JCFO coming to work with Haines on Waterfront Framework Plan
The community will have opportunities to provide input on the Portage Cove Waterfront Plan this month, working with the internationally renown landscape architecture group James Corner Field Operations (JCFO). The group is coming to Haines from May 19 to May 22 to collaborate, taking input from local artists, businesses, residents, the borough government and the Chilkoot Indian Association. “It’s completely about public input,” creative director of Alaska Arts Confluence Carol Tuynmansaid.
There will be four Artist Salons to collaborate on the waterfront project. The salons will be recurring chances to receive input from local artisans. “The idea behind this is hiring local artists and artisans, so that (the project) really belongs to the community and really emanates from our community vision,” said Tuynman.
The first salon will be on Tuesday April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chilkoot Indian Association. There will be a short presentation about the waterfront project followed by discussion. The second salon will be on Monday, May 20 between 11: 30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Haines Sheldon Museum and will focus on the durability of art in public facilities. There will be a presentation on the materials that public art is made out of, and how they are affected by climate. Later salons will take place in June and July.
Summer Youth Theater Conservatory
The Lynn Canal Community Players (LCCP) are inviting students ages 8 to 18 to three weeks of theater fun at the Summer Youth Theater Conservatory, July 1 to July 21. The LCCP offers two programs this summer: a half-time Playmaking Session for children ages 5 to 7, and a full-time Conservatory for students 8 and up. The LCCP-sponsored Summer Youth Theater Conservatory has been providing theater fun for kids and entertainment for audiences since 1990.
This year’s Conservatory director is Jane Keitel. Assistants to the director will be Julie Kehr and local Kathy Madsen, who has worked with the program before.Keital comes from Englewood, New Jersey with an extensive background in youth and musical theater. She has chosen the rollicking musical “How to Eat Like a Child and Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up,” for this year’s program. “The students should have a great time creating this very funny show,” said Keitel.
“I’m excited for the great kids of Haines to have a chance to work with an accomplished, hard-working and talented female director. Along with her theatrical bag of tricks, I feel she will be a wonderful mentor for the boys and girls, and adults too,” said LCCP board member Cherri Price.
The summer conservatory will culminate in a full-length play on July 19 and 20. Students and their parents can find registration forms at the Babbling Book, or at chilkatcenter.org/partners. The cost of the Conservatory is $275, and the Playmaking session is $175. Pre-registration discounts are available until June 7, and partial scholarships are available on a needs-basis. For more information, call 766-2708.
Panel discussion on Muybridge photograph exhibit
On Thursday, May 3, the Haines Sheldon Museum is hosting a lecture and panel discussion on the exhibit “1868 Muybridge in Alaska.”
“It gives a chance to really go in depth, to give more context about this exhibit than just coming in and seeing it,” museum coordinator Regi Johanos said.
Guest speakers include Jim Simard, Harriet Brouillette and John Hagen, who will discuss the significance and historical context of Eadweard Muybridge, and the first photographs taken of the Tlingit. Johanos said that visitors can learn fascinating details about the history of the exhibition such as the implications of Muybridge having taken these photos, and that at a certain point, the photographs served the purpose of documenting the region for the army. Simard’s lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m., and the panel discussion will begin at 7 p.m.
Spring into Art for the Alaska Arts Confluence
The Alaska Arts Confluence is holding the Spring into Art: Artist Studio Crawl fundraiser on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12.
The event is a self-guided tour of artists’ studios in town, Dalton City and up the highway.
“This is an opportunity to peak into some of the aspects of our creative community,” Tuynman said.
The tour showcases local artists whose various mediums include ceramics, painting, woodworking, tool-making, clothing and origami. Participants will receive a studio map which includes information about the artists and their work.
In Gerri Marquardt’s studio, participants can try their hands at origami. In John Carlson’s studio, they can observe as he hand-carves a chair.
The tour will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available for purchase in advance at the Arts Confluence gallery and Moosterious Emporium. Accordning to Tuynman, the fundraiser provides valuable funds to the Arts Confluence. “We don’t have any fluff. We rely on every penny we get,” Tuynman said.
First Friday on May 3
The Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan will be displaying Tlingit Regalia in honor of Mother’s Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Moosterious Emporium will feature live music from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Ampersand Art Gallery will be presenting the exhibit “Rust & Stardust: Return of Vintage and Menagerie of Metal Critters for Garden and Home.”
The Alaska Arts Confluence will host the opening reception of “The Art of FUNctionality!” Kelleen Adams Originals. She paints designs on furniture, handbags, hats to make everyday objects one of a kind.
The Hammer Museum is hosting the game, “WHAT’S ON FIRST?” Players will guess the name or purpose of 30 gadgets for a chance to win the $500 cash prize!
Port Chilkoot distillery is featuring “Corlix” by Cassie Miller, a collection of handcrafted, wire-wrapped jewelry.
The Haines Home Building Supply will be open until 8 p.m.
The Pioneer Bar will host Open Mic Night, starting at 9 p.m.