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Steven Alvarez wears charisma like a nightshirt or wool socks. He looks comfortable in it, and not all that impressed. This stage presence matters when playing Che Guevara in "Evita" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
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Stellar cast digs into witty, thought-provoking 'Well'
Fairly early in the play "Well" by Lisa Kron, the narrator talks about reverting to adolescence when visiting her mother's house as an adult.
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Trio proves clowning isn't just for kids
The giggles of children were punctuated with full-blown laughter from their parents Saturday night as Aga-Boom's trio of clowns kept the audience entertained with their unique brand of funny in Atwood Concert Hall.
Fairbanks artist salutes Dena'ina with stained-glass tribute
Fairbanks artist James Grant worked to finish installing his large stained glass piece titled "A Dena'ina Day around Cook Inlet" at Anchorage's new Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center this week.
ART BEAT
Pro Musica, festival musicians plan concerts
Local musicians have two intimate concerts planned for today.
Ideas tumble out of the head like foam peanuts, clinging to clothes, falling in couplets and threesomes, vanishing under the furniture, up the cuffs of pants, into narrow pockets of space.
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Homegrown 'Alice' turns church into Wonderland
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? Consider Anchorage Community Theatre's production of "Alice in Wonderland," which opened Friday at Mountain View Community Church.
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Winds the highlight in opener for the Anchorage Symphony
The usually rock-solid brass of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra sounded less than granite-like in the initial notes of the first concert of the season Saturday night.
ART BEAT
Defend Alaska's built environment -- if you can
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez wrote about visiting Wasilla last week and described the place as "one eyesore development after another."
Three playwrights meet at a coffee shop and stare into space. One leans over the table on her elbows, knees on the floor, while the other two sit in chairs, hands to their chins.
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Sweet notes of chamber music a balm in strident times
Amid the roar of a world grown particularly strident, sour, obstreperous and chaotic of late, one briefly felt a sweet breath of civilization Friday night at the first concert in the Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics chamber music series.
'Authentic moments' make faux news satire easy
How does a campus newspaper fill the University of Alaska Anchorage's giant Williamson Auditorium on a Friday night? A lecture, of course. By a news correspondent.
REVIEW
Cyrano's hits new high with 'Clean House'
Like many committed Anchorage theatergoers, I've attended countless performances at Cyrano's since the playhouse opened in the early 1990s. But Cyrano's Theatre Company's production of "The Clean House" by Sara Ruhl may be the best production I've seen staged there since -- well, ever.
On Saturday, Anchorage will have a chance to experience the tale of Tristan and Inseult in a version similar to how troubadours of yore performed it as presented by Celtic harpist Patrick Ball and the Medieval Beasts in "The Flame of Love: The Legend of Tristan and Iseult."
Tributes planned for late artist Fran Reed
A celebration of artist Fran Reed's life will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday in the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, 121 W. Seventh Ave.
Alaska House, an art gallery and cultural center dedicated to Alaska Natives, opened Monday night in New York City's trendy SoHo neighborhood.
REVIEW
Jorgenson's Gypsy jazz quintet presents breathtaking show
The John Jorgenson Quintet delivered a fantastic Alaska debut performance at the Sydney Laurence Theatre on Friday night.
ART BEAT
KLEF marks 20 years of beautiful music
On Sept. 16, 1988, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony wafted over the airwaves on FM station 98.1. On Tuesday, KLEF, the northernmost classical music radio station in the U.S., will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
REVIEW
Environmental politics dominate show
Mississippi artist Steve Shepard has strong feelings about the politics of development in the northern Gulf of Mexico region, and he's not afraid to tell you what they are. Thirty-eight of his drawings fill the Kimura Gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage, illustrating his opinions of development, politicians and George Bush.
On Labor Day a dozen women sashayed through the long, sharp grass of Cuddy Family Park as if showing off their gowns and evening gloves to waterfowl in a nearby pond. Low, gray clouds settled overhead but did nothing to dampen the color of bodacious hats and outrageous wigs.
Folk icon Prine resonates with down-home concert
Throwing out the TV seemed like a dumb idea with the Olympics under way, but it sounded as sensible as carrying a flashlight in the glove box when John Prine played the Atwood Concert Hall on Sunday night.
SLIDE SHOW
A fashion event raises funds for victims of abuse.
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If you are participating in a Southcentral Alaska holiday bazaar, post a photo of your craft.
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Send in snaps you made at a rally, a barbecue, on the street, or any other encounter with our governor.
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The Palins have FE K9 (Iron Dog). Write a plate for the GOP VP running mate.
Art tasty but it lacks some substance
Elton John plays until the sun goes down
Second Elton John concert announced
Girdwood Fair postponement letter
Candidates join forum to talk about arts
Opera has big plans for its 50th season
Alaskan will direct concert association
Alaskan named to head Concert Association
Coen brothers to do Alaska film
Verdi gets a new fan in an eighth-grade student
Visiting cellist provides night of magnificent musicianship
Four big voices in ‘Trovatore’ display superb musicality
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