2015 summer festivals & fun

A supplement to the

Mat-Su Valley

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Summer FeStivalS & Fun sunday, june 28, 2015

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35th Anniversary Of the Sister City Program

between Saroma, Japan and Palmer, Alaska

MAKE HISTORY WITH US! MARK YOUR SUMMER CALENDAR !

July 10

Taiko Drummers at Friday Flings See the powerful drummers of Tomadachi Daiko at 11:30 a.m. and meet our Japanese visitors!

July 12 Bilingual Worship Service

A Japanese/English Sister Church service 11 a.m. at the United Protestant (Log) Church July 15

Community Potluck Picnic Join everyone at the Matanuska River Park at 6 p.m.

Bring the whole family (and a side dish) for this celebration of the 35 year relationship with our friends in Saroma!

35th Anniversary

MAKE HISTORY WITH US!

For information, call (907) 761-1317

sunday, june 28, 2015 Summer FeStivalS & Fun

ENRICHING ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES Reading • Writing • Art • Puzzles • Games

PHYSICAL / ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Basketball Skills • Soccer Skills • Team Work • Running

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WasillaTUESDAYSYoga in the Park, newcomb Park (Wasilla Lake), 891 e. Parks Hwy. Free and open to the public, sessions begin at 7 p.m., through aug. 4, and are conducted by alaska Club staff.

Family Fun Days, july 7, 14 and 21, 11 a.m.-noon, on the lawn of the dorothy Page Museum Historical Town site. different activities each week. Call the library, for more information.

WEDNESDAYSWednesday night at the museum, 323 n. Main st. The dorothy G. Page Museum is hosting Wednesday night at the Museum, 7-9 p.m., through sept. 30. Learn more about our community, our history and what activities alaskans like to do! every Wednesday event of-fers free Museum admission and is open to the public.

Wasilla Farmers market, every summer from june through mid-september, the Farmer’s Market features local farmers, gardeners, bak-ers, and artisans that sell their fresh produce, jams, jellies, breads and alaskan-made gifts. Open Wednesdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Located next to Wonderland in Iditapark on the corner of Weber and nelson streets.

MoNThlY“tales from the trails” is presented the first Tuesday of each month. Be a story-teller or sit in our audience and listen as the adventures and tales unfold. stories can be true, embellished or completely made up. a monthly event that show cases local alaska stories. do you have a story to tell? The event is free, so come in anytime dur-ing the event to listen to these amazing fictional or non-fictional stories. Please contact the Mu-seum for more information at 373-9071 or if you are interested in telling a story.

JUlY 3-5, 8-12Wasilla Summer Fest, Menard Center, 1001 s. Mack drive, Wasilla. Fun for the whole fam-ily. Come out and enjoy carnival rides, games, yummy treats and live music. Weekdays, 4-11 p.m. saturday and sunday, noon-11 p.m. Call 357-9100 for more information.

JUlY 4 independence Day Parade and Mayor’s Picnic, 10 a.m., downtown Wasilla (hosted by the Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce), fol-lowed by free community picnic, from 1-3 p.m., sponsored by the City of Wasilla at Iditapark, downtown.

JUlY 11miles for meals 5K Fun run, Walk & Roll, Wasilla area seniors Center, 1301 s. Century Circle, Wasilla. all proceeds support WasI’s Meals on Wheels program. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Race starts at 10:45. Following the event will be a picnic lunch. For more informa-tion, call WasI at 376-3104.

SEpTEMbEr 11Seventh annual “last Ball” Golf tour-nament, a Greater Wasilla Chamber of Com-merce event. settlers Bay Golf Course. Team play applications and sponsor information can be found online at wasillachamber.org.

Palmer and vicinityEVErY MoNDAYHappy run. a family-friendly fun run orga-nized by active soles Performance Footwear, it takes place every Monday at 6 p.m., starting at the active soles shop in the Koslosky Building in downtown Palmer. Visit happyrunak.com for more information.

EVErY FriDAY Friday Flings, Farmers, crafters and land-

scapers market, every Friday through august 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Palmer. The weekly market features Valley produce, arts and crafts and live entertainment in a scenic and historic setting.

SECoND & FoUrTh SATUrDAYart and Farm market, through aug. 29 at the sutton Library.

JUlY 3-5Drag racing. Celebrate Independence day weekend at alaska Raceway Park. Three days of junior dragsters, funny cars, nitro-altereds and top eliminators. Visit www.akracewaypark.com for more information.

JUlY 10 2014 Greater Palmer Chamber of Com-merce Best Ball Challenge. The Golf Tour-nament will begin at 2 p.m. with a shotgun start. entry fee is $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. Tournament is open to everyone. entry in-cludes include greens fees, golf cart, drink cart usage and post-tournament steak dinner, cour-tesy of usibelli Coal Mine.

JUlY 11midsummer Garden & art Faire, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Palmer Museum, 723 s. Valley Way. each year, the Palmer Museum coordinates this art, garden and music festival celebrating our local community. several new events this year, in-cluding a second performance stage sponsored by Peda and an american Girl Children’s Tea Party. To learn more details about the Faire, check out www.palmergardenandart.org.

JUlY 11Second Saturday art Walk, Palmer Mu-seum, 723 s. Valley Way, 3-7 p.m. a celebration of arts in the community, with local businesses coordinating a variety of art exhibits, demon-strations or crafting sessions. Check palmermu-seum.org for details on each month’s event.

JUlY 10-11the Fireweed, the race across alaska, Sheep mountain lodge, Mile 113.5 Glenn Hwy. Five different bicycle races, ranging from a 50-miler all the way up to the Fireweed 400, which goes to Valdez and back. Camping avail-able near sheep Mountain Lodge for $30/site. For complete race rules and registration infor-mation, visit www.fireweed400.com.


Friday Flings in Palmer features local products. Frontiersman File Photo

A FUNDRAISING EVENT TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS

FOR LOCAL SENIORS

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at the Alaska Aviation MuseumSunday, July 12 Noon – 3pm

Live Music by the Carhartt BrothersVintage Aircraft Fly-Bys

Free Chair Massages by Midtown ChiropracticBeer, Wine and Food available for purchase

Regular Admission fee: $15 adults, $12 seniors $8 for kidsMembers get in free!

Learn about Alaska’s Aviation History! Open Daily! Summer hours: 9am – 5pm

(907) 248-5325 • www.alaskaairmuseum.org4721 Aircraft Dr., Anchorage, AK 99502

Open Daily! Summer hours: 9am – 5pm Open Daily! Summer hours: 9am – 5pm Open Daily! Summer hours: 9am – 5pm Open Daily! Summer hours: 9am – 5pm

(907) 248-5325 • www.alaskaairmuseum.org(907) 248-5325 • www.alaskaairmuseum.org(907) 248-5325 • www.alaskaairmuseum.org4721 Aircraft Dr., Anchorage, AK 995024721 Aircraft Dr., Anchorage, AK 995024721 Aircraft Dr., Anchorage, AK 995024721 Aircraft Dr., Anchorage, AK 99502

A L A S K A AVIATION FESTIVAL

JULY 12Bilingual Worship Service, 11 a.m., united Protestant (Log) Church. Part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the sister City Pro-gram between saroma, japan, and Palmer.

JULY 15Community Potluck Picnic, 6 p.m., Mata-nuska River Park. Bring the whole family and a side dish for this celebration of the 35-year relationship between Palmer and its sister city, saroma, japan. Call 761-1317 for more informa-tion.

JULY 16Palmer Cash mob, downtown Palmer. Palm-er Cash Mobs are scheduled for the third Thurs-day of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The pre-mob gathering place will be announced a week prior to the event. Mobbers are encouraged to gather early and grab a bite and a brew. The host business is announced at the gathering place, just prior to departure. Mobbers commit to reg-ular participation, and the minimum amount to spend will be $20.Contact denise statz at 745-2258 or email: [email protected] for more info.

JULY 17-18mat-Su’s Cardboard City, alaska state

Fairgrounds, Palmer. Community event to raise awareness about homelessness in the Mat-su Valley, alaska. Participants experience home-lessness firsthand by spending a night in card-board boxes and eating only soup and bread. Register online at www.familypromisematsu.org or call at 357-6160.

JULY 22mustache Dash 5K run/walk, 6:30 p.m., MTa events Center. Kids 1-mile race starts at 6 p.m. event includes a mustache contest, door prizes, food and more. Register online at alas-kamustachedash.com.

JULY 24Palmer Pride Picnic, Palmer depot, 4:30-6 p.m. Celebrate the pride in downtown Palmer with a free picnic hosted by Palmer businesses and the City of Palmer. Palmer Pride hotdogs, farm fresh veggies, live music and Citizen of the year award presentations.

JULY 24-25Spectrum music & arts Festival, Har-rison allotment, Chickaloon. alaska’s premier electronic music festival has moved locations this year, but still promises to provide an in-novative music and art experience. Visit spec-trumfestivalalaska.com for more information. 1001 Mack Drive, Wasilla • (907)357-9100

For more info: www.cityofwasilla/menard or check us out on Facebook

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Live Music on the Weekends • Beer & Wine Garden• Free Parking

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CARNIVAL RIDES Games, Food, Cotton Candy & more!

JULY 3-5 &JULY 8-12

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Dr. Craig HedigerDoctor of Chiropractic • Certified Applied Kinesiology

101 West Parks Highway, WasillaPhone: (907)376-4851Fax: (907) 373-4851

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August 1Matanuska Peak Challenge, 9 a.m., Lazy Moun-tain parking area. The Matanuska Peak Chal-lenge is one of alaska’s most grueling mountain races, with 14 miles of trail ascending and de-scending two peaks with a total elevation gain of 9,100 vertical feet. no aid stations. Manda-tory gear includes windbreaker top and bottom, long underwear top and bottom, hat, gloves and water bottle. entry fee is $30, and runners will meet at 8 a.m. sign-up only available on race morning. For more information, call Braun Kop-sack at 746-5133.

August 313th annual running With the Bulls, Musk Ox Farm, 12850 e. archie Rd., Palmer. The Musk Ox Farm has held Running with the Bulls every august since 2002, as a way to share the delights of the farm and its animals with the local community through the enjoyment of running. all proceeds from the event help sup-port The Musk Ox Farm’s year-round care of 83 magnificent musk oxen. Bib pickup is day of the race, starting at 11 a.m. The kids 1k fun run starts at 1 p.m., with other races following. For more information, visit www.muskoxfarm.org.

August 27 - september 17alaska State Fair, Mile 40.5 Glenn Hwy. a complete listing of daily happenings at this quintessential alaska event can be found at www.alaskastatefair.org.

WillowweeklyWillow Farmers market, 2-7 p.m. and ev-ery Friday through september, Mile 69 Parks Highway, across from newman’s Tesoro in Wil-low. Locally grown produce and fun.

July 4Hatcher Pass marathon. One of alaska’s premier races, the Hatcher Pass Marathon starts on the Willow side of Hatcher Pass and continues over the pass to Independence Mine, a 26.2-mile race. There is also a division for a three-person relay team. For more information, please visit willowraceseries.com.

July 25-26les Brake’s Coyote Garden tour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. saturday, noon-5 p.m. sunday. Les Brake’s garden has been featured in numerous magazines, including Horticulture, Gardens Il-lustrated, Country Gardens, sunset, new Zea-land Gardener, and Plant driven design, the lat-est book from Lauren springer Ogden and scott Ogden. Visit http://willowgardenclub.blogspot.com/ for more information.

HoustonAugust 15Houston Founders day, Family fun will include a parade, games, live music, free hotdogs and hamburgers and fireworks show. For more in-formation call 373-0826.

Talkeetnaweeklylive at 5 Concert Series, every Friday at 5 p.m. through aug. 28, downtown Talkeetna. new bands appear weekly in the Village Park, so find your picnic blankets, get out your folding chairs, and keep your cooler stocked for these free concerts.

artisans Open air market. each saturday, sunday and Monday, through Labor day, visit the artisans Open air Market for locally made crafts and art work. Market is located outside the doors of the sheldon Community arts Han-gar and runs 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

July 3-5 & 10-12the Complete History of america … abridged, Fri.-sat. 7:30 p.m., sundays at 5 p.m. join denali drama for a 90-minute roller-coaster ride through the glorious quagmire of american history in this satirical re-enactment of america’s most significant historical events and comically exaggerated impersonations of many renowned historical figures. Call 733-7929 for ticket information, or check it out online at denaliartscouncil.org.

July 4moose on Parade, hosted by Talkeetna His-torical society, denali arts Council and the Tal-keetna Chamber of Commerce. decorated ply-wood moose can be seen in the annual Fourth of july parade, and then will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. For more information, visit talkeetnachamber.org.

Chugiak/Eagle RivertuesdAysFarmers market, 3-7 p.m., fresh locally grown produce weekly through september in the VFW parking lot.

July 3the eagle river Fireworks are part of a community-wide Independence day celebra-tion sponsored by the eagle River Lions Club. With food, entertainment and games in the park and 19 hours of daylight, the sun won’t go

down until just before the fireworks go up, at midnight.

July 4Chugiak Fourth of July Parade will be held starting at the Latimer fire station on the Old Glenn Highway and finishing at the Chugiak senior Center. Turn out to watch — or march in — the parade, and bring a sack to collect all the candy thrown out during the event. The parade begins at 2 p.m.

July 8-13Bear Paw Festival. The Chugiak-eagle River Chamber of Commerce works year-round to provide a great family-friendly festival. For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit bearpawfestival.org.

GirdwoodJuly 3-5Girdwood Forest Fair. The Forest Fair fea-tures handcrafted items, exotic foods and enter-tainers from all over alaska, and the annual For-est Fair Parade at 10 a.m. on saturday. The fair runs from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and saturday, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. sunday at the fairgrounds, Mile 2.2, alyeska Highway. Limited parking is

available at the alyeska Resort day lodge with shuttle service provided. There is no admission fee.

August 8-9alyeska Blueberry mountain arts & music Festival, noon-8 p.m., alyeska Re-sort. a celebration of the lush blueberry season, this family-oriented outdoors event features more than two dozen arts and crafts booths in the Hotel alyeska pond courtyard, as well as live music and all the blueberry concoctions you can try.

August 28-30Girdwood Fungus Fair. Guest speakers will be joined by local mushroom experts. For more information, visit www.fungusfair.com

AnchoragesAturdAys And sundAysanchorage market and Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., through sept. 6, 3rd & e street parking lot. Whether you’re shopping for fresh produce, exotic goods from around the world or alaska souvenirs, you’ll find it at the anchorage Market and Festival. The anchorage Market and Festi-val is located in the heart of downtown, and is


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alaska’s leading outdoor market. It consists of more than 300 vendors on seven acres of down-town anchorage. The anchorage Market and Festival is a great place to bring family, friends and visitors. It offers free and lively entertain-ment, great food and a fun and safe atmosphere.

SATURdAyS, All SUmmeRSpenard Farmers market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., through sept. 26, Chilkoot Charlie’s parking lot, spenard Road and W. 26th ave. Features locally grown produce from farmers and food distribu-tors from anchorage, the Valley and surround-ing areas. Visit www.spenardfarmersmarket.org for more information.

TUeSdAySWildlife Diaries education talks at the alas-ka Zoo, every Tuesday, 7 p.m., through august. Free with zoo admission or season pass. For a complete schedule of summer zoo events, visit alaskazoo.org.

JUly 4July 4th Celebration, anchorage’s delaney Park strip is host to the annual event that be-gins with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. The 4th of july Parade and a festival follow. In honor of the Centennial Celebration of anchorage, this year’s event features longer hours, more free en-tertainment choices, and a variety of new spec-

tator and interactive sporting activities. The an-chorage symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert from 6-8 p.m.

JUly 12alaska aviation Festival, alaska aviation Museum, 4721 aircraft drive, noon-3 p.m. event includes vintage aircraft fly-bys, live music, beer, wine and food. Visit alaskaairmuseum.org for more information.

AUgUST 7Salmon Daze Festival, 3-6 p.m., anchorage Museum lawn. don’t miss out on this fun-filled day in downtown anchorage with a festival cel-ebrating one of alaska’s most valuable resources — wild salmon — as well as local alaska artists and galleries.

AUgUST 16Dog Days of Summer Block Party, Per-atrovich Park and e street, noon-4 p.m. Have fun in the sun with your favorite furry friends! enjoy canine-related products and service ex-hibits, rescue demonstrations and more. There will also be a pet parade and pet trick contest. Visit www.anchoragedowntown.org for more in-formation.

AUgUST 20-236th annual alaska Salsa Festival. Profes-sional dance instructors and performers from around the world come together to bring alaska the best in salsa, Bachata and ChaCha dancing. never danced before? Check out the boot camp and go from zero to hero in only three days. Love the shows and parties? Check out the nightly showcases where champion dancers bring you their very best. For information, call 336-0333, or send email to [email protected], or visit alaskasalsafestival.com.

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A sailboat plies the waters of Big Lake, a popular summer destination.

Frontiersman File Photo

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CANADIAN/ALASKAN CHALLENGE

8 Blown-Alcohol Front-Engine Funny CarsPLUS Nitro Altereds & Nitro Harleys

FRIDAY JULY 3Junior Dragster Olympics 2-4 pmKing of the Street, Gambler’s Bracket RacingTime Trials 4 pm, Competition 6pmAdults $15, Senior/Military $12, Youth $10

SATURDAY JULY 4 / SUNDAY JULY 5Can-AK ChallengeNitro Altereds (Alaskan Grizzly vs. Bounty Hunter)Top Eliminators, Pro-Nostalgia Outlaws, PointsTIMES: Gates open at 10, Time Trials at 11, Competition at 2PRICING: Adults $25 * Military/Seniors $20 Youth $10, Kids under 10 are freeWeekend Wristbands and Camping available

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