Kid Alaska

Concerts in the Plaze

Concerts in the Plaza

June 6, 2007 - July 27, 2007

Wednesday, 7-8 pm

Fridays, Noon-1 pm

Golden Heart Plaza downtown Fairbanks

FREE!!

Come downtown along the Chena to relax and enjoy the 15th year of free downtown concerts. Bring a chair and sit near the larger than life Alaskan family statue in the fountain. This is a nice place to have an ice cream (I remember in the past they've given out free ice cream, not sure this year), and let your kids groove to the music.

Friday, June 8 - Pat Fitzgerald & Robin Dale Ford

Wed., June 13 - 9th Army Band Alaska "Arctic Rock"

Friday, June 15 - Pat Fitzgerald & Robin Dale Ford

Wed., June 20 - O Tallulah

Friday, June 22 - 9th Army Band Alaska "Jammin' Salmon"

Wed., June 27 - Fairbanks Community Band Friday

June 29 - 9th Army Band Alaska "Denali Brass"

Wed., July 4 - Holiday-No concert

Friday July 6 - Raging Hormones

Wed., July 11 - Fairbanks Community Band

Friday, July 13 - Outbound

Wed., July 18 - Leighton & Lousiaska

Friday, July 20 - FSAF Tundra Flutes

Wed., July 25 - Fairbanks Community Jazz Band

Friday, July 27 - FSAF Brass Ensemble

Vernon Nash Classic Car Exhibition

June 2, 2007 - June 3, 2007

Saturday 10 am-8 pm

Sunday 11 am-5 pm

Carlson Center

Adults $4; Kids under 12, free

Bring the family out to see the antique cars of all shape, sizes, and colors. They're awesome, and provide for a great starter conversation on history and how things were in different eras. Plus they're really cool, and make you think Fonzie must be behind the wheel of one of them!

(907) 451-7800

Wild Arts Walk

Design Alaska 2nd Annual 2007 Wild Arts Walk!

Friends of Creamer's Field

Saturday June 2nd

Noon - 5pm

Creamer's Field Refuge

1300 College Road

$10 for individuals

or $25 for families

Admission includes a hot beverage, pastry, and a complementary mug (one per family)

452-5162

Kids and Teens book sale!

Forget-Me-Not Books

517 Gaffney Road

Summer Reading Sale

Sale good May 29-June 9th

All books for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults will be 50% off!!!

Each family will recieve a package of forget-me-not seeds with their purchase during the sale.

Go buy some books for the kids, save money, and support the Literacy Council of Alaska.

456-6210

Chena Lakes Rec Area

Chena Lakes Public Recreation Area

I list Chena Lakes when it's hot, to remind you of a gorgeous place to take the family to cool off, and go swimming or boating.

The cost for a vehicle full is $4.00 ($1.00 per person if you bike, bus, or walk)

My favorite part of Chena Lakes is the clean and inexpensive boat rental.

They have canoes, row boats, pedal boats, and kayaks. They provide life vests, paddles or oars.

You need to leave your drivers license (or ID), and have an adult sign a consent form.

Then boat around the lake to picnic sites or camping spots. It's a non-motorized like, so it's a peaceful and calm day spent on the water.

Prices:

Canoe $6/hour $24/day

Row boat $8/hour $32/day

Pedal boat $10/hour $40/day

Kayak $6/hour $24/day

488-1655 for more info

Pick-Up Hockey for teens may 30

Big Dipper Ice Arena

Pick-Up/Shinny Hockey

Held every Wednesday beginning May 30, 2007

Ages: 12-14 3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Ages: 15-17 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m

There must be one adult on the ice during each session*

Full USA Hockey approved gear **

Cost: $3.50 per person*

Opening Day Pioneer Park

Schedule of events for Opening Day at Pioneer Park

May 26th, Saturday

11:00 am — 4:00 pm
Fairbanks Museum Day—Free admission to all Museums
Antique Car show in Gold Rush Town
11:00a—11:30a
Robert Service Poetry presented by Steve Mitchell at the Gazebo
12:00p—3:00p
Kit Carson and the Scouts at the Gazebo
3:30p— 4:00p
Robert Service Poetry presented by Steve Mitchell at the Lavelle Young
Wheelhouse

High School Track and Field Championships

ASAA/First National Bank 2007 Track and Field State Championships

May 25, 2007 - May 26, 2007

West Valley High School

Saturday events start at 9am

Adults $10

Students Grade 7th - 12th $5

Under 7th Grade - FREE

The State Track and Field Championships for all high schools. Take your kids out to watch the best teens in our community run, jump, and throw...who knows maybe you'll see a future Olympian.

http://www.asaa.org/trackfield/index.html

Star Wars Stamps Revealed

New Limited Edition U.S. Postage stamps

Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the first Star Wars

May 25th Friday

Downtown Fairbanks Post Office

10am - 2pm

You're encouraged to come in costume. There will be coloring pages and a drawing for Star Wars colle

There will also be collectible “Star Wars” envelopes and a special first-day cancellation available.ctibles.

Also, special mail boxes have been created for this nationwide event, and in front of the Airport Way Fred Meyer, is an R2D2 mail box. I've seen these in another state, and they are adorable and lots of fun for the kids! Check it out.

Clucking Blossom Festival

Clucking Blossom Festival

Saturday May 19th 2007

Noon

Birch Hill Rec Center

FREE!!

An all-ages grassroots festival of art, music, and ideas!

This is an amazing day of hanging out listening to music, speakers, and poets in the natural setting of Birch Hill's forest. There are a lot of activites and games for the kids. There will be booths for arts and crafts, games, and a scavenger hunt that goes on all day.

If you want a peaceful day of diversity and sunshine, take a blanket and some snacks, and go expose your kids to a free day of music and fun.

Carpool if you can due to limited parking, and it saves you money.

Concert Without Borders

Concert Without Borders

Fairbanks Community Band

May 19, 2007 Saturday

7:00pm

Pioneer Park Auditorium

Tickets are $10/adults

$5/students and military

Free/ under 12

After a blissful Saturday in the sun, head to Pioneer Park for an evening of music with the family. Relax in your seat, and celebrate the diversity of music from Germany, Holland, England, United States, Mexico, and Korea. You can't beat an evening of entertainment where all under the age of twelve are FREE! Go soak up some culture tonight.

Information: 474-1904.

North Pole Fire Dept Open House

North Pole Fire Department

Open House

May 19th, 2007 Saturday

10am - 4pm

Take the kids out to North Pole to tour the fire department, and check out all the cool fire engines and ambulances, or as we called them "wooo-wooo's".

Free hot dogs and pop on this gloriously sunny Saturday!!

Taste of North Pole

Taste of North Pole

North Pole Plaza Mall

Saturday May 19th 2007

Noon to 2:00pm

$10 per person

Head to the Plaza where nearly 20 local restaurants will offer up their delicious culinary dishes for the public to munch on.

Proceeds from the annual Taste of North Pole always go to a specified nonprofit group. This year the beneficiary is North Pole Grange, which provides a great community gathering place and offers many family-oriented activities and events, including the newly started First Friday Art Shows.

Alaska Railroad Open House

Alaska Railroad Open House &

Tanana Valley Model Railroad Club Open House

Saturday, May 12th

10am to 2pm

AKRR hosts its annual Open House today at their gorgeous train depot. If you haven't visited the depot yet, today is a terrific chance to do so. Take a free short train ride in the rain with the family!

There will be displays and free AKRR goodies to take home. The Model Railroad Club will also be there to demonstrate their amazing display.

(1745 Johansen Expressway)

Annual Frog Walk at Creamer's Field

May 13, 2007

10 am-Noon

Creamer's Field Farmhouse, 1300 College Road

Free

Learn how frogs survive an Alaskan winter and look for newly emerged frogs. A fun event for the whole family!

Phone: (907) 452-5162

Pets and People Day!!

Pets and People Day

May 12th Saturday

Companions Inc., 21st annual fundraiser

Noon - 4:00pm

Borealis Building, Tanana Valley Fairgrounds

Demonstrations & exhibits associated with animals and people

$1.50 per person

$5 for the family

Information: 456-7580 or 457-4312.

Free Museums Day

Museum Day

May 26–29th

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Pick up a map at any of the 14 museums around town

To name a few:

Wickersham House Museum in Pioneer Park

UAF Museum of the North (what an amazing view they'll have of the mountains this gorgeous weekend)

Pioneer Museum in Pioneer Park

Pioneer Air Museum in Pioneer Park

Fairbanks Community Museum 5th and Cushman

Fairbanks Native Association Museum in Pioneer Park (this is that small narrow building across from the big playground, near the railroad tracks...very interesting)

Dog Mushing Museum 2nd and Cushman

Creamers Field Farmhouse

Refreshments at some locations, and scavenger hunt prizes!!

Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Tanana-Yukon Historical Society.

Information: 474-9403.

Spring Clean Up Day

Spring Clean Up Day!!!

Saturday May 5, 2007

Get out in the fresh air with the kids; the weather's been terrific. Pick up all that junk on the road by your house, or pick your favorite spot and just start picking!

Yellow bags available for pick-up now at United Way of the Tanana Valley, 565 University Ave.

For information on areas needing attention, call UW, 452-7211.

House at Pooh Corner

House at Pooh Corner Presented by Fairbanks Drama Association

Yay, the children's classic novel comes to life on our own Riverfront theater stage!! Come out and watch Pooh and his 100 acre woods friends entertain you!

May 4, 2007 - May 20, 2007

Friday, 7:30 pm; Saturday, 2 & 7:30 pm; Sunday, 2 pm

Riverfront Theater (1st Avenue)

General admission, $12; Children 12 & under, $6

Phone: (907) 456-PLAY

Tennis Registration

Fairbanks Tennis Association

They are having their second registration for summer kids' tennis programs

Saturday, May5