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ANCHORAGE

7 Silent Film: Safety Last

Presented by the Anchorage Symphony; a publicity stunt goes wrong and a store clerk climbs the face of a department store, facing hilarious obstacles at every turn. Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m., free.

www.anchoragesymphony.org

7 Family Skate Season Kickoff

Free fun for all; strap on your skates and join this annual skate series. Free hot chocolate, music and games will help usher in this Anchorage tradition. Westchester Lagoon, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. www.muni.org/departments/parks

12-21 Beauty and the Beast

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the smash hit Broadway musical is coming to Anchorage. Held at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, times vary. alaskapac.centertix.net

13-14 Native Theatre Festival

Enjoy a day filled with storytelling, dancing and theatre from Alaska, Hawaii and other cultures at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, and save the date for next month's Indigenous World Film Festival at the Center on Feb. 3-4. www.alaskanative.net

14 Rage City Roller Girls

Season 3 Champion Dirty Polli's take on the visiting Juneau Rollegirls at the Dena'ina Center, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. www.ragecityrollergirls.org

18 Alaska Fighting Championship 88

Alaska Fighting Championships is Alaska's premier mixed martial arts event. Sullivan Arena, 7:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/alaskafighting

19-29 Anchorage Folk Festival

Hundreds of acts drawn from Alaska and around the world for the best free music event in Alaska. All concerts and workshops are free and open to the public. Times and locations vary with events, www.anchoragefolkfestival.org

20-21 Great Alaska Bear and Barley Wine Festival

The 17th annual showcase of suds features more than 200 beers and barley wines from 50 regional brewers. Egan Center, times vary. auroraproductions.net/beer-barley.html

28-29 Alaska Kennel Club Dog Show

Held at the Egan Center, times vary. alaskakennelclub.org

28-29 Out of this World

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra collaborates with Emmy nominated astronomer/visual artist Dr. Jose Francisco Salgado from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago to present his awe-inspiring video accompaniment to "The Planets." Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m. www.anchoragesymphony.org

FAIRBANKS

1-31 Cultural Events

Experience Alaska Native art, music, stories and dance. Enjoy free, world-class exhibits of Interior Alaska's people, landscapes and seasons. Morris Thompson Cultural and...