Arts Briefs: Nov. 6, 2015

Film festival at the Massay is Nov. 6

Alaska Center for the Environment will present the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival at the Glenn Massay Theater on Friday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Films are 3 to 12 minutes in duration, with the exception of the more feature-length film, “The Grand Rescue,” which runs 53 minutes long. Other films include: AFTERGLOW — Lightsuit Segment; Denali (about an Alaskan dog); Drainage Ditch Kayaking; Gnarly in Pink; Nature Rx; Parker’s Top 50 Favorite Things About Northwest Rivers; Rabbit Island; Rinpoche Speaks; The Important Places; The Thousand Year Journey: Oregon to Patagonia; and Xboundary (features Alaskans).

For more information, visit mountainfilm.org/tour/films. For tickets ($12 for adults, $10 for students), visit glennmassaytheater.com.

VPA to hold auditions

Valley Performing Arts will hold auditions for “The Hallelujah Girls,” a comedy directed by DJ Rotach on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. Copies of the script are available at the VPA office (251 W. Swanson Avenue in Wasilla) for overnight checkout. For more information, or to download an audition form, visit valleyperformingarts.org or call 373-0195.

‘Alaska Home Companion’ goes to Sutton

“The Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show” is the Valley Arts Alliance’s rendition of a live radio broadcast with skits, music and dance acts, similar to the popular “Prairie Home Companion” radio show on National Public Radio.

The Season 4 Sutton episode of “The Alaska Home Companion” will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Sutton Public Library and Community Resource Center, 11301 N. Chickaloon Way. Suggested donation is $15.

Fiber Arts Guild steps “Out of the Box”

The Valley Fiber Arts Guild will hold its “Out of the Box” sale on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Palmer Depot in downtown Palmer. The event will feature fiber crafts from local artisans as well as wood items from the Alaska Woodturners Association and work from students in the Mat-Su College arts department. For more information, email patmil@mtaonline.net.

Art show upcoming

An art show featuring the work of Dr. James Leach will be on display on Saturday, Nov. 7 at The Boardwalk inside the Carrs Center in Wasilla. The art was created while Leach was an artist in residence at Ernest Gruening State Historical Park in 2015. The Boardwalk is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Houston High to host craft fair

A “Merchant’s Market” craft and baked goods bazaar will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Houston High. The first 25 people who show up will receive a free gift (limit one per family). There will be a cake ticket giveaway, drawings and door prizes as well as a concession stand.

See ‘Pamyua’ in concert Nov. 18

See the Inuit dance and music group “Pamyua” on the Glenn Massay Theater stage on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. The group encourages audiences to appreciate indigenous traditions while relating ancient traditional wisdom into modern culture. Pamyua believes that unity is possible though music and dance.

For tickets, visit glennmassaytheater.com.

See ‘The Shoot Dangs’ at the Massay Nov. 20

As part of the AK Home Concert Series, Glenn Massay Theater presents “The Shoot Dangs,” a local “blueCrass” band, on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. The band says its songs are based on life’s lessons, inspired by outlaws and influenced by legends.

For tickets, visit glennmassaytheater.com.