July 7, 2014 Community Happenings

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Fine Arts Camp
    Performances Set
    Sitka Fine Arts Camp has set performances this week by members of the high school camp.
    Tonight, at 7 p.m., in the Odess Theater on the SJ Campus will be brass, strings, vocals and body percussion.
    On Tuesday, at 7 p.m., will be a student talent show in the Odess Theater.
    ‘‘The Mechanical Man’’ live film score will be 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Performing Arts Center.
    Final performances in theater and music will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the PAC. On Friday will be final performances in theater and dance at the PAC.
    Saturday’s schedule will be a showcase and art show on the SJ Campus 1-4 p.m.; final performance, 7 p.m. at the PAC; and a 10 p.m. rock band and dance at the Odess Theater.

     Wine-Making
    Class July 18
    Those who want to make homemade wine can register for the annual wine-making class by Michelle Putz and Perry Edwards.
    “Wine-making at Home” will held 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18. Individuals ages 21 and older are being encouraged to learn to make wine at home in this beginner’s class. Edwards and Putz are members of the Sitka Global Warming Group.
    The class focuses on making wine from locally-grown fruit like rhubarb, berries and apples. Perry and Putz will offer simple wine-making tips, techniques, tools, and their award-winning rhubarb wine recipe.
    The class is free. Space is very limited and will fill up fast. Pre-register  to assure a spot in the class. Those wanting to take the class should sign up by calling Michelle at 747-2708. The  class is sponsored by SGWG.


Sitka Farmers Market Co-Manager Ellexis Howey, left, and Sitka Local Foods Network intern McLane Ritzel, right, present the Table Of The Day Award to Hope Merritt of Gimbal Botanicals, second from left, and her assistant Brenon Littlefield at the first market of the summer on June 28, at the ANB Founders Hall. Merritt has been a regular vendor at the Sitka Farmers Market since it started, selling herbal teas, herbs, and beach greens. She received a gift bag with fresh greens, fresh rhubarb, earrings, and a copy of the Alaska Farmers Market Cookbook. This is the seventh year of Sitka Farmers Markets, hosted by the Sitka Local Foods Network. The next market is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, at the ANB Founders Hall. For more information about the Sitka Farmers Markets and Sitka Local Foods Network, go to http://www.sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org/ or check out the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SitkaLocalFoodsNetwork. (Photo by Sitka Local Foods Network)

    Public Invited to
    Cello Events
    The Sitka Summer Music Festival’s cello seminar will offer master classes and cafe concerts for the public this week.
    Master classes can be observed 2-4 p.m. on July 8, 10 and 11 at Stevenson Hall, at 104 Jeff Davis St.
    Cafe concerts will be held at Ludvig’s Wine Bar on Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m., and at the Westmark dining room 7 p.m. Wednesday.
    Cello performance majors from across the country will be featured throughout the week, under the guidance of Zuill Bailey and Dr. Melissa Kraut. No admission fee will be charged for the master classes or cafe concerts, but donations to the festival are always appreciated.
    For more information call 747-6774 or visit sitkamusicfestival.org.


Scientists from UC Irvine
To be at SSSC for Month
     The Sitka Sound Science Center staff and board announces that Dr. Matt Bracken and Dr. Cascade Sorte are  July Scientist in Residency Fellows.
    Bracken and Sorte are from the University of California, Irvine. They will be in residence, with their family, from July 7 through Aug. 6. In addition to working on their own research projects they will help lead the SSSC Marine Science Camp for third- through fifth-graders.
    They will introduce themselves to the community on the morning interview on KCAW 8:10 a.m. July 9.
    Bracken grew up in Petersburg and spent time in the current SSSC facilities while attending the Sitka  Fine Arts Camp in the 1980s. He said he is looking forward to returning to the area to work with citizen scientists to gain long-term perspectives on how marine biodiversity has changed in the Sitka area over the past 70 years.
    He is currently an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Irvine, where his research evaluates the causes and consequences of biodiversity changes in marine ecosystems, including studies showing how nutrients, consumers, stress, and invasive species modify diversity in marine communities and how changes in species diversity and composition affect the services and functions provided by intact marine systems.
    Bracken will give a talk titled “Biodiversity, Productivity, and the Ecosystem-based Management of Fisheries” at Kettleson Memorial Library, 5 p.m. Sunday, July 13.
    Sorte is an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of California-Irvine. She is interested in how climate change will influence the compositions of local communities and the distributions of species across broad regions. Her recent projects include exploring potential “coping mechanisms” that will allow species to persist in a changing climate.
    Sorte is looking forward to studying historical changes in the rocky intertidal and shallow subtidal communities around Sitka with an eye for predicting effects of future climate changes.
    She will give a breakfast talk “Predicting the Future: How Will Climate Change Affect Marine Species” followed by a walk during low tide at Sage beach. All are invited to meet at Mill Building next to SSSC at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 14. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
    The Sitka Sound Science Center, through funding from the National Science Foundation, Karsh Family Foundation and the Skaggs Alaska Foundation, is once again hosting the program. Each year fellowships are awarded to preeminent marine scientists from across the country.
    The SIRF program brings scientists to Sitka for monthlong sabbaticals allowing for undisturbed research, free from the interruptions of their daily routine.    For more information contact Tory O’Connell, research director, 747-8878.


     Park Posts Week’s Programs        Sitka National Historical Park offers daily guided programs teaching visitors about the park’s natural and cultural resources.
    Ranger-guided schedules this week include the following.
    –Tuesday, July 8: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; 11 a.m.  Discovery Talk: Banana Slugs; and 12:30 p.m.  Discovery Talk: ‘‘Ravin’ about Ravens.’’
    –Wednesday, July 9: 9 a.m. Battle  Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; and 1 p.m. Discovery Talk: ‘‘Sea Otters.’’
    –Thursday, July 10: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; 1 p.m. Discovery Talk: ‘‘Pinks and Chums and Kings, Oh My! Salmon in the Indian River.’’
    –Friday, July 11: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Discovery Talk: ‘‘Climate Change’’ and 1 p.m.  Discovery Talk: ‘‘Fungus Among Us!’’
    –Saturday, July 12: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; and 2:30 p.m. Discovery Talk: ‘‘Bentwood Boxes.’’
    All ranger-led tours meet at the Sitka NHP visitor center on Lincoln Street.
    For more information about the ranger-guided tours at Sitka National Historical Park, call the visitor center at 747-0110.


Ryan Apathy. (Photo provided)

    Sitka Student
    Earns Degree
    Ryan Apathy has graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan, where he studied trombone. He graduated on May 24. Apathy attended Sitka High School for his freshman, sophomore and junior years where he participated in cross country, music, mock trial, theater, and the drama, debate and forensics programs.
    While at Interlochen Apathy volunteered for the local National Public Radio affiliate Interlochen Public Radio, contributing to and producing the monthly program, “Radio Collage,” featuring performances from students in various arts areas.
    Apathy will attend the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, in the fall, where he has been accepted into the Honors program. He received a music performance scholarship and plans to continue studying both music and the sciences. He is the son of Carole Knuth and Peter Apathy.





    Program Updates
    Given for Museum
    The Sheldon Jackson Museum reports that Jennie Wheeler, Tlingit skin sewer, will be unable to demonstrate at the museum July 12-18.
    The museum apologized for the change in schedule.
    Samuel Sheakley, Tlingit carver, will be in residence July 19-26 in the museum gallery.
    For more information, call 747-8981.

    Childbirth Ed
    Rescheduled
    The childbirth education series scheduled to start tonight, July 7 through the next five Mondays at Sitka Community Hospital, has been rescheduled due to insufficient registration.
    The next course will be offered as a one-day class 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, with instructor Sharon Sullivan, RN. The cost is $55 per couple, with food and drinks provided. To register, call 747-1722.   

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