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Celebrate Alaska Day at the Museum

Posted by Alaskology

Posted: October 16, 2009 - 3:21 pm

The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center will be hosting a special event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Alaska Gallery in honor of Alaska Day. There will be live music, dance and theater.

Below is a press release from the museum.

-- Steve

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The roster of live performances by Alaska artists includes Ingringmiut (People of the Mountains) Drummers and Dancers; the Russian dance group Sudarushka; and the Russian-American Colony Singers. Festivities culminate with “The Wheelman” and “The Gilded Tusk,” two historical one-act plays written by Alaskans, commissioned by the Anchorage Museum earlier this year. Educators will lead children in hands-on activities with a Russian theme.

Alaska Day commemorates the formal transfer of the Territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States on Oct. 18, 1867 at Fort Sitka. The museum’s Alaska Day celebration is included with admission.

The Anchorage Museum is the largest museum in Alaska, and one of the top 10 most visited attractions in the state. The museum’s mission is to share and connect Alaska with the world through art, history and science.

Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday. General admission is $8, $7 seniors/students/military, free for ages 17 and younger. Coming in spring 2010: The Imaginarium Discovery Center and the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center. Learn more online at www.anchoragemuseum.org.