Events calendar June 2016.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: PLAY - Calendar

Anchorage

JUNE 3

Fin, Feather or Fur Food Festival

This cook-off competition gives cooking teams a chance to show off their culinary skills and is sponsored by the Alaska chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers. Proceeds benefit scholarship programs and local food charities. Unique Machine, 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Contact Samir Patil, spatilapetroak.com. or Mike Yore, michael.voreaweatherford. com, for more information.

Anchorage

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JUNE 4-5 & 11-12

Three Barons Renaissance Fair

This annual renaissance fair offers entertainment, live music, local vendors, and great food. 3400 Tudor Road. 3barons.org

JUNE 10

Slam'n Salm'n Derby

This king salmon derby is an annual fundraiser for the Downtown Soup Kitchen. Tickets to participate are free. Derby headquarters are located across from the Ulu Factory at 211 West Ship Creek Avenue, shipcreeksalmonderby.com

JUNE 18-25

Alaska Pride Fest

Now in its 39th year, this event brings together local businesses, organizations, allies, and the LGBT community throughout the beautiful state of Alaska to celebrate our diversity. The Equality Parade and PrideFestival take place June 25 on the Delaney Park Strip, alaskapride.org

JUNE 18

Anchorage Mayor's Marathon & Half Marathon

Nearly four thousand runners and walkers will travel to run the scenic trails of Anchorage at the annual summertime Anchorage Mayor's Marathon and Half Marathon. The event is timed to coincide with the summer solstice, when the longest day of the year brings twenty-two hours of functional daylight to the city. The event also has a four-person marathon relay, Coastal 5K and Buddy Half Marathon, where teams of two split up the half marathon course. mayorsmarathon.com

JUN-JUL 24-10

SILA

Set in Canadian Arctic, looking at the massive changes: In Inuit cosmology, "sila" is the primary component of everything that exists. In the play "SILA", Arctic people and animals and spirits fight and mourn changes in climate and culture, and celebrate the transcendence of resilience, adaptation, and love. Cyrano's, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 3 p.m. Sundays, cyranos.org

Fairbanks

JUNE 17-19

Great Alaskan Foodstock

Foodstock's slogan is, "We play for food." Entry to the rock, bluegrass, blues, folk, and funk country music festival is $5 or five cans of food: proceeds are donated to the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. Activities also include dancing, volleyballs, horseshoes, arts and crafts, and food vendors. Howling...