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One day was barely enough to fit all events into a 24-hour time period on Saturday, December 5. The Talkeetna Bachelor Society held their annual Wilderness Woman contest; the PTA drew artists, shoppers and droves of kids to the Talkeetna Elementary School for a holiday bazaar; a chili contest behind the Fairview Inn watered the mouths of wilderness woman contest spectators as they warmed near the bonfire. And at night, women donning their finest, navigated in high heels to the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar to the centerpiece of the day’s festivities, the Talkeetna Bachelor Auction and Ball. Other activities not pictured: the high school hockey game, the annual Christmas parade and the second annual Sven and Olie Ski Race Photos by Diana Haecker

Four Talkeetna non-profits are getting sort of a Permanent Fund Dividend this week as checks are arriving from a statewide program called “Pick, click and give.” The campaign allowed Alaskans who applied online for their PFD to donate portions of their annual dividend to non-profit organizations of their choice. For Talkeetna, donors decided to share their PFD with the Jessica Stevens Community Foundation, the Denali Arts Council, Talkeetna Community Radio and the Sunshine Health Center. (more…)

A new season of theatre has begun at the Sheldon Community Arts Hanger in downtown.  The 1993 Steve Martin stage play set in 1904 Paris, France has one more weekend to go.  Curtain time is 7:30 pm both October 23 and 24.

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The popular locally acted Irish comedy comes back to Talkeetna for another 5 shows this March.  Each night proves a different comedy as audience participation changes the direction of the show.

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Host Laura Wright talks to Denali Arts Council representatives Joe Page and Nick Condon for a look at the organization’s evolution since the 1980’s, what it looks like now, and where it’s going. “

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