The Museum will facilitate a silent auction from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Forest Service to mount a show featuring artwork by former participants of the Voices of the Wilderness Artist-In-Residency program who spent their residency in the Kootznoowoo Wilderness and the Tracy Arm Ford’s Terror Wilderness in the Tongass National Forest. Juneau-Douglas City Museum, 114 W.4th St., 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.įrost + Fur has a holiday pop-up shop in the Wharf! Come check out our handprinted clothing, home goods, and gifts. is a locally owned and operated to-go coffee shop that will be featuring delicious holiday drinks throughout the First Friday festivities! Stop by, say hello, and get a coffee to-go!įrost + Fur Holiday Pop-Up Shop, 2 Marine Way, inside the Wharf, 4 p.m. Glacier Coffee Company, 2 Marine Way, inside the Wharf, 4 p.m. Locally owned and operated year-round, this holiday season Alaska Knifeworks is excited to feature Knives of Alaska, Benchmade, and DiamondBlade Knives. Both events require proof of vaccination and masks for entry.Īlaska Knifeworks: 2 Marine Way, inside the Wharf, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.Īt the JACC: Fawn Waterfield Solo Exhibit Opening Reception, Artisan Pop-up Market in the Main Hall, and live music from 4:30-7 p.m.Īt Centennial Hall: Alaska Ability Arts Exhibit Closing Reception from 4-6 p.m. Juneau Arts & Humanities Council: 350 Whitter St. Gallery Walk returns in-person to downtown in 2021 with events and live music on Dec. Two, to bring people downtown and encourage local shopping, supporting local artists.”īreckett Davidson, 5, handles the toy collection at Nana’s Attic during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. “One, just to be able to have this event after not being able to have it last year. We didn’t really have one last year we’re happy to have one here at the JACC and Centennial Hall as well as part of the larger city one,” Bonnett said. Some places will be asking for proof of vaccination.”īonnett said the JAHC is stoked to have people back for Gallery Walk, both to see everyone and to support downtown Juneau. “Specific locations will have different requirements.
“At first I think we were nervous about how to put it on and keep everyone safe,” Bonnett said. Many stores will also run their events into Saturday, for shoppers that might not want to mingle with large Friday-night crowds. Specific safety measures will vary from venue to venue, Bonnett said. That’s my focus this year, while still having the holiday spirit.” “We wanted to encourage people to get outside and spread out. “There’s going to be a live performance aspect that I’ve never seen from a Gallery Walk every year,” Vrabec said. Both will be printed in limited quantities.The performances, many of which will be outdoors, are encouraged to get people to come down but at the same time, remain safe, Vrabec said. The prints will be on sale at the Rondy Shop, located at The Alaska Mint, and on the Rondy Web site, Standard prints will cost $45 and collector edition giclees will cost $400. "Putting together memories of this great race was made all the more rich for me by the presence of George Attla, right there on Fourth Avenue, as a representative of all the mushers that have added to the heritage of the Great Land." "Having missed the first Fur Rondy sled dog race, I am delighted to be part of the 75th," said Birdsall. Since his first solo exhibition in 1967, Birdsall has had more than 50 one-man shows. Having won 10 championships, more than any other musher, has been an achievement I will never forget."īyron Birdsall is primarily a landscape watercolorist. "The World Championship Sled Dog Races of Rondy have played an important part of my life. "It's an honor to have been asked to participate in the 75th Fur Rondy Anniversary celebration," Attla said in a press release. Racing at the front of the pack for nearly three decades, Attla won his last crown in 1982. Handicapped by a fused leg caused by childhood tuberculosis, Attla shocked racing fans by capturing his first world title. The Birdsall print depicts Attla racing down Fourth Avenue.Īttla, known as the "Huslia Hustler," was an unknown when he arrived in Anchorage for the 1958 Fur Rondy. Attla, of Huslia, is the winningest racer in Rondy history, with 10 championships. Sprint mushing legend George Attla and artist Byron Birdsall will be at the Artique art gallery this afternoon to sign a "Spirit of Rondy" 75th anniversary commemorative print celebrating Fur Rendezvous. Updated: SeptemPublished: January 30, 2010