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Chiniak, AK · Arts & Culture
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Cordova-born artist receives Rasmuson Foundation’s highest honor
Mixed media artist Rebecca Lyon has been honored with the Rasmuson Foundation’s Distinguished Artist award, which includes a $50,000 grant celebrating her creative excellence. Lyon, who was born in Cordova but now lives in Anchorage, is of Dena’ina Athabascan and Unangan heritage. She was inspired by her grandmother, Alice...
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Beluga Whales Last Refuge: a Library and A Quiet Bay
Displayed on a screen in a community hall, they are a species explained. Then the sound "beluga" whispers past a table with a skull displayed, whooshes by children examining sticker maps crowded with marine busyness, follows a glacial creek to Turnagain Arm, touches a bore tide surfer, passes Bird Point and another point that bears its name.
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Dyeing Raw Wool Gave Us a Phrase for a Commited Partisan
Hollis in Anchorage, Alaska, grew up on a small North Carolina farm, where her family applied the expression dyed in the wool to people with strong political or religious beliefs. The phrase originated with the idea of dyeing raw wool before spinning it into yarn. This makes the color more consistent and longer-lasting than dyeing a finished garment, which is described as dyed in the piece. Figurative uses of dyed in the wool appear in British English as early as the 1500s. British speakers have also used dyed in the grain, the old word graine coming from Latin grana, a term for the tiny, seed-like insects that yielded dyes of carmine, crimson, and vermillion. The same root survives in ingrain, as in beliefs ingrained from an early age. This is part of a complete episode.
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The 1st night of Quyana brought ovations, tears and a surprise proposal
After Susan Patkotak finished dancing, she raised her hands in the blue stage lights of the Dena’ina Center as hundreds of people gave her a standing ovation. Later, she said she created the dance to reclaim a tradition, and the response brought her to tears. “I created my song...
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Alaska Native Artist Market showcases work from 40 artists in downtown Anchorage
Alaska Native artists are showcasing their work in downtown Anchorage this week at a new market hosted by the Alaska Native Heritage Center. The Alaska Native Artist Market is taking place at the former Williwaw Social building off F Street. The event features work from about 40 Alaska Native artists...
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The 1st night of Quyana brought ovations, tears and a surprise proposal
After Susan Patkotak finished dancing, she raised her hands in the blue stage lights of the Dena’ina Center as hundreds of people gave her a standing ovation. Later, she said she created the dance to reclaim a tradition, and the response brought her to tears. “I created my song...
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Patrice Gopo brings Jamaica to the snow in ‘Beyond Alaska’s Window’
Patrice Gopo grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, in a home where snow piled up outside and Jamaican food filled the kitchen every Sunday. The award-winning essayist and author now lives in North Carolina, but that Alaskan childhood is the heart of Beyond Alaska’s Window, her third picture book.
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Anchorage Mushing Arch nears completion with time capsule and winter sculptures
A landmark celebrating Alaska’s sled dog heritage is nearing completion in downtown Anchorage. The Mushing Arch stretches 56 feet across Fourth Avenue and features a musher leading a team of 12 dogs. On Wednesday, crews installed concrete bases and decorative panels featuring dogs. They also added signs displaying the...