Last week I caught part of Momentum Dance Collective’s IMPACT performance at the Kincaid Bunker. Like all the projects Momentum has been part of, it was evocative, powerful, and thought-provoking.
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The Newsroom
On Thursday evening I stopped by the Alaska Dispatch open house to visit with a former boss/inimitable woman/shaper-of-much-of-the-last-three-years-of-my-professional-life who gifted me with a personal tour of the new space and introductions to people whose writing I’ve been reading for years. I couldn’t control my nerdiness and kept repeating, “This is the first time I’ve ever seen a newsroom! It’s so cool!!!”
Follow the Light
It’s Friday evening, and I was about to embark on a wild night of pajamas in front of the fire with my Kindle and my puppies. But then I remembered reading that it’s the LAST night for the Light Brigade’s Follow the Light installation… and so I threw on my coat and dashed out the door to visit Elderberry Park and experience “the largest light and sound sculpture ever created in Alaska” for myself.
Bunny Boots and Burn Barrels
As the Anchorage Downtown Partnership (ADP) says, good Alaskans know that a little cold air can’t stop a good time. And although the air wasn’t all that cold on Friday, good times were a go at the Bunny Boots and Burn Barrels party!
Celebrating @iloveanchorage
Friday night was the first Live.Work.Play I Love Anchorage event and, as the name suggests, was overflowing with love for our fair city. How could it not, when the event showcased all the photos posted to the I Love Anchorage Instagram account during the last 12 months?
1M Cups – Building communities one cup at a time
One Million Cups has come to Anchorage! If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s an engagement program by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Overall, it’s a great opportunity to enjoy a huge dose of creativity and inspiration while connecting with a community of brilliant thinkers who are the innovators, disrupters, and gritty dreamer-doers of Anchorage.
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Artrepreneurs and Arts Education
I’ve been thinking a lot about arts in Anchorage, and Alaska. This post is a bit of a ramble, but if you read it, I’d love to hear what you think!
BLING! And the Alaska Design Forum
Internationally renowned designers, artists, and architects sharing their perspective in Alaska? Absolutely YES, courtesy of the Alaska Design Forum.
@iloveanchorage Instagram
This is my favorite photo from my week as the host of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation’s @iloveanchorage Instagram account!
It’s a Dog’s Life…
And Abbey Rae Jackson, along with all the other people who open up their hearts and dedicate themselves to volunteering in Anchorage’s animal shelters, is saving it.