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  • Susitna Community Council Meeting

    Upper Susitna Community and Senior Center 16463 E. Helena Ave. / Mile 98.5 Parks Hwy., Sunshine, Alaska

    The Susitna Community Council meets the first Thursday of each month at the Upper Susitna Community & Senior Center at 7 pm. The next one is on August 7th. All are welcome.

  • Technically Art Comedy Tour – Denali Arts Council

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Comedy returns to the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar on Thursday, August 7th.  As part of the Technically Art Comedy Tour, experienced comedians Andrea Feniger, Rachel Blackwell, Ben Peterson, Jake Armstrong, and more, take the stage, with jokes beginning at 7pm.  More information and tickets available on www.denaliartscouncil.org

  • Willow Farmers Market

    Willow Farmers Market
    Willow Community Center

    The Willow Health Organization hosts the Willow Farmers Market, an outdoor market at the Willow Community Center on Fridays from 2 until 7pm. This local market highlights items grown or made in Alaska. September 5th is the last day of the season.

  • Live at Five – Music in the Park Talkeetna

    Talkeetna Village Park

    Denali Arts Council and Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce host Live at Five, a family friendly music event at the Talkeetna Village Park, on Fridays at 5pm, rain or shine. The band this week is Cold Fusion.

  • Help Wanted

    Laborer wanted to work weekends. Light building and yardwork. Call 907 715-4868

  • Wild Salmon Weekend

    Wild Salmon Weekend

    The Susitna River Coalition (or SRC) invites the public to a Wild Salmon Weekend celebration in Talkeetna.

    • On Saturday, August 9, SRC has arranged for a guided Riverside Nature Hike. Meet at the river area at the end of Main Street at 10am. That evening, at 6 pm, at the Denali Education Center, there is a screening of film The Super Salmon with a community conversation.
    • The Susitna River Coalition and Denali National Park and Preserve are hosting Talkeetna Trail Days on Sunday, August 10th. The volunteer event will take place from 10am to 2 pm along the Talkeetna riverfront and Chase Trail. Volunteers will meet in front of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station at 2241 South B Street. Tools and safety gear will be provided.
    • Sunday evening from 5 to 8pm there will be a Wild Salmon Celebration featuring food, community screen printing, and an oral history booth at the Sheldon Community Arts Center.

    More information for all weekend events is available on SRC's Facebook Event Page or by contacting margaret@susitnarivercoalition.org. Volunteers are needed.

  • Youth Art Show – Denali Arts Council

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Denali Arts Council hosts a Youth Art Show featuring art made during the Upper Susitna Fine Arts Camp on Saturday, August 9th from 3 to 6pm at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. There will also be a dance performance during the art show, at 5pm.

  • Community Celebration – Sunshine Community Health Center

    Sunshine Community Health Center Talkeetna 34300 South Talkeetna Spur Road, Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

    Sunshine Community Health Center hosts their 3rd annual Community Celebration on Saturday, August 9th from 10am until 3pm at the Talkeetna Clinic. This event includes a health resource fair, sports physicals and immunizations, mammograms, back to school supplies, live music, food trucks and vendors. More information can be found on their FaceBook Page.

  • Gun Show – Upper Susitna Seniors

    Gun Show – Upper Susitna Seniors
    Upper Susitna Community and Senior Center

    The Upper Susitna Seniors Inc. is hosting a Gun Show on Friday, August 8th and Saturday the 9th from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Upper Susitna Community and Senior Center. For more information, contact the Senior Center at (907) 733-6200.

  • Caswell Lake Road Service Area 15 meeting

    Sheep Creek Lodge

    There will be a Caswell Lake Road Service Area 15 meeting on Monday, August 11th at 6:30PM. This will be an in-person meeting at Sheep Creek Lodge. If you have any questions, please call DJ McBride at 907-632-0357.

  • Food and Body Image Group Therapy

    Food and Body Image Group Therapy

    Sunshine Community Health Center is offering Dear Body, an eight-week virtual group therapy series focused on healing your relationship with food and body image through the principles of Intuitive Eating. The group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 3 to 4:30 pm beginning July 1st. Call 907-733-9292 for more information.

  • Curling

    Curling
    Jack McDonald Ice Rink

    There will be curling Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Talkeetna Elementary Jack MacDonald Ice Rink. There will be draws at 5pm, 6pm and 7pm. Registration and more information at talkeetnacurling.org.

  • Open House – Talkeetna Elementary School

    Talkeetna Elementary School

    Talkeetna Elementary School hosts an Open House on Wednesday, August 13th from 5 to 6pm. The first day of school for 1st through 5th grade is on August 14th. First day of school for Pre-K and Kindergarten is August 21st. For more information you may call (907)733-9400 and visit tke.matsuk12.us.

  • Strong Women Exercise Group

    Strong Women Exercise Group
    Talkeetna Public Library Talkeetna

    Strong Women exercise group meet on Tuesdays and Thursday at 10am in person at the Talkeetna Public Library and on Zoom.  Newcomers are welcome, weights and instructions are provided. For more information, you may call the library at 907-861-7645.

  • Strong Women Exercise Group – Talkeetna Public Library

    Strong Women Exercise Group – Talkeetna Public Library
    Talkeetna Public Library Talkeetna

    Strong Women exercise group meet at 10 am at the Talkeetna Public Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A Zoom option is available. This program is aimed at improving strength, balance and flexibility for women over 40 years old. Newcomers are always welcome, weights and instructions are provided. For more information, you may call the library at 907-861-7645.

  • Willow Public Library Events

    Willow Public Library Events
    Willow Public Library

    Here’s what’s coming up at the Willow Public Library:

    • Willow Library Mentoring Program meets each Wednesday from 3:15 to 4:30pm. This program is open to all Willow Elementary Students. Additional mentors are needed.
    • Story Time followed by free play in the Community Center is on Thursdays at 11am. This is geared toward ages 0-5, but all are welcome.

    For more information about the Willow Library, including programs and open hours you may call 907-861-7655 and visit their Facebook Page.

  • Fall & Winter Programs – Talkeetna Public Library

    Talkeetna Public Library Talkeetna

    Talkeetna Public Library hosts various programs through the fall and winter. Storytime is at 11:15am on Thursdays with a snack, stories and a craft, beginning on August 14th. The theme this week is Off to School with a special prize for all attendees.

    More library programs like Breakfast Book Club, Teen and Tween book-to-movie, Reading Mentors, and Stone Soup cooking classes will begin in mid September and October. If you have a request or an idea for additional programs, please contact the Talkeetna Library at 907-861-7645.