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Kodiak Middle School drama club students run through a final dress rehearsal of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium drama pod. (James Brooks photo)
Kodiak Middle School puts on 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
Kodiak residents are in for a sweet treat this weekend as the Kodiak Middle School drama club puts on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The curtain for the show goes up at 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium drama pod. The show follows the classic storyline in which five kids and their guardians win a chance to go to Willy Wonka’s secretive chocolate factory. KMS drama coach Ja...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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This group of dancers will play hedgehogs in "The Jungle Book." (Photo courtesy of Hap Heiberg)
Little School of Dance hosts spring shows
The Little School of Dance is putting on its spring show this Saturday as it presents “The Jungle Book” at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. The four-act show will have two performances — at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday — and will feature dancers as young as 3 years old. Director Molly Brodie said she chose “The Jungle Book” because it’s a great story and has enough parts for her 200 participating students. “It’s a ...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pamyua visits Kodiak for concert and workshops
Six years after their Kodiak debut, the eclectic Native music group Pamyua returns to Kodiak to help public radio station KMXT-FM celebrate spring. Variously called “Yupik-soul” or “Eskimo doo-wop,” the Anchorage-based group’s music won’t just appear on the Gerald C. Wilson stage tonight; it will also show up in the cozy confines of the Sun’aq Tribal Hall for a Saturday afternoon workshop. As Phillip Blanchett exp...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sara Loewen-Danelski holds her recently published book "Gaining Daylight" Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at the Kodiak College library. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Literary workshops in Kodiak this weekend
Literary enthusiasts in Kodiak can add to their writing toolboxes by attending a series of workshops and conversations sponsored by the 49 Alaska Writing Center on Sunday and Monday. This is the first time the Anchorage-based writing center, which supports the development of Alaska writers, has hosted an event in Kodiak. “We’ve been wanting for a while now to expand our services to rural areas, so the concept was ...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Todd Anders Johnson of Salem, is pictured playing the drums. (Image courtesy of Todd Anders Johnson)
Rhythm and blues band makes Kodiak debut at the Rendezvous
The band Salem blends funk, hip-hop, jazz and Caribbean rhythms together to create socially conscious songs with a lively beat. Over the last seven years, Salem has toured Alaska 15 times, but tonight at the Rendezvous is its Kodiak debut. “I’ve been wanting to come over there for a long time,” said Todd Anders Johnson, drummer, singer, and founder of the band. “This time I made a point of it.” Johnson formed Sale...
Apr 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Anthony White and Sara Thomas, middle, play Helen Keller's parents, and Kristin Nymeyer, right, plays teacher Anne Sullivan, during a rehearsal for "The Miracle Worker" on March 30. (Nicole Klauss photo)
“The Miracle Worker” opens this weekend
Close to two decades ago, Lissa Woodbury Jensen directed her first show in Kodiak, “The Miracle Worker,” on the big stage of the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. This weekend, the Kodiak High School Theater Troupe will tell the same story, but on a different stage. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Gerald C. Wilson Drama Pod. The matinee on Sunday begins at 3 p.m. Jensen said she wanted to t...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tanner Purdy looks at mosaics by featured artist Naoko Kozuma at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, during the first Friday art walk, on April 5. (Nicole Klauss photo)
April art walk
The Frame Shop, Northern Exposure Gallery, Harborside Fly-By, Kodiak Arts Council, Baranov Museum and Alutiiq Museum were all stops on the Arts Council's first Friday art walk, on April 5.
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wetherleigh Griffin, 11, sits on the table after acting out a tantrum scene as Helen Keller in preparation for the "The Miracle Worker" performance, in Kodiak on March 30. (Nicole Klauss photo)
11-year-old cast to play Helen Keller
On stage Wetherleigh Griffin plays a blind, deaf and mute 6-year-old girl. Off-stage, she’s just a fifth-grader enjoying acting. Griffin, 11, was cast to play Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker,” which debuts next week in the Gerald C. Wilson Drama Pod. The play tells the story of a young girl who can’t see, hear or speak, and has a raging temper. Anne Sullivan is hired to serve as Keller’s governess and teacher,...
Apr 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Filipino singing and dance group Mocha Girls packed the Mecca Lounge on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 in a unique show. (James Brooks photo)
Mocha Girls visit Kodiak for second concert
The Mocha Girls are returning to Kodiak for a second concert this Friday. The group kicked off their second North American tour with a performance at the Mecca Lounge in February. DJ Marc Ignacio, of Island Style Entertainment, said the five-member singing and dancing group from the Philippines is returning because they enjoyed the atmosphere in Kodiak. “They called me and said, ‘We like the vibe of the people the...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stage and Screen: I admit it —I am a binger
If you like nonstop action from a serial drama — try streaming. Internet streaming gives you access to a number of non-traditional, outside of regular TV network productions. Several such series have mesmerized me of late. The first was, and still is, “Breaking Bad” (2008-present) produced by AMC. While I started watching this series back in 2008, I didn’t really get into it until I was able to stream the entire ...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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