Schedule of Events
© Cathryn Posey
Download the schedule (page 8 and 9) - all photos © Ken Graham photography.
Schedule of Free Events – Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008
Street Fair Outside, Oct. 18, 2008
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Explore a variety of booths and vendors
- Meet Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Martin Buser and canine athletes
- Meet Kirk Bros. Motor Sports Race Team with their cars
- Meet Anchorage fire fighters and paramedics with fire truck and paramedic van
- See the new Ford Flex and 2009 hybrid Ford Escape
Experience the pedestrian-friendly corridor and connectivity of the Anchorage Convention District in a street-fair setting - Seventh Avenue between F and G Streets, and Town Square
Inside Dena’ina Center, Oct. 18, 2008
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Oxygen & Octane EXPO
- Commemorative Dena’ina Center Cachet (stamp) for sale
- Meeting room set-up examples
- Function information about the Egan Center and Dena’ina Center
- Kid space with ACVB Critters, Big Wildlife Tattoos, and more
- Conference Leads Contest
- Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage
- Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage
- Club BRRR
- Themed meeting room displays
- Alaska athletes: Alaska Wild, Alaska Dream, and local Olympians.
- BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage
- Alaska Native artists working in various mediums
- Bird Treatment and Learning Center demonstrations
- The Asteroids, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Sarahndipity, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Arctic Wind Flute Choir Ensemble, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
First Floor:
Second Floor:
Third Floor:
Dena’ina Center – Entertainment Stages on Second and Third Floors – Oct. 18, 2008
10 – 11 a.m.
11 – Noon
Noon – 1 p.m.
- Glacier Brass, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Alaska Ice Jam – Jimmy & Woody of Denali Cooks, Shell Exploration AlaskaEntertainment Stage, Second Floor
Noon – 12:30 p.m.
- Jim Kerr – Juggler, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
12:30 – 1 p.m.
- The Magic of Eric Gilliam, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
1 – 2 p.m.
- Youth Holiday/Winter Wear Fashion Show, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Denise Martin, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
1 – 1:30 p.m.
- Underground Dance Company, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
1:30 – 2 p.m.
- Irish Dance Academy of Alaska, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
2 – 3 p.m.
- Back Alley Banned, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Fiddle-de-dee – Interactive music for young children, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Harp by Skookums, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
3 – 4 p.m.
- Prom & Dance Fashion Show, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- buzzOplex, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor Melissa Mitchell & Homegrown, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
4 – 5 p.m.
- H-3, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Ma’o Tosi’s AK PRIDE Program, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Diane Hall, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
5 – 6 p.m.
- Bridal Fashion Show, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Mr. Tim – the Music Man, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor Lanice & Eli, Shell
- Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Dena’ina Center Second Floor
6 – 7 p.m.
- Medicine Dream, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Stars Dance Studio, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Nick Petumenos Quartet, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
7 – 8 p.m.
- Alaska Native Games Showcase, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Moonlight Strings, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor Nick Petumenos Quartet, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
Schedule of Free Events – Sunday, Oct. 19 2008
Street Fair Outside, Oct. 19, 2008:
- 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Explore a variety of booths and vendors
- Meet Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Dee Dee Jonrowe and her canine athletes
- Kirk Bros. Motor Sports Race Team with their cars
- Anchorage fire fighters and paramedics with a fire truck and paramedic van
- See the new Ford Flex and 2009 hybrid Ford Escape
- Oxygen & Octane EXPO
- Meeting room set-up examples
- Function information about the Egan Center and Dena’ina Center
- Kid space with ACVB Critters, Big Wildlife Tattoos, and more
- Conference Leads Contest
- Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage
- Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage
- Club BRRR
- Themed meeting room displays
- Alaska athletes: Alaska Wild, Alaska Dream, and local Olympians.
- BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage
- Alaska Native artists working in various mediums
- Bird Treatment and Learning Center demonstrations
- 10 a.m. “Off the Grid” Ó 2006
- 12:30 p.m. “No Boundaries” Ó 2007
- 3 p.m. “Off the Grid” Ó 2006
- 5:30 p.m. “No Boundaries” Ó 2007
- Tomodachi Taiko Drummers, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Dena’ina Center Third Floor
- Westchester Music Co., Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- John Walsh & Richard Gelardin, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Youth Holiday/Winter Wear Fashion Show, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines
- Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Suzuki Students of Karyn Grove, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Kevin Barnett, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Alaska Theatre of Youth Shakespere’s “The 12th Night, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- buzzOplex, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- The Long and Short of It, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Prom & Dance Fashion Show, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Big Mitch’s Vocal Students, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Troubadora – Mary LaFever lute-guitarist / Linda Marsh-Ives cellist, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- The Snapping Turtle Swing Band, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Harp by Skookums, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Ke Kia ‘IA O Hula – Alaska, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Barbara’s School of Dance, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Bridal Fashion Show, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- Andy Mullen, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- The Magic of Eric Gilliam, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Anchortown Circus with Meghan Holtan, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Pamyua, BP Alaska, Alaska Cruise Assoc., Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage, Third Floor
- The Asteroids, Wells Fargo Youth Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
- Melissa “Jazzmom” Fischer, Shell Exploration Alaska Entertainment Stage, Second Floor
Experience the pedestrian-friendly corridor and connectivity of the Anchorage Convention District in a street-fair setting - Seventh Avenue between F and G Streets, and Town Square
Inside Dena’ina Center, Oct. 19, 2008:
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
First Floor:
Second Floor:
Third Floor:
Inside Egan Center, Oct. 19, 2008:
Free screenings of classic Warren Miller films with the chance to win tickets to see the new 2008 Warren Miller film “Children of Winter” at the close of each of the four classic showings. Showings are approximately 90-minutes and will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dena’ina Center – Entertainment Stages on Second and Third Floors – Oct. 19, 2008:
10 – 11 a.m.
1 – 2 p.m.
2 – 3 p.m.
2 – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 3 p.m.
3 – 4 p.m.
3 – 3:30 p.m.
3:30 – 4 p.m.
4 – 5 p.m.
