Over the next two weeks, the Alaska State Fair will play host to 11 musical acts representing every genre from country to hardcore punk. These traveling musicians come from small-towns in the midwest, urban metropolises like Boston and sandy beaches in California. As seemingly disparate as t…

It’s a remarkable, small city being built at the fair grounds. Hundreds of little structures are now casting new shadows on the earth. They’re made of lumber, pallets, canvas, logs, and metal. Most are very small tiny places. But there are some oversized ones too. Each is designed with the u…