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-UPDATED 12:00PM SUNDAY AUGUST 1st 2021 -

Welcome to FSAF 2021,

What a year this has been! Thank you for joining us as we move back into being able to meet face-to-face to learn new things and celebrate the arts together. The Festival will look different this year than it has before. I want to go over a few of the changes with you. If you have any questions, you are always welcome to give our office a call at 474-8869.

No Opening Day Event. There will be no big gathering event at Pioneer Park or UAF this year. There are no packets to hand out or forms that have to be submitted. You can just show up to your classes and dive in to the material.
Covid 19 Mitigation Plans. Every venue that we are visiting has a different mitigation plan. A summary of each plan is listed on the website. We ask that you join us in being good guests and respect the rules of our hosts, even if you hold different beliefs. Hand sanitizer will be available at all our locations. Masks are always an option, even if some venues do not require them.
Concert Tickets. We have one performance that has tickets this year, the Fundraising Gala on July 29th. Every other performance, whether at Davis Hall or Raven Landing or the UAF Pub or the Fairgrounds, has no additional fees. We will happily accept donations but there are no tickets to buy nor are there comp tickets to keep track of.
Times and Places. Our venues are continually shifting this year. The Catalog was inaccurate the week after it went into print. The best way to know when and where your class is being held is on the website. Just check in before you head off to class for the first time to make sure you are headed to the right spot.
T-shirts will be available for purchase at the performances or you can call the office or order one online.
FSAF's special Gala. We will be having the FSAF faculty perform and honoring Terese Kaptur as the newest member of our Festival Hall of Fame. There will be a silent auction with great items, complimentary desserts from the Westmark and a cash bar. Tickets are $50 and the doors open just before 7 at the Westmark Gold Room. Join us if you can for a great night of music and celebrating the Festival.

See you soon,

James

Guest Artist-provided resources:

Caitlin Warbelow is offering several options for people in need of music/instruction in this time of turmoil:

TUNE Supply: www.tune.supply

Caitlin's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/caityanna

Virtual Irish sessions on Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm EST (4pm Alaska time): Here

Gary Gibson's non-profit has both a website: www.steelmagicnorthwest.org and YouTube channel

Daniela Borgialli is offering movement based classes via zoom: accesstango.com

Emily Anderson has a website: www.emilyandersonak.com

James Yoshizawa has a website: www.jamesyoshizawa.com

Greta Matassa's teaching page: gretamatassa.com/teaching/

CJ Menge is offering an online community steelband class, open to anyone regardless of their location, on Tuesday nights. He will be presenting online shows and programming for at least the next few months: https://insideoutsteelband.org and YouTube channel

Daniela S. Borgialli's website is accesstango.com, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/danielaborgialli and Instagram @ danielaborgialli