A monthly newsletter for Alaska residents brought to you by the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and this month's sponsor, Anchorage Hawthorn Suites.

Win An Overnight Stay for Two at Anchorage Hawthorn Suites! Take the Quiz

Answer three easy questions about the Anchorage Hawthorn Suites by Jan. 10, 2008, to be eligible to win an overnight stay for two - valid until May 14, 2008.

Answers found online at http://hotels.hawthorn.com/anchorageak

Check out the latest Friends of Seymour Discounts

Feel the Heat This New Year's Eve

End 2007 at the biggest party in Anchorage, the NECA and IBEW Fire and Ice Celebration in Town Square. This family friendly event offers fire jugglers, aerial acrobatics by the Aerial Angels, live music, ice-skating, a costume parade, fireworks and much more.
Sliding down the slopes more your style? Alyeska Resort's New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade & Firework Display in Girdwood is the event snow carvers crave. Join more than 300 skiers and snowboarders as they shoot down the mountainside carrying flares to light the winter night. Kick back in the powder, make a snow angel and catch a spectacular fireworks show.
Countdown to midnight on the Dance Floor! Blues Traveler will rock the Bear Tooth pub for two amazing nights, and Hip-hop mixes with country at the Hip-Hop Honky Tonk Extravaganza to keep the party going all night long at the Egan Center.

Quick Tip: Stay Where you Play

Make the night run smoother and safer by staying where you're playing. Hawthorn Suites offers a chance to save and give; donate three cans of food for a hot deal at $79 a night. Find more New Year's Eve packages on Anchorage.net's Online Hot Specials Listing>>

Icy Adventures

Watch artists chisel, carve, sculpt and illuminate special "blue diamond" ice during in Town Square, Jan. 4 - 19, 2008, during the Ice Carving Exhibition. This year's theme is "Outer Space: the Next Frontier." The resulting Crystal Gallery of Ice and interactive Children's Ice Park will remain on display through March.
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The 2007 Friends of Seymour vfr Club is brought to you in partnership with Land's End. Land's End offers luxurious lodging, scrumptious fine dining, and enriching historic and cultural tours. Enjoy easy access to outdoor recreation, relax at the full-service spa . Say goodbye to 2007 and hello to 2008 on the Kenai Peninsula with the Land's end Resort New Year's Eve party!

Congratulations to Michele, winner of the November 2007 Friends of Seymour Newsletter Quiz!

Need the New Club Card?
Stop by any Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitor Information Center to pick up an official Friends of Seymour vfr Club Card. Find locations and hours.