Articles in Alaska communities
Alone in the crowd: Racial/ethnic identity & acceptance — Sunday, Aug 26
Does racial/ethnic identity affect our ability to accept ourselves, accept others, or feel accepted by those around us? Please join us for a discussion in honor of Mya Dale — Sunday, August 26 at the Sugarspoon.
Leslie Kimiko Ward’s “1,000 Cranes” at Out North this weekend & next
Out North Contemporary Art House presents Leslie Kimiko Ward’s 1,000 Cranes, an exploration of f isolation and interdependence, grief and healing, social media, and the transformative powers of collective art — through the end of August.
The Botched Election: Mel Green & Linda Kellen Biegel on the 2012 Anchorage municipal election
Melissa S. Green of Bent Alaska and Linda Kellen Biegel of The Mudflats were were the guests last week of Alaska Commons for an hour-long on-camera discussion of issues surrounding the botched April 3, 2012 Anchorage municipal election. Alaska Commons posted video from the discussion last Friday; we repost it here, with some additional commentary.
The Muni played favorites with ballot distribution (Anchorage 2012 election)
Analysis of official Municipality of Anchorage reports from the botched April 3 municipal election by Jeanne Friedman show vast differences in how ballots were distributed to precincts on Election Day, with some precincts receiving enough ballots for only 16 percent of their registered voters, and others receiving enough for 70 to 101 percent of their registered voters. The figures raise the possibility of intentional disenfranchisement of voters in some precincts.
Messages from Mya Dale: A eulogy
“I was richly blessed with the opportunity to get to know Mya,” writes B.E., “and I am compelled to share her story, as I understood it, so that the messages and lessons of her life do not fade away.” B.E. shares her memories of Mya Dale, in a eulogy which will be publicly read on B.E.’s behalf at the Fairview Block Party on Saturday, July 21.
A night with Diamond (& some other gems) at Lower LA in Fairbanks — Saturday, July 21
Michelle Diamond and other Fairbanks gems invite you to the Lower LA for a night of glitter, sass, and after-party with DJ Nigel Richards at the Lower LA on Saturday, July 21. Diamond’s night coincides with Fairbanks’ Golden Days Festival, when the Fairbanks LGBTQIA community celebrates Pride.
Rumble in the Jungle at the Blue Loon in Fairbanks — Saturday, July 21
The Duke and Duchess and Fairbanks invites you to a “Rumble in the Jungle” at the Blue Loon on Saturday, July 21, with proceeds benefiting the ICOAA. Rumble in the Jungle coincides with Fairbanks’ Golden Days Festival, when the Fairbanks LGBTQIA community celebrates Pride.
Last Frontier Drag Kings Hollywood Extravaganza — Saturday, July 21
Last Frontier Drag Kings invite you to join them at A Hollywood Extravaganza on Saturday, July 21, with proceeds from their auction to benefit Operation Morale Boost.
Fairview Block Party 2012 — Saturday, July 21
Anchorage’s Fairview Community Council holds its annual Fairview Block Party this Saturday, July 21, with live music and peformance art, a beer garden, family and kids’ activities, parkour, and yummy food vendors. (The food, that is, not the vendors!) This year’s block party will include a remembrance and performance in honor of Mya Dale.
Spenardy Shore 2012 with the Barony of Spenard — Saturday, July 21
Join the Barony of Spenard to clean up Spenard on Saturday, July 21 at the Taproot.
