www.makeasceneak.com/nonprofitdirectory Families & Children: Family Promise Mat-Su www.familypromisematsu.com (907) 357-6160 A community response for families without housing. Family Promise Mat-Su, “FPMS” uses area churches for shelter while providing meals and case management to help homeless families move back into housing and self-sustainability. In addition we provide state funds(BHAP) for homeless prevention.
Connect Palmer Inc. www.ConnectPalmer.org (907) 746-9675 Connect Palmer is a Christ Centered Training Center and Housing for Women located in downtown Palmer. Connect Palmer’s two primary programs are God’s Work Design, and LIFE Connect. We also have Sarah’s House, which a Safe and Caring place for ladies, without homes, to live while they participate in our back to work and life skills programs. We also offer different community assistant programs, such as The Locker, to provide personal care and basic house hold cleaning items and Scarlet Tapestries which offers basic sewing skills instruction. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
OTHER Mat-Su Health Services, Inc. www.mshsak.org (907) 376-2411 Dedicated to improving the health of our community, one person at a time – through affordable medical, dental and behavioral health care.The clinic is a Federally qualified Health Care Center and we accept Medicare, Medicaid, and most other third-party insurances. For those who qualify, there is a sliding scale payment, based on household income. We offer early morning and evening appointments appointment. You can also contact our 24/7 behavioral crisis intervention line by calling the main number: 376-2411.
Mat-Su Sertoma Club www.matsuhearing.org or www.matsuplunge.org “CAN YOU HEAR ME?” Sertoma stands for SERvice TO MAnkind. Mat-Su Sertoma is a 501(c )3 non-profit membership organization whose purpose is to support hearing health in the Mat-Su Valley through education, hearing testing and support of services that assist individuals with deafness and hearing loss. Mat-Su Sertoma membership is open to the public. Anyone can attend one of our membership meetings. Won’t you join us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at the Windbreak (Trout House) 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sertoma’s Annual Scholarship Program … Apply: www.matsuhearing.org.
Families & Children:
ARTS:
Denali Family Services
Valley Arts Alliance
291 East Swanson Ave. Wasilla, AK 907-222-2331 or eolivares@denalifs.org Denali Family Services provides therapeutic foster care to Alaskan children with mental health needs. If you are committed to working with a team, receiving training and implementing positive interventions to schoolage children and teens, we need your talents and skills. We are in search of professional, therapeutic foster parents who are willing to make a commitment to the children of Alaska by providing a stable home environment. For more information, please call or email our Foster Care Recruiter, Ernestina D. Olivares, at 907-222-2331 or eolivares@ denalifs.org.
www.ValleyArtsAlliance.com Valley Arts Alliance, bringing the community together through the arts... We are a place for both new and established artists of all types— painters, sculptors, musicians, and those involved in the performing arts—to network and to experiment with new ideas and media. We work with local libraries, schools, museums, art councils, and music and art groups to create more venues for the arts, and to help promote art related events. Join us at our informal weekly meetings, every Thursday @ 11 at Sophia’s Cafe, 9191 E Frontage Road, Palmer-Wasilla Hwy. Check out our archives www.ValleyArtsAlliance.com
Mat-Su Health Foundation
Valley Community for Recycling Solutions
healthymatsu.org (907) 352-2863 The Mat-Su Health Foundation offers financial and strategic support to well-managed 501(c)(3) organizations that offer services and practical solutions to significant health-related problems impacting the citizens of the Mat-Su Borough. The foundation also offers academic and vocational scholarships to Mat-Su residents who wish to pursue health and wellness related careers.
Pets & Animals: Alaska Animal Advocates www.alaskaanimaladvocates.com (907) 841-3173 Alaska Animal Advocates is a non-profit group of dedicated volunteers who are devoted to enriching the lives of companion animals in Alaska. In order to do this, we will place homeless pets in loving environments, address medical concerns, spay or neuter, microchip, vaccinate, and offer training as is needed. We believe that every animal deserves a loving home, for his/her entire life and Alaska Animal Advocates will provide the resources to make this happen. In order to make this mission possible, we need the help of volunteers and foster homes.
CONSERVATION: www.valleyrecycling.org (907) 745-5544 RECYCLING – It’s not just for hippies anymore!! Everyone in the Mat-Su valley can recycle. Drop your stuff off Tues – Fri 10:30 to 6 and Sat 10:00 to 3:30. Recycle cardboard, magazines, this newspaper and more at your community recycling center. Remember to REDUCE, REUSE, and then RECYCLE! Your community recycling center is located at 9465 E Chanlyut Circle, next to the MSB Animal Shelter at the MSB Central Landfill. Volunteer opportunities available. Make a difference in your community! Check out our website for details, follow us on Facebook. www.valleyrecycling.org - Call us at 907.745.5544 with questions or comments.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: Mat-Su Regional Adult Basic Education (Nine Star) MatsuAdultEd@ninestar.com (907) 373-7833 Mat-Su ABE provides basic education in math, language arts and English as a second language (ESL), aiming to raise student skills beyond the high-school level in order to pass tests like the GED, enter training programs or college, and advance on the job. Enrollment is open to all adult residents of Alaska, year-round. Youth Employment for ages 16-24 not in school -- get a job, keep a job, advance on the job. Nine Star 300 N Willow 373-3006 (in the MYHouse building)
FAITH: Valley Interfaith Action (VIA) www.valleyinterfaithaction.org (907) 230-1006 To address quality of life issues for all residents of the Mat-Su Borough, utilizing the faith values of our members, developing community-wide interest and mobilization around quality of life issues. Through training, leaders address community problems by providing forums for discussion, researching alternative solutions, and working as facilitators with residents and leaders for institutional change.
HOMELESS YOUTH: Mat-Su Youth Housing (MY HOUSE) myhousematsu.org (907) 373-4357 MY House is a homeless youth drop in center with two for-profit businesses that train and employ homeless youth. Gathering Grounds Cafe is a coffee shop with homemade soups, sandwiches, salads and baked goods. Steamdriven is a trendy thrift shop featuring Steampunk items made from repurposed donations by our youth designers. Fiend2Clean and Young People in Recovery offer support for substance abuse recovery with activities and events. We offer transitional housing for qualified 18-24 year olds, Outreach services to connect homeless youth, organizations and groups to services, and access to Public Health and NineStar job/education services on site.
SOCIAL ADVOCACY: Wasilla Homeless-Committee www.wasillahomeless-committee.org (907) 521-2949 Wasilla Homeless-Committee is a 100% volunteer organization funded by private donations and regular fundraising events. Our sole purpose is to assist the homeless, those at risk of homelessness, and others who do not meet the criteria for help that is required by other advocacy agencies in the valley. Wasilla Homeless-Committee provides case management, housing search assistance, move in assistance, job search assistance, clothing, furniture, help with transportation, and resource guidance for homeless and disenfranchised in the Mat-Su Valley. Visit our website for application, or call 907521-2949. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/ wasillahomelesscommitteepage
Community Events HAPPY RUN Every Monday - 6PM Active Soles Performance Footwear 642 S Alaska St. Ste. #209, Palmer FREE Event - (907) 746-0600 MAT-SU CIVIL AIR PATROL MEETING Every Monday - 6:30PM Mat-Su Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Church of Christ 1125 E Majestic View Cr. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 240-7888 TOASTMASTERS PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENT Every Tuesday - 6PM Toastmasters International, Palmer MTA Sports Center 1507 N Double B St. Palmer FREE Event GEEKS WHO DRINK PUB QUIZ Every Tuesday - 7PM Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill 161 W Parks Hwy. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 376-1314 www.tailgatersak.com OIL PAINTING LESSONS Every Wednesday - 10AM Every Thursdays - 5PM Valley Fine Arts Association Art of Oil Studio Cost: $30 per class MAT-SU VALLEY PEER SUPPORT NETWORK GROUP MEETINGS Every other Wednesday - 6PM Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) Lake View Professional Building 851 E Westpoint Dr. #306, Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 306-0041 PALMER COMMUNITY YOGA Every Wednesday - 7PM Level Seven Spiritual Center 439 W Elmwood Ave. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 357-8614 www.levelsevensc.com WEEKLY PAINTING SESSIONS Every Thursday – 1PM Valley Community Recycling Solutions (VCRS), Valley Arts Alliance 9465 E Chanlyut Cir. Palmer FREE Admission www.valleyartsalliance.com MAT-SU COMMUNITY CHORUS REHEARSAL NIGHTS Every Thursday - 7PM Mat-Su Community Chorus Wasilla High School’s Choir Room 701 E Bogard Rd. Wasilla Cost: FREE Admission, $45 Long-term Membership Fee www.matsucommunitychorus.org OULA DANCE FITNESS Every Friday - 7:30AM Level Seven Spiritual Center 439 W Elmwood Ave. Palmer
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FREE Event - (907) 357-8614 levelsevensc@gmail.com www.levelsevensc.com
323 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-9071 www.cityofwasilla.com/museum
OULA.ONE (YOGA-DANCE-FITNESS) Every Friday - 9AM Level Seven Spiritual Center 439 W Elmwood Ave. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 357-8614 levelsevensc@gmail.com www.levelsevensc.com
PUMPKINS & OTHER GOURDS COOKING CLASS 10/20/2018 - 1PM Nourished Health Coaching Services NonEssentials 728 Alaska St. Palmer Cost: $20 - (907) 745-2258 www.nonessentialsalaska.com
LIVING & MOVING WITH PAIN WORKSHOP 10/18/2018 - 2PM Living & Moving: alignment for life Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost: $40 - (907) 707-0216 createdformovement@gmail.com www.createdformovement.com
MEETING: HARDY PLANTS FOR ALASKA ROCK GARDENS 10/20/2018 - 2PM Alaska Rock Garden Society Eagle River Elks Lodge 17111 N Eagle River Loop Rd. Eagle River FREE Event - (907) 354-5660 topgun@mtaonline.net www.akrockgardensociety.org
LULU SMALL MUSIC & PERFORMANCE 10/18/2018 - 7PM LuLu Small Music Floaters 2990 Big Lake Rd. Wasilla FREE Admission aquanetter@gmail.com www.lulusmallmusic.com POSTPARTUM MAMA MEET-UP 10/19/2018, 11/16/2018 - 1pm Heritage Midwifery Heritage Birth Center - Palmer 2323 S Trunk Rd. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 746-6645 heritagebirthcenter@gmail.com www.heritagebirthcenter.com MATSU ASL CLUB 10/19/2018, 10/31/2018, 11/16/2018 - 2:30PM MatSu ASL Club Wasilla IDEA Office 705 S Knik-Goose Bay Rd. Wasilla FREE Event Check us out on Facebook NIGHTFALL WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE 10/19/2018-11/4/2018 Fridays & Saturdays @7PM, Sundays @2PM Valley Performing Arts 251 W Swanson Ave. Wasilla Tickets: $17 Students/Seniors, $19 Regular Admission www.valleyperformingarts.org ADAM PATTERSON & THE HEAVY HEARTS EP RELEASE PARTY 10/19/2018 – 7PM Adam Patterson & The Heavy Hearts Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer FREE Event 8TH ANNUAL OLD TOWN AUTUMN FEST 10/20/2018 – 1PM Wasilla Museum & Visitor Center
THE ALASKA HOME COMPANION: A FRONTIER VARIETY SHOW! 10/20/2018 -7PM Valley Arts Alliance Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry 3800 W Museum Dr. Wasilla Tickets: $15 www.valleyartsalliance.com
Monday Market at Palmer Depot Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost Varies - (907) 770-3532 mmatpd@gmail.com HITCHCOCK PIANO STUDIO MONTHLY MINI-RECITAL/TALK 10/22/2018 - 7PM Hitchcock Piano Studio 950 W Edinborough Dr. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 745-3134
MAKE HERBAL LOTION CLASS 10/29/2018 - 7PM Monday Market at Palmer Depot Instructor: Valerie Barber Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost: $35 - (907) 770-3532 mmatpd@gmail.com
WINTER SKINCARE RANGE MAKE & TAKE 10/24/2018 - 6PM Just Botanicals NonEssentials 728 Alaska St. Palmer Cost: $100 - (907) 414-3663 www.justbotanicalsak.com
KIDS HALLOWEEN CRAFT CLASS (AGES 7-12) 10/29/2018 - 7PM Monday Market at Palmer Depot Instructor: Kenda Huling Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost: $20 - (907) 770-3532 mmatpd@gmail.com
THAI COOKING CLASS 10/26/2018 - 6PM Nourished Health Coaching Services The Nourished Kitchen 6330 N Britchenstrap Dr. Palmer Cost: $60 - (907) 982-9933 nourishedak@gmail.com www.nourishedak.com
SALSA ON SATURDAYS 10/20/2018, 11/10/2018 - 8:30PM Anaya Latin Dance Four Corners Lounge 8000 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy. Palmer Cost: $10 www.anayalatindance.com
VOTE LOCAL PRESENTS... ARTIST DOUGLAS GIRARD AND MUSIC BY MEGGIE AUBE 10/26/2018 - 6PM Lone Wolf Aura 1830 E Parks Hwy. Ste. #A-137, Creekside Plaza, Wasilla Tickets: $20 www.votelocal.info
FREE COMPOSTING CLASSES 10/21/2018, 11/10/2018 MatSu Borough’s Solid Waste Division MSB Central Landfill 1201 N 49th State St. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 745-0758 compost@matsugov.us www.matsugov.us
FALL FORMAL: HOMESCHOOL DANCE 10/26/2018 - 7PM Mat-Su Figure Skating Club Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost: $20 - (907) 232-9613 www.matsufigureskatingclub. weebly.com
PUMPKIN PATCH 10/21/2018 - 5PM Kings Chapel Alaska Menard Sports Center: 1001 S Clapp St. Wasilla Cost: FREE Babies, $7 Children (1-12) www.kcalaska.com
HOME MARKET 10/27/2018 - 9AM Alaska Laestadian Lutheran Church 1341 E Sue Lane, Wasilla FREE Admission akhomemarket@hotmail.com Check us out on Facebook
MONDAY MARKET AT PALMER DEPOT 10/22/2018-12/17/2018 (Except 11/5/2018) - 11:30AM Monday Market at Palmer Depot Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer FREE Admission - (907) 770-3532 mmatpd@gmail.com MONDAY MARKET FALL 2018 CLASS REGISTRATION 10/22/2018 - 12PM
8000 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy. Palmer Cost: $15 www.anayalatindance.com
MIGHTY MONSTER BOO FEST/ MIGHTY MATANUSKA BREWFEST 10/27/2018 – 6PM Alaska State Fair, Inc. Alaska State Fairgrounds 2075 Glenn Hwy. Palmer Tickets: $30 Regular Admission, $10 Designated Driver Admission www.alaskastatefair.org MUSICALITY MONDAYS 10/29/2018 - 7PM Anaya Latin Dance Four Corners Lounge
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 10/31/2018 - 4PM Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry 3800 W Museum Dr. Wasilla Cost: $5 - (907) 376-1211 www.museumofalaska.org LULU SMALL MUSIC & PERFORMANCE 10/31/2018 - 8PM LuLu Small Music Shwabenhof E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy. Wasilla FREE Admission www.lulusmallmusic.com BLACK VIOLIN PERFORMANCE November 1-2, 2018 – 7PM Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts 621 W 6th Ave. Anchorage Tickets: $48-$71.75 www.akjt.org THE SPOT: UNDER 21 MUSIC VENUE 11/2/2018 – 6PM The Spot, Gathering Grounds Cafe 300 N Willow St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-4357 RICHARDSON SPOUSES’ CLUB COUNTRY FAIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY 11/3/2018 – 10AM Richardson Spouses’ Club Buckner Fitness Center, JBER 690, JBER-R, Anchorage FREE Event PALMER ELKS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR November 3-4, 2018 - 10AM Palmer Elks Lodge #1842 2600 N Barry’s Resort Dr. Wasilla FREE Admission - (907) 745-3950 www.palmerelks.org
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Contributed by Charice Chambers Mat-Su Senior Services Gift Shop is proud to announce the addition of metal designer Paul “Chuck” Westphale to our line-up of outstanding creative Alaskan artists. Westphale is redefining metal art with the use of auto-quality paints, and unusual, as well as traditional designs. His wall art designs feature Alaskan animals, including a threedimensional moose mounted on a rendering of the state’s shape, a bear in the woods featuring a “hidden” bear within the design and assorted Alaskan sea life. Westphale does not limit himself to only Alaskan designs, nor just to wall hangings. His creations range from a large cross in the tradition of the historic Russian Orthodox faith to designer barbeques and fire pits. His versatility mirrors the road he has traveled to reach his art. Westphale holds a degree in plant and soil services. He arrived in Alaska in the mid-80s to work at the Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station, and then ended up taking training in heating and refrigeration at Mat-Su College. He worked on the North Slope; there he began welding gifts for family and friends in his spare time. Eventually, his hobby led to the purchase of a plasma cutting table and the discovery of his artistic side. He continues to develop his art and is inspired by anything and everything. He credits friends with his continued artistic development. “They are constantly giving me all sorts of odds and ends of metal, and I have to ask myself what can be done with that. Then my mind takes off.”
He spends a lot of time on the Internet watching YouTube. “It’s a great way to learn from other artists.” For example, Westphale has been able to incorporate hydro-graphics, an artistic methodology used by street artists, into his creations. Producing a finished product is much more than just creating and executing a design using his plasma cutter. Once the design has been cut, it requires several days in an acid bath. The bath improves the metal’s color and helps make it easier to remove the dross, little bits of slag, that cling to nearly every cut. Once out of the bath, and with the dross removed, Westphale uses a flat disk grinder to shine the surface and take away the last rough steel spats. Many of his creations contain wavy, pebbled or unusual surfaces. These are created during the shining process, all a part of his technique. At this point, the art is ready for the easel and his airbrush. Westphale mixes all of his own paints using basic auto airbrush colors, and applies them in layers which creates rich tones and give depth to his pieces. Finally, he applies several clear coats to seal his creations. This allows pieces to be used outdoors. Pieces can be treated much as a car’s finish. Today, his art pieces are sold throughout the US, and now in the MSSS gift shop located at 1132 S. Chugach in Palmer. Not only can you take advantage of his art at special senior pricing, but he will create custom items for you as well. Stop by to view his collection Monday through Friday 10am to 2pm.
Culture & Community
Community Events MAT-SU HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE November 3-4, 2018 - 11AM Menard Sports Center: 1001 S Clapp St. Wasilla Saturday: FREE Children (0-12), $4 Regular Admission Sunday: FREE Children (0-12), FREE Military, $4 Regular Admission Check us out on Facebook PRIME RIB FUNDRAISER FOR JOE TROST 11/4/2018 – 5PM Annette Johnson & Carol Fritz Palmer Moose Lodge 1136 S Cobb St. Palmer Tickets: $20 Check us out on Facebook AK TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS 11/6/2018 - 7PM Menard Sports Center 1001 S Clapp St. Wasilla Tickets: $18 Regular Admission, $30 Table Seats - (907) 232-3727 www.aktuesdaynightfights.com MY HOUSE/KMBQ RADIOTHON 11/9/2018 – 6AM MY House, KMBQ 99.7 Radio 300 N Willow St. Wasilla FREE Admission - (907) 373-4357 FRONTERAS HOLIDAY BAZAAR 11/10/2018 - 10AM Fronteras Spanish Immersion School 2315 N Seward-Meridian Pkwy. FREE Admission - (907) 376-2223 www.matsuk12.us/frc SNOWFEST 11/10/2018 – 11AM Avalanche Information Center Anchorage Loussac Library 3600 Denali St. Anchorage FREE Event APPETIZERS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY EVENTS 11/10/2018 - 1PM Nourished Health Coaching Services NonEssentials 728 Alaska St. Palmer Cost: $20 - (907) 745-2258 www.nonessentialsalaska.com 3RD ANNUAL SHRED THE CABBAGE FUNDRAISER 11/10/2018 - 6PM Radio Free Palmer/Big Cabbage Radio Klondike Mike’s 820 S Colony Way, Palmer FREE Admission Children (Ages 0-12), $10 Adv., $15 @Door Adults www.radiofreepalmer.org ALASKA CELTIC PIPES & DRUMS: WORLD WAR 1 CENTENARY CONCERT 11/10/2018 – 7PM Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums First Baptist Church 1100 W 10th Ave., Anchorage FREE Event
ALASKA CELTIC PIPES & DRUMS: WORLD WAR 1 CENTENARY CONCERT 11/10/2018 – 9PM Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums Anchorage Veterans Memorial Delaney Park Strip, Anchorage FREE Event ADULT SPOON CARVING CLASS 11/12/2018 - 6PM Monday Market at Palmer Depot Instructor: Valerie Barber Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost: $45 - (907) 770-3532 mmatpd@gmail.com KIDS MAKE ORIGAMI HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS (9-14) 11/12/2018 - 7PM Monday Market at Palmer Depot Instructor: Kenda Huling Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Cost: $15 - (907) 770-3532 mmatpd@gmail.com ALASKA START-UP WEEK: PALMER ENTREPRENUER MEET-UP 11/14/2018 - 6:30PM Palmer Business Collaboration Humdinger’s Gourmet Pizza Co. 173 S Valley Way, Palmer FREE Event - (907) 414-3663 www.justbotanicalsak.com CONSIGN49 FALL / HOLIDAY 2018 CONSIGNMENT EVENT November 15-18, 2018 – 9AM Consign49 Alaska State Fairgrounds FREE Admission www.consign49.com HEARTSAVER CPR & STOP THE BLEED 11/16/2018 - 8AM Mat-Su College Continuing Medical Education Training Center Mat-Su College 8295 College Dr. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 315-9391 THE ALASKA HOME COMPANION: A FRONTIER VARIETY SHOW! 11/17/2018 – 7PM Valley Arts Alliance Sutton Public Library 11301 Chickaloon Way, Sutton FREE Event, $15 Suggested Donation www.valleyartsalliance.com STAND SUNDAY 11/18/2018 – 5:30PM Beacon Hill/Church on the Rock Church on the Rock - Palmer 619 E Scott Rd. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 565-9840 Check us out on Facebook
Contributed by Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums: World War 1 Centenary Concert 11/10/2018 – 7PM Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums First Baptist Church 1100 W 10th Ave. Anchorage FREE Event Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums: World War 1 Centenary Concert 11/10/2018 – 9PM Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums Anchorage Veterans Memorial Delaney Park Strip, Anchorage FREE Event Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums will be performing double-duty, playing their part in the “Battle’s Over”, an international commemoration marking 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of World War I. Organized in cooperation with The National Piping Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, the “Battle’s Over” tribute takes place locally in Alaska on Saturday, November 10th, 2018, at 9:00pm, at the Anchorage Veterans Memorial in Delaney Park Strip,
between 9th and 10th Avenue, near I Street, to synchronize with over 1000 other pipers and pipe bands at scores of locations around the world, including elsewhere in the USA, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, France, Belgium and Germany. The staggering loss of life in WWI included over 1000 pipers and drummers killed in action. Along with the usual Veterans’ Day/ Armistice Day ceremonies, this year, because of the centenary, pipers and drummers throughout the world are making a concerted effort to observe the occasion by performing simultaneously the traditional air, “When The Battle’s Over”. Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums is honored to be take part in this commemoration. Prior to the tribute at the Anchorage Veterans Memorial, Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums will perform a free community concert at 7:00pm at First Baptist Church, Anchorage at 10th Avenue and L Street. Veterans’ Day poppies will be available. Donations to the band are accepted at the door.
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Contributed by Valley Performing Arts Drama directed by Elizabeth Hansen Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe 10/19/2018-11/4/2018 Fridays & Saturdays @7PM, Sundays @2PM Valley Performing Arts 251 W Swanson Ave. Wasilla Tickets: $17 Students/Seniors, $19 Regular Admission Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself-and-us that he’s not mad. The spell he weaves brings us a highly-theatrical adaptation of four tales Poe himself considered his best: “The Raven”, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Enter the world of Poe and check your heartbeat at the door. “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” opens October 19th and runs through November 4, 2018. Ticket prices are $19 for regular admission, $17 for seniors/students. This gripping and ghoulish drama about Edgar Allan Poe will be appearing at Valley Performing Arts, 251 W. Swanson Avenue, Wasilla. Call VPA at 373-0195, visit our website, www.valleyperformingarts.org, or come by the office, Monday through Friday, 9am to 3pm, to purchase your tickets. Be sure to follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Valley-Performing-Arts #valleyperformingartsAK
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Community ARTICLE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Rosemary’s custom beaded items can be found throughout the Valley, including at Sheldon Air Service in Talkeetna, at NonEssentials in Palmer, at many upcoming holiday bazaars, and at Monday Market in the Historic Palmer Depot on Mondays, 11:30am-6pm. Rosemary also take special orders and teaches private beading lessons as well as offering her beading for sale at Monday Market.
Stop by Monday Market and introduce yourself to Rosemary and her intricate artistic beading. You will be enriched for this experience. Remember that Monday Market is open each Monday through December 17, 2018 (except November 5th) and continues in 2019. For the holiday season, we also have several new vendors offering seasonal gift items. We look forward to your visiting the Monday Market.
Music Contributed by Nick McDermott Black Violin Performance November 1-2, 2018 – 7PM Alaska Junior Theater Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts 621 W 6th Ave. Anchorage Tickets: $48-$71.75 Alaska Junior Theater is excited to bring Black Violin back to Anchorage for the first two nights of November.
sold out the Atwood in 2009 and again in 2014. This time, award-winning turntablist, DJ SPS, and drummer, Nathaniel Stokes, join them. Wil and Kev in met in school. Their shared love of classical and hip-hop music led them to create their signature multi-genre sound that’s often described as “Classical Boom”. With every tour, that pioneering sound becomes more refined and engaging.
Performances will be held at 7:30pm in the Atwood Concert Hall at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
But, as their talent grows one thing remain the same - their positive and uplifting message. Come hear that message for yourself. Preview the show at www.akjt.org.
The duo of Wil Baptiste (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin) from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Tickets are available at 263-ARTS or www.centertix.com
Contributed by Sally Hitchcock Hitchcock Piano Studio Monthly Mini Recital / Talk 10/22/2018, 11/26/2018, 12/24/2018 - 7PM Hitchcock Piano Studio 950 W Edinborough Dr. Palmer, AK FREE Event After months of scheduling a recital/talk for my 4th Monday happenings, I realized how many kinds of such events I have attended over my 40 years of teaching. Most of them were for gathering facts, teaching ideas and information about piano music. My events have a totally different slant. My favorite kinds of music, the ways I changed teaching methods and the marvelous batch of students that have come through the various doors of Hitchcock Piano Studio over the years are real fodder for the tales I tell, related to the music I play.
About the middle of every month, I start to worry about having a full program of music and the stories about each selection. Actually, I think I could go on for years, using the same format with different stories. Actually, the limiting thing is only the arthritis in my hands. I can no longer play Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb Ragtime for hours on end like I used to. In September, I returned to my favorite event outline: comparing various eras of music and attitudes towards life and art, and how it relates to each kind of music. With the new music and their stories, there was much more laughter than I expected. I love doing these events because now at my semi-retired time of life, I can get back to playing the piano for my own enjoyment. Recently, as the family began installing my new front door, my youngest daughter said she wanted to see carol singing here around my piano. Checking the calendar, the 4th Monday of December is Christmas Eve. So, we are scheduling a carol sing (I have plenty of song books and sheets of the words in my hall closet with the Christmas music.); 7pm sounds like a good time to take a break from all the preparing and
relax with other families around a piano. Maybe stay home and quietly finish the preparation, and send the family off to sing. There are two more 4th Mondays before then, and all are welcome to come hear my music and stories: October 22nd and November 26th.
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Museum Contributed by Richard Estelle Before there were gourmet latte shops and drive-up espresso stands, getting one’s morning caffeine was both simpler and more complicated. In more recent years when blended coffees and varieties grown around the globe became available (pre-packaged, vacuum packed, regular, caffeine-free, Columbian, Brazilian, etc.), the hardest thing about creating a good cup of coffee at home can often be making up one’s mind on what kind to have. No such quandary was faced long ago when a sack of coffee beans at the local country store was often folks’ only source. Choices might have been “dark” or “light”, or more likely, “coffee” or “no coffee”. To fill a customers’ request for a pound of coffee, the store proprietor scooped beans from the burlap sack, placed them in a large ornate grinder at the end of the counter, turned the handle a few times and presented
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the customer with a paper bag of fresh grounds. What “country store” or lodge once housed the coffee grinder in our museum’s collection we don’t know, but it’s identified as a “#9 Enterprise ‘Country Store’ model”, manufactured by the Enterprise Mfg. Co. of Philadelphia and patented on July 12, 1898. Its cast iron body and 18 1/2 in. diameter wheels are painted red and decorated with ornate decals. A white porcelain knob facilitated opening the top cover to pour in roasted beans. An identical knob allowed extraction of a wooden tray below containing the ground product after the turned wheels activated grinding teeth as the beans fell inside the housing in the middle. When new, the top cover sported a small gold cast iron eagle which is missing from our machine. While our grinder has only one handle, it’s likely there were handles on both large wheels when in use.
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Contributed by Carmen Summerfield The Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! 10/20/2018 -7PM Valley Arts Alliance Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry 3800 W Museum Dr. Wasilla Tickets: $15 The Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! 11/17/2018 – 7PM Valley Arts Alliance Sutton Public Library 11301 Chickaloon Way, Sutton FREE Event ($15 Suggested Donation) Would you like to hear stories about the best, the worst and the silliest of everyday living in Alaska? Coming to you Saturday, October 20th, from the historic Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry (MATI) next to Wasilla International Airport, is the 2018 premier episode of The Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! MATI is our favorite Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, and The Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! is the Valley Arts Alliance rendition of a live radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, with skits, music and dance acts, similar to the popular Prairie Home Companion radio show on NPR.
For those of you who haven’t seen or heard one of our episodes, The Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! features interesting stories by Alaskans about the best, the worst and the silliest of everyday living in Alaska. In previous episodes, we heard from The Roving Reporter, Mom and Louie, and Guy d’North, as well as news from Lake Willowa, Mukluk Radio and Coffee Talk. The 2018 season is our seventh year producing The Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show!, and we will continue with new music and dance acts, occasional impersonations of local celebrities and will be occasionally broadcast live by Radio Free Palmer on 89.5 FM. So, mark your calendar! The Wasilla episode of the Valley Arts Alliance Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! will be broadcast at 7pm on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. A cash bar will be open during the event. The Sutton episode of the Valley Arts Alliance Alaska Home Companion: A Frontier Variety Show! will be broadcast at 7pm on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Sutton Public Library. Suggested donation is $15.