre opens this week: First City Players' production of The Tavern, by George M. Cohan, will run from April 11-27 at the Main Street Theatre. The lighting flashes, the thunder roars, a shot is heard in the stable... and where did that stranger come from? This melodramatic thriller is one of George M. Cohan's most famous plays. This is a classic play for the whole family. There will be a "pay-what-you-can" performance on Thursday, April 11th, and the show opens on Friday, April 12th, with performances on April 18,19,20,25,26,27, all at 8pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Directed by Joann Flora. Tickets and information at 225-4792. Also this week: Jazz Night: The Jerry Galley Memorial Scholarship benefit concert will take place on Thursday April 11th, 7pm, at Kayhi Auditorium. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information, contact McPherson Music at 225-3650. Tickets are on sale for the Assad Brothers concert, virtuoso classical guitarists from Brazil, who will perform in Ketchikan on Tuesday, April 30th, at 7:30pm at Kayhi Auditorium. Brazilian-born Sergio and Odair Assad are today's preeminent guitar duo. Born two years apart, the brothers have been making music together since they first picked up their instruments. The result is an uncanny rapport that has set new performance standards and an exceptional level of artistry. The Assads have recorded widely, and have collaborated on discs with Gidon Kremer, Yo-Yo Ma and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (a recent best-selling album of Gypsy music). They regularly perform in recital halls in all of the major European music capitals, as well as throughout Australia, Asia, North America, and Latin America. Tickets in advance: Adults $20, students/seniors $15, Family 4-Pack: $60 (2 ad, 2 students/seniors), Friends 4-Pack: $70 (4 adults). Tickets at the door: Adults $20, students/seniors $15 Tickets available at: Soho Coho, McPherson Music, Madison's, Mirror Images, & the Arts Council. This concert is part of the Torch Nights Performing Arts Series, sponsored by the Arts Council. Info at 225-2211. Inside Passages, Ketchikan's literary journal, is now on sale. Featuring works by Chip Porter, Diane Walden Naab, Tom Hunt, Dave Kiffer, Hunter Davis, Sharon Pleus, Cheryl Stadig, David Fletcher, Olivia Round, Galen Fackler, Dan Branch, Phoebe Newman, Rachel Spromberg, David Martin, Martin Bilger, Shawn Dean Eggert, MJ Turek, Molly Dwyer, Gigi Pilcher, Patricia A. Olson-Groshong, Lance Mertz, Mike Fontana & Jennifer Bowers, Terry Herda Gucker, Lance Bifoss, Richard Whittaker, and Keith Smith. $7/copy. On sale at the Arts Council Office, 338 Main Street, and Parnassus Bookstore, 5 Creek Street, 2nd floor. Inside Passages is sponsored by the Writers Forum, a program of the Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council (225-2211). Ongoing exhibits: "We Photograph Anything, Anywhere", The Fisher Studio Collection, is on display at the Tongass Historical Museum, 629 Dock Street. "We photograph anything, anywhere" is an exhibition of photographs taken in the 1920s and 30s by Elliot Fisher. This exhibition of about 70 photographs will feature a wide variety of photographic styles and techniques, demonstrating the versatility and ingenuity of this local photographer who indeed seemed to photograph everything, everywhere. Also on exhibit will be a selection of newly discovered, century-old glass plate images by Benjamin Haldane, a Metlakatla photographer, whose work spans from 1890 - 1930. The exhibit will run through Sunday, April 14th. (225-5600) 20 cameras, 20 views: If you were to take one photo of how you view living in Ketchikan, what would that image be? The Tongass Historical Museum issued this challenge to 20 locals, and armed them each with a disposable camera. See how your neighbors view our community during this special exhibit, "20 cameras, 20 views," March 16th to April 14th at the Tongass Historical Museum. An exhibit of photography by Ketchikan high school students is on display at the Main Street Gallery, 338 Main Street. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit continues through the last Friday of the month. Sponsored by the Arts Council. Call 907-225-2211 for more information. Femme Icon, an exhibit of new works by Lance Bifoss, display began at the Soho Coho Gallery (5 Creek Street) on Friday, April 5th. This exhibit of mixed media photography will continue through April 27th. Call 225-5954 for more information. Art Camps: Sitka Fine Arts Camp June 17 - July 1, 2002, At Sheldon Jackson College Campus. Join an outstanding group of instructors and talented, fun-loving students at the 27th annual Sitka Fine Arts Camp June 2002. The Fine Arts Camp offers exciting, high quality, professional instruction in visual arts, music, dance, theater, creative writing and Alaskan Native Arts to students from all over Alaska. Last year 120 students from 23 different communities attended the camp. Camp offers students a variety of arts opportunities not usually available in their own communities. Students work in small groups with professional artists in shared creative experiences. Students who are entering Grades 7-12 in the Fall are eligible to apply. For more information contact: Sitka Fine Arts Camp, P.O. Box 3086, Sitka, AK 99835. Tel/fax 907-747-3085.
ARTSCool Arts Camp: 4 weeks of visual and performing arts for kids ages 8-16. July 15th through August 10th. Sponsored by the Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council and First City Players. Stay tuned for more information - complete course descriptions will be available and registration will begin in mid-May. For more information, call 225-2211. Classes, workshops, etc: Carvers' Tool Making class, April 11th-20th at the Totem Heritage Center: Fine woodcarving tools are readily available from commercial sources, but many professional carvers make their own tools, believing it is an integral part of the finished product. In Brown's class, students will learn how to shape, hone, and temper metal blades and fit them to appropriate wooden handles. They will also pick up tips on how to maintain their tools. Brown is a respected carver, artist and author. "Since 1969, my professional occupation has been as an artist, carver, teacher and writer; working with Northwest Coast Native Art in a manner designed to respectfully emulate and assist in the enhancement of these ancient traditions," Brown said. Brown is no stranger to the Totem Heritage Center. His previous classes at the Center include Northwest Coast Art History, Carvers' Tool Making, Canoe Carving, Drum Making, and Formline Design. For more information or to register, contact the THC at 225-5900. UAS-Ketchikan will offer Introduction to Creative Writing (English 261/361; 3 credits): The class will run from 9:00am-3:00pm, on May 11th, 18th, 25th, and June 1st & 8th. Wrap up session to be scheduled in August. We express ourselves in so many ways - through what we wear, how we behave in social situations, the kind of cars we drive. Writing often remains a private act, though. Since the advent of email we may write more frequently, and to a more varied audience, but this type of writing is often more technical than imaginative, more business than pleasure, and more spontaneous than considered. This summer, Professor Rod Landis offers you the chance to get at some of what makes you tick through exploring the part of you that usually stays inhibited, unknown. Using the text, LET THE CRAZY CHILD WRITE!, Landis will lead a series of Saturday workshops in May and early June that will culminate in several original pieces. If looking into your "creative unconscious" through the act of writing sounds like fun, register for this class. Tuition is $330. For more information, call 228-4547. Upcoming auditions, contests, artist opportunities, etc: Call for artists, for The Creative Process, the first exhibit at the Arts Council's new Mainstay Gallery. The creative challenge: We chose 15 items that are, we hope, inexpensive and readily available. We challenge you to stick to this list and require you to use at least five of these ingredients in your piece. You can transform any or all of the items by dyeing, ripping, shredding, pulverizing, burning, etc. There are no restrictions on what you do with the items. You can create sculpture, a wall piece, something wearable, jewelry, a basket, or whatever the muse directs. The piece can be elegant or funky, large or small, functional or decorative. The 'process' (optional): So that others might gain insight into your creative process, you're encouraged to keep a journal of your thoughts, plans, sketches, and/or inspirations and submit a copy with your entry. They will be displayed together. The list: 20 twigs, not to exceed 1 1/2 feet each; 3 hair nets or 1 fish net or 1 pair fishnet stockings; 8 pairs of shoe laces, any length or style; 3 kitchen sponges; As much dryer lint as you can deal with; up to 3 yards fabric; 1 hank, not over 1 pound, dyed or natural raffia; 2 daily or Sunday newspapers, or 4 paper bags (any style); 5 skeins embroidery floss; 2 lbs. knitting worsted or equivalent weight yarn; 50 paper clips or push pins or rubber bands or safety pins; 2 CDs; 3 packages seam binding or lace or satin trim or rickrack; 2 pounds beads; 5 pounds beach-combed items: glass, shells, kelp, fish bones, pebbles... The deadline: Entries must be brought or mailed by 5pm, Friday, April 26th, 2002 to our temporary location at 338 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901. A maximum of two entries is allowed. All two-dimensional entries must be ready to hang. All three-dimensional entries must be ready for display. Opening reception: Artwork will make its debut during the Celebration of the Sea Art Walk, Friday, May 3rd, from 5-7pm. The Mainstay Gallery will host a public reception, and featured artists are encouraged to attend. Questions: the Arts Council, 225-2211. Community Connections is seeking artwork for its 2003 Families Together calendar. If you are a Ketchikan area artist and would like your work featured in this popular calendar, please contact Karen Hahne at Community Connections at 225-5396. The calendar will again be full color, and either original work no larger than 12"X18", or slides may be submitted. There are no funds available for payment for use of the artwork, and it will be returned to you. It is requested that the theme of the artwork have something to do with family or childhood, and artists are also asked to write a brief statement connecting to this theme, which will be included on the month where the artwork is featured. This is a great opportunity to feature your work along with other wonderful Ketchikan area artists, and be a part of supporting families and children in our area and beyond! Deadline: Tuesday, April 30th, 2002. Auditions for We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! will be held at the Main Street Theatre on April 23rd & 24th at 7pm, Directed by Elizabeth Nelson. Roles available for 3 men and 2 women. Perusal scripts are available at the theatre. Call 225-4792 for more information. Call for writers/poets/artists: for Inside Passages, Ketchikan's literary magazine. The editors are looking for poems (100 lines, maximum), short stories and essays (up to 2500 words), and artwork suitable for greyscale reproduction. Publication is in July or August of each year. Writers/poets/artists selected for publication will receive one copy of Inside Passages (additional volumes will be available to participants for $5/copy). Inside Passages is published annually by the Writers Forum, which is a program of the Arts Council. For more information, please contact the Arts Council at 225-2211. Requirements: A self-addressed, stamped envelope and an information sheet with your name, address, phone number, the titles of your work, and 4-line biography must be included with your entry. Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by Friday, May 10th. Submit entries to Inside Passages, Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council, 716 Totem Way (our address as of May 1st), Ketchikan, AK 99901. Auditions for The Fish Pirate's Daughter will be held on June 11th & 12th at 7pm at the Mainstay Gallery, 716 Totem Way. Directed by Elizabeth Nelson. Ketchikan's original musical melodrama, now in it's 37th season. Join in the tradition. Performances every Friday in July. Information at 225-4792. Meetings and Gatherings: First City Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at noon at the Youth Court chambers in the Plaza. The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council Board of Directors meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6pm at the Main St. Gallery. ****The April meeting will be on the 4th Tuesday: April 23rd. The meeting is open to the public. Rainy Day Quilters meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month, at 6:45pm, at Holy Name. Coming attractions: McManus in Love, a one-man play performed by Tim Behrens, will be presented on Thursday, April 18th, at 7pm at the Ted Ferry Civic Center. Tickets are available from a Schoenbar Volleyball player, teacher or coach, McPherson Music, Murray Pacific, Waldenbooks, and Parnassus, and the Arts Council Office (338 Main). Presented by the Schoenbar Middle School Volleyball Teams. For information, call Rhonda Knight at 228-5655. The Ketchikan Community Chorus is presenting a dinner and concert on April 20th, at 7:00 pm in the KayHi commons.A complete Turkey dinner, prepared by John Glenn and his Culinary Arts Class, with Homemade apple pie, and Hors Doeures will be served. The Chorus directed by Steve Kinney will be singing music that reflects America, and its cultures. Such as "America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Westside Story," spirituals, and Civil War songs. The concert is entitled, "As American as Apple Pie". Tickets are $25.00. The Assad Brothers, virtuoso classical guitarists from Brazil, will perform in Ketchikan on April 30th. This concert is part of the Torch Nights Performing Arts Series, sponsored by the Arts Council. Info at 225-2211. Celebration of the Sea Art Walk will be Friday, May 3rd, 2002, from 5-8pm. Simultaneous receptions at downtown galleries and shops. Coordinated by the Arts Council. (225-2211) The Tongass Historical Museum will unveil its new summer historical exhibit during the Celebration of the Sea Art Walk on Friday, May 3rd, 2002, from 5-8pm. (225-5600) The opening reception for the Creative Process: a group show curated by Jackie Keizer will be held at the Arts Council's new Mainstay Gallery, 716 Totem Way, during the Art Walk on Friday, May 3rd, 2002, from 5-8pm. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit continues through the last Friday of the month. Sponsored by the Arts Council. Call 907-225-2211 for more information. Reading/booksigning: best-selling adventure writer Will Hobbs will be traveling to Alaska from his home in Durango during the month of May making stops in Ketchikan, Craig, Sitka and Juneau. He will do a reading and booksigning at the Ketchikan Public Library on May 10th at 7:00pm. He will also be visiting Kayhi and Schoenbar. Will Hobb's new book "Wild Man Island" to be released in March is set in Southeast Alaska and many of his books have Northwest Coast and Yukon settings including "Far North" and "Ghost Canoe." Ketchikan Theatre Ballet will present their Spring Gala performance at Kayhi on May 10th and 11th, 2002. Ketchikan Community Concert Band: Debut concert, Tuesday, May 14th, 7pm, Kayhi Auditorium. Information at 225-3650. First City Players' production of We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! will run June 6th - 22nd. This political farce by Dario Fo, will be directed by Elizabeth Nelson. A sidesplitting satire! With the price of groceries rising every day, what's a poor girl to do? Stuff bags of food up her sweater and pretend to be pregnant, of course! Laughs are on special when 1997 Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo opens the can on shoplifting. We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! is a sidesplitting satire that'll have you rolling in the (grocery) aisles. Tickets and information at 225-4792. The opening reception for an exhibit by Ketchikan artist MJ Turek, will be on Friday, June 7th, from 5-7pm, at the Mainstay Gallery, 716 Totem Way. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit continues through the last Friday of the month. Sponsored by the Arts Council. Call 907-225-2211 for more information.
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