MUSIC/THEATER/DANCE

TV Casting Call: TalentGPS is in search for a 9-12 year old boy to shoot a pilot for a kids adventure show that will be filmed in Alaska. Two kids have already been selected. Contact Lisa Owens at 903-1299 if you have a child interested in being on TV.

Auditions: Cyrano’s Theatre Company will audition for “You Can’t Take it With You” by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, directed by Dick Reichman. 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 413 D St. Rehearsal begin in February, show dates: March 12-April 3. (Scarlet Boudreaux, 230-4185).

Auditions: UAA Department of Theatre and Dance mainstage production of “A Doll’s House.” Auditions 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, UAA Mainstage Theatre. (ankjs.uaa.alaska.edu)

Workshop: Imagination Station: Next Stop... Theme Park. In each session, students learn theatre games and exercises specific to each theme. From spies to dinosaurs to the realm of music, this class is sure to keep our youngest artists stimulated throughout the week and ready to learn about the world of theatre. 10 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 - Feb. 20, TBA Theatre, 8200 Homer Drive. $40 (677-7529, tbatheatre.org).

Workshop: Explore improvisation as a training tool for stage actors, as we continue the work done in our fall sessions. Based on the work of Viola Spolin, the class focuses on using improv techniques to discover theatre/acting realities. 11 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 - Feb. 11, TBA Theatre, 8200 Homer Drive. $40, includes all 5 classes. ( 677-7529, tbatheatre.org).

Weekend Bands: Lucky Strikes Lanes is in need of DJs during the week and live bands on weekends. (258-0348, kelly_anderson814@hotmail.com)

Female Performers Wanted: Radical Arts for Women invites all women to showcase their talents at Celebration of Change on March 27. Singers, dancers, poets, actors, comedians and more. First-time performers are encouraged to apply. Applications can be found online. (radicalartsforwomen.org)

VISUAL ARTS

Call for exhibits: For solo or collaborative art exhibits for Alaska Pacific University Carr Gottstein and Conoco Phillips Galleries. Submit 12 digitals of current work, exhibit proposal and resume. Postmark Deadline is March 26. Send to Jannah Sexton Atkins, Curator of Exhibits, APU Presidents Office, 4101 University Drive, Anchorage 99508

Visual or performing artists: MTS Gallery now accepts proposals for visual art exhibitions and performance art events. For submission guidelines go to mtsgallery.wordpress.com/hours

Art Educator Grants: Awards may be used to defray the costs of tuition, fees, room and board, travel and other costs associated with advanced arts study or residences; purchase of materials and equipment to create a new body of work. The grant awards are up to $3,000 for K-12 visual & performing arts educators whose primary responsibility is arts instruction, have been teaching a minimum of 3 years, and are permanently assigned full or part time in an Alaska school. Applications must be postmarked or hand delivered to the ASCA offices by Feb. 15. Guidelines, instructions and applications at the Arts Council’s web site: eed.state.ak.us/aksca. (ruth.glenn@alaska.gov; 907-269-6682, 1-888-278-7424)

Call for Art: Multimedia with the theme “Snow, Sweat and Tears.” Entry deadline is January 31. $2-$5 fee per entry. The show will open with a reception Feb. 6. Girdwood Center for Visual Arts, Olympic Mountain Circle. (783-3209).

Intergenerational Arts Contest: Artists of any age throughout Alaska can participate in creating paintings, video, drawing, collages, photography, essays, poems or quilting. $2,000 in cash prizes. Categories include visual and textile arts, literary arts, and video and photography. Deadline for entries is Feb. 12, 2010. (276-1059, opagak.com)

Railroad Art: The selected artist will be commissioned to create artwork for the 2011 Alaska Railroad official print, poster, lapel pin and other gifts and materials. The artist will be paid $3,000, and be given 10 artist proofs and 20 posters. The artist must agree to participate in sale-and-signing events in Anchorage and in Fairbanks. The Alaska Railroad will pay for the artist’s travel expenses. The Alaska Railroad retains all and exclusive rights to the artwork. Mail or deliver the sketch to 445 West 9th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. Deadline February 19, 2010. A selection will be made by the end of March 2010.

LITERARY ARTS

Call for Women’s Stories: Alaska Women Speak. The theme for the Spring 2010 issue is “Reader’s/Writer’s Choice”. Submit creative writing, journalistic and informational articles, and poetry (1200 words or less) that would be of interest to Alaskan Women to alaskawomenspeak@yahoo.com or Midtown Executive Office Suites, 4300 B St, Ste 505 Deadline January 31. (272-8644, alaskawomenspeak.org).

Call for Women’s Stories: Radical Arts for Women short story contest open to women living in Alaska. The fiction pieces must be between 250 and 5,000 words and contain some lesbian content. Each entry must contain a cover sheet with author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail, story title, and word count. Unpublished submissions only. Mail entries by Feb. 1 to: Radical Arts for Women Short Story Contest, PO Box 244436, Anchorage 99524-4436 (radicalartsforwomen.org)