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Pin-Ups & Purses @ Chartresue

When:

First Friday, June 3rd, 2011- 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Where:

Chartreuse

729 1st Avenue

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2011 Midnight Sun Festival Entertainment Line-Up

33 Alaskan Musicians & Performers shine all day and night long at the 2011 Midnight Sun Festival!

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TWO CAUSES WORTH YOUR SUPPORT

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Find ways right here in the center of the Golden Heart City to help prevent youth homelessness and domestic violence from taking a stronger hold in the greater Alaska community:

CHOOSE RESPECT RALLY

On Thursday, March 31^st, forty communities across Alaska will rally to “Choose Respect” as part of a state-wide effort by Governor Parnell to raise awareness of domestic violence and aid in its prevention.

Fairbanksans interested in participating in the rally should be at the Golden Heart Plaza at noon. The Fairbanks Office of the Governor has partnered with the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living to organize the lunchtime show of support. This is the second annual Choose Respect initiative in Fairbanks. About a hundred people gathered for the first installment last March.

Burke Barrick of the Alaska State Troopers and a representative from Governor Parnell’s office are scheduled to speak to the crowd, and participants are welcome to bring signs or use ones provided on-site. Information about domestic violence prevention and the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living, a 24-hour domestic violence and sexual assault shelter, will be available. The rally is expected to last about an hour, with coffee and light refreshments served throughout.

WE ARE VISIBLE BENEFIT CONCERT

An estimated 500-800 homeless youth live in Fairbanks, according to a recent press release by the Street Outreach and Advocacy Program (SOAP), a division of Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption.

SOAP is at the forefront of assisting this underserved population, and operates a daily drop-in center at 530 7^th Avenue for homeless, runaway, or at-risk youth to find friends, receive free clothing and hot meals, connect with social services, and work on resumes and job applications.

A half-day benefit concert to support SOAP’s continued work will be held from noon-11pm on April 9^th at 310 1^st Avenue (formerly Café Alex).

Titled WE ARE VISIBLE: A Benefit Concert for Homeless Youth, the day will include rotating musical acts, free guitar lessons and haircuts, a craft room, and prize giveaways. Eating For Two, InVein, New Teen Paranormal Romance, and Until Death are scheduled to perform.

Several downtown businesses have donated to the effort, including McCafferty’s, Music Mart, Forget-Me-Not Bookstore, and the Downtown Association of Fairbanks. Monetary or prize donations are welcome (contact Dan Vogel at 374-9913 or visit fcaalaska.org).

SOAP clients, who range from 10-21 years old, have helped organize the fundraiser by making a poster and performing at the benefit. Much of SOAP’s budget comes from grants but fundraisers like this are an “added bonus” and can fuel new programs like music lessons which would not otherwise be funded.

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Photos in this article taken from the Fairbanks album of the Governor Parnell’s Choose Respect website.

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Digital Stories & Live Music from Haifa! @ Interior Aids Association

Personal Digital Stories from a workshop for HIV and STD Prevention @ from 5:30pm – 6:00pm.

Live Music from the Unique Local Band Haifa from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Donations appreciated but not required!

Free Hot Soup, Snacks, and Beverages

Info on HIV Prevention, HIV Testing, Treatment, Addictions, etc will be available.

When:

First Friday, April 1st, 2011- 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Where:

Interior Aids Association

710 West 3rd Avenue

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SHIMMERING FIRST FRIDAY DOWNTOWN

December downtown is really quite magical. The storybook feel of our picturesque streets evoke memories of warm, traditional holidays. Hot cocoa, frosty windows decorated with festive motifs, sparkling snowflakes hanging from light posts….Come walk the avenues and enjoy the holiday spirit, mark the days that lead to the most momentous of all celebrations.

Let your season begin with December’s First Friday Downtown. Wearable art, candlelight shopping, Alaskan watercolors, shimmering jewelry, locally made unique gifts and more, are all featured this Friday, December 3^rd, downtown.

Affordable & Unique Gifts @ Co-Op Arts, 535 Second Avenue, Suite 103

Jewelry by Jessica Curik @ l’assiette de Pomegranate, 414 2nd Avenue

“Connections” @ Interior AIDS Association, 710 3rd Avenue

Earring Sale @ The Cat’s Meow, 212 Lacey Street

Tom & Nelda Nixon @ Fairbanks Community Museum, 410 Cushman Street

Art on Cushman @ S Salon & Studio,  901 Cushman Street

Annual Candlelight Event @ If Only…a fine store,  215 Cushman Street

Art You Wear & Live Music @ Chartreuse,  729 1st Avenue

Think Local @ The Red Couch, 309 2nd Avenue

Jewelry & Accessories @ Lady Lee’s Bath House Emporium, 825 1st Avenue

Beaded Jewelry Shows @ Beads and Things,  537 2nd Avenue

Featured New Artists @ Alana’s Espresso Escape, 535 2nd Avenue

Holiday Open House @ Arctic Travelers Gift Shop, 201 Cushman Street

Glenn Gannon “Alaskan Walkabout” @ The Alaska House Art Gallery, 1003 Cushman Street

Calendar Release & Signing, Alaska Nanooks Women’s Hockey Team @ The Regency Hotel

Costumes & Dance Drills @ Space for Movement Studio, 410 2nd Avenue

Gaite Parisienne @ Dance Theatre Fairbanks, 656 7th Avenue, 7:00pm

After the First Friday events, stay downtown for the live entertainment line-up!

Gabrielle Cross  @ Lavelle’s Bistro, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Of Mice and Men @ Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, 7:30pm

Live Jazz @ Bobby’s Downtown, 8:30pm – 12:00am

Sand Castle @ McCafferty’s A Coffee House, etc., 8:30pm – 10:30pm

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Drum Circle and Open Dance @ Space for Movement Studio

The Monthly Drum Circle at Space for Movement is back! Drum Circle will continue on First Friday through the summer! Doors open at 7pm, and will have open dancing as well. Bring your drum, zills, or whatever other complementary instrument you might have and join us for an hour or so of drumming and possibly dancing! $5 suggested donation.

When:

Friday, April 2nd, 2010- 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Where:

Space for Movement

410 2nd Avenue