The Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA) and Doyon Foundation will co-present a fundraiser screening of “Spirit of the Wind” a 1979 film about George Attla. The event is in recognition of November as Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage Month. Shot on location in Fairbanks, the film follows Attla from his life as a young Athabascan trapper in rural Alaska, to a tuberculosis diagnosis that meant years in sanitoriums in Tanana and Sitka and how he goes on to become a champion sprint dog musher. The film will be screened at 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Bear Tooth TheatrePub. Tickets are available online and at the BearTooth box office. General admission is $15. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the AMIPA and the Doyon Foundation, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. AMIPA’s proceeds from this event will be added to an endowment fund for the program, established at the Alaska Community Foundation, through the vision and generosity of AMIPA’s late board member, Lael Morgan ... The Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program is having three “Dining with Dementia” events in recognition of Family Caregiver Month. The first one is 1 to 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Soldotna Library, followed by one from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Ninilchik Senior Center, and the last one from 1 to 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Sterling Senior Center. Learn more about how
you can how to engage and connect with your loved one ... Senior Voice columnist Karen Casanovas has a new book out that she co-authored with Jim Britt. It’s called “Cracking the Rich Code,” Volume 19. It is available for purchase online and in selected stores. To pre-order go to her website: karencasanovas.com ... Thanksgiving is a day for indulging in calorie-rich foods—turkey, pie, potatoes, and other delights. But it’s also the day with the most road races. In fact, the oldest continuous footrace in the country is on Thanksgiving in Buffalo, New York. But you can do one close to home. Skinny Raven has the Turkey Trot. Fairbanks offers the Turkey Day Relays on Friday, Nov. 28. ... Alaska Junior Theater is bringing Kattam and His Tam-Tams to Anchorage Nov. 4-7. This performance by award-winning percussionist and storyteller Kattam Laraki-Côté is great for families. Some schoolchildren will get a chance to see the performance Nov. 4-6. The public performance is Nov. 7 at Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. You can get tickets through CenterTix.
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