LIVE AT FIVE— Rocco John and Murray Nash delighted the crowd under sunny skies during the Live-at-Five event held at the Village Park in Talkeetna on July 9. Live-at-Five presents different musicians every Friday afternoon this summer. Photo by Diana Haecker

WEEPING WILLIES!

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LIVE IN CONCERT

7:30 PM

Saturday, July 17th

at The Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

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Weeping Willies!

Join the Weeping Willies

for a

Susitna Summer Celebration Dance Party

presented by KTNA Talkeetna.

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KTNA presents: A Susitna Summer Celebration Dance Party featuring The Weeping Willies live in concert, Saturday, July 17th beginning at 7:30 pm at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar.

This group features the original music of local Talkeetna performers Steve and Jon Durr, Doug Geeting, Carl Besece and Geoff Pfeiffer.

This promises to be a great night of dancing to Home Grown music with a Talkeetna flavor on Talkeetna’s largest dance floor.

Come out and enjoy a night of great music and bring your friends and your family out for a good time. Beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets will be available at the door. Doors open at 7 pm.

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In an effort to clean up the Talkeetna Village Park this summer, the Chamber of Commerce and the Denali Arts Council teamed up to present “Live at Five” concerts.  The event is produced to bring families to downtown Talkeetna during the dinner hour for family music in the Park.

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MADE ALL-STATE— Su Valley High senior Jens Timmers will be one of the chosen few to sing in the All-State Choir festival on November 21.  Photo by Diana Haecker

Two Su Valley students have been chosen for the All State Mixed Choir and All state Treble Choir.  According to music teacher Shauna Cron, its the first time in 3 years any Su Valley student has had the honor.

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We learn more about the jazz musicians who make up New York City’s Rocco John Quartet. The band members are in Talkeetna for a couple weeks to teach improvisational jazz to local music makers of all ages.

Host: Tony Crocetto

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(30 min)