Arts

GOOD IN THE COUNTRY— The first musical to be written, produced and shown in Nome premiered last Friday at the Nome Elementary School, with shows on Saturday and Sunday. Shown are Maya Coler, Andrew Hafner, Dave Coler, Ian McRae and Ava Earthman performing.

Nome’s first musical proves good in the country and in town

Last weekend, the first Nome-based, Nome-written and Nome-produced musical premiered inside the Nome Elementary Commons with show times Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30. “Good in the...

WALES KINGIKMIUT DANCE FESTIVAL— Sage Ivanoff-Ahkinga and Carl Topkok with the Teller Traditional dance group rocked the house during the 17th Kingikmiut dance festival held in Wales from Sept. 2 through Sept. 5.

Wales celebrates 17th Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival

Last weekend, the 17th Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival took place in Wales. Starting on Friday, September 2 and lasting until the early morning hours of Labor Day Monday, the three-day celebration...

SWEET SOUNDS— Salmonberry Jam Folk Fest guest band The Super Saturated Sugar Strings took the stage many times during the weekend, including a 40-minute set on the Main Stage on Saturday afternoon.

Anchorage band headlines “sweet” musical weekend at Folk Fest

For this year’s premier summer musical gathering in the City of Golden Beaches, the Nome Arts Council found a harmonious confection from Anchorage with a name as sweet as the festival moniker. For...

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE— Paul Schweigert spent two weeks with ACSA students to expose them to the performance of Wiliam Shakespeare comedies and tragedies.

Visiting artist brings Shakespeare to Nome

The students at Anvil City Science Academy recently had an experience that took them into costume, back in time, and across the world. Visiting artist Paul Schweigert spent two weeks in early May at...

Iditarod Fine Art Show

Another spectacular showing of Alaskan art is in the books as artists from Nome and surrounding Norton Sound communities competed in the 17th Annual Iditarod Fine Art Show sponsored by the Nome Arts...

HAPPY ENDING— The cast of Aklaq and Nayak gather for the finale of the UAA Dept. of Music's opera, adapted from the classic fairy tale Hänsel and Gretel.

Eckenweilers give Hänsel and Gretel an operatic makeover

On Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, Nome playgoers at the Mini-Convention Center were treated to a presentation by the UAA Opera Ensemble, which featured Kira Eckenweiler of Unalakleet. The...