The Yukon Arts Centre, a non-profit organization, hosts a variety of professional, community and educational arts events as well as corporate functions, film and video productions and public forums. The art centre regularly hosts world-class artists, inspiring vocalists and internationally acclaimed dance and theatre companies. The theatre (seats 424 people) offers many kinds of music, dance, puppetry, and clowning. Public Art Gallery hosts 10-14 exhibits each year. Exhibitions include major traveling national and international shows as well as local exhibitions. Arts centre is also a community leader in arts education programming.
Location:
PO Box 16, Yukon Place, Whitehorse Yukon Territory Y1A5X9
Telephone
867-667-8575 Fax 867-393-6300
Other Art nearby:
(Whitehorse) Midnight Sun Gallery and Gifts
(Whitehorse) Yukon Arts Centre
(Whitehorse) Yukon Gallery
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12/05 Coming to The Whitehorse area
Southeast Alaska State Fair Haines AK July25-28 This annual fair is held at the fairgrounds in Haines in mid-August and grew out of a strawberry festival. It features agriculture, home arts, fine arts and crafts. The highlight is the Bald Eagle Music Festival. Pig racing for cookies is a featured attraction, along with a logging contest, art demonstrations, exhibits of flowers, livestock, baked goods, quilting, and woodworking. A horse show, parade and other events round out the attractions.
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival Haines AK November11-17 This festival celebrates the world's largest gathering of bald eagles in the Chilkat Valley near Haines at a time when the eagles are feeding on a late run of coho and chum salmon. The eagles congregate along the Chilkat River and can easily be viewed from many pullouts on the Haines Highway in the Bald Eagle Preserve. The festival includes the release of wild rehabilitated eagles, live bird presentations, art exhibits, naturalist-guided tours, photographic workshops, seminars on birding and natural history topics, exhibits, and keynote speakers.
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