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February
Sitka Jazz Festival and All-Alaska Honor Jazz Festival, February 4-6. Enjoy a variety of world class jazz provided by students and guest jazz musicians. Details: http://www.sitkajazzfestival.com/.
Wrangell's Tent City Festival, February 5-7. An annual celebration of the Gold Rush era in Alaska's Inside Passage, with contests, Tent City theatrical performances, a fashion show, and dress ball.
Klukwan's 29th Annual Dick Hotch Basketball Tournament, February 18-21. Annual tournament will be held in Klukwan's new gym for the second year. Details: Organizer Larry Sweet, (907) 767-5616, or the village office, (907) 767-5505.
Fairbanks' annual World Ice Art Championships, Feb. 20-March 28.
Whitehorse's Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous, February 25-28. Winter festival with sports, arts, as well as traditional games and entertainment including dog races, can can dancers, snowshoe shufflers, and the International Winter Air Show. Details: http://www.yukonrendezvous.com/.
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, February 26-March 7. The festival started 75 years ago as a way to welcome miners and trappers to town. It features a fur auction, blanket toss, snowshoe-softball tournament, outhouse races, ice bowling, the Miners and Trappers Ball and the sprint-distance Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Race. Details: http://www.furrondy.net/.
March
Sitka Arti Gras, March 5-14. Regional artists and musicians get together with workshops, live music and the Sitka Spring Gallery Walk. Details: http://www.artigras.info/.
Southeast Alaska and Yukon Video Festival, March 13-15, Skagway. The first annual Winter Video Festival will be held in conjunction with this year's Back Country Bash and Ball. Details: Buckwheat, (907) 983-2854, or John Briner, jgbriner@yahoo.com.
Skagway's Buckwheat Ski Classic, March 27. 50K, 25K and 10K cross country ski races, as well as a 5K kids race. Pre-and post-race events in Skagway include a fabulous awards banquet and dance at the historic Eagles Hall. The race is a fund-raiser for the Skagway Ski Club and traditionally hosts more than 200 participants from Alaska, the Yukon and elsewhere. Details: (907) 983-2854.
Look for more information on these events in upcoming issues of the Capital City Weekly. Did we miss an event that should be on this list? Give us the details at editor@capweek.com. Preference is given to events in Southeast Alaska communities.
