The Alaska Native Book Fair is happening Friday. Also on tap: Shredfest for snowboarders at Arctic Valley, the Anchorage Symphony’s season finale and other musical performances.
Featuring more than a dozen Indigenous authors — including Lily Tuzroyluke, James Dommek Jr. and Annie Wenstrup, among others — this social and literary event is a celebration of Indigenous storytelling and an opportunity to learn about the world of publishing.
A panel featuring writers Emil Notti, Sam Kito Jr. and Cynthia Notti will be held from 2-3 p.m. and will also be. This event is open to attendees of all ages, with Molly of Denali from the PBS Kids show making an appearance from noon to 2 p.m. Books will be for sale, and attendees can bring their own books for authors to sign. Admission is free.. Songwriters will share the stories and themes behind particular songs as a way to help attendees better understand them and their creative process. A mocktail hour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. with music from 7 to 9 p.m.Featuring Pat Owens on brass, Mark Manners on guitars, Bob Andrews on bass and Eiden Pospisil on drum set with Zelinsky playing five saxophones. Free admission; call 907-522-3345 reservations, or book This snowboarder-only event hosted by Arctic Valley and Blue & Gold Boardshop features a banked slalom and a hip jam, with snowboard demos and prizes available. The participants with the top time in each age category, for men and women, will receive trophies, and the top three will get a prize. Registration is $20The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra’s season finale features cosmos-themed compositions — Nina Shekhar’s “Lumina,” Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune,” Brett Lindsay’s “Of Sunlight and Solace” in a world premiere, as well as Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets” accompanied by visuals from Jeffrey Hall, director of the Lowell Observatory. A lecture by education consultant Susan Reed will be held before the concert, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert are available through This genre-spanning performance led by composer and pianist JooWan Kim brings together hip-hop and classical music for an experience that organizers describe as “part concert, part pulsating dance party, and part club night.” Also featuring MC Unity Lewis and turf dancing by Yung Phil, with local musicians and Brother Buffalo also performing. Tickets are available throughAmid Trump’s trade war, China launches a PR blitz
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