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July 2008 — 28 events

Irish Seisún Hosted by John Walsh & Friends

Feb 28, 2008 - Dec 18, 2008
8 - 11 p.m. Thursdays

AurorA – Alaska's Great Northern Lights

May 24, 2008 - Sep 1, 2008
9:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. at the top of the hour

Kids Crazy Art

Jun 2, 2008 - Aug 11, 2008
12 - 3 p.m. Mondays

Featured Event

Anchorage July 4th Celebration and Downtown Parade

Jul 4, 2008
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

First Fridays Art Walk

Jul 4, 2008
5:30 - 8 p.m.

Sutton Summerfest

Jul 4, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008
All day event

Saturday Cultural Series Featuring Alaska Singer Songwriter Showcase

Jul 5, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Chris Snider at Acoustic Saturday Series

Jul 5, 2008
9 p.m.

Music for Little Ones

Jul 7, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Melissa Bledsoe Fischer

Jul 9, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: 9th Army Band - Jammin' Salmon Dixie Band

Jul 11, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

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The Head that Wouldn't Die

Jul 11, 2008 - Aug 3, 2008
7 p.m. Thursday - Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday

Saturday Cultural Series: Cultural dancers, Ursula Gould and Medicine Dream

Jul 12, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Rev. Poor Child at Acoustic Saturday Series

Jul 12, 2008
9 p.m.

Music for Little Ones

Jul 14, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Folk's Tales

Jul 16, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Theatre Thursdays in the Park

Jul 17, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Robin Hopper

Jul 18, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Saturday Cultural Series: Jared Woods, cultural dancers & Carhartt Brothers

Jul 19, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Sean Mormelo at Acoustic Saturday Series

Jul 19, 2008
9 p.m.

Music for Little Ones

Jul 21, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Karenodie and Paul (Upbeat music)

Jul 23, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Derry Aires

Jul 25, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Saturday Cultural Series: cultural dancers, Schultz & Hammer with Mz. Lona

Jul 26, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Terry Kelly at Acoustic Saturday Series

Jul 26, 2008
9 p.m.

Dingy Sailboat Regatta

Jul 27, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Music for Little Ones

Jul 28, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Alaska Brass (Air Force Band of the Pacific)

Jul 30, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

August 2008 — 26 events

Downtown Soup Kitchen's Slam'n Salm'n Silver Derby

Aug 1, 2008 - Aug 10, 2008
6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Music in the Park: Galway Days Band (Irish)

Aug 1, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

First Fridays Art Walk

Aug 1, 2008
5:30 - 8 p.m.

Galway Days on G Street

Aug 2, 2008
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sean Mormelo at Acoustic Saturday Series

Aug 2, 2008
9 p.m.

Music for Little Ones

Aug 4, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Sneaky Feeling

Aug 6, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Theatre Thursdays in the Park

Aug 7, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

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The Odd Couple

Aug 7, 2008 - Sep 7, 2008
7 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays

Music in the Park: Alaska Brass (Air Force Band of the Pacific)

Aug 8, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Saturday Cultural Series Featuring Marian Call and Hector Ortiz Quartet

Aug 9, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Sean Chambers at Acoustic Saturday Series

Aug 9, 2008
9 p.m.

Music for Little Ones

Aug 11, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Top Cover (Air Force Band of the Pacific)

Aug 13, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Jared Woods

Aug 15, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Saturday Cultural Series: cultural dancers and Nervis Rex

Aug 16, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Daisy 4 Bullet at Acoustic Saturday Series

Aug 16, 2008
9 p.m.

Big Wild Life Runs

Aug 17, 2008
7 a.m.

Run for Your Life Kids Run

Aug 17, 2008
Meet 7:30 a.m., race 8:10 a.m.

Music in the Park: Midnight Starlight (Big Band)

Aug 20, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Music in the Park: Melissa Bledsoe Fischer (Jazz)

Aug 22, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Saturday Cultural Series: cultural performances and Hector Ortiz Quartet

Aug 23, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

Terry Kelly at Acoustic Saturday Series

Aug 23, 2008
9 p.m.

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John Prine, in concert

Aug 24, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Music in the Park: Alaska Button Box Gang (Polka)

Aug 29, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m.

Saturday Cultural Series: Cultural performances and Hector Ortiz Quartet

Aug 30, 2008
12 - 4 p.m.

September 2008 — 14 events

Tuesday Night Race Series

Sep 2, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

Wild Salmon on Parade Fish Fry and Buy

Sep 5, 2008
5:30 p.m.

First Fridays Art Walk

Sep 5, 2008
5:30 - 8 p.m.

Tuesday Night Race Series

Sep 9, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

An Evening with Garrison Keillor

Sep 10, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Scared Scriptless Comedy Improv

Sep 13, 2008
8 p.m.

Heart Walk in Memory of Harvey P. Sullivan

Sep 13, 2008
9 a.m.

Tuesday Night Race Series

Sep 16, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

Jake Shimabukuro, in concert

Sep 19, 2008
7:30 p.m.

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A Clean House

Sep 19, 2008 - Oct 12, 2008
7 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays

Tuesday Night Race Series

Sep 23, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

BIRTH, a play by Karen Brody

Sep 25, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008
8 p.m.

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Classic Concert

Sep 27, 2008
8 p.m.

Tuesday Night Race Series

Sep 30, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

October 2008 — 12 events

First Fridays Art Walk

Oct 3, 2008
5:30 - 8 p.m.

AGA Boom

Oct 4, 2008 - Oct 5, 2008
Times Vary

Tuesday Night Race Series

Oct 7, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

Featured Event

AlaskaFest!

Oct 10, 2008 - Oct 26, 2008
various events at various times

The Claremont Trio

Oct 10, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Angelique Kidjo, in concert

Oct 12, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Night Race Series

Oct 14, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday Night Race Series

Oct 21, 2008
Meet 5:30 p.m., races begin at 6:30 p.m.

Featured Event

Alaska Federation of Natives Arts & Crafts Fair

Oct 23, 2008 - Oct 25, 2008
TBA

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The Imaginary Invalid

Oct 24, 2008 - Nov 16, 2008
7 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Classic Concert

Oct 25, 2008 - Oct 26, 2008
8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra's Halloween Family Concert

Oct 31, 2008
7 p.m.

November 2008 — 8 events

Asleep at the Wheel, in concert

Nov 1, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Holiday Food & Gift Festival

Nov 7, 2008 - Nov 9, 2008
12 - 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday

First Fridays Art Walk

Nov 7, 2008
5:30 - 8 p.m.

Anchorage "Carmen"

Nov 8, 2008
TBD

Anchorage Opera

Nov 8, 2008 - Nov 16, 2008
TBD

Chris Botti, in concert

Nov 15, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Christmas Arts & Crafts Emporium

Nov 22, 2008 - Nov 23, 2008
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday

Crafts Weekend and ReadAlaska Book Fair

Nov 28, 2008 - Nov 30, 2008
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 12 - 5 p.m. Sunday

December 2008 — 4 events

Featured Event

Anchorage International Film Festival

Dec 5, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008
Various

Lynn Harrell & Jon Kimura Parker, in concert

Dec 6, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Dec 9, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008
Various Times

Featured Event

New Years Fire and Ice Extravaganza

Dec 31, 2008
4 - 7 p.m.

January 2009 — 4 events

Interpreti Veneziani, in concert

Jan 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Classic Concert

Jan 17, 2009
8 p.m.

The Capitol Steps, political satire

Jan 23, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Buster Keaton’s The General

Jan 31, 2009
8 p.m.

February 2009 — 5 events

Martha Graham Dance Company

Feb 6, 2009 - Feb 7, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Anchorage Opera "The Barber of Sevelle"

Feb 7, 2009
TBD

Anchorage Opera "The Barber of Sevelle"

Feb 11, 2009 - Feb 15, 2009
TBD

Cherish the Ladies, Irish music ensemble

Feb 21, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Classic Concert

Feb 28, 2009
8 p.m. Saturday

March 2009 — 4 events

L.A. Theatre Works

Mar 1, 2009
4 p.m.

Ramsey Lewis, jazz pianist

Mar 7, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Featured Event

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Ceremonial Start

Mar 7, 2009
10 a.m.

Annie

Mar 18, 2009 - Mar 23, 2009
Various times

April 2009 — 3 events

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Classic Concert

Apr 11, 2009
8 p.m. Saturday

Monty Python's Spamalot

Apr 14, 2009 - Apr 24, 2009
Various times

Anchorage Opera "Viva Zarzuela!"

Apr 16, 2009 - Apr 19, 2009
TBD

May 2009 — 1 event

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Classic Concert

May 2, 2009
8 p.m.


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