Contributed by Michelle Cornelius - 

VFAA will be offering its 3rd annual three day artist retreat. This time, at Hatcher Pass in early September 2017.

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The Government Peak Music Festival is coming again Mat-Su! 

Contributed by Debbie Filter, Trapper Creek Community Services Assoc. Inc. - 

Enjoy a day with us! Our 12th Annual Fireweed Festival here in Trapper Creek will be held on July 15th!

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Make plans to spend a day at the Bubbling Brook Farmhouse Vintage Market, July 15th and 16th, at the Curtis D Menard Sports Complex.

Contributed by Glen Butts, The Dude - 

MS Ride for a Cure news feed event is Sunday, June 25th at the Alaska State Fairgrounds (next to Fairgrounds train stop).

Contributed by Hillary Saffran - 

You once dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Or actress. Or artist.

Contributed by Erik Christensen - 

Vintage motorcycle enthusiasts from across Alaska are digging out their winter builds, getting ready to bring them to Palmer on Saturday, June 10th from noon to 5PM for the third annual Alaska Vintage Motorcycle Show (AVMS). 

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Twelve weeks of prize packages, including tickets, meet and greets, admission, parking and more!

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After months of hard work, the Alaska State Fair is thrilled to announce the final four concerts in the 2017 AT&T Concert Series at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre! 

Contributed by Kristen Clinkenbeard - 

Looking for a fun, educational and imaginative summer experience for your kids? 

Contributed by Abby Lampley - 

Zombies are taking over the Menard Center on June 3, 2017! 

Contributed by Mary Beth Feldman - 

School is out and the children are reveling in newfound freedom to be outdoors! 

Contributed by Karen Crandall - 

Karen Crandall has been a resident of Big Lake, Alaska since 1975. “I started painting 46 years ago using acrylic paints on canvas, redwood slabs and various surfaces.

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Alyeska Resort is opening the mountain to uphill foot traffic to the tram for the first time of the spring/summer hiking season. 

Contributed by Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain - 

Memorial Day, a United States federal holiday, is observed each year on the last Monday in May.

Contributed by Suellyn Novak, Alaska Veterans Museum Executive Director - 

Come out to Wings of Freedom's Hanger on Merrill Field on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 6PM (opposite Reeve Blvd) in Anchorage to send off the Alaska Wing of the Commemorative Air Force's Canadian Harvard Mark IV, CAF Col Chuck Miller's AT-6 Texan (American version of Harvard) and John Pletcher's Grumman Goose.  

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The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is opening its Healthy Impact and Discovery grant programs. Applications will be accepted online at healthymatsu.org from Saturday, May 27, 2017 through Saturday, June 10, 2017.

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Beginning May 15th, the Alaska Railroad launched its third annual Catch the Train Photo Contest through its website and social media channels with a new partnership to celebrate the centennial of Denali National Park and Preserve. 

Contributed by Wes Keller - 

Is justice a right? The rights listed in the Declaration (life, liberty, property ownership…) are worthless without the virtue of justice!