Upcoming Arti Gras Events

  Arti Gras events 2011

Tuesday March 8^th

Sitka Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Sitka Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, 7pm. Performing Arts Center. Donations accepted at the door. The Sitka Youth Orchestra is now in its 10th year and is under the direction of Jan Lovett and Barbara Rocheleau.  The 45 members of the orchestra have been rehearsing since early January and will perform a program of classical music by Mozart, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Handel, and Wagner.  Also on the program will be a performance of Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther", featuring Miss Celia Lubin as the violin soloist.  

Wednesday March 10^th

Sitka Seafood Festival Passport Event. Come support the Sitka Seafood Festival and indulge in some of the best seafood to be found in Sitka. The Passport Event takes place March 10 thru 13, starting at 5PM at various local restaurants and cafes. For tickets visit Old Harbor Books. More information contact Alicia Peavey sitkaseafoodfestival@gmail.com

Thursday March 11^th

3^rd Annual Sitka Wearable Art Show and Runway Extravaganza, 7pm at Harrigan Centennial Hall, doors open 6:30 show starts 7pm. Cost $15.00 for adults, $5.00 for children under 12, or $30.00 for a family of four. More information contact Jeff at 747 4821 or email sitkaarts@yahoo.com. Tickets on sale at Old Harbor Books.

48 Hour File Festival   Sitka Film Society is sponsoring a 48-Hour Film Fest: A Contest for Filmmakers. March 11th - contestants pick up rules and information, and sign up @ the office of Brian Hanson, attorney, 713-B Sawmill Creek Road, 5-7 p.m.
March 13th - contestants turn in finished video product in DVD format at 6-8 p.m.  March 16th - community showing of finalist's videos @ the Downtown Coliseum at 6 p.m. $5 admission.

"Alaska's Aquatic Insects" by Kathy Hocker, Illustrator 7pm, UAS room 106.
“They're all around us: in streams, lakes, muskeg ponds, roadside ditches. They bite us and pester us, they inspire poetry and curses alike. They feed salmon and sheefish...warblers and dabblers and dippers...bats and bladderworts. Without them our aquatic (and terrestrial) ecosystems would crumble. They're aquatic insects! Come take a tour of the diversity of aquatic insects in Alaska, and learn about their strange and fascinating lives. Illustrated with Bob Armstrong's marvelous insect photos, and based research for on an
upcoming book by Bob Armstrong, Kathy Hocker, and John Hudson.

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Check out the Sitka Arti Gras website

The Sitka Arti Gras website is  www.artigras.info -- it has the latest calendar.

This year there will be more workshops to look forward to:
Peggy Shumaker, State of Alaska Writer Laureate
Kathy Hocker, Naturalist Illustrator
Smokey Beare, Water Color
Laura Ramp, Knitting and Beading
Ted Howard, mandolin
Gary Gouker, Harmonica
Joe Montagna, Guitar
Jeff brown, state Balloon Laureate, beginner and intermediate balloon figure making

Sitka Artist or Art Advocate of the Year

The Greater Sitka Arts Council seeks nominations for the Sitka Artist or Arts Advocate of the Year FY 2010 – who will be recognized during the 4^th Annual Arti Gras Festival. The closing date for entries is 25th February 2011. The chosen finalist will be notified by 15 March 2011. The winner will be chosen by the Board of the Greater Sitka Arts Council. There is no one specific category. The overall idea is to recognize an artist or arts advocate who lives and works in Sitka, contributing through outstanding works in music, writing, dance, theater,  any other art form, or advocacy. To submit your nomination write a brief statement, not more than one page, why they ought to be recognized and send to Attn: Artist of the Year, GSAC, PO Box 564, Sitka, AK 99835.