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WASILLA — Valley Performing Arts youth summer theater program culminates with performances Friday and Saturday of an original musical co-written by Kai West called “Alaska: The Last Frontier.”
Performances are at 6 p.m., July 20 and 1 p.m., July 21 at the Fred and Sara Machetanz Theater in Wasilla.
West, who teaches music at Shaw Elementary School, has been involved with VPA for more than 13 years.
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