Join the Irish Cultural Collective as they sing songs of remembrance from Ireland and other nations around the world with live music in the celtic tradition, Monday May 26 at The Red Chair Cafe from 6-10 p.m.
Come dance, sing and play (if you can play an instrument) as they commemorate those people and places that are now gone as well as celebrate life this Memorial Day.
Show off your photo genius! Open call for photojournalists to hang their photos and share in a potluck in the Loussac Library Innovation Lab June 1 from 1-3 p.m. Four piece limit per photographer. Photos must be framed and ready to hang. Photos are on display for the month of June.
For more information, contact Darla at hanedc@muni.org or 907-343-2893
Calling all gardeners! Alaska Community Action on Toxics is seeking volunteers this summer for their new Yarducopia community gardening program. Learn gardening skills by building, planting and maintaining a garden in a homeowner’s yard. Meet weekly at the garden for mini gardening classes and spend two hours a week maintaining the garden.
Share with the homeowner in the delicious produce harvest and donate 10% to a family in need.
What a great way to learn a valuable life skill and to interact positively with your community.
To sign up, call GeorgeAnne at 222-7714 or email garden@akaction.org.
Que Pasa will be posting all summer long so check back for great opportunities for Anchorage teens! Have an awesome summer break!
Don’t miss a heavy metal extravaganza at Anchorage Community Works Friday, May 30. This ALL AGES show features Decepticide, Terraform, Famine and Mutual Manslaughter. Doors open at 7 p.m. and cover charge is $7.
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What is the answer to the meaning of life? Find out Saturday, May 24 at the Loussac Library Science Fiction Double Feature Picture Show starting at noon. Films are free and open to the public.
REI is holding a free bike maintenance for women class Wednesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. This class is an informative presentation that will teach you how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bicycle. No experience necessary!
Head to the Muldoon Library May 22 for a schools out dance tournament from 4-6 p.m. There will be prizes for first and second place winners. Limited to the first 20 to sign up!
For more information, call 343-4223
Plant trees in honor of the Lorax Tuesday, May 20 at the Lidia Selkregg Chalet. Participants can adopt their trees for the summer and bring them in August to be planted. They will plant white spruce seedlings, which are native to Southcentral Alaska and provide great habitat for birds and other animals. Register by calling 343-6992.
Put your cupcakes to the challenge! It’s time for the first-ever Covenant House Alaska Cupcake Competition, May 23 from 1-2 p.m. Submit 24 of your best cupcakes by 12:30 p.m. May 23. Covenant House youth will be judging based on taste, creativity and presentation. No store bought cupcakes will be accepted. Home made from scratch only.
So bring in your most delicious recipe and see how it stands up against other youth bakers!
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