MUSIC/THEATER/DANCE

Alaska Dance Theatre: Creative dance camps for 4- to 7-year-olds, summer dance intensives for dancers 8 and up with one year of ballet, and classes for all ages and abilities in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, Pilates and more, Monday-July 24. (277-9591, alaskadancetheatre.org)

Alaska Children’s Choir: Music theater workshops for children ages 3-18. Sessions are July 20-31. $150. (1-907-357-3170, alaskachildrenschoir.net)

Alaska Sound Celebration: New members and guests are invited to attend rehearsals with a women’s premier a cappella vocal group, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wayland Baptist University, 7801 E. 32nd Ave. (566-3987, alaskasoundcelebration.org)

Play Auditions: For the Big One: A Chronicle of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill written and directed by Dick Reichman. Rehearsals begin in August. Show dates are September 10 - 27 Possible tour to Valdez, Cordova, & Homer. Cyrano’s Theatre Company (274-2599)

TCAA Garage Sale: The Turnagain Community Arts Alliance is organizing a community garage sale for our members and friends. There will be instruments, original art, new and used CD’s, costumes, electronics, art supplies, jewelry and much more. July 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Turnagain Arts building parking lot, 4105 Turnagain Blvd. at Spenard (245-7311, kategrlk@gci.net)

VISUAL ARTS

Summer arts studies: Week-long arts studies for youth ages 7 to 18 July 6 - 31, classes include maskmaking, stagecraft & theatre skills, painted animation, bookarts and poetry writing $150 (info@bunnellstreetartscenter.org)

Call for art: Fireweed Gallery in Homer seeks artists for 2010 exhibits. (907-235-3411)

WRITING

Native Insight: Thoughts on Recession, Recovery and Opportunity: This writing competition will award $60,000 to Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Native Americans. Essays are due Sept. 15. See Web site for details. (nativeinsight.org)

Borderline Writers Critique & Support Group: All genres and levels of writers are welcome, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 22, Borders, 1100 E. Dimond Blvd. Free. (783-0106)