April 2004 calendar of events.

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ANCHORAGE

1-4 21st Annual Great Alaskan Sportsman Show

Alaska's largest annual sportsman and outdoor show offers everything for the sportsman and outdoor enthusiast with demonstrations and clinics. Thursday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 562-9911 for more information.

2 "Courage of the Military"

Pat Gamble is president and CEO of the Alaska Railroad. Gamble served as the top U.S. Air Force commander in the Pacific Region and retired as a four-star general. He was a fighter pilot throughout his career, and served a combat flying tour during Vietnam. Does courage of a leader transfer between fields? Friday, noon to 1 p.m., Wilda Martson Theatre, Z.J. Loussac Public Library. Free and open to the public.

3 Tom Rush in Concert

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Blues influenced singer-songwriter with dark guitar licks has "No Regrets." Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Call 800-478-7328 or www.whistlingswan.net.

4 Cleanup Committee Meeting

Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, 441 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 300, 4 p.m. Call 272-2401 or fax 272-4117.

8 Thursday Night at the Fights

Clubhouse boxing at 7:30 p.m. at the Egan Center. Call 800-478-7328.

9 "Courage in Race Relations"

Thelma Buchholdt was elected to the Alaska State House of Representatives in 1974, making her the first Filipino woman elected to the state legislative body in the U.S. and the first Filipino of either gender to serve in a U.S. mainland state legislature. She is also the author of "Filipinos in Alaska: 1788-1958." Friday, noon to 1 p.m., Wilda Martson Theatre, Z.J. Loussac Public Library. Free and open to the public.

16 "Courage in Life Changes"

Rachel Simon is the author of "Riding the Bus with My Sister," the story of the year she spent riding the buses ALL DAY with her sister, Beth, a developmentally disabled woman. After this great leap of change, Simon left "most of her jobs behind, found her way back to her sister, and rediscovered her friendships." The courage of making change. Friday, noon to t p.m., Wilda Martson Theatre, Z.J. Loussac Public Library. Free and open to the public.

17-18 Alyeska's 27th Annual Spring Carnival and Slush Cup

Usher in spring with great skiing and snowboarding, plus zany events. Call 754-2209.

21 Alaska Chapter of the Project Management Institute

Social hour starts at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Presentation: Anchorage School District Project Review. RSVP to Jim Zelnik by noon, April...