August 2003 calendar of events.

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ANCHORAGE 9 Scared Scriptless Comedy Improv Features improvised scenes based on audience suggestions. For mature audiences only. Cost is $5 at the door. Showtime is 10 p.m. at Cyrano's Off Center Playhouse. Call 274-6732 or visit www.scaredcriptless.com. 12 Business Connection Breakfast "Building Your Referral Castle" PART THREE OF A THREE-PART SERIES. Learn how to identify your ideal client profile and how to ask for and give referrals from a panel of professionals, who will be sharing ideas and activities that you can take back to the workplace and implement immediately. Speakers include Todd Clark of Denalitek, Kevin Curtis of the Blood Bank Alaska and Kathleen Madden of Waddell & Reed. 7:30 a.m. at Harry's Bar & Grill, 101 W. Benson Blvd. E-mail: admin@anchoragechamber.org or call 272-2401. 17 Humpy's Marathon Runners and walkers from Alaska and around the nation gather in Anchorage each August for the annual Humpy's Marathon. Visit www.anchoragerunningclub.org/humpys. FAIRBANKS 1-9 Tanana Valley State Fair The Interior's largest event featuring handicrafts, food, commercial and competitive exhibits, giant cabbages, livestock and entertainment. Noon to 11 p.m., Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, 1800 College Road. Adults, $8; children 12 and under, $5. Call 452-3750 or visit www.tananavalleyfair.org. HAINES 13-17 Southeast Alaska State Fair and Bald Eagle Music Festival Five tun-filled days. Includes a parade, exhibits, logging show, live music, food and daily entertainment. Call 766-2476. HOMER 30 Fourth Annual Homer Mariner Triathlon Call Brigitte Kuhns, 235-7416. HOUSTON 16 Houston Founder's Day Live band, free barbecue and fireworks. Call 373-0826. JUNEAU 23 Harvest Fair At Juneau's Community Garden (Montana Creek Road). Call 789-6022. KENAI 23 Industry Appreciation Day Free community picnic for the whole family to recognize the various industries that provide the lifeblood to this community. Kenai Park Strip on...