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TBA Theatre’s “Tribute to Broadway”

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Join TBA Theatre actors for a day of Broadway song and dance on August 14th, 1:00pm & 3:00pm showings in Peratrovich Park.

Galway Days

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Break out your best green outfits and come join us on August 7 for an all day Celtic celebration with music, dancing, food & vendors!

Downtown Poker Pub Run

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Enjoy playing a friendly game of poker every other Saturday this summer from 4:30pm – 8:30pm every other Saturday.

Collect 5 cards to play a hand of poker by visiting any of the participating bars and ask for a playing card. At the end of the night, play your best 5 cards at the hosting bar and win fabulous prizes!

List of dates & hosting bar:

July 24 – Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse
August 7 – McGinley’s Irish Pub
August 21 – The Gaslight

Cruise Ship Day Entertainment Schedule

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July 5

11:00am — Suzy Crosby
12 noon — Music for Little Ones
1:15p Carhartt Brothers

July 19

11:00am — Robin Hopper
12 noon — Music for Little Ones
1:15pm — Matt Hammer

August 2

11:00am — Robin Hopper
12 noon — Music for Little Ones
1:15pm — Matt Hammer

August 16

11:00am — Carhartt Brothers
12 noon — Hurricane Dave
1:15pm — Carhartt Brothers

August 30

11:00am — Carhartt Brothers
12 noon — Sourdough Bisquits
1:15pm — Carhartt Brothers

September 13

11:00am — Suzy Crosby
12 noon — Hurricane Dave
1:15pm — Matt Hammer

Summer 2010 Schedule

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Sat. June 12th

Downtown Jazz Festival

Alaska Jazz Workshop will perform. The Alaska Jazz Workshop is a non-profit organization designed to teach young people jazz. Based at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, professional jazz musicians take time to pass on their skills and knowledge to the next generation so that the heartbeat of jazz will keep on beating and more young people will live fuller lives.

Sat. June 26th

9th Army Band Jubilee

The 9th Army Band from Fort Wainwright brings out it’s best for an afternoon of entertainment. The Brass Quintet consists of two trumpets, a horn, trombone and tuba. A drummer occasionally accompanies the group. This ensemble performs a number of traditional marches as well as pieces arranged for brass.

The Jammin’ Salmon Dixie Band features upbeat Dixie music. The band consists of 6 instruments – a clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass/tuba, drums, and banjo. Musical selections include Mid-20th century Dixie tunes, Louis Armstrong tunes and Old TV show tunes (Hee-Haw, etc.)

Arctic Groove Orchestra is the 9th Army’s large popular music group. It consists of male and female vocalists, several horn players, piano, guitar, bass and drums playing pop and rock music.

Jazz Combo is a small popular group that performs jazz standards and other popular music. This group consists of a soloist (saxophone), piano, bass and drums.

Sat. Aug. 14th

Tribute to Broadway

TBA Theatre presents a musical tribute to Broadway at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Summer 2010 Schedule FRIDAYS

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Fri. June 4th

The Asteroids play folk music.

Fri. June 11th

Matt Hammer has entertained Alaskan audiences for more than 30 years with folk music.

Fri. June 18th

Melissa Bledsoe Fischer is well known as a jazz pianist and vocalist. Melissa’s work has been described as soulful and classy jazz standards.

Fri. June 25th

The Highland Bagpipe Competition features bagpipe groups performing traditional bagpipe music in this friendly competition. May the best bagpipes win!

Fri. July 2nd

Wings To Fly featuring folk tunes played on fiddle, flute and guitar.

Fri. July 9th

The 9th Army Band Brass Quintet consists of two trumpets, a horn, trombone and tuba. A drummer occasionally accompanies the group. This ensemble performs a number of traditional marches as well as pieces arranged for brass.

Fri. July 16th

The Derry Aires are essentially an a Capella ensemble, you just never know what these women will do on stage. Their shows feature a mix of instruments from kazoos and penny whistle to guitar, flute, violin and piano. Their fine musicianship, humor and gracious classiness have made The Derry Aires a much anticipated highlight of many local and national productions.

Fri. July 23rd

The 9th Army Dixieland Band from Fort Wainwright features upbeat Dixie music. The band consists of 6 instruments – a clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass/tuba, drums, and banjo. Musical selections include Mid-20th century Dixie tunes, Louis Armstrong tunes and Old TV show tunes (Hee-Haw, etc.).

Fri. July 30th

Karenodie & Paul play original and contemporary music.

Fri. Aug. 6th

Galway Days Band plays traditional Irish Music.

Fri. Aug. 13th

TBA Theatre presents Folkstales a group that sings and spins yarns.

Fri. Aug. 20th

Midnight Starlight plays classic jazz and standards.

Fri. Aug. 27th

The Alaska Button Box Gang is a social and recreational group dedicated to promoting the history and enjoyment of button box accordion music. The band plays traditional Slovenian, German and Polish accordion music as well as songs written by members of the group.

Summer 2010 Schedule THURSDAYS

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Thurs. June. 3rd

Midnight Starlight plays classic jazz and standards.

Thurs. June 10th

High Lonesome Sound is a five piece band that primarily plays Bluegrass and Old Timey music.

Thurs. June 17th

Hopper Family Band plays folk music.

Thurs. June 24th

Jared Woods is a local singer/songwriter who plays original folk music. Jared is often referred to as Anchorage’s most popular acoustic guitar player.

Thurs. July 1st Canada Day Celebration

Carhartt Brothers perform bluegrass and folk music. The Canadian Consulate provides information on Canada.

Thurs. July 8th

Hot Club of Nunaka performs gypsy swing music. From Duke to Dawg and Reinhardt to Rice, this quartet illustrates the distance between Appalachia and the Samois sur Seine isn’t all that far musically.

Thurs. July 15th

Monica Lettner performs jazz, pop and broadway.

Thurs. July 22nd

From Outer Space plays Indie/Alternative Rock music.

Thurs. July 29th

Scout is described as fresh music from Alaska. Scout plays original music and selected covers, vocal with acoustic and electric guitar. Many times accompanied by other musicians on harmonica and guitar.

Summer 2010 Schedule WEDNESDAYS

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Wed. June 2nd

Top Cover Air Force Band of the Pacific

Top Cover is the popular music ensemble of The Band of the Pacific. This high-energy group performs the full spectrum of popular music including classic rock ‘n roll, country, jazz fusion, and today’s top 40 hits.

Wed. June 9th

Dixie Express Air Force Band of the Pacific

Dixie Express carries forward our heritage with music which is uniquely American. Their instrumentation includes trumpet, clarinet, trombone, banjo, piano, bass, and drums, allowing them to play a wide variety of ragtime, Dixie and jazz favorites.

Wed. June 16th

Greatlanders

Entertainment is the signature of the Greatlanders, the Band of the Pacific’s 15-piece jazz band. Whether performing big band or contemporary jazz, classic rock ‘n roll, country, or highlights from the Broadway stage, The Greatlanders have excited military and civilian audiences alike.

Wed. June 23rd

Northern Lights Brass Sax Quartet Air Force Band of the Pacific.

They perform a variety of music including new compositions, written by the members themselves, as well as rearranged takes on old favorites.

Wed. June 30th

Top Cover Air Force Band of the Pacific

Wed. July 7th

Alaska Brass Air Force Band of the Pacific

Alaska Brass is an exciting and versatile component of the Band of the Pacific. Their unique instrumentation of five brass plus percussion makes them a highly entertaining ensemble. They perform many styles of music, including Baroque and Classical, marches, popular, ragtime, Dixie and jazz.

Wed. July 14th

Top Cover Air Force Band of the Pacific

Wed. July 21st

Alaska Brass Air Force Band of the Pacific

Wed. July 28th

Top Cover Air Force Band of Pacific

Wed. Aug. 4th

Dixie Express Air Force Band of the Pacific

Wed. Aug. 11th

The Greatlanders Air Force Band of the Pacific

Entertainment is the signature of theGreatlanders, the Band of the Pacific’s 15-piece jazz band. Whether performing big band or contemporary jazz, classic rock ‘n roll, country, or highlights from the Broadway stage, The Greatlanders have excited military and civilian audiences alike.

Wed. Aug. 18th

Northern Lights Brass and Arctic Sax Quintet Air Force Bands of the Pacific

Northern Lights Brass are a five piece mixed-wind ensemble that perform a variety of music including new compositions, written by the members themselves, as well as rearranged takes on old favorites. Arctic Sax Quintet plays a wide variety of styles including Jazz, Ragtime, Classical, R&B and original music.

Wed. Aug. 25th

Alaska Brass Air Force Band of the Pacific

Summer 2010 Schedule

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