Screening Wednesday for
48-Hour Films, Docs
The Sitka Film Society, Coliseum Theater and Artchange will present the 48-Hour Film Festival Showcase and local filmmakers’ works in progress 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Coliseum.
The showcase will include films created in 48 hours, using a prop, a character and a line of dialog. Each film is 2 to 7 minutes long.
The screenings will also include works by local filmmakers:
– A 5-6 minute sample from “Cruise Boom,” a documentary in progress. Filmmakers Ellen Frankenstein & Atman Mehta filmed over a year in Sitka, as the town faces an unprecedented rise in cruise ship tourism.
“The boom exposes a town grappling with how to go forward and pushes citizens to explore what kind of place they want to live in,” filmmakers said. More information is at cruiseboomfilm.com
– A trailer from “A Beautiful Place”, a film by Mehta which explores the perspectives of residents from Golovin, one of Alaska’s smallest villages.
“The film traces how the village confronts the myriad environmental threats besetting it, hoping to offer a significant view into the lives and minds of those most impacted by the climate crisis,” Mehta said.
Tickets are $9 for adults, $5 for students, at Old Harbor Books and the door. Those with questions may call 738-0602.
Vendor Registration Opens
For Sitka Farmers Market
Vendor registration is open for the 15th annual Sitka Farmers Market.
The community event is hosted by the Sitka Local Foods Network, a nonprofit working to improve Sitka’s food security. The online vendor registration page, http://sitkafarmersmarket.eventsmart.com, is live and ready for vendors to sign up and pre-pay for their spots.
It includes six more markets, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on alternate Saturdays – July 16, 30, Aug. 13, 27, Sept. 10 and 24 – at ANB Founders Hall.
Vendors will pay $40 per market, regardless of whether using a table or a food truck. A special youth market price is available.
The market’s focus is on local fresh produce, fish, baked goods, prepared foods, cottage foods, arts and crafts, and all products must be made in Alaska (preferably in Sitka or Southeast.) Cooked foods may use non-local foods so long as the food is cooked on site. The mission is geared toward food security and space is limited. Vendors who register food booths will have a higher priority over arts and crafts.
Uncommon Music
Festival Aug. 4-7
The Uncommon Music Festival has released its schedule for the Aug. 4-7 event in Sitka.
Guitarist-and-more Joshua Stauffer will play theorbo (a type of bass lute) 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at the St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
At 7 p.m. on Aug. 5, organist Jacob Reed will perform a solo recital called “A Pleasant Thought” on the historical organ at Sitka Lutheran Church.
The Uncommon Music Festival quartet will sing music selected for Sitka 2 p.m. Aug. 6 at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
On Aug. 6 at 7 p.m., the public is invited to meet the Uncommon Music Festival at the visitor center of the Sitka National Historical Park for a walk through the woods with music along the way.
The Uncommon Music Festival celebrates women, sacred music, and community, with readings selected by the Reverend Julie Platson 1 p.m. Aug. 7 at St. Peter’s. All are welcome.
Visit bit.ly/UMF2022 on the web for more information.
Cellobration!
Concert July 17
Sitka International Cello Seminar will present Cellobration! at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
All are invited to attend the season’s final concert featuring cello solos, small ensembles, and cello choir.
Tickets are $10 and available at sitkamusicfestival.org. The Cello Seminar is a program of the Sitka Music Festival.
Pioneers of Alaska
Picnic on Friday
Sitka Pioneers of Alaska will have a potluck picnic 3 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Pioneer Park.
Barbecued king salmon will be provided; those attending can take a dish to share. Longtime residents are welcome to attend. For more information call Jamie at (907) 738-8891.
Series Set on Land
Acknowledgements
A series of discussions on land acknowledgments with local stakeholders, sponsored by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and UAS-Sitka Campus, are now available to view online at YouTube.
Panelists include Bob Sam, Crystal Duncan, Fred Olsen, Ashlynn Emanoff, Michele Friedman, Kevin Knox, Doug Osborne, Blossom Teal-Olsen, and Loyd Platson.
A link to the YouTube videos can be found on the https://uas.alaska.edu/sitka/, the first entry under Featured Programs. Click the link to be taken directly to a Youtube playlist that has the panel discussions playing in order.
‘‘These could be useful in an educational setting, on community blogs, or forwarding to colleagues as a way to get the conversation started in your own organization,’’ UAS said. ‘‘If you would like to share on your organization’s website or social media, we have come up with some webpage language that we are using in various places that you may find helpful. Please feel free to use all or none of this language, or modify as you see fit.’’
A community screening of the panels on the campus will be held the weekend before Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Saturday, Oct. 8, with the time to be determined. Panelists will be on hand for some Q&A time after their panel, with a food break between the two.
Earth’s Water is
Topic of Program
Sitka Public Library invites children ages 6 to 8 to an ‘‘Explore Earth’s Water and Catch the World’s Ocean Tinker Time’’ workshop 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16.
The program is focused on STEM activities from NASA and it will be guided by Marjean Ragsdale. Materials and a free book will be provided, and registration is required.
The event is sponsored by NASA @My Library. Register at 747-4020 or e-mail Maite at maite.lorente@cityofsitka.org.
SMF Cello Seminar
Concerts Announced
The Sitka International Cello Seminar will present a series of concerts throughout the month of July.
Friday night “Rising Stars” concerts will feature this season’s Cello Seminar fellows. Concerts will be held at 5 p.m. July 15 at the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall. Tickets are $10.
The first three Saturdays in July will feature the “Faculty Showcase” series, concerts featuring guest faculty. Ilya Finkelshteyn will perform 5 p.m. July 16. All Saturday concerts will be at the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall. Faculty Showcase tickets are $30.
Tickets are at SitkaMusicFestival.org. The concert series is sponsored by the Sitka Music Festival.
Escape Tongass
Triangle Event On
Sitka Public Library, Sitka Science Sound Center and Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H invite ages 9 to 12 to an ‘‘Escape the Tongass Triangle’’ experience 4 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the library.
Participants will be challenged to make it through the Tongass Triangle, deciphering different clues and puzzles in this escape room-type of program.
Registration to participate is required. Those interested can call the library at (907)747-4020 or e-mail Maite at maite.lorente@cityofsitka.org.
