Rambles

Irish traditional musical group Cherish the Ladies performs in Kodiak on Feb. 4, in Fairbanks on Feb. 6, and in Anchorage on Feb. 7. In Kodiak, the performance is at 7 p.m. at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. Tickets available through the Kodiak Arts Council. In Fairbanks, the group will be at Hering Auditorium. In Anchorage, you can see them at the Alaska Performing Arts Center and tickets are available at CenterTix.com … Cyrano's Theatre Company is producing the romantic musical “The Fantasticks,” from Jan. 30-Feb. 22. The performance on Feb. 21 is live-captioned. Get tickets at CenterTix. ... Sitka is the site of the third annual Winterlude at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13. The evening begins with light fare paired with prosecco and wines, followed by a candlelit performance featuring Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, the artistic director of the Sitka Music Festival. He'll be joined by pianists Natasha Paremski and Piers Lane.… All senior citizens and their families are invited to the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center, Chugiak, on Feb. 20, when Fr. Arthur Roraff, pastor of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Eagle River, will celebrate a complete Mass in the CERSC Dining Hall. CERSC is completely accessible for everyone. Mass will start at 3:30 p.m. and Father will hear confessions at 2:45.p.m.  Fr. Roraff plans to celebrate Mass quarterly in 2026—the February Mass will be the first one of the New Year. An informal survey revealed that CERSC is the only Senior Center in Southcentral Alaska to which a priest comes to celebrate a complete Mass ... Bethel is organizing its first comic con. It’s called KuskoCon, and it’s a three-day event organized by the Kuskokwim Consortium Library. Featured guests include Alaska author Don Rearden and the creators of the Chickaloonies graphic novels. It’s at at The Kenai Community Library has a writers’ support group that meets at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Write on Track is for people who are feeling alone on their author journey. Join us for a time of encouragement and support as you pursue your writing goals. Bring a piece to share if you would like ... The 30th anniversary of the

Alaska Ski for Women is Feb. 1. It is the largest women’s cross-country ski event in North America, with close to 1,000 Alaska women coming together to celebrate skiing in Kincaid Park.

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