Wild 2024 for Alaska State Fair; 2025 Will Be ‘Weird’
Growing attendance, new gardening records, and more concertgoers made the 2024 Alaska State Fair special. Next year gets weird with “Weird Al” Yankovic already announced for the concert lineup.
Tag: Performing Arts
Alaska Music Census: The Bottom Line of Show Business
To quantify the impact of music on the state’s economy and society, the nonprofit Alaska Independent Musicians Initiative launched a census last year of musicians and support services.
Sizeable Grant for Perseverance Theatre and Nationwide Partners
Perseverance Theatre splits a $2.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation with four other companies nationwide, part of a new collaboration called the Future of American Theatre Cohort.
A Bright Year at the 2023 Fair
Highlights of the 2023 Alaska State Fair include strong attendance, record concert ticket sales, record-setting crop entries, and a new high for money raised in the 4-H livestock auction.
Times Square to Town Square: The Logistics of Broadway Alaska
TOTE Maritime Alaska transported fourteen trailers full of stage equipment to bring the touring production of Hamilton to Anchorage.
The End of UAA’s Stage Tech Training Pipeline
As part of deep cuts to academic programs, UAA stopped offering a bachelor’s degree in theater. This year, the last student enrolled in the program is graduating, leaving future prospective students and the performing arts community to wonder how local performing arts talent can be developed.
Full Concert Lineup for 2023 Alaska State Fair
The Alaska State Fair completed the lineup of its AT&T Concert Series for three weekends in August and September. Comedian Nate Bargatze rounds out a slate of a dozen musical acts for just about every taste.
Alaska Dance Theatre Selects New Executive Director
The new Executive Director of Alaska Dance Theatre is Cari Boltz Zawodny, a nonprofit leader who has served as program director for the League of Women Voters’ Anchorage Youth Vote since 2012.
Alaska State Fair Replacing 60-Year-Old ‘Sluicebox’ Beer Hall
Due to roof damage, the Alaska State Fair is replacing its Sluicebox, with plans to open a new performance venue in time for the next fair in August.
Alaska State Fair Lines Up First Six 2023 Concerts
Alaska State Fair organizers announced six acts spanning three weekends, ranging from Christian pop, pop-country, and country-rock to folk-rock, folk-punk, and heavy metal.