January 8, 2015, Community Happenings

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NW Coast Arts,

Language Classes

Offered at UAS

The University of Alaska Southeast continues to celebrate the arts, language and culture of the region by offering opportunities to learn and practice its rich heritage.

The language offering spring semester will be ‘‘Alaskan Languages AKL 103-Beginning Tlingit I.’’ Instructor Roby Littlefield will offer her 20 years of knowledge and passion for the human value of Native Alaskan expressions and insights. The hybrid class can be attended in person or via videoconference.

Local artist and assistant professor Nick Galanin will teach his popular course, ‘‘Chasing and Repousse,’’ as an art 280/380 class. The ancient-art class fashions sculpture, jewelry and practical objects from silver, copper or other sheet metals. Students will establish their own goals, and work under the direction of the master craftsman to develop their own vision and technique.

AKL 103 ‘‘Tlingit I’’ will be offered 4-5 p.m. Mondays Jan. 12-May 2 by videoconference or room 218 at UAS.

Art 280/380 ‘‘Beginning or Advanced NW Coast Art: Chasing and Repousse’’ is set 6-9 p.m. Mondays Jan. 26-April 27 in the UAS art room 115.

Copper Eagle by Nick Galanin, created with chasing and repousee techniques. (Photo provided to the Sentinel)

SHS Activities

Work Session On

The Sitka School District School Board will hold a work session 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the Sitka High library to gather input regarding ideas for ways to support SHS activities.

Declining revenue and higher travel fees have increased the need for teams to fundraise, the school said.

Come help us brainstorm some ideas as to how to continue to support our activities at SHS.

Dog Classes Set

At UAS-Sitka

The next dog classes are scheduled Tuesdays, Jan. 20-Feb. 24, at UAS-Sitka Campus.

Puppy Kindergarten, for puppies up to 6 months of age, will be 6-7 p.m. Dog obedience, for young dogs over 6 months, will be 7-8 p.m. 

Susan Royce and Karen Royce teach basic good manners appropriate for each age level using only positive training methods. The cost for each class is $100. 

Call 747-7700 for more details or register online at  https://aceweb.uas.alaska.edu.

Fencing Taught

Sitka Community Schools is offering a fencing class for middle school and high school students 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Jan. 13- May 5.

Participants will be asked to attend one of the two weekly lessons but may come to both. 

Participants will learn the basics of all three styles of fencing. The cost is $75. Registration is open at Community Schools.

YAS Board Meets

Youth Advocates of Sitka’s Board of Directors will meet 5:15-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at YAS, 805 Lincoln Street. Meetings are open to the public.

Story Time Set

‘‘The Peace Book’’ by Todd Parr will be one of the readings during preschool story time 10:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at Kettleson Memorial Library.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, call the library at 747-8708.

Preschool story times help to promote early literacy skills, expand children’s vocabularies and broaden and enrich their experiences, stimulating brain development.

For more information, call the library at 747-8708.

Poetry Club

Set at Library

The Kettleson Poetry Club for children ages 7-11 begins 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, upstairs at Kettleson Memorial Library.

Hourlong meetings will continue every other Thursday, January-April 2015. Calendars of meeting dates will be given to members at the first meeting. 

Participants will read, listen to, and discuss poems; talk about poetry terms; write; and gear up for recording and performing original poems.

Contact Brooke with questions at 747-4028 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Library Board

Teens to Meet

Kettleson Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16. Those ages 13 and up are invited to join the board. Registration is preferred. Snacks and pizza are included.

Board members will have exclusive opportunity to help select  materials for the library’s collection, plan parties and programs, suggest improvements to the future teen area, gain volunteer experience, and promote the library throughout the community.

For more information, call the library at 747-8708.

Museum Board

Members Sought

Creative individuals who enjoy people and have a vision for the future the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum are invited to apply for openings on its board of directors.

Letters of interest can be mailed to Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum, 104 College Drive, Sitka, AK 99835.

The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Sheldon Jackson Museum and its Alaska Native ethnographic collection through advocacy, acquisition and educational planning.

For more information, contact Mary at 747-6233.

Art Subject of

UAS Classes

The University of Alaska Southeast offers four art courses during spring semester, beginning Jan. 12. These include two general education requirement courses offered online and two studio art classes – ceramics and artists studio.

Art 160 Art Appreciation is taught by UAS assistant professor Liz Zacher. Its goal is to stimulate thought and widen perspective, UAS said. By exposing students to a variety of artistic work via online lecture and class discussion, the course offers students an opportunity to stretch their knowledge and inspire fresh thinking about the messages and benefits of the arts. It is three credits, and will run Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m.  or 7-8:30 p.m.

Art 262 History of World Art II is also taught by Zacher. The online GER completes the series begun each fall. The spring course begins with the art of the Gothic or Middle Ages period and continues to the present time. UAS said that it is not necessary to take these classes in sequence. It is three credits, and offered Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m.

Art 201/301/401 Ceramics Studio class meets 6-9 p.m. Mondays. The beginning class introduces preparation of clay for firing, and glazing techniques. Intermediate students focus on the potter’s wheel, glaze calculations and plaster as it relates to pottery. Advanced students will pursue their interests in advanced wheelwork or techniques of handbuilding, clay body calculation, and commercial applications of ceramics. UAS has a large kiln capacity, both electric and gas-fired kilns as well as a raku kiln.

Art 230/330/430 Artists Studio meets 9 a.m.-noon Fridays. Students will work in a variety of media to design and complete their independent projects.

UAS has two master ceramacists on staff to help them learn their art: Liz Zacher and Robert Rose. For more information go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BD5mWsYV9w

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