july 5 Fairbanks Climate Conversations

Fairbanks Climate Conversations

7/7/07 at 7:00pm SATURDAY

Door prizes!!! Potluck!! Fun and educational!!

Ken Kunkel Goldstream Community Center

(University to Ballaine. Turn LEFT onto Goldstream Rd. Follow past Goldstream store/Ivory Jacks. The community center is on the LEFT after the store...look for the sign.)

We will be watching the televised Live Earth concert on NBC - a seven continent concert featuring musical acts like The Police, Kelly Clarkson, and Dave Matthews Band. The concerts are being held to raise awareness of global warming.

This is a family potluck event to bring awareness to global warming to our community, and to learn solutions and actions you can take to reduce your family's carbon footprint. This is a non-partisan issue, that must have action starting locally with you and your family, to make a difference.

There is a playground and activities for the kids!!

BYOM (bring your own mug, to reuse)

Carpool if possible - meet at the Farmers Loop UAF Taku parking lot at 6:30pm (at the shuttle shack) to share a ride.

Contact Lori at Northern Alaska Environmental Center

452-5021 x 27 for more information

Fairbanks 4th of July

4th of July

Pioneer Park

Kids' parade 2:30pm

Craft bazaar 11am - 5pm

kids' games from 1:30 - 2:30 and 3:30 - 4:30

kids' parade 2:30-3:00 (Moore street gate)

kids' crafts 1:30 - 2:30

Ceremonies begin at noon with presentation of the colors, the national anthem, and the pledge of allegiance, and a fly over from Eielson Air Force at 2:00pm. Next are patriotic speeches, music, the heart-tugging rifle salute, and closing words.

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Shuttle service between Carlson Center and Pioneer Park 10:30 - 5:00

There will be bands playing throughout the day.

North Pole 4th of July Celebration

North Pole Community 4th of July Celebration

July 4, 2007

10 am

There will be food, activities, and a parade.

Also, the Mayor's picnic, kids' fishing derby, and a 5th Avenue Block Party.

(907) 488-2242 for more info.

Eielson Soaring Solstice Open House

Soaring into Solstice Open House

Saturday June 23, 2007

10:30am - 7:00pm

Army exhibition of Stryker vehicles, working dog demonstrations and various aircraft - B-52, A-10 and F-16 - performing fly-bys and simulated airfield attacks.

Also music, food and drinks.

Parts of the Richardson Highway will be closed during the event, and also during demonstration practices on June 21.

Summer Solstice Walk

Summer Solstice Walk

Friends of Creamers Field

June 23, 2007 Saturday

10:00am

Start at Creamer's Field Farmhouse

Free!!

Midnight Sun Run

25th Midnight Sun Run - 10 K run / walk

Saturday June 23, 2007

10:00 PM

UAF Patty Center

Mostly flat course from the University of Alaska (UAF)to Alaskaland (Pioneer Park), on local roads & bike paths

Complete information - maps, entry forms, etc. on the Midnight Sun Run page

4 PM to race start: Race day registration at - $30

T-shirts for all entrants

june23 child Triathalon

Parent/child Walk, Bike, Wet Noodle Triathlon at Chena Lakes

A Just For Kids, Inc. fundraiser

10AM

Saturday June 23, 2007

$35 entry fee for each team, this includes a Tshirt for the child and entry in the park. There will be 3 different groups depending on the age of the child.

The walk is approximately 1.6 miles, the bike is about 2.5 miles and there is a short "swim" with the team riding on noodles.

The registration forms are at the alaska club Fairbanks on the old rich hwy. More info call 490-6722

june 21 Midnight Sun Festival

Midnight Sun Festival

Thursday June 21, 2007

Noon - Midnight

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Avenues - downtown

It's time Fairbanks!!!! Our fabulous Midnight Sun Festival is here on Thursday!

Here's some of what's going on:

Olympic Gold Medalist
Kayaking Lessons & Tips

Breakdancing Competition
Gold Panning
Climbing Wall
Bucking Salmon
Petting Zoo
Dunk Tank
Kids Games & Prizes
Basketball

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Over 160 Booths
Fine Alaskan Arts & Crafts
Over 30 Bands on
3 Stages

Visit the website for more details and the schedule of live performances.

http://www.downtownfairbanks.com/files/MSF_Handout_20072.pdf

JUNE21Midnight Sun Baseball

The 102nd Midnight Sun Baseball Game

June 21, 2007

10:30-past midnight

Goldpanner Field

Fairbanks' own Alaska Goldpanners play in this annual game at night with no lights, just our magical midnight sun! Everyone likes to turn out for this one...a day of baseball and peanuts with the kids. Go Goldpanners!

(907) 451-0095

Fairbanks Day

Fairbanks Day "Block Party Picnic"

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

1-4pm kid's activities

1-8pm music

Come celebrate Fairbanks! FREE train rides, music, kids' games, Community Organization booths, prizes and giveaways.

This sounds like a nice reason to get out to Pioneer Park, listen to music, and learn about different groups that serve the community.

june20th Summer Nature Walk

Summer Nature Walk

Creamer's Field Farmhouse (1300 College Road by the big barns)

7:00pm

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Take a pleasant evening walk at Creamer's with one of their naturalists. What a treasure we have in Creamer's Field.

Dog Agility Day

Dog Agility Day Demonstration

Noel Wien Library

Tuesday June 19, 2007

2:00pm

The Tanana Valley Kennel Club's Dog Agility Group will demonstrate their dogs' abilities to do amazing stunts around the agility course. Afterwards, you can meet the pooches...pet pet slurp slurp. This is a super fun event to watch.

The library is prepared...in case of rain, there will be movies in the Library auditorium. Ages 5 and up.

Father's Day Car Show

Father's Day Car Show

June 17, 2007 **(the mach 5 from the Speed Racer cartoon

will not be at the Car Show, it was just the coolest

car I could think of to post! Go Speed Racer...go")

11am - 3pm

Sourdough Fuel (corner of Van Horn and Lathrop)

FREE!!

If the father in your life loves cars, this will be a terrific chance to take him out on Father's Day for walk browsing around all types of cars. There will be door prizes, and who doesn't LOVE door prizes? Have fun...zoom zoom zoom

Swimming

Mary Siah Swimming

Off of Airport Way, turn on Gillam, 1025 14th Avenue

On days like today that aren't too hot, the kids might like to go swimming. Unfortunately, we have no outdoor public pool(think of the mosquitoes...ugg), but we do have a couple of indoor pools.

Today I thought I"d post Mary Siah's information for Open Swims. The kids can swim, and the parent can go soak in the gigantic bubbly hot tub!!

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Open Swim there are two:

4:00pm - 4:45pm

6:30pm - 8:45pm

Thursday there is NO open swim

Saturday 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Sunday - closed

Free Family Movies

Free Family Movies at the Goldstream Theater on Airport Way

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

10:00AM

05/29-05/30 Curious George (G) Ice Age: The Meltdown (PG)

06/05-06/06 Jonah: A Veggie Tale Movie (G) Happy Feet (PG)

06/12-06/13 Everyone's Hero (G) Over The Hedge (PG)

06/19-06/20 Clifford's Really Big Movie (G) Night At The Museum (PG)

06/26-06/27 Doogal (G) Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties (PG)

07/03-07/04 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (G) Monster House (PG)

07/10-07/11 Rugrats: The Movie (G) Barnyard (PG)

07/17-07/18 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G) Open Season (PG)

07/24-07/25 Charlotte's Web (G) Flushed Away (PG)

07/31-08/01 Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (G) Happily Never After (PG)

They show both movies both days, you can pick which one you want.

Youth Series Bike Rides

Every Monday evening

Birch Hill Rec Area

7-8pm

Event Sponsor: Rick Johnson 455-6950

I think this is for grades K-12, but call for more info if you have questions

Mosquito Meander

Mosquito Meander fun run 5k

10:00 am

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Start at: Pioneer Park's east gate (formerly Alaskaland)(Airport Way & Peger Road)

Finish: In Pioneer Park (new route this year).

Only late registration at the event is still available.

Saturday from 8:45am - 9:45am at Pioneer Park (race day)

Cost WITH late fee of $5 is: $20.00/adult registration w/t-shirt $15.00 Youth (under 12) w/youth size t-shirt

This is a very fun easy 5k for the family. You're welcome to walk, run, bike, skate, skip, or whatever you'd like to get to the finish. Bring the whole family out for this one, oh...and maybe an umbrella. Ugg.

Free kids' tennis

Kids Free Tennis Fairbanks Tennis Association

Dan Ramras Community Tennis courts (behind Mary Siah)

Continues for each Saturday in June.

Grades K-2 is from10-11 am

Grades 3-12 from 10-12.

Register when you bring your child.

info@fairbankstennis.org

Track and Field Games

Alyeska Track & Field Games

June 9th, 2007

10:00 A.M.

West Valley High School Track

Open to all kids born between 1994 and 2001

T-shirts available for the first 500 registrants

Sorry, there was registration until June 7th, and I'm not sure if you can just show up and participate. My guess is you can...it's just a guess, I'm not familiar with the Games. Good Luck!

TOTE Family Fun Fest

TOTE Family Fun Fest

Sunday June 10 2007

Noon to 4pm

Under the big top tent at the UAF Museum of the North

$5 adults

$3 youth ages 7-17

Free for kids under 6!!

The family fun fest is always a fun-filled day of crafts and cool hands-on science projects. Visit the museum while you're up on the hill.

Activities: Discover dinosaurs

Design your own beadwork

Build a plant press

Be a migrating salmon (this one is a poplar fun game with lots of laughing and silliness)

Explore the museum in a scavenger hunt

Learn Eskimo dancing with the Pavva Inupiaq Dancers

Create your own museum art

Investigate insects

Dissect owl pellets

Take your photo with UAF mascot "bear" NANOOK!

474-7505 for more info.