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09 Aug Ava Earl’s New Album
By Sue Todd Staff Writer In March, the Gazette featured Ava Earl in a two-part series just after she recorded her second album, ava earl. The recording was done in Portland at The Hallowed Halls, with Hawkins Wright at the helm. The album was released...
12 Apr Ava Earl’s Second Album Journey: Part 2
By Marc Donadieu Glacier City Gazette Ava Earl is a Girdwood singer/songwriter who recorded her first album three years ago and has played venues throughout the area, including Forest Fair and Salmonstock. She just recorded her new album, ava earl, due at the end of...
22 Mar Ava Earl’s Second Album Journey: Part 1
By Marc Donadieu Glacier City Gazette Ava Earl is a Girdwood singer/songwriter who recorded her first album three years ago and has played venues throughout the area, including Forest Fair and Salmonstock. She just recorded a new album due at the end of May. The...
13 Jul An exciting summer for Ava Earl
By Marc Donadieu Glacier City Gazette Thirteen-year old Girdwood girl Ava Earl has had a summer to remember, and it’s only halfway over. Fresh from her first appearance at the Girdwood Forest Fair, Earl is currently working on a four-song EP to be included on...
28 Feb Avalanche Knowledge
By Mike Edgington Contributing Writer To many of us who spent our formative years in far off and flatter places, the beautiful summer green and brown in this corner of the Chugach Mountains, with their promise of favorite hikes along ridges and valleys, starts to...
11 May Should biannual flight reviews be yearly?
By Shane Patrick Special to the Glacier City Gazette Alaskans have stored away the skis and skates and we’re getting out the kayaks and mountain bikes. Many of our friends and neighbors take out airplanes. Alaska has more pilots per capita than any state in...
09 Mar Road crews battle avalanches with fire and iron
By Lauren di Scipio Kinsner Staff Writer There are days when the coffee in my cup ripples from the munitions blasts rocketing projectiles at the snowy peaks. On other days, I can hear the distinct, deep, muffled sound of tons of powder and ice finally...
14 Aug Alyeska at a Glance
By Bayne Salmon Alyeska Resort Birthdays are the best. This year we celebrate a big one here at Alyeska. We’ve been the premier ski-in and out resort in Southcentral Alaska for 25 years. This Aug. 24, Girdwood Alliance will be celebrating our quarter-of-a-century with a...
10 Jul Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers and free pool every Wednesday (in house only) July 10 – Chris Grabowski (early evening) July 17 – Paul Duo Band Aug. 6 – Whisky Puppy and the Tennessee Studs Chair 5 Girdwood (shows 10:30 p.m.) July...
08 May Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers and free pool every Wednesday May 12 – Three bands – Freight Train, Rabbit Killer, Maness Brothers, 7 p.m. May 29 – Imperial Rooster June 4 – Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Chair 5 Girdwood (shows 10:30...
24 Apr Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers and free pool on Wednesdays Apr. 30 – Rose’s Pawn Shop May 1 – HWY 9, 6 p.m. May 7 – Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Chair 5 Girdwood (shows 10:30 p.m.) Apr. 24 – Open Mic...
10 Apr The Writer’s Block Bookstore & Café: Spenard’s Living Room
By Mara Severin Special to Glacier City Gazette The story of The Writer’s Block is one of transformation: the unfolding of a dream into brick and mortar, and the alteration of a toxic neighborhood eyesore into a welcoming neighborhood lodestar. At its Grand Opening in...
13 Mar Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers and free pool on Wednesdays Silvertip Grill Girdwood (shows 8-11 p.m.) Mar. 15 – We Might Panik Mar. 16 – Julia Isaac and Ava Earl Mar. 18 – Open Mic Night Mar. 22 – WAH music and...
09 Jan Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers and free pool on Wednesdays Jan. 22 – Open Mic Night Silvertip Grill Girdwood (shows 8-11 p.m.) Jan. 12 – Steve Norwood Jan. 19 – Todd Grebe Jan. 21 – Open Mic Night Chair 5 Girdwood (shows...
08 Aug Live Music & Events
Live Music Silvertip Grill Girdwood (shows 8-11 p.m.) Aug. 10 – Sam Densmore Aug. 11 – Milo Matthews Aug. 13 – Open Mic Night Aug. 17 – Hwy9 Aug. 18 – Dan Lesperance Chair 5 Girdwood (shows 10:30 p.m.) Aug. 9 – Ukulele Russ Aug....
08 Aug The Old Soul Of A Teenage Songstress
Ava Earl Releases “Am I Me Yet?” By Robert Foran III Ava Earl, one of Alaska’s youngest singer-songwriters, just impressed a full room of fellow musicians and a diverse array of fans with her performance and release of her new album “Am I Me Yet?”...
25 Jul Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers and free pool on Wednesdays July 29 – Milo Matthews, 5 p.m. July 31 – Tim Easton, 8 p.m. Aug. 1 – Luke Callen Aug. 2 – Contraptionists Aug. 6 – The Holler Silvertip Grill Girdwood (shows...
11 Jul Live Music & Events
Live Music Brown Bear Saloon Indian $5 burgers on Wednesdays July 12 – Edge of the West, 8 p.m. July 21 – Road Krill, 8 p.m. July 24 – Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. July 26 – Dylan Lee Johnston and Meghan, 8 p.m. July...
22 Nov Live Music & Events
Live Music Chair 5 Girdwood Live at The Dive – All shows start at 10:30 p.m. Nov. 29 – Open Mic with David Todd Nov. 30 – JD Cox and The Harmonica Guy Brown Bear Saloon Indian Nov. 28 – Open Mic Night, 7 p.m....
11 Oct Tasting the Chugach
By Marc Donadieu Glacier City Gazette Three days of fine food and drink is a lot to take in, yet certainly worth the effort. So many different flavors caress the palate. Tastes move in delightful blur through a variety of food themed events. And then...
23 Aug Live Music & Events
Live Music Seaview Café and Bar Hope, 7-11 p.m. Aug. 25-26 – Hot Dish Bluegrass Aug. 27 – Ava Earl Sept. 1-2 – Todd Grebe and Cold Country Sept. 3 – Steve Norwood Sept. 8-9 – Hope Social Club Sept. 10 – Seth Freeman, 5-9...
09 Aug Alyeska at a Glance
By Stephanie Drescher Special to the Glacier City Gazette The arrival of berries, glistening in their tiny bunches as they dangle from obliging leaves, has always been a signal of the summit of summer. There are few regions in America that embrace summer the way...