Public Opening for FREEZE Installations
Public opening for FREEZE installations on Delaney Park Strip (between E & I Streets), in Frontierland and Elderberry Parks, and outside Anchorage Museum,12-4 p.m., FREE
Delaney Park Strip
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12:15pm: Welcome by Dorothy Cook, President of the Native Village of Eklutna, and special ceremony at CK Architecture/Lita Albuquerque “Oil and Water” installation on the Delaney Park Strip near 10th Avenue and E Street.
- 12:15pm: Sound performance by Ethan Rose
- Special giveaway (near 10th and E): Block heater timers courtesy of the Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services – free while supplies last.
- 1pm: Northern Writers’ reading featuring Joan Kane, Sherry Simpson, Scott Banks and others, with an open mic.
- 2pm: “Moving North” dance performance, which starts at the Delaney Park Strip and then heads north through downtown and to the Anchorage Museum. Led by Gabrielle Barnett with the performing group Co-Motion. Made possible by the UAA Department of Theatre and Dance, the UAA International Polar Year program, and Atelier FreiForm.
- 12-4pm: Ski track open: Made possible by the Nordic Skiing Association
Elderberry Park
Opening of Kaamos installation by Black + White Studio Architects & Sonya Kelliher-Combs.
Anchorage Museum Plaza
Opening of ICEQUARIUM installation by Peter Briggs and Jonny Hayes.
Indigenous World Film Festival
Presenting films from around the world, including Australia, Canada, Greenland, New Zealand and more!
Meet film producers, directors, see Alaska Native dancers and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
Alaska Native Heritage Center. FREE.
See the festival schedule.
Installation Presentations II
Anchorage Museum Auditorium, $10 general admission:
Sound performance by Ethan Rose and Matthew Burtner, featuring musicians Helen Howarth and Rama Ishaya. Rose will be combining piano, harmonica, and other small instruments with field recordings of snow, ice, weather and environment to create a piece that reflects and complements Molo Design’s installation. Burtner’s snow and ice chamber pieces will combine cello, piano and electroacoustics. 6 p.m.
FLASH FREEZE presentations by design teams and led by Brian Carter, 7-9 p.m.
- molo
- mayer sattler-smith
- 4LetterWord
- Marisa Favretto
- Buck Walsky & Dave Cole
- Rachelle Dowdy
- Hal Gage & Bruce Farnsworth
- Futurefarmers
- CK Architecture
- Lita Albuquerque
Installation Presentations I
Anchorage Museum Auditorium: $10 general admission:
Special performance by Mr. White Keys on the “Real Alaska,” 6 p.m.
FLASH FREEZE presentations by design teams and led by Brian Carter, Dean of Architecture and Planning, SUNY Buffalo, 7-9 p.m.
- Claudia Kappl
- Studio Granda
- Helena Jonsdoittir
- Mike Mense
- Sheila Wyne
- Black +White Studio Architects & Sonya Kelliher-Combs
- Peter Briggs & Jonny Hayes
- ECI Hyer
- Ana Rewacowicz
- Kobayashi + Zedda
Lecture by Adriane Colburn, Performance by Steven Alvarez
Performance by Steven Alvarez, CONNECTIONS, 6:30 p.m., and Lecture by Adriane Colburn of San Francisco on her artwork inspired by mapping the Arctic Ocean, 7pm.
Anchorage Museum auditorium. $5 general admission.
Steven Alvarez comes to Anchorage from the San Francisco Bay Area where he was active as both a performer and educator. Raised in a multi-ethnic military family, Steven had the opportunity to grow up in and around many diverse cultures including Hispanic, Native American, Hawaiian, Japanese, and all three coasts of the continental U.S. He graduated from San Jose State University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music (Voice and Percussion) and History and a minor in Philosophy.
An artist with hands in many mediums, he works professionally as a percussionist, vocalist, stage actor, film and stage producer and music educator. He is currently producing a film on the Alaskan Native and Inuit games and regularly performs an innovative theater piece that couples live storytelling and singing with film which recently debuted at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. He is a percussionist for the Anchorage Symphony and the Anchorage Opera, directs theatre productions, performs in musicals , and serves as the Director of Cultural Education & Strategic Initiatives for the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
Movies For Your Mind
Noi the Albino
6 p.m., Anchorage Museum
Noi the Albino: Iceland drama, 2003, in Icelandic and French, 82 minutes
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for language and brief nudity. Cast: Tómas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elin Hansdóttir, Anna Fridriksdóttir. Directed by Dagur Kári.
A wonderboy drop-out in an Icelandic village scale, dreams of escaping from his remote fjord with the girl from the filling station. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351461/
Film Screening – MTS Gallery
The MTS Gallery along with FREEZE and the Anchorage International Film Festival present three short FREEZing films:
- Sikumi (On The Ice). Directed by Andrew MacLean.
- Lost In Snow. Directed by Vladimir Leschiov
- Susitna Story. Directed by Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Music by Reverse Retro. Catering by Tap Root Cafe.
MTS Gallery. 3142 Mountain View Drive. FREE.
FREEZE Video Screening
Special screening of FREEZE video at Sub Zero Microlounge, 7-9 p.m., 612 F Street.
Beach Party (Photo Shoot)
We need you for a special photo op! Join us on the Park Strip at G Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. Stay (frolic) long enough for photographs, and then warm up. Worried about the cold? Be creative about your beach wear (Hawaiian shirts over Arctic parkas?) We’re about FREEZE, but don’t want you frozen. Giveaways for those who can join us. Bring your friends. Bring your coworkers. Bring your kids. And bring your surfboard. Friday, December 19, noon until 12:20 @ Delaney Park Strip, G Street. BYOBB (Beach blanket, beach balls…. + beach towels, air mattresses, and beach wear).
Opening Reception: Ed Mighell
Opening reception for exhibition of new work by Ed Mighell at the Alaska Native Arts Foundation, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., 500 W. 6th Avenue.
