A highlight of Alaska is that when it’s the holiday season, it looks like a Christmas card: snow falling, children playing, trees glistening. Get out and enjoy the many ways to celebrate the season … Nome has a Christmas Extravaganza at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Old Saint Joe’s on Anvil City Square. For details, email cityevents@nomealaska.org https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1143779374595519&set=gm.1152069650376073 ... Each year, the Anchorage Concert Chorus sings Handel’s “Messiah.” Catch it at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at First Baptist Church, 10th Avenue and L Street in Anchorage. Tickets are $20 for individuals, $60 for a family at CenterTix or at the door. Bring your Messiah score and sing along with four of the choruses. Messiah@anchorageconcertchorus.orgfor more information …The Alaska Native Heritage Center, 8800 Heritage Center Drive in Anchorage, has a holiday bazaar Dec. 5–7. Shop from more than 60 Alaska Native artist vendors selling jewelry, artwork, carvings, hand-sewn clothing, accessories, and more. The Ch’k’iqadi Gallery and Café Di’eshchin will be open the entire weekend. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome... The Anchorage International Film Festival is Dec. 5-14. This festival has been named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World in MovieMaker Magazine. Catch local and international filmmakers. There are films for almost any audience, from animation to documentaries to narrative films. The films are shown at various locations in Anchorage... Fairbanks offers a Winter Solstice festival Dec. 12-20. There is a holiday bazaar and a winter lights walk every day. On Dec. 20, you can enjoy hot cocoa and photos with reindeers at Golden Heart Plaza... Colony Christmas in Palmer is Dec. 12-14, featuring a parade on Dec. 13 and family-friendly activities.... Hospice of Anchorage offers grief bags. You can pick one up for yourself or someone you know who is feeling a loss. The bags are available between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day, 2612 E. Northern Lights Blvd … A Grandparents Day Kinship Family Support Webinar is happening at noon Dec. 11. All are welcome to learn about supports in Alaska for relatives raising children, featuring Southeast Alaska's Kinship Navigator Program Haa Yatx’u Saani, Volunteers of America Alaska, and Generations United on Thursday. Are you a grandparent or relative raising children in your family? Save the date and to find out the Zoom information, call the Alaska Commission on Aging program coordinator at 907-230-0871 or email doh.acoa.info@alaska.gov.
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