Alaska's longest-serving military unit on continuous active duty -- the Band of the Pacific -- has been cut from the Air Force's budget and will no longer be serving the people of the Last Frontier.
From bluegrass and berry-picking festivals to renaissance fairs, Salmonstock and Primus, Alaskans have a lot of recreating to do this summer. Here's your 2013 guide to fairs and festivals across the state.Alaska Dispatch
Jazz in Spenard, people-watching in Chicken, wordsmithing on the Kenai, color running with Pride: all the ingredients for an Alaska weekend worth remembering, before it's even begun.Ben Anderson, Katie Medred
On tap this weekend: Coconut porter at Moose's Tooth, First Friday arts and culture events across Alaska, first king salmon derby fishing in Anchorage and a little bluegrass on the Kenai Peninsula.Ben Anderson, Katie Medred
Alaska's longest-serving military unit on continuous active duty -- the Band of the Pacific -- has been cut from the Air Force's budget and will no longer be serving the people of the Last Frontier.
The three-day music festival Salmonstock, on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, announced its headline act on Friday, the folk-rock singer Brandi Carlile. Alaska Dispatch
Jae Lee was one of eight young Dillingham musicians to play at the Alaska School Activities Association annual competition. Now he's a state champ in classical piano. Hannah Heimbuch
Have plans for this long Memorial Day weekend? No? How about live music in Talkeetna, an award winning choreographer in Homer, a celebration of the mighty crab in Kodiak or a bluegrass festival in Trapper Creek? Want more? Read on.Katie Medred, Laurel Andrews
Anchorage Concert Association has announced the event series line up for the 2013-14 season, including big names like Martin Short, Wayne Brady and Lisa Loeb.Katie Medred
Anyone who is cultivating, selling, or distributing marijuana is violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, regardless of state law. Obama must enforce federal law and begin prosecutions to stop the proliferation of "medical" and recreational marijuana that is harming our kids.David G. Evans
