EVENTS CALENDAR.
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APR 4
Alaska Native Art Auction
This annual fundraising event features pieces by local Alaska Native artists available for purchase through a silent and a live auction. Proceeds from the event underwrite the cost of operating KNBA (90.3 FM), which discovers and shares the music of local and national Indigenous artists and contributes to the dialogue on issues important to Alaska Native and Native American communities. This year's auction starts at 6 p.m. at the Hotel Captain Cook. nativeartauction.org
APR 5-28
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, The Importance of Being Earnest, in 1895. Considered one of the greatest comic masterpieces of all time, this farce plays with love, religion, and truth as it tells the tale of two men whose deceptions result in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits, cyranos.org
APR 13
Sweet Rivalry
Sweet Rivalry is an annual event that raises funds for The Arc of Anchorage to continue its work providing services and programs that benefit Alaskans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Alaskan culinary teams battle head-to-head in two competitions: the dessert sculpting competition where edible works of art using sugar and chocolate are built live and the dessert course competition, featuring teams vying for votes as guests taste their exclusive dessert creations served during the ultimate dessert course, starting at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel Anchorage. thearcofanchorage.org
APR 20
2019 Alaska Heart Run
All money raised at the Heart Run at the Alaska Airlines Center benefits the American Heart Association and will fund research and community programs that help to fight cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The timed run begins at 9:30 a.m. and the untimed walk/run starts at 10 a.m. www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=3897&pg=entry
APR 25-27
Senior NYO Games
The Senior NYO Games celebrates Alaska's rich diversity and is open to students grades 7-12. Athletic events include the kneel jump, wrist carry, stick pull, toe kick, one-hand reach, two-foot high kick, one-foot high kick, Alaska high kick, and seal hop. Additional activities include musical and dance performances, the Pilot Bread recipe contest, and the Opportunities Expo. citci.org/partnerships-events/nyo-games/2019-games
FAIRBANKS
APR 9-14
Arctic Man
Arctic Man, which takes place in Paxon, south of Fairbanks, is making changes for 2019: instead of the ski and snowboard...
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