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If you are looking for something to do in Anchorage tonight, I've got just the thing. How about the "Ring of Fire Mead Tasting?" It's at 6:00 PM at Café Amsterdam (530 East Benson Blvd.). There is no cover charge, but there is a cost for tasting the goods and dinner too, of course. Mead is a honey-wine. This event will showcase the goods from the "first Alaskan Meadery." If ...

Here comes another one of Anchorage's yearly events. Up in the Great Land, everyone seems to have a garage full of "big boy and girl toys," like ATV's, snow machines, piles of fishing gear and more. The Great Alaska Sportsman Show is where we go to research the next great thing, or dream of upgrades, or indoctrinate our children into life in the Last Frontier… with gear.

This four day event ...

People are getting ready for a night out. It's St. Patrick's Day, otherwise known as, "An Excuse to Party-on." We don't have to count on St. Pat to drive snakes out of Alaska, because we have none. But that doesn't mean we don't appreciate him. In Anchorage, one of the more obvious spots to hit this evening is McGinley's. They'll be playing Irish and Scottish tunes (live) all weekend with ...

I've been so busy living my "Big. Wild. Life." that I've had little time to write about it. However, so much fun stuff is going on that I had to jump on line to let you all know about it. The biggest news is that "Fur Rondy" otherwise known as Fur Rendez-Vous officially kicked off this weekend. The Rondy is the largest winter carnival in North America. It started way ...

Saturday, February 9th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, the Waldorf-inspired charter school will be holding their annual Winterfair celebration. The event is free to attend (there is music and dancing), but there is a charge for crafts, games and food. The children of the school have put together most of the events with their parents and the money raised will go toward programs for the school. There is a ...

Today, Sunday, February 3rd, there is another great event at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. According to the paper, Yuungnaqpiallerput is Yup'ik for "The Way We Genuinely Live." The museum is hosting the opening reception for this exhibit of 19th and 20th century items. The full title of the exhibit is "Yuungnaqpiallerput: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival." There will be dancers (the Kicaput Dancers) in the atrium. ...

It is a fantastic weekend to be in Anchorage. There is SO darned much to do. The Ice Fishing Jamboree, which was originally scheduled for December but postponed due to thin ice, is on again for this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM) out on Jewel Lake. Also in the mix is a Winter Festival starting at 12:00 PM out in the "Mat-Su" valley at the college ...

What a GREAT day we had! We have relatives in town and we wanted to get them out into the wilderness. Just one hour South of Anchorage, Alaska is a ski community called Girdwood. The Alyeska Resort is located there. We stopped there first to rent some snowshoes and poles for our guests (we have our own).

Although there are great trails in Girdwood (like the Winner Creek trail right ...

With more than 120 acts from around the world, including some of our own very talented local artists, The Anchorage Folk Festival brings free concerts and workshops to our city each January. Events include storytelling, dances, singing, and more. The folk influences in these performances are from all over the world including; Celtic, bluegrass, jazz and more. Starting this evening at the UAA Wendy Williamson Auditorium, the different performers rotate ...

"Intuitions" is in South Anchorage. Their beautiful sparkling facility is crisp and inviting. I spent an evening with friend's back in the pedicure area. We all sat back with a glass of wine (which we brought ourselves) in our vibrating heated chairs while we were rubbed, sea salt scrubbed, and our toenails painted pretty pinks, purples and reds. I can't think of a better girlie evening... wine, chit-chat, and bright ...