Tag: Arts

Solstice Music Festival Workshops & Artist Bios – All you need to know!
by Tania Spurkland June 22nd: Friday Workshops Beginning at 10 AM sharp Susanne Summerville, mezzo-soprano, choral conductor and music historian, joined the faculty at UAF in 1978 and retired in 1999 as a Professor of Music. As a writer for international encyclopedias, she has current entries in the New Grove

Seldovia Teacher Awarded Guitar Grant
by Jenny Chissus Two Rasmuson Arts Educator Grants were given by the Alaska State Council on the Arts this year, and a big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to our very own Ruth Sensenig who was awarded one of them! A small exerpt from the Rasmuson Foundation website outlines their position on the encouragement of the arts […]

Do You Want to Buy a Masterpiece?
by Jenny Chissus This Memorial Day weekend, we have three very talented carvers creating beautiful masterpieces from our rugged local spruce! This is the 7th Annual Chainsaw event in Seldovia! We are blessed to have over 35 masterpieces about town for our community’s enjoyment! Many folks have made trips specifically to Seldovia to visit these […]

Tamara Rose Blodgett – Local Author – Big Success!
by Jenny Chissus How exciting is it that we have another local author making great strides in the literary world! Tamara Rose Blodgett has been writing since 2007, pursuing her creative genius. Tamara is currently on her 6th book, and is working simultaneously on three completely different series!