Travel to Juneau and learn skills in effective communication, media, and how a bill becomes law at the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Civics & Conservation Summit.

Teens meet their legislators and advocate on issues they care about. When they return to their home communities, they continue taking action on these issues. It is a transformative experience that empowers young people to make real change on the issues that they are most passionate about.

Travel scholarships are offered on an as-need basis.

The deadline to apply is January 25!

Staff from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education will present a hands-on workshop on how to sign up for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Saturday, January 17 at 2 p.m. at the Loussac Library Innovation Lab—this application is universally the first step for any college loan or scholarship! The workshop is for both teens and their parents.

Hey cosplay peeps! Take a roadtrip to Palmer High School Saturday, January 17 for Yuki Fest 2015. Alaska’s winter anime convention is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $10 admission. Gaming area, discussion panels, dancing and more! Enter the FREE cosplay contest!

All ages show at Anchorage Community Works, Friday, January 30. Night Verses, The Harlequin State, Turquoise Boy, and Thunderfish.

Tickets are $25.

Take a photography class this Friday, January 16 at 4 p.m. at Kaleidoscape in the University Mall. Just $15!

Help sew pillowcases for Anchorage foster care children Saturday, January 17 at the Uaf Cooperative Extension Office in Anchorage from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Alaska Business Week is now accepting applications for their summer youth program. Learn the basic principles of private sector business, live on a college campus and grow as leaders, all while being mentored by Alaska’s business elite.

College credit can be offered as well as financial aid.

For more information visit http://alaskachamber.com/pages/AlaskaBusinessWeek/

UAA Department of Theatre & Dance invites community members to audition for New Dances 2015, Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Show off your skills!

Calling all knitters! Anchorage needs help with a yarn-bombing project for the Anchorage Museum’s February First Friday event. Bring your needles and brightly colored yarn to the Loussac Library Tuesday, January 13 at 6 p.m. and help knit large squares to be affixed to trees outside the Museum. They need all the help they can get! Meet in the Innovation Lab on the fourth floor.

Calling all Alaska teen girls! Spend 12 days in the Alaska Range, exploring Gulkana Glacier and the surrounding alpine landscape through an expedition with a professional mountain guide and young scientists.

Girls on Ice participants experience everything from hiking through alpine meadows to getting up close to a noisy icefall, and from spotting caribou on the mountain slopes to traveling across snow-covered glacier ice, all while taking advantage of Alaska’s long summer days! Tuition is FREE!

The deadline to apply is January 31.