Service Listed for
Bobbie Whitson
Bobbie Lee (Allen) Whitson, 92, passed away Tuesday morning, July 6, 2021, at Yuma, Arizona, surrounded by her loving family.
Services for the former Sitka resident will be Aug. 21 at Valley Baptist Church in Sedro-Woolley.
A full obituary will be published Wednesday in the Sentinel.
Sheldon Jackson Museum Welcomes Tlingit & Athabascan Artist-In-Residence Rico Worl
Tlingit and Athabascan artist Rico Worl is artist-in-residence at the Sheldon Jackson Museum July 11-25.
Worl will work in the gallery most days between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and will offer several public programs including an artist talk titled, “Forming Lines: From Star Wars to Formline” 3 p.m. July 24, and a four-part in-person sticker-making class in late July.
Worl’s free sticker-making class is July 21-24. Classes will be held at the museum 2-4 p.m. except for July 24, which will be 2-3 p.m. Students will create an original artwork piece for their stickers, incorporating some formline design elements, and then use the Stickermule website to generate a 1”x1” sticker. Students should be 15 years and older and plan to attend all class sessions. Instruction is free; however, to have their stickers printed, students will pay $51 plus shipping online at the Stickermule website to make 50 stickers. Students should take paper and pencils, and a laptop or iPad with the free program Autodesk Sketchbook already downloaded on it from: https://www.autodesk.com/products/sketchbook/overview to the class. Space is limited and students must register by calling 747-8981.
Worl is of the Raven House of the Lukaax.ádi. He was born in Anchorage and raised in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks. A Tlingit/Athabascan social designer and artist with training in anthropology, he is largely self-taught, but has studied with many artists in person and in books. Through his current ongoing project, Trickster Company, he carries forward the goals of empowering indigenous artists, creating celebrate indigenous resilience, celebrate cross cultural connection, and represent indigenous people’s modern lifestyles. Recently, he became the first Tlingit person to design a U.S. postage stamp.
This year’s Alaska Native Artist Residency Program is made possible with an Art Works II Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and with support from the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum, Alaska Airlines, and private donations. For additional information on the Alaska Native Artist Residency Program, upcoming artists-in-residence, and talks and classes, call 747-8981 or visit: https://lam.alaska.gov/sjm-events. To reserve a spot to attend Worl’s July 24 artist talk or a spot in his late July sticker-making class, call 747-8981.
Museum hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission fee for adults is $9; for ages 65 and older it’s $8; and free for youths 18 and under or for Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum or Alaska State Museum members.
The Museum is compliant with State mandates pertaining to Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums. For information on COVID-19 health mandates and advisories, visit https://covid19.alaska.gov/health-mandates/.
Craft, Rummage
Sale at See House
St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will hold a craft and rummage sale 8 a.m.-noon July 17 at the See House and parking lot.
A variety of crafts, household goods, books and holiday items will be for sale.
The church is at 611 Lincoln Street. For information, call 747-3977 or email stpetersbytheseak@gmail.com.
Artist Goade
At Sitka Library
Sitka Public Library invites kids ages 6 to 10 to explore the process of illustrating children’s books with Tlingit artist, Alaskan illustrator and 2021 Caldecott Medal winner Michaela Goade 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, via Zoom.
Register at Sitka Public Library, at 747-4020, or by email, maite.lorente@cityofsitka.org.
The program is part of ‘‘Illustrating Alaska: Artists Making Children’s Book,’’ an exhibition that will remain open to the public until July 15. The exhibition is part of the Tails and Tales summer library program and is being sponsored by Friends of Sitka Public Library.
Octopus-Themed
Event at SSSC
The My Octopus Teacher Summer Book Club, presented by Sitka Public Library and the Sitka Sound Science Center, is being offered in July.
The public can pick up a free octopus-related book at the library while supplies last, to prepare for Octopus Week in July.
–10 a.m. Tuesday, July 13: preschool story time at Sitka Sound Science Center, featuring octopus-themed stories and activities. No registration required.
–10 a.m. Wednesday, July 14: the Mystery of the Shrimp-Snatcher Eco-Discovery program at Sitka Sound Science Center, best for children in first through fifth grades. Registration is required at 747-4020.
–6 p.m. Thursday, July 15: free screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher” at the Centennial Hall auditorium. All ages invited and no registration is required.
–6 p.m. Friday, July 16: doctoral student and octopus expert Kelley Voss will give a presentation about her research and answer questions about octopuses at Centennial Hall. The event is for all ages, and registration is not required.
For information, call Sitka Public Library at 747-4020.
