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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...
youralaskalink.com
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...
rolling out
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.
alaskasnewssource.com
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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...
alaskasnewssource.com
Mr. Whitekeys, famous Alaskan entertainer, dies at 79
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Mr. Whitekeys, whose legal name was Douglas Haggar, has died. “We leave you with what Mr. Whitekeys said at the end of every show: live a life filled with peace, love, and Spam; do something to make the word a better place; and be sure to tip your waitress,” friends wrote on his official Facebook page, Mr. Whitekeys presents: The Whalefat Follies.
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Alaskan crowned ‘Jeopardy!’ winner in nail biting tie-breaker
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - If you tuned into the ABC show “Jeopardy!” Tuesday night, you saw something exciting and unique. Ron Clarke from the tiny community of Chickaloon was crowned Jeopardy! champion after winning a rare tie-breaking round. In an interview from his Chickaloon home Wednesday, Clarke reflected...
alaskasnewssource.com
Faux Flora blooms at the Anchorage Museum
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A new exhibition at the Anchorage Museum invites visitors to see, hear and smell flowers that don’t exist in nature. “Faux Flora,” created by Reykjavík-based art collective Fischersund, imagines a botanical world built from scent, sound and visual art rather than soil and seed, with each invented bloom tied to a stage of human life, from birth to death. The exhibit runs through Sept. 12, 2027, in the museum’s third-floor west galleries.
nomenugget.com
Two Bering Strait children taken to Carlisle boarding school over a century ago return home
Over 120 years ago, two Alaska Native children from the Bering Strait region were taken to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a notorious boarding school. Both died of tuberculosis and were buried there. Now, over a century later, they have come home. One child, a girl named Tummassak, originally from...
The Northern Light
UAA’s theatre program is in full swing
UAA’s Department of Theatre & Dance restarted its theatre program last fall after a five year hiatus. Theatre professor David Block, and his students spoke with The Northern Light to share their experience with the program’s return. Block said, “The program started disappearing in the late 2010s. Dan...