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In this series, Elke Reinauer profiles the three artists who have been chosen for the Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Program.

Alaska artist Kristin Link will combine art and science in her approach to making art during a Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Part 2 of 3

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ristin Link is a visual artist based in McCarthy, Alaska, who works in natural history and science art.

She creates interpretive signs and educational material about nature.

She has a background in Environmental Studies and graduated from California State University Monterey Bay in Science

Illustrations.

How does science and art go together?

“I really love doing both and my work as an artist and an illustrator informs the other,” Link said. “I really enjoy doing illustration work where I can help people visualize something that’s important to communicate, such as how an ecosystem works or how people

experience a place.”

She has been making art her whole life. She grew up in Belgium and England, studied in California and has found a home in McCarthy.

She remembers her time growing up in Belgium. “It was often very rainy and my mother set up an art-table for me and my siblings.”

In addition to that her grandmother, a watercolour-painter, taught her how to draw and paint.

She didn’t plan to become a professional artist, but it is something she enjoyed most and made it part of her career, the 31-yearold said.

Link teaches science illustration in different schools and helps pupils get a better understanding of nature.

“My practice as an artist is a combination of teaching, science illustration, and my own personal work,” she said. Her personal work includes creating traveljournals and maps.

Link just came back from a trip to Southeast Asia and is working on a travel sketchbook at the moment.

“I’m combining the sketches I did while I was there, with some drawings that I am doing from photographs, to create a little publication. I’m hoping to do something similar on the Chilkoot Trail,” she said. She will also write a blog on her website about the trip. When she goes back to her studio in fall, she will have photos, sketches and memories to work from.

“I plan to create a series of larger studio works to show alongside my sketches, but I don’t know what they will be yet.”

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“Inspired by Place” ... cont’d

On the Cover For over three decades, George Arcand has been the Executive Director of Softball Yukon Photo: Erik Pinkerton

What’s Inside Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Pt. 2 ................. 2 Didee/Didoo ........................ 3 The Delta Rambler ................ 4 Atlin Lit Up ......................... 5 Softball Yukon: George Arcand . 6 Pawsitive Tails ...................... 7 CypherFest ......................... 9 Campfire Recipes ................ 10

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One of this summer’s three Chilkoot Trail Artists in Residency, Alaskan artist Kristin Link will hike the trail in July about how the landscape influences people and vice-versa, so I’m excited to see what I find on the Chilkoot Trail.”

Link is inspired by place, and living on the edge of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is a huge influence. A lot of her work is inspired by the glaciers, mountains, rivers and forest outside her back door.

“I know that not everyone gets to experience the feeling of being surrounded by wilderness, so that is something that I try to share.”

Elke Reinauer is a writer based in Germany with strong ties to the Yukon. Please email comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

The Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Program is now in its eighth year. The Yukon Arts Centre, Parks Canada, the United States’ National Park Service and Skagway Arts Council recently announced the three participants for this year: Josh Winkler, from Minnesota, will hike the trail at the end of June; Kristin Link from Alaska will hike the trail mid-July; and Hilary Lorenz from New York will be hiking the trail at the end of July. This series will introduce each artist with a profile.

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The Delta Rambler with Dennis Allen

Indian Horse

A film, based on the novel, Indian Horse, by novelist Richard Wagamese, about a First Nation boy named Saul, about residential school and painful memories, about playing hockey and fighting to survive ... and about the wisdom of Elders and long journeys home (Ed. Note: Indian Horse will be screened at the Atlin BC Globe Theat�e on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 7 PM as par� of the Atlin Ar�s & Music Festival.)

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t was with some resignation that I went and saw the film, Indian Horse, the story of how a young Aboriginal boy survived his personal ordeal in residential school by focusing his energy on the game of hockey.

Being an Aboriginal person, we get inundated with media surrounding the legacy of Indian residential schools. At times, it becomes burdensome to carry the weight of the past. I personally feel that this past keeps us from

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But I had an ulterior motive to see the film—I knew the author of the book, Richard Wagamese, the celebrated Ojibway author who, sadly, passed away a year ago.

We’d shared the love of music and spent many hours playing old blues songs and talking about our musical heroes. And as a writer, I’m always curious to see other writers’ works.

Without giving too much away, I was not surprised at how the producers dramatized some of the events that happened at this school. And as a filmmaker, I understand the value of drama.

You hear stories over the years and you become somewhat immune to them.

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Then there was a scene where a group of kids ran away from the school. And it brought me back to grade four or five, when three of our young classmates ran away from the hostel and attempted to walk the one-and-twenty kilometres back to their hometown of Tuktoyuktuk, following the CN power line. Only one made it.

They found one of the boys dead under a power pole, halfway to Tuk. He had neatly laid his shoes at the foot of his bed, like he was taught in the hostel. They never found the other boy. A tear formed and I could not keep from silently weeping for their lost lives.

In the film, the hero goes full circle—from fame and glory, to despair and hopelessness. And I thought of the many kids I went to school with who either ended up dead or on the streets, walking aimlessly, looking for some mean-

ing to their existence. Like I said in a documentary I produced for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), I could bore you with names of people I know who’ve died. And that’s just me, a town kid with limited knowledge or scope of what really happened.

I like to stay positive and not dwell on the past, but my old blues-picking friend, Richard, through his book and this film, taught me a valuable lesson—to not bury my head in the sand and wish the past away; but acknowledge it, accept it, forgive, and keep walking into the light.

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Atlin Lit Up lights up the Yukon writing scene

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he Atlin writers’ festival not only offers music but also offers literature, readings and workshops.

Yukon author Lily Gontard organizes the festival in cooperation with Yukon Writers` Collective Ink. They receive funding and sponsoring from local businesses and bring authors from Outside into the territory.

“The mix of Yukon and outside writers is a way for local authors to network and evolve as artists,” Gontard said.

One of the festival highlights will be author Bev Sellars, a former chief and councillor of Xat´sull (Soda Creek) First Nation in Williams Lake, B.C. Her memoir, They Called me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School, is about her traumatic experience in residential school.

She will give a reading and a talk, and answer questions.

She said that writing her life story was difficult but therapeutic. “I cried enough tears to fill a swimming pool, but it was good. It allowed me to put it all in perspective.”

Jan Redford, a Squamish-based author, will share her experience, in a workshop, of writing her memoir, End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood.

To write about hardship and loss, Redford went away to spend time in a cabin. “I poured out words and tears for ten days. I needed to be completely alone, undisturbed and in a quiet space for the tough stuff.

“In general, what works for me is to write emotionally and intensely in the first draft, put it away for a bit and go to other chapters, then come back to edit the maudlin aspects out of it,” said Redford.

Writing a memoir takes time,

she continues, “I think it’s good to take as long as is needed. With memoir writing, the process is more important than the product.”

Redford will share her experience in a workshop, during the festival, explaining how she overcame many “brick walls” that she hit while working on the book: “In the workshop we’ll test out a couple of my structuring methods, with Crayola markers, rolls of paper and sticky notes.

“Ultimately, we’ll have our biggest aha moments as we put

give a workshop about the art of science writing. She recently published her book, Lands of lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road, which is about a bicycle trip down the Silk Road in Asia.

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A writing workshop during the 2017 Festival our heads together and share our own brick walls, then brainstorm methods of overcoming them.”

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George Arcand has been hitting home runs for over 30 years He will once again help organize Softball Yukon’s Dustball tournament on July 12-15

by Danny Macdonald Arcand said. “I took over from Al to Softball Canada and they said we could host.”

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The organizers managed to use “At the same time, we were talking about, and designing, the some of the Yukon College housing Takhini complex [Pepsi Softball for athletes that was built for the Centre]. Every time someone 2007 Canada Winter Games to host went away, they’d come back with teams and the systems that were pictures for ideas. It got started in place. The success of the event building in 1978 and opened with and the response from Yukoners its first tournament in 1983, the showed that the Yukon could host.

“We got a taste and bid on Western Canadian Men’s ‘B’ Fastothers,” said Arcand. “The 2011, pitch.”

The concession was built later 2014 and 2017 [events] were bids, by the Kiwanis Club, according to but we had a good reputation.”

There had been skepticism on Arcand. Originally, the club ran the concession as a way to recoup the Yukon’s capacity to host these their building-material costs. But tournaments due to the size of the the work itself was done by vol- community, the lack of some key unteers and Arcand recalls car- infrastructure (notably, lights for Softball Yukon hosted the first-ever Blue Jays Supercamp conducted north of penters, plumbers and handymen evening games, which in practice coming in after work hours and on isn’t an issue with the long days) the provinces. Hall of Famer and twice World Series champion Roberto Alomar and remoteness, but representaweekends to build it. with Whitehorse junior baseball player Lucas Krocker at Pepsi Softball Center That facility is kept running tives from Softball Canada and on June 25-26, 2018. One hundred five Yukon boys and girls attended the camp with funds supplied by the radio-TV the international federation were with former stars Alomar, Jesse Barfield, Lloyd Moseby and Duane Ward bingos that occur on Friday nights wowed by the facilities and supthroughout the winter. port in the community. sat on the board as a Arcand said with a laugh. “It took The bingos started via director before the about ten years before they’d talk a casual conversation rules were changed to to me again.” when softball needed Those facilities, teams and tourmake staff ineligible. to raise funds.

During that time, naments are all part of Arcand’s “I was talking one though, Arcand put legacy, along with all the others day to Glen Darling together a Yukon team who he credits for having helped at CKRW and he sugthat won silver at the along the way. So this Dustball, on gested, ‘What about Canadian Men’s Fast- July 12–15, while you’re sitting on radio bingo?’,” Arcand pitch Championships, the grandstand, enjoying a game explained. “We only but not without some over a beer and hotdog, take a did one a month to controversy and op- moment to appreciate all the hard start. position from Softball work and stories behind that mo“It was an interestment. The thriving Yukon softball Canada. ing learning experi“I brought in a community has many trailblazers ence. It allowed us to bunch of Ontario play- who have created the opportunbe autonomous and we ers at the Canadian ities Yukoners enjoy today, forebased our projects on championships and we most among them George Arcand. what we raised. The PHOTO: Danny Macdonald For more information on Dustwon silver,” explained Pepsi Centre and all ball or Softball Yukon, visit their Arcand.

“The rulebook we’ve built is paid for Softball Yukon Hall of Fame at the Pepsi Softball http://softballyukon. said okay, but we had website, out of proceeds.”

Centre has a large collection of memorabilia to take Softball Can- com/.

Those facilities and history of the sport in the territory ada to court.” have provided the opArcand had just portunities to host major competitions that Soft“One of the vice presidents of been a Softball Canada representball Yukon has attracted over the the International Softball Federa- ative with Canada at the Pan Am past few years. It started with a tion said our grass was as good as Games when they won gold. He Danny Macdonald is the editor niche opportunity in 2008 to host Yankee Stadium, and he’d stood on had recruited some of the players of What’s Up Yukon. He is a off that team to play for the Yukon the International Fastpitch Junior both,” Arcand said proudly. lifelong Yukoner who is active in Men’s World Championship.

Arcand wasn’t always on the on the men’s fastpitch team at the sports, community organizations “In 2008, we cherry-picked an good side of Softball Canada, how- national championships. and the Yukon’s events scene.

“Because of that, I wasn’t the event,” said Arcand. “They didn’t ever. As the executive director, he have any place for it, so we talked attended meetings and actually favourite son for obvious reasons,”

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n July 12, the annual Dustball tournament kicks off in Whitehorse, and executive director George Arcand will once again be on hand to organize and help make sure things go smoothly.

For decades, Arcand has been an institution for softball in the territory, getting his start as a volunteer in the mid-1970s. His efforts have helped build the Pepsi Softball Centre in Takhini, create Softball Yukon Radio-TV Bingo, bring national and world championships to the territory and win silver at a national fastpitch championship for the Yukon.

Arcand has a wealth of knowledge and history about the sport in the territory and has been involved organizing every Dustball tournament since its inception in 1984. In fact, he helped with the competition that predates the tournament everyone now knows as Dustball. “‘Dustball’ started out when the Kelly Douglas slow-pitch team invited a bunch of teams from Juneau,” Arcand said. “It was likely in ’82 or ’83, and they played on ‘Takhini 3’. Dustball morphed out of that.

“As more people wanted to get involved, Dustball was born.”

While Arcand has been around for all these developments, he’s quick to point out that the success of the sport in the Yukon is because of the efforts of many people. In fact, the majority of their facilities were built by volunteers and leagues.

“The Whitehorse Men’s League built the Takhini fields,” said Arcand. “Robert Service was built by the Mixed Media Slo-Pitch league, which was made up of media people from around Whitehorse.”

The crown jewel of softball in the territory is the Pepsi Softball Centre, located across from the Takhini fields on Range Road. It was a project that happened because of the determination of those involved, according to Arcand.

“I took over the Yukon Amateur Softball Association, which was around before Softball Yukon,”

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e live in a territory seemingly dominated by huskies, both in numbers and in our image of the quintessential Yukon dog (the strong malamute even takes center stage on our Coat of Arms and flag!).

It’s no surprise, then, that larger breeds have also led this monthly “Pawsitive Tails” column. March featured a 75-pound husky-cross named Kodi; April, a speedy sled dog named Charlie Brown; May, yet another burly husky-cross, aptly named Bear. Except for a brief cameo

by Raven, the llama, last month, we’ve had zero representation of small-breed dogs.

Enter twins Cathy and Chrissy and their “larger-than-life” and truly Yukonesque pets: Nicky, a pomeranian; and Harley, a maltese mini-poodle-cross. Though very small in stature, both dogs have robust personalities, brave dispositions and active lifestyles … not unlike their lean and charismatic owners.

Nicky, who was born on Christmas Day and whose registered name is Jolly Saint Nick, appears more fluffy mane than dog. He sits smartly atop Cathy’s lap and draws the attention of any passersby (during this interview a woman spotted him and enthusiastically yelled out, “Cute!”).

Harley, short for Harley Davidson, looks a little rough around the edges, slightly more mischievous, just as his name suggests.

The sisters got their pups within a few months of one another. Cathy had recently moved into town and knew she wanted a pomeranian.

Chrissy, who had moved to Faro in 1989 and to Whitehorse in 2002, had previous dogs all her adult life. The last one passed away at Christmastime, and her husband said, “No more scooping poop … no more dogs.”

Famous last words.

However, that June they took some visiting friends to Skagway for the day and, while stopping at Emerald lake, she met the most adorable puppy—a maltese poodle-cross from Skagway. As they proceeded to town, her husband asked, “What kind of souvenirs do you want to pick up in Skagway?”

Chrissy replied definitively, “A puppy!”

In a town roughly four blocks by 23 blocks, it didn’t take long to track down the family with the litter. They coined his name prior to leaving town that day, while enjoying a beer at the Red Onion Saloon. Chrissy’s friend had bought her husband a Harley Davidson motorcycle for having quit smoking; and Chrissy, who had also quit, decided she deserved a “Harley” too.

Fortunately, the two pups got along right away. Chrissy said, “Harley is a little bit more, ugh, energetic–” “Actually, he’s a bit of a brat,” Cathy interrupted. “Nicky is the olderbrother type, and Harley is the bratty brother … teasing him and trying to get him in trouble.”

Cathy and Chrissy have taken the idea of a “lap dog” to a whole new level.

The girls own doggy backpacks, somewhat similar to a frontfitting baby carrier, that allow their lightweight companions to come on all of their adventures, of which there are many!

These K9s not only sit on their laps around the campfire, they go boating, biking—even quading! “That’s the best thing about having a small dog;” Cathy said, “you can still do all your favourite activities.”

Both dogs were also in attendance at a more sentimental occasion: Cathy’s wedding. “It was a very small wedding; we got married in my living room … and Nicky spent the whole ceremony on the couch until picture time. He actually stole the show because the photographer was more focused on him and actually took more photos of him than [of] the rest of us!”

Though small, both dogs have proven brave. Nicky has treed a bear on an evening walk, and warned Cathy about another—right in her carport! When camping, he always sits on guard, facing the bush, and at home or in hotels he sleeps on the corner of the bed, facing the door.

Obviously, these dogs love their owners and, fortunately, they get along famously. “Harley’s always got Nicky’s back or vice-versa,” said Chrissy.

“Would you say it’s the same for you two?” I asked the twins.

“Oh, Yes!” they replied in perfect unison. Chrissy adds, “We spend so much time together… we come as a pair.” Or, since the arrival of Harley and Nicky, a foursome!

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Whitehorse EVENTS ART SHOWS Monday to Friday, Arts in the Park presents Visual Artists 11:30 am, July 3-6 Marie Hélène Comeau. July 9 to 13 Françoise Laroche.

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Until Fri. Aug. 24 Art Exhibit - Chilkoot Trail Yukon Arts Centre Inspired from her 2014 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency, Daphne Mennell’s Chilkoot Trail features paintings and sketches of the landscapes she encountered.

Until Fri. Aug. 24 Art Exhibit - Audible Landscapes Yukon Arts Centre Explores the diversity of works the trail has inspired. From graphic novels to film, the Chilkoot Trail’s ecology and history is a constant muse.

Thu. Jul. 5 to Sat. Jul. 28 Here Before by Lea-Ann McNally + Heather Steinhagen Arts Underground Lea-Ann and Heather explore the past, present and future in a variety of forms and mediums.

Thu. Jul. 5 Opening Reception - Here Before

by Lea-Ann McNally + Heather Steinhagen 5:00 pm Arts Underground Lea-Ann and Heather explore the past, present and future in a variety of forms and mediums.

Fri. Jul. 6 to Fri. Jul. 27 Growing Up with the Yukon - The Van Bibber Family Arts Underground Fri. Jul. 6 Opening Reception: Growing Up with the Yukon - The Van Bibber Family 5:00 pm Arts Underground

LIVE MUSIC

Wed. Jul. 4 Arts in the Park - Ryan Enns 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Wed. Jul. 4 Arts in the Park - Quiet Revolution 7:00 pm LePage Park Free evening concert at the park Wed. Jul. 4 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Thu. Jul. 5 Arts in the Park - Diyet 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Thu. Jul. 5 Jam Night with Hayley Warden and Alex Johnston 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Thu. Jul. 5 Ginger Jam 8:00 pm Epic Pizza Fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Fri. Jul. 6 Chris Ronals plays the GoldPan Saloon 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn 411 Main Street Fri. Jul. 6 Arts in the Park - Rob Dickson 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Fri. Jul. 6 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri. Jul. 6 Chris Ronald 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri. Jul. 6 Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 pm Town & Mountain Hotel Fri. Jul. 6 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat. Jul. 7 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sun. Jul. 8 Aiden Tentrees plays the GoldPan Saloon 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn 411 Main Street Sun. Jul. 8 Jam Session 5:00 pm 98 Hotel Sun. Jul. 8 Ben Mahony 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Mon. Jul. 9 Arts in the Park - Simon Crelli 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Mon. Jul. 9 Music at MacBride - Alex Johnston 7:00 pm MacBride Museum Mon. Jul. 9 Twin Peaks Live 7:30 pm North of Ordinary Experience Center Western Canadian Music Award-winning roots duo Twin Peaks Lindsay Pratt & Naomi Shore. Tickets at the door Mon. Jul. 9 Monday Night Jam 8:00 pm The Social House Bring your own instrument or play one supplied. Sing some tunes for your friends or sit in and play along.

Tue. Jul. 10 Arts in the Park - Fawn Fritzen and Devid Restivo 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Wed. Jul. 11 Arts in the Park - Swing Sets 11:30 am LePage Park Free lunch hour concert at the park Wed. Jul. 11 Arts in the Park - Soda Pony 7:00 pm LePage Park Free evening concert at the park Wed. Jul. 11 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

GENERAL EVENTS

Wed. Jul. 4 Yukon Archives First Nation Photo Identification Project 2018 Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Aims to improve the identification and description of Indigenous people, places, geographical features, activities and events in images held in our collections.

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Wed. Jul. 4 Woman’s Knife (Ulu) 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre A full day and make your own ulu. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Drum Making 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn the steps of preparing the hide or skin for the drum, cutting and tying as well as preparation of the drum ring. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Miniature Birch Bark Canoe 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Make your own beautiful mini birch bark canoe..All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Stroud Mitts with Fur Trim 10:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn the process from start to finish, including cutting out your pattern, beading a simple design, and sewing the mitts together together. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Traditional Grass Sewing 10:30 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn traditional sea grass weaving with Anna. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed. Jul. 4 Copper Tooling 12:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre All materials provided.

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Wed. Jul. 4 Intro to Loom Beading Bracelet 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Make a beautiful beaded bracelet with Old Crow elder Shirley Kakfwi! New beaders welcome! Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 Beading the Cosmos 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre This is a class designed for beaders with some experience.

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Wed. Jul. 4 Youth Intro to Hip-Hop 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Sami Hip-Hop Artist SlinCraze in a fun-filled class where you will learn basic lyric writing and performing skills!

Wed. Jul. 4 Youth T-Shirt Stenciling 1:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Make yourself a very cool t-shirt with a traditional stencil design.

Music and snacks provided Wed. Jul. 4 Birch Bark & Porcupine Quill Earrings 2:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre All materials provided. Register online or call 6677698 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 4 The Alpha Course 6:30 pm Yukon Bible Fellowship Alpha is a series of interactive sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith and it runs all around the globe. Call 6685689 or email mail@yukonbiblefellowship.com for more information.

Wed. Jul. 4 Not Your Grandma’s Embroidery 7:00 pm Arts Underground Using linen fabric, a water soluble fabric pen and a light table, students can select an image from a library of unexpected and somewhat “salty” designs. To register visit Arts Underground or call 667-4080.

667-4080 Wed. Jul. 4 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 pm Whitehorse United Church Wed. Jul. 4 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu. Jul. 5 Yukon Archives First Nation Photo Identification Project 2018 Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Aims to improve the identification and description of Indigenous people, places, geographical features, activities and events in images held in our collections.

Thu. Jul. 5 Fur Cuff Bracelet 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Lena moon expertly uses hide and fur leftovers to design beautiful bracelets. .All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Thu. Jul. 5 Mi’kmaq Black Ash Basketry 10:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn the process of weaving their very own Black Ash Tip basket .All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Thu. Jul. 5 Beaded Keychain 1:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn about basic beading techniques and patterns while designing your very own piece of functional art..All materials provided. Register online or call 667-7698 for more info.

Thu. Jul. 5 Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Market 3:00 pm Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Thu. Jul. 5 Chess Corner 6:30 pm Yukon College Chess played in room A2101, beginners welcome, welcome to bring your own ‘lucky’ board. Everyone welcome to sit in on this game of strategy.

Thu. Jul. 5 Dà Ze Tsàn, From Our Hearts Fashion Show 7:00 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Learn about Indigenous Fashion and Regalia, hear from our designers, celebrating and showcasing northern designers from across the circumpolar region.

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Thu. Jul. 5 Christ Church Cathedral Choir Practice 7:30 pm Christ Church Cathedral Fri. Jul. 6 Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches 12:00 pm Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Bring a bag lunch and come learn Southern Tutchone with our special guest speakers. Call Erin Pauls for more information 633-7816. All Kwanlin citizens and staff are welcome!

Sat. Jul. 7 Crib Tournament 6:15 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Crib tournaments every Saturday - Member and non-members welcome.

Sun. Jul. 8 YHMA Vintage & Antique Sale 10:00 am LePage Park Vintage, collectibles, and antique sale will feature an array of vintage and unique items. Including antiques, artwork, books, collectibles, homemade goods and much more.

667-4704 Sun. Jul. 8 Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Are you a wordy person, put your words to the test and join the Scrabble Club. Must be 19+ Sun. Jul. 8 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 pm Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio.

Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Sun. Jul. 8 Climate Change Debate 6:45 pm Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre Thirteen students from the University of California Santa Cruz will present a live debate. The students will present formal arguments about whether the bad aspects of global warming outweigh the potential benefits, with particular emphasis on how the Yukon is projected to change.

Mon. Jul. 9 Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 am Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon. Jul. 9 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 pm Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Mon. Jul. 9 Euchre Night 6:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Tue. Jul. 10 Chilkoot Stories Open Mic 5:30 pm Yukon Arts Centre In conjunction with the Yukon Arts Centre Public Gallery Exhibit “Chilkoot Trail”

by Daphne Mennell, we invite you to an evening of stories about our beloved trail.

Tue. Jul. 10 Second-hand Clothing Bazaar 5:30 pm Whitehorse Seventh-day Adventist Church Donations of clean clothing in good condition welcome. All proceeds go to charitable causes.

For more info. call 633-3463.

Tue. Jul. 10 Summer Tutorial: Intro to the Canon C100 6:00 pm Yukon Film Society Office Please email tech@yukonfilmsociety.com to register.

Tue. Jul. 10 Paint Party 6:30 pm Yukon Association for Community Living All ages are welcome to attend. Come and express yourself threw painting! This event is free for all! Call or email for more info. 667-4606 Tue. Jul. 10 Klondike Follies - Featuring Roy Forbes 7:00 pm Coast High Country Inn Banjorama Extravaganza, Sam McGee, Musical Saw Orchestra, Gold Nugget Cancan Dancers and Gillian Campbell, Tickets online or at Coast Mountain Inn Wed. Jul. 11 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 pm Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed. Jul. 11 The Alpha Course 6:30 pm Yukon Bible Fellowship Alpha is a series of interactive sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith and it runs all around the globe. Call 6685689 or email mail@yukonbiblefellowship.com for more information.

Wed. Jul. 11 Visible Mending 7:00 pm Arts Underground Repair, don’t replace. Working with both knits and wovens, we will use colourful yarns and embroidery floss to mend tears and holes with style. To register visit Arts Underground or call 667-4080. 667-4080 Wed. Jul. 11 Klondike Follies - Featuring Roy Forbes 7:00 pm Coast High Country Inn Banjorama Extravaganza, Sam McGee, Musical Saw Orchestra, Gold Nugget Cancan Dancers and Gillian Campbell, Tickets online or at Coast Mountain Inn Wed. Jul. 11 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 pm Whitehorse United Church Wed. Jul. 11 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room

KIDS & FAMILIES

Wed. Jul. 4 Toddler Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Contact 667-5239 for more information.

Wed. Jul. 4 McIntyre Field Sports 12:00 pm McIntyre Field Equipment and food are provided!

Consent form is required. Contact Kaitlyn at 334-8728.

Wed. Jul. 4 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Jul. 4 Baby Talk Session: Breastfeeding 1:30 pm Whitehorse Health Centre Bring your baby, let us inform and discuss topics related to the health and concerns you may have as your baby reaches milestones.

Wed. Jul. 4 Whitehorse Library Summer Camp - Adventure Land 2:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Outdoor adventures and nature crafts.

Please call 667-5239 or email yplevents@gov. yk.ca to register.

Thu. Jul. 5 Canada We Want - Whitehorse Edition! 12:30 pm Canada Games Centre Help shape a national youth policy for Canada, take part in the boardroom, lunch and snacks provided.

Thu. Jul. 5 Whitehorse Library Summer Camp - Adventure Land 2:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Outdoor adventures and nature crafts.

Please call 667-5239 or email yplevents@gov. yk.ca to register.

Fri. Jul. 6 Canada We Want - Whitehorse Edition! 10:30 am Canada Games Centre Help shape a national youth policy for Canada, take part in the boardroom, lunch and snacks provided.

Fri. Jul. 6 Girls Club 7:30 pm Bethany Church Call 668-4877 for more information.

Sat. Jul. 7 M19 Prerelease Weekend 10:00 am Titan Gaming Cafe Each player receives 6 Boosters + 1 Promo at each event.

Sat. Jul. 7 Free Day in the Clothing Room 10:00 am Church of the Nazarene Children’s, Mens and Womens clothing that was freely received, freely we want to give. Call 633-4903 for more information.

Sat. Jul. 7 The Great Benjamins Circus 4:30 pm Shipyards Park 90-minutes of circus fun, thrills and laughter! Showtimes Saturday: 4:30 pm & 7 pm, Sunday: 2 pm & 5 pm. Tickets online.

Sat. Jul. 7 M19 Prerelease Weekend 5:30 pm Titan Gaming Cafe Each player receives 6 Boosters + 1 Promo at each event.

Sat. Jul. 7 The Great Benjamins Circus 7:00 pm Shipyards Park 90-minutes of circus fun, thrills and laughter! Showtimes Saturday: 4:30 pm & 7 pm, Sunday: 2 pm & 5 pm. Tickets online.

Sun. Jul. 8 M19 Prerelease Weekend 11:00 am Titan Gaming Cafe Each player receives 6 Boosters + 1 Promo at each event.

Sun. Jul. 8 Fusion Alaska Youth Trip 11:00 am Mountainview Church A northern youth conference that exists to equip, encourage, and challenge Jr. and Sr. high students to live their lives completely for Jesus Christ. Call 667-4889 or email adam@mountainviewwhitehorse.ca for details.

Sun. Jul. 8 The Great Benjamins Circus 2:00 pm Shipyards Park 90-minutes of circus fun, thrills and laughter! Showtimes Saturday: 4:30 pm & 7 pm, Sunday: 2 pm & 5 pm. Tickets online.

Sun. Jul. 8 The Great Benjamins Circus 5:00 pm Shipyards Park 90-minutes of circus fun, thrills and laughter! Showtimes Saturday: 4:30 pm & 7 pm, Sunday: 2 pm & 5 pm. Tickets online.

Mon. Jul. 9 Learning to Lead - Hockey Camp Canada Games Centre Open to everyone, all skill levels and ages. Email yihahockey@gmail.com for more info.

Mon. Jul. 9 Colourful Art and Nature Camp 9:00 am Arts Underground Youth will create mix media art with various mediums, materials and objects found in nature. Stop by Arts Underground or call 667-4080 to register.

Mon. Jul. 9 Baby Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for ages 6 - 24 months & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 6675239 for more information.

Mon. Jul. 9 Parent & Child Yoga 7:30 pm Long Lean Mean Fitness A flowing class for a parent and child of 6 years and up. Register online or call 334-3479 for more information.

Tue. Jul. 10 Whitehorse Library Summer Camp - Look in a Book 2:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Calling future authors: time to make your own book!Calling fut Please call 667-5239 or email yplevents@gov.yk.ca to register.

Wed. Jul. 11 Toddler Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Contact 667-5239 for more information.

Wed. Jul. 11 McIntyre Field Sports 12:00 pm McIntyre Field Equipment and food are provided!

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Wed. Jul. 11 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Jul. 11 Baby Talk Session: Crying & Sleep 1:30 pm Whitehorse Health Centre Bring your baby, let us inform and discuss topics related to the health and concerns you may have as your baby reaches milestones.

Wed. Jul. 11 Whitehorse Library Summer Camp - Look in a Book 2:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Calling future authors: time to make your own book!Calling fut Please call 6675239 or email yplevents@gov.yk.ca to register.

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

Wednesdays Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 am Sport Yukon Supportive members will help you develop your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@ gmail.com Wed. Jul. 4 Escarpment Parks Society AGM 5:30 pm Cook Street park Learn about new Strickland Street PocketPark project. All welcome. Call 393-2977 for info.

Thu. Jul. 5 Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 pm Sport Yukon A lunch time session to learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Thu. Jul. 5 Midnight Sun Toastmasters Club 5:30 pm Yukon College Room A2714. An after work meeting to help you gain confidence in public speaking, improve communication and add to your leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Sat. Jul. 7 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 am A&W Restaurant Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome Tue. Jul. 10 The Yukon Prospectors Association 7:00 pm Yukon Chamber of Mines Prospectors and those interested in mineral exploration welcome!

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Above: Cormac Hopkins (left) and Benji Robertson are two young dancers who will be participating in this year’s CypherFest Rt Top: Cormac Hopkins (left) and Benji Robertson rehearse moves for the upcoming CypherFest Rt Bottom: Benji Robertson (left) and Cormac Hopkins are planning on breaking out some impressive new dances at CypherFest

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Every year, during one hot week in July, dance crews from Whitehorse and some from outside, as well as local visual artists and musicians, put together one of the most fun and artistically diverse events of the summer. Fans of breakdance, hip hop and street-style art flock in the masses to the Old Fire Hall, the Wharf by the Yukon River and the Yukon Arts Centre, to see the CypherFest events that take place over the course of four days. This year’s edition promises all this and even more.

In anticipation of the event, two young dancers are tirelessly rehearsing, getting their moves ready to compete against their own peers and other break-dancers coming from Montreal to participate in CypherFest. Benji Robertson and Cormac Hopkins are both members of the break-dance crew known as Krush Groove and have both taken part in CypherFest several times before. “[CypherFest] is a chance to get to learn new dances and expand your knowledge of dance,” said Robertson, who has been dancing for an impressive 12 years.

“I think it’s especially good to interact with everyone,” adds Hopkins, who himself has been dancing for around four years.

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perience for everyone.”

In the past, local break-dancers have held their own in battles against dancers from various other cities, but have also been able to pick up and show off new moves and techniques, and even join in on workshops with professional teachers.

CypherFest is like no other dance show that happens in Whitehorse, with its completely different vibe and casual atmosphere. It also presents an opportunity for dancers who specialize in the break-dance style to do exclusively what they enjoy most.

Though both Hopkins and Robertson are eager to work with a variety of dancers and teachers, they have expressed a particular appreciation for the efforts of their hometown teachers, from the Groundwork Sessions (GWS) crew, for helping to unlock their potential. While the two high school break-dancers are very accomplished in their own rights, they are adamant that they are always continuing to learn, from peers and teachers alike, and those people are also learning from them.

CypherFest 2018 starts with a kickoff event on Thursday, July 12, at the Old Fire Hall. It is a free event and starts at 6 p.m. The following day, on Friday, July 13, there will be an event featuring two vs. two, bboy and bgirl, allstyles battles. This event is at 5 p.m. and is also free.

The Saturday of CypherFest,

July 14, will begin with the finals from Friday’s battles, at noon on the Wharf. At 7 p.m., there will be a performance at the Yukon Arts Centre, featuring homegrown dancers, as well as Borealis Soul, Ebnflōh, and Moon Runners. Tickets are good for admission to all events.

The final day of CypherFest, Sunday, July 15, is the day of CypherFest’s main event at the Yukon Arts Centre. This event also features performances by Borealis Soul, Ebnflōh and Moon Runners.

Every event is for all ages, and tickets are available at yukontickets.com, at the Yukon Arts Centre or through the students of Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks.

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hat last day of any wilderness trip can be a bit dodgy when it comes to eating something that goes beyond sustenance. Making sure you’ve got enough shredded cheese and a bit of salsa can make all those little bits of food hanging around your cooler come together in a gooey, toasted package that will get you over those last few hours before you get a shower. Shredded chicken is a classic filling for these burritos—but sliced-up campfire hot dogs is my family’s favourite.

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Leftover camping burritos ... cont’d METHOD

1 whatever you’ve got), cheese, salsa and any leftover bits. Season

Have two pieces of foil on hand. Mix together leftover chicken (or to taste with salt and pepper (add a bit of hot sauce if you like).

Divide the mixture between tortillas and wrap in foil. When you’re rolling the burritos, fold the sides, then roll around the filling.

Then roll around the filling

2 solid bed of coals. Place grill over coals and let the grill heat up for Build a fire and let it burn down until you have a few flames and a a few minutes.

3 about 10 minutes (longer if your fire is low). Eat hot with extra hot

Place the foil-wrapped burritos on the grill and toast them for

sauce.

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Cranberry Fair ... where ‘Quality, Originality, Creativity and Diversity’ meet

More than 2,000 visitors are anticipated at this year’s Cranberry Fair, on November 25, which will showcase the Yukon’s finest handmade arts and crafts

by Elisabeth Weigand

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ach year, in Whitehorse, the Northern Fibres Guild invites the world to one of the Yukon‘s most exclusive sales events—Cranberry Fair. On November 25, the Cranberry Fair will again showcase the Yukon‘s finest skills and talents in handmade arts and crafts.

On this day, artists and crafters convene from all over the Yukon to present their unique, diverse and high-quality artistry and craftsmanship to a broad variety of enthusiastic fair-goers.

More than 2,000 visitors are expected to gather to experience the Yukon’s outstanding arts and crafts culture while being given the opportunity to meet, talk and get to know over 40 of the Yukon’s artists and crafters.

High-qualit� mandate

While this fair was developed from a home-run craft sale, more than 40 years ago, into a wellknown and greatly embraced community event, the Northern Fibres Guild founder (and host of the Cranberry Fair) has set a high-value goal for its presentation.

To safeguard excellence and quality at the fair, four key criteria have to be met by all sale items: quality, originality, creativity and diversity.

To achieve this goal, participants need to apply for the fair.

Applications are submitted to a jury process, often taking up to 203 hours, where a group of three people, with recognized artistic backgrounds and knowledge, evaluate applications and select participants for the upcoming fair. To ensure fair and diverse selections, jury representatives are new each year.

Jur� selection

Applications can be made from June 1 to July 31. The jury session

PHOTOS: Elisabeth Weigand takes place the first week of August, giving potential participants nearly four months to prepare for the fair. Detailed information and application forms are available through the fair’s website, www. cranberryfair.com, by emailing the coordinator, Elisabeth Weigand, at: cranberryfair@live.com or by picking up forms at the Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store in Horwoods Mall.

The coordinator offers to meet with each new applicant and provide a one-hour consultation to help them understand the process and gather required items for their submission. Please feel free to email Elisabeth Weigand (cranberryfair@ live.com) to arrange a meeting.

Combined focus on Yukon First Nations ar�s and craſts

Outgrowing its venue steadily over the past years, the Cranberry Fair finally discovered its finest place, the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre. For four years, the fair has showcased its sales and presenters in the Longhouse, the centre’s largest room.

It is also here—a place where indigenous history, tradition and culture is celebrated—that the Guild very fittingly works to present the outstanding skillfulness and expertise of Yukon First

Nations arts and crafts.

Working together with the Cultural Centre and the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association, the Guild aims at increasing the participation and representation of Indigenous artists at the November Cranberry Fair, thus providing visitors with an even richer cultural event.

One step towards this is the election of a Yukon First Nations representative in the 2018 Jury.

Enhanced exhibition space

Responding to an ever-increasing resonance to the fair, the Northern Fibres Guild decided, in 2018, to further expand their exhibition space and has added the Elders Lounge to the Longhouse for this year’s fair. With these enhancements, we hope that we are even better prepared to appropriately present all of our artists’ skills and talents on November 25.

Looking forward to receiving your applications before July 31.

And we are also looking forward to meeting you at the Cranberry Fair.

Elisabeth Weigand is the November 2018 Cranberry Fair Coordinator. Cranberry Fair is hosted by the Northern Fibres Guild.

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Celebrating with Land and Light

The Land and Light Gallery, part of MacBride’s new expansion, will open July 5 and will feature 11 of Ted Harrison’s paintings

by Danny Macdonald

The first rotating photograph show displayed in the Land and Light Gallery represents all Yukon communities

P

atricia Cunning knows how to get things done. The executive director for MacBride Museum is one of those individuals capable of having a vision and finding a way to make it happen. The new MacBride Museum expansion is a testament to this ability, and Yukoners will start seeing the product of her efforts this month.

On July 5, the Land and Light Gallery will officially open as the first of several new exhibits to be unveiled over the coming year.

The concept is to give each new space the attention it deserves.

The Land and Light Gallery will have some special new pieces according to Cunning.

“It will feature a Ted Harrison exhibit,” Cunning said during a tour of the new spaces. “It’s a partnership with us, Ted Harrison’s family and the Ted Harrison Foundation to showcase Ted’s work at home in the Yukon.”

In all, 11 Ted Harrison paintings will be on display at the new gallery as a star attraction. A true show-woman, Cunning isn’t allowing sneak peeks in print and is keeping the artwork under wraps until the unveiling, so Harrison

Rare books from the MacBride Museum collection will be on display in the Map Library, which will be opened at a future date

fans will have to go see them for themselves.

Harrison’s paintings will be the main attraction in the new exhibit, but the large space will incorporate a variety of objects from the MacBride collection. They will be joined by a common theme, according to Cunning.

“They will be made from the land or inspired by the light,” she explained.

There will be a rotating show of photographs from the MacBride collection along one wall. The first show on display will be a collection of photos that represents all the communities in the Yukon.

As well, Cunning shared seal-skin pieces that have been in the collection for decades, but never put on display. These will also be showcased as part of the new exhibit. There will be plenty more to see once the new space opens.

The new gallery is one of several new exhibits planned and Cunning expects them to be unveiled in the coming months.

“We’ll open one gallery at a time in sequence,” Cunning said, “and have a grand opening this time next year.”

Other new displays that people can look for include the Science Lab, the Map Library, and a new First Nations gallery.

The Science Lab will feature scientific work exploring geology, climate and adaptation from ancient people to modern times, as well as a partnership with the Yukon College (soon to be Yukon University) that explores permafrost. Visitors will have a chance to experience the cold first-hand in a walk-in freezer. Coast Mountain is sponsoring the special Aurora Borealis-themed Skookumbrand parkas that guests will wear during the experience.

The Map Library will be located on the second floor and feature rare books in the MacBride collection. Those will not be available to read; however, the extensive reference-book collection at MacBride will be available for visitors to enjoy in dedicated reading areas. As well, the room will get its name from the historic maps that will be displayed on the walls.

The First Nations gallery will be on the main floor and will take over the old reception space in the Centennial Building. The old entrance space that featured the gift shop, viewing room and the reception desk will be redesigned to feature artwork and artifacts from Yukon First Nations.

An eye-catching feature that visitors will get to see in the new lobby, in the main building, is the Northern Lights Icicles project that has been done in partnership with Lumel Studios. The three- to four-foot-long glass-blown icicles will hang from the ceiling, simulating a dancing Aurora Borealis. The project was a result of MacBride board members looking to find a new feature to attract visitors.

“We talked about engagement of pedestrians,” Cunning said.

“We wanted something that was bright and eye-catching.

Lumel Studios was quick to jump on board and it became a

project for all students graduating from grade seven in Yukon schools. In fact, any student who graduated from a Yukon school this year can still take part in the free project by visiting Lumel Studios and creating an icicle that will be on display at MacBride Museum.

Yukoners who weren’t in grade seven this year can still take part with a donation to MacBride.

The MacBride Museum expansion promises to unveil unique Yukon objects in the coming months, as new exhibits open. For

more information on the event on July 5, or future events, call the museum at 867-667-2709 or visit their website at MacbrideMuseum. com.

Danny Macdonald is the editor of What’s Up Yukon. He is a lifelong Yukoner who is active in sports, community organizations and the Yukon’s events scene.

Seal skin work that has been in the MacBride Museum collection for decades, but never on display, will be part of the Land and Light Gallery opening on July 5

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COLOURFUL NATURE AND ART CAMP with Maya Rosenberg July 9 - 13

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INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING with Emma Barr Tues July 17 & Thurs July 19 6:00pm – 9:00pm $155 + gst, all supplies included Ages 14+

STORYTELLING ART CAMP with Meg Henderson

July 23 - 27 9:00am – 4:00pm $325 + gst, all supplies included Ages 6-12

22 Years Strong The 2018 Arts in the Park season is happening

May 22nd to August 3rd!

Enjoy a free show and visual art demonstration

LePage Park Monday to Friday, noon to 1pm.

Youth-oriented Wednesday evening shows that happen from 7 to 8pm

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Saturday July 28 2:00pm – 4:00pm $95 + gst, all supplies included Ages 10+

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Sun. Jul. 8 Ladies Grappling 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 8 Pre School Martial Arts 3:30 pm N60 Combative Arts Sun. Jul. 8 YASC 10:00 am Biathlon Range Tue. Jul. 10 Archery 6:00 pm Biathlon Range Tue. Jul. 10 Grappling 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Tue. Jul. 10 Ladies Kickboxing 5:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Tue. Jul. 10 Mountain Fitness Training 5:45 pm Biathlon Range Call

Wellness LISTINGS Wed. Jul. 4 The Counselling DropIn Clinic 10:00 am Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed. Jul. 4 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 am Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed. Jul. 4 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Jul. 4 All Levels Yoga 5:30 pm Alpine Bakery To register call or email 393-4440 wallymaltz@mac.com Wed. Jul. 4 Hips Hams Better Backs 7:30 pm Alpine Bakery Beginner/ experienced beginner – stretch, standing poses, back healing work.

To register call or email 393-4440 wallymaltz@mac.com Thu. Jul. 5 Ladies Night at Fassy 7:00 pm FASSY an evening of fun activities and socializing for women of all ages.

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Fri. Jul. 6 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Sat. Jul. 7 Red Tara Practice 12:30 pm VajraNorth Everyone welcome. For more info contact 667-6951 (Cheryl Buchan) 633-3715 Mon. Jul. 9 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 pm Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 3349317 Mon. Jul. 9 Shamata Meditation 5:15 pm White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon. Jul. 9 Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 pm White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Mon. Jul. 9 Hospice Walking Group 6:30 pm S.S.Klondike An opportunity to share your grief experience, or simply enjoy nature and the companionship of others who are grieving. Call or

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Tue. Jul. 10 Muay Thai 7:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Tue. Jul. 10 Pilates for Men 6:15 pm Long Lean Mean Fitness Pilates an excellent technique for whole-body fitness, as well as a foundation for cross training with other kinds of sports and exercise. Register online or call 334-3479 for more information.

Tue. Jul. 10 YASC 5:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed. Jul. 11 Bike Nights 4:00 pm Mount Sima Chairlift is running for mountain biking, paragliding & single panoramic chair rides 867-668-4557 info@mountsima.com Wed. Jul. 11 Dancefit 12:00 pm Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Workout dance rooted in jazz, hip hop and Latin styles will take you away from your stresses. Wednesdays with an extra class on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m Call 633-5245 for more info.

Wed. Jul. 11 Flatwater Yukon Adult Summer Training 6:30 pm Schwatka Lake Train with a fun group of active enthusiasts, email info@ flatwateryukon.ca, for more info.

Wed. Jul. 11 Mtn Bike Biathlon 6:30 pm Biathlon Range Wed. Jul. 11 Velocity summer training 4:30 pm Biathlon Range

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email for more details. 667-7429 info@ hospiceyukon.net Tue. Jul. 10 Morning Yoga 7:00 am Alpine Bakery Email wallymaltz@mac. com or call 335.9385 to register or for more information.

Tue. Jul. 10 Weight Watchers 5:00 pm Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 blong@ weightwatchers.ca Wed. Jul. 11 The Counselling DropIn Clinic 10:00 am Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed. Jul. 11 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 am Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed. Jul. 11 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old.

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Wed. Jul. 11 Sharing Circles 5:00 pm Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Men only, Dinner provided Call 633-7688 Wed. Jul. 11 All Levels Yoga 5:30 pm Alpine Bakery To register call or email 393-4440 wallymaltz@mac.com Wed. Jul. 11 The Alzheimer/Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group 7:00 pm Copper Ridge Place A group for family or friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Joanne 668-7713.

Wed. Jul. 11 Hips Hams Better Backs 7:30 pm Alpine Bakery Beginner/ experienced beginner – stretch, standing poses, back healing work.

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Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory

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Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM 6210 - 6th ave.

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The Pride Flag will fly in the Klondike, the Land of the Midnight Sun, July 9–15 discuss inclusive practices for businesses and organizations surrounding non-binary, transgender, intersex, agendered and twospirit folks,” she writes.

“It means that community members and visitors will see that we are here and we can help give input on community issues and advocate from the queer perspective.”

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PRIDE in Dawson City!

Pride Week is back from July 9–15 in Dawson, a week to increase the visibility of LGBTQ2S+ folks and to celebrate with a variety of events

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ride is back in Dawson City!

Pride Week is happening from July 9–15 and, as part of the celebrations, a parade will be taking place on July 14 at 5 p.m.

Pride Week, along with the pride parade, is organized by the Dawson City Pride Committee. Andy Pelletier is chair of the grassroots-level organization that focuses on planning events for all ages during Pride Week.

“We want to increase the visibility of LGBTQ2S+ folks, here in Dawson, and we see this as a very important step for queer or questioning Dawsonites—youth in particular,” writes Pelletier in an email.

“We also want to make Dawson a place where LGBTQ2S+ folks feel they can visit, work or move. It all starts with visibility.”

Dawson local Kim Edgar organized Pride Week two years ago with help from a variety of locals. They formed the Dawson

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City Pride Committee, which now has about five or six committed members, with other members connecting with ideas online.

“We are pretty grassroots and I am just in the process of trying to formalize what we do and seek funds,” writes Pelletier. So far, the committee has been relying on donations.

For Pride Week, the committee is looking for allies, meaning people who are not part of the LGBTQ2S+ spectrum, to volunteer.

“We also have a call out to businesses, organizations or individuals to plan events for Pride Week, such as a concert, BBQ, sidewalk sale, dinner or drink special, which we will promote as part of Dawson City Pride,” she writes.

The committee is also asking various groups to organize floats for the parade, to decorate their cars, bikes or trailers, and to be part of the parade as a staff,

team or family. Pelletier also hopes that these events will attract new members to join the committee.

The community of Dawson, says Pelletier, has shown lots of support to the committee in their efforts to promote visibility.

“The mayor has been a continuous supporter, even buying pizza for the participants of the parade,” she writes.

“Having the mayor and the city recognize us is validating. It makes a space for those of us who don’t always feel like we have one. It’s also fun!”

Pelletier says that, in future, they are hoping to locate funding to grow as an organization and hopefully branch into providing more education and awareness.

“We have been in talks with Tr’ondek Hwech’in and the women’s shelter about organizing an inter-agency gender workshop, in the fall, to educate Dawsonites about the gender binary and

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Community EVENTS ATLIN

Wed. Jul. 4 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 pm Atlin Rec Centre Thu. Jul. 5 AAMF 2018: Indian Horse + Rise: Standing Rock 7:00 pm The Globe Theatre Sheds light on the dark history of Canada’s residential schools and the indomitable spirit of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. Rise, plays as a contemporary extension of the activist cinema born from documentary cinema icon, Alanis Obomsawin.

Fri. Jul. 6 AAMF 2018: Kusama - Infinity 12:00 pm The Globe Theatre A rival of Warhol in the ‘60s, Kusama battled sexism and racism in America while her hallucinations of polka dots eventually led her to the Tokyo mental institution Fri. Jul. 6 AAMF 2018 - When We Dance, We Dance Together 8:00 pm The Globe Theatre A sci-fi rock musical with songs from Rock Plaza Central’s Are We Not Horses Theatre + puppets + music Fri. Jul. 6 to Sun. Jul. 8 Atlin and Arts Music Festival Tarahne Park Weekend Passes and Advance weekend passes available.

Sat. Jul. 7 to Sun. Jul. 8 Atlin Lit Up Literary Fest Atlin Free author readings and workshops, To register for workshops e-mail lilygontard@gmail.com Sat. Jul. 7 AAMF 2018: Short Films for Kids! 9:30 am The Globe Theatre Includes NFB animated classics, a new NFB animation with a music score by Whitehorse-based composer Daniel Janke and 2 locally made short films that were produced and screened as part of the Yukon 48 Filmmaking Challenge Sat. Jul. 7 AAMF 2018: Two Trains Runnin’ 10:30 am The Globe Theatre The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dynamics of race in America.

Sat. Jul. 7 AAMF 2018: North by Northwest 12:00 pm The Globe Theatre Personal, quixotic and historical films by Kerry Barber, Jessica Hall, Chris Clarke, Marty O’Brien and Peter Clarkson and music video by youth in Whitehorse that illustrate life in Canada’s Northwest.

Filmmakers in attendance Sat. Jul. 7 AAMF 2018: When They Awake 6:00 pm The Globe Theatre Follow the footsteps of trailblazers, modern Indigenous musicians in Canada, who are getting noticed on the mainstream scene, reclaiming their place as key players in contemporary society.

Sun. Jul. 8 St. Martins Anglican Church Service 10:00 am St. Martins Anglican Church Sun. Jul. 8 Atlin Christian Centre 10:30 am Atlin Christian Centre Wed. Jul. 11 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 pm Atlin Rec Centre

BEAVER CREEK

Mondays and Fridays Tot Time 9:30 am Nelnah Bessie John School Tuesdays and Saturdays Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club

BURWASH LANDING

Sat. Jul. 7 Canadian Non Restricted Firearms Safety Course 9:00 am Jacquot Hall Burwash Landing

CARCROSS

Wednesdays Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 am Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wednesdays Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wednesdays AA Carcross 6:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tuesdays and Thursdays Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:30 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door.

Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321

Thu. Jul. 5 CPNP Lunch 12:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Jul. 5 Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:30 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Thu. Jul. 5 Sewing Nights 6:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Jul. 5 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Fri. Jul. 6 AA Meeting Carcross 1:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Fri. Jul. 6 BBQ - Film the Historic Chilkoot Bakery 5:00 pm Carcross We are filming the historic Chilkoot Bakery, a community comedy film called “Rise n’ Shine” and want you to be part of the action. Email Shoyboi@zoho.com for more information.

Sat. Jul. 7 Traditional Handgames 1:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Jul. 8 Sewing Sessions 12:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Jul. 9 Art at the Carving Shed 5:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 10 Elders Breakfast 10:00 am Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 10 Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:30 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Tue. Jul. 10 Tlingit Language classes 5:00 pm CTFN Capacity Building Tue. Jul. 10 Excellence Group 5:00 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Jul. 10 Sports Night 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue. Jul. 10 Women’s Group 7:00 pm Carcross Community Campus 821-4251

DAWSON CITY

Until Fri. Jul. 6 TCF photos Tombstone Territorial Park Until Tue. Jul. 31 The World is Bound

by Secret Knots by Emily Jan KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Part natural history and part invention, and the shifting boundaries between Self and Other by combining species and objects in hallucinatory and oneiric ways.

Wed. Jul. 4 to Thu. Jul. 5 DJ Dance Party in the Lounge with The Golden Girl aka Sara Wray 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Wed. Jul. 4 Bannock 3:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Wed. Jul. 4 Bold with Rachel Sumner 5:30 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture To register call 995-5005, adult 18+ All Levels.

Wed. Jul. 4 The Beading Circle 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Learn a few basic beading techniques and see what it takes. You will come away with a whole new appreciation for this timeless art form. Limited to 6 seats.

Thu. Jul. 5 Guided Hike: Goldensides Trail 6:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Thu. Jul. 5 Nature Walk 2:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Thu. Jul. 5 Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Thu. Jul. 5 Wild and Rosie Apothecary Program 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Explore how to create beautiful, natural products with plants from our traditional territory.

Fri. Jul. 6 Campfire Program 7:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Fri. Jul. 6 Harmonica George in the Tavern 6:00 pm Westminster Hotel Fri. Jul. 6 Nature Walk 2:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Fri. Jul. 6 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Jul. 6 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri. Jul. 6 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Jul. 6 to Sat. Jul. 7 Roberts & Klein in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Fri. Jul. 6 to Sat. Jul. 7 The Riverbends in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel

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Sat. Jul. 7 to Sun. Jul. 8 The Executives in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Sat. Jul. 7 Cocktail Night 5:00 pm Eldorado Hotel In the Sluice Box Lounge, from classics over hot/desert drinks, to a featured special.

Sat. Jul. 7 Guided Hike: Grizzly Lake Trail 10:00 am Tombstone Territorial Park Sat. Jul. 7 Painting 1:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat. Jul. 7 Summer Art Market 11:00 am KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Call 993-5005 or email kiac@kiac.ca for more information.

Sat. Jul. 7 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun. Jul. 8 Guided Hike: North Klondike Trail 10:00 am Tombstone Territorial Park Sun. Jul. 8 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 am St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun. Jul. 8 to Mon. Jul. 9 The Sweet Nuggets in the Lounge 11:00 pm Westminster Hotel Mon. Jul. 9 to Sun. Jul. 15 Dawson PRIDE Week Dawson City Mon. Jul. 9 Guided Hike: Goldensides Trail 6:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Mon. Jul. 9 Nature Walk 2:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Mon. Jul. 9 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon. Jul. 9 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue. Jul. 10 Bannock and Sourdough: Food of the trail 11:30 am Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Learn about the history of these hardy foods of the north and enjoy a cup of campfire coffee or bush tea. Free!

Tue. Jul. 10 Campfire Program 7:30 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Tue. Jul. 10 Dawson City Council Meeting 7:00 pm Dawson City Town Hall The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Channel 12. Council holds a Question Period at each meeting that takes place towards the end of the meeting. This provides the public an opportunity to ask Council questions. 867993-7400 Tue. Jul. 10 Step n Strong 7:00 pm Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520 Tue. Jul. 10 Wild and Rosie Apothecary Program 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Explore how to create beautiful, natural products with plants from our traditional territory.

Wed. Jul. 11 Bannock 3:00 pm Tombstone Territorial Park Wed. Jul. 11 The Beading Circle 2:00 pm Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Learn a few basic beading techniques and see what it takes. You will come away with a whole new appreciation for this timeless art form. Limited to 6 seats.

Thurs. Jul. 5, Sat. Jul. 7 and Sun. Jul. 8 The Great Benjamins Circus ‘7:00 pm Thurs. & Sat., 2 pm and 5 pm Sun. Minto Park 90-minutes of circus fun, thrills and laughter! Tickets online.

FARO

Mondays Seniors Aqua Fit 1:30 pm Faro Recreation Centre Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Public Swim 1-3 and 4-6 Faro Pool Wednesdays & Fridays Public Swim 2 pm -6 pm Faro Pool Tuesdays and Thursdays Shuffleboard 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 9942375 for more information.

Wednesdays Faro Parent & Tot Swim 10:00 am Faro Recreation Centre Wednesdays Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Fri. Jul. 6 Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 pm Del Van Gorder School Sun. Jul. 8 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 am Church of Apostles Sun. Jul. 8 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 am Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Tue. Jul. 10 Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 am Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided

HAINES JUNCTION

Wednesdays Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Wednesdays Seniors - Drop-In and Activities 1:30 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Arts, craft, fitness, pool tournaments, shuffleboard, carpet bowling, and card and board games.

Refreshments.

Wed. Jul. 4 Community Market 4:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Local growers, bakers, crafters and more gather together to sell their wares 867-335-9769 info@ sprucecottagefarm.com Thu. Jul. 5 Adult Soccer 7:30 pm St. Elias Community School Thu. Jul. 5 Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu. Jul. 5 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 am Mun Ku Thu. Jul. 5 Open Mic 7:30 pm St Elias Convention Centre Thu. Jul. 5 Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 pm St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome!

Thu. Jul. 5 Women’s Circle 5:30 pm Mun Ku Email elskloppers@gmail.com for more information.

Fri. Jul. 6 Friday Night Salmon Bake Soda Pony 6:00 pm Village Bakery and Deli Delicious food, live music, call 6342867 or email villagebakeryyukon@gmail. com for more information.

Fri. Jul. 6 Story Hour 10:00 am Haines Junction Community Library Mon. Jul. 9 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Mon. Jul. 9 Oclaire 7:30 pm St Elias Convention Centre An evening of music under the mountains. Cash bar will be operating!

Tue. Jul. 10 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 pm Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue. Jul. 10 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 pm Takhini Hall Wed. Jul. 11 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 pm St Elias Convention Centre

KENO CITY

Sun. Jul. 8 Keno Hill Alpine Adventure 10:00 am Keno Alpine Interpretive Centre Join biologist Mark O’Donoghue to look for pikas, marmots, alpine flowers, and arctic butterflies on Keno Hill.

MARSH LAKE

Wednesdays Pump Fitness 6:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed. Jul. 4 Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Thu. Jul. 5 Choir 6:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri. Jul. 6 Friday Night Dinner in the Jackalope. Three course menu, $17 - $30, Licensed. 6:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Jul. 7 Bridge club 12:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Jul. 7 Knitting Circle 1:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Tue. Jul. 10 North of 60 Seniors Cafe.

We heat the beverages, you heat the air.

2:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue. Jul. 10 Yoga with Richard 5:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue. Jul. 10 Local Advisory Council 7:00 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre followed by hot apple cider and refreshments. 660-4999

MAYO

Mondays to Saturdays Mayo Public Swim Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:30pm, Sat 1:00pm-4:00pm Fri. Jul. 6 Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Fri. Jul. 6 Boreal Forest Stroll 7:00 pm Mayo Yukon Minto Creek bridge (Silver Trail KM-64) We’ll walk along the Mayo River and enjoy the biodiversity of the boreal forest.

Sat. Jul. 7 Mount Haldane Hike 9:00 am Mayo Yukon Meet at the entrance to Five Mile Lake Campground (Silver Trail KM57) Search for pika, marmots and more on this difficult, full-day alpine hike.

Sun. Jul. 8 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 am St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Mon. Jul. 9 Video Yoga 5:00 pm Mayo Curling Arena Mats are available and it is free of charge.

Tue. Jul. 10 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 pm Yukon College Mayo Campus

OLD CROW

Thu. Jul. 5 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center Fri. Jul. 6 Bike Club 3:30 pm Old Crow Community Center Sun. Jul. 8 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 am St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue. Jul. 10 Gym Night 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center Tue. Jul. 10 Community Ball Night 7:00 pm Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH

Wednesdays and Saturdays, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Mondays AA - Tagish 7:30 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed. Jul. 4 Tagish Advisory Council meeting 7:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Tuesdays and Thursdays Carpet Bowling 11:15 am Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling.

Sat. Jul. 7 OsteoFit 10:00 am Tagish Community Centre Sat. Jul. 7 Pickleball 11:00 am Tagish Community Centre Come try Pickleball, a new sport offered which combines table tennis and regular tennis.

TESLIN

Wednesdays Seniors Social 10:00 am Teslin Rec Center Every Wednesday come play cards, drink coffee, chat, and have a good time. Call Kelsey at 335-4250 or email teslinrec@teslin.ca Thu. Jul. 5 Badminton Nights 7:00 pm Teslin Rec Center Every Thursday, bring your racket or just bring your self for some swift fun! 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Fri. Jul. 6 Girls Club 6:00 pm Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information.

Fri. Jul. 6 Youth Club 8:00 pm Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information.

Tue. Jul. 10 Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 pm Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 3354250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue. Jul. 10 Teslin Dance Group Practice 7:00 pm Teslin Healing Centre Every Tuesday evening, for more info contact Melaina at 867.390.2532 ext. 333 or Melaina.sheldon@ttc-teslin.com

WATSON LAKE

Mondays and Thursdays Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tuesdays and Thursdays Body Fit 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Saturdays Arts in the Park & Farmers Market 12:00 pm Wye Lake Park Every Saturday, live music and entertainment.

Sun. Jul. 8 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 am St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

HAINES

Daily, Wednesdays to Mondays Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre, Mon/Wed/Thur/Fri 11-12:30| Mon/ Wed/Fri 5:30-7 | Sat/Sun 1:30-3 #907766-2666 Daily Haines Public Library Open Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-8 | Fri 10-6 | Sat/Sun 12:304:30| #907-766-2545 Mondays and Wednesdays Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts

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Yukonʻs Best Friend: DOG CULTURE Bear explores the mountains

Mountain views and a very happy Bear on the Sam McGee Trail below Montana Mountain near Carcross Bear and I hiked the Grizzly Valley Trail with Mount Monolith in the background in the Tombstone Territorial Park

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Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wednesdays Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar Until Sat. Jul. 14 From Forest to Finish: A Story of Wood in the Chilkat Valley Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre The exhibit celebrates our forests, the role the trees play in our valley, and the people who are supported by our vast and beautiful timber resource.

Mondays and Fridays Yoga with Mandy 1:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tuesdays and Thursdays Adv. Beginner Tai Chi 7:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Tuesdays and Thursdays Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Tuesdays and Thursdays Tai Chi Beginning 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Wednesdays Nature Walk 4:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wednesdays Open Mic Nite 10:00 pm Pioneer Bar Wednesdays Teen Whatever Club 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wednesdays Ukelele Jam 5:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Jul. 4 Detective Time 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Jul. 4 Sword Class 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu. Jul. 5 Fun Science 1:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Thu. Jul. 5 Kids Garden Club 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jul. 6 Amateur Magicians 5:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jul. 6 American Legion Burger Night 6:00 pm American Legion Fri. Jul. 6 Fairytale Theater 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jul. 6 Spanish FUn 4:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Jul. 6 Story Time 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail. com Fri. Jul. 6 Story time @ Library 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library

Fri. Jul. 6 Tai Chi - Advanced 10:15 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat. Jul. 7 Haines Farmers Market 10:00 am Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) Sat. Jul. 7 Tai Chi 11:00 am Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun. Jul. 8 Bible Club - Sunday School 12:30 pm Haines Presbyterian Church Sun. Jul. 8 Sunday Worship 11:00 am Haines Presbyterian Church Mon. Jul. 9 Adults Jujutsu 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon. Jul. 9 Build a Better Body, Brain, and World 4:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Jul. 9 Gardner’s Club 5:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mon. Jul. 9 Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Mon. Jul. 9 Puppets 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Jul. 10 Aquatic Rangers 2:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Jul. 10 Polish Language and Culture 12:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Tue. Jul. 10 Women’s Fellowship 3:00 pm Haines Senior Center Wed. Jul. 11 Detective Time 3:00 pm Haines Borough Public Library Wed. Jul. 11 Sword Class 6:30 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts

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Mondays & Wednesdays SpinFlex w/ Katherine 6:30 am Skagway Rec. Centre Mondays and Tuesdays Let it Roll Hatha Flow with Foam Roller 6:30 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Hatha Flow practice followed by foam roller and pinky balls.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Basketball For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre

Tuesdays and Thursdays Mat Pilates 7:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Senior Weights with Dana 10:30 am Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Wednesdays Acro Jam 6:30 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Playful practice that combines acrobatics and yoga. This is an unstructured class to work on things you would like to improve on or trade Wednesdays Karaoke Jam 9:00 pm Bonanza Bar & Grill Saturdays and Sundays Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Fri. Jul. 6 Dance Night Fridays 9:00 pm Red Onion Saloon Fri. Jul. 6 Friday Night Dance Night 10:00 pm Bonanza Bar & Grill Fri. Jul. 6 SpinYOGA 8:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Sat. Jul. 7 Bouncy House Fun Time!

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Sat. Jul. 7 Volleyball For Adults 6:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Jul. 9 Hatha Yoga w/Sherry- ALL Levels 6:30 pm Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Jul. 9 Restorative - Yin Yoga ALL Levels 10:00 am Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Jul. 9 Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 pm Skagway Recreation Centre

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Sammy Shelor (left), took over the Lonesome River Band 18 years ago, pictured here in 2014 PHOTO: Becauseeditor via wikimedia commons

Banjo Sammy’s lonesome ride

The 2018 Bluegrass Fest and the ‘mountain banjo man’ from Meadows of Dan

by Doug Sack

“Now you know why Flatt and Scr�ggs quit Monroe and went on their own.”

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ammy Shelor, 55, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, in the central Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, was literally born to play banjo on October 10, 1962. Both of his grandfathers were banjo pickers; and one fashioned him a toy banjo, when he was four, made with the lid of an old pressure cooker; and the other promised to buy him a real banjo, as soon as he learned to play two songs.

By 10, he was playing in local bands and jams and went professional in Richmond when he was 19, playing with Heights of Grass, which eventually became the Virginia Squires, a gig that lasted six years.

He joined the Lonesome River Band in 1990, became co-manager in 1995 and took over control in 2000 when he was 38, after winning Banjo Player of the Year almost annually through the ’90s.

“We were known as an outlaw band in those days,” he recalled over lunch in the Junction, “the

wild bad boys of bluegrass, although most of it was just marketing to sell tickets and albums. I’m pretty religious, personally, and always felt a little guilty singing about guys who cheated all the time, then shot their ex-wives while drunk on moonshine.

“Sometimes I got carried away with the roleplaying and worked my way through most all of the common addictions in the music business—booze, pot, pills, powders, nicotine and some I’ve forgotten— when I would have been happier playing gospel music once a week all those years.”

He also lived through a long, childless first marriage, a painful divorce and is now like a born-again newlywed with his young second wife and their year-old son, Samuel Ellis Shelor. He shows iPhone videos of him on a swing, to everybody, and the kid looks just like his Daddy.

Since taking over control of Lonesome River, 18 years ago, Sammy figures he’s now logged over four-million miles as the band’s bus driver, which he considers one of his easier chores. “Driving is relaxing,” he said with a smile and a groan, “compared to contracts and other paperwork, especially paying taxes on what little money we earn. Taxes freak me out every time.”

Considering what a legendary superstar he is in bluegrass circles, he’s oblivious to his fame, and talk-

ing to him was like talking to—well, the band’s bus driver. He’s also a human warehouse of music stories, and a living museum full of bluegrass lore and legends. When I asked him about the historical connection between bluegrass and baseball, he lit up like a pinball and went on a run: “It was before my time, of course, but well known that Bill Monroe was a big baseball nut and used to open or close his shows with baseball games, depending on the weather. He wouldn’t hire a musician or a roadie unless he was a good baseball player. Mainly he did it to build up crowds, but he also made his musicians work on his farm, which had no tractors.

“I heard stories about Monroe plowing his Kentucky fields with mules when he was 73. He also used to work his band like they were mules, or so they say. His only schedule was they had to be back in Nashville every Sunday to play the

The Monroe Homeplace in Beaver Dam, Kentucky is a U.S. National Historic Site and the childhood home of Bill Monroe, the “Father of Bluegrass Music.” This is where many bluegrass players got their start, but they were expected to work the fields

Grand Ole Opry and do their laundry. If you couldn’t plow a field or play ball on one, you couldn’t be in Monroe’s band.”

Now you know why Flatt & Scruggs quit Monroe and went on their own: They were all hit, no field.

Not that there is any serious debate about the origin of the bluegrass term, but this 1948 quote is from Ralph Stanley, the second band manager to use it: “Oh, [Monroe] was the first.

But it wasn’t called bluegrass back then. It was just called old-time mountain hillbilly music. When they started doing the bluegrass festivals in 1965, everybody got together and wanted to know what to call the show, y’know. It was decided that since Bill was the oldest man and was from the bluegrass state of Kentucky and he had the Blue Grass Boys, it would be called ‘bluegrass.’”

But the true roots go back to the Civil War and beyond, and Sammy’s Blue Ridge Mountains are considered to be the true spawning streams of bluegrass, as over 75 recording artists were born there.

Banjo Sammy considers himself a product of his banjo-playing grandfathers, who took him to see the legendary Scruggs when he was four. Scruggs was one of the first Bluegrass Boys and invented the three-finger picking style on a fivestring banjo. His instruction videos identify him as a disciple of Scruggs with influences from many other greats he heard over the years, such as J.D. Crowe and Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers.

When I asked some of his band members if he was the Babe Ruth of banjo picking, they said Scruggs

will deserve that title forever because he invented the three-finger style; but Sammy is probably his most decorated and honoured disciple and, arguably, the best living bluegrass banjo-picker.

He downplays the question as inconsequential, since there are so many great banjo players in the bluegrass world, but is humbled by the awards he’s won, over the years, saying they are just an indication that “I must be doing something right.”

When I asked him if the Yukon is the farthest gig he’s ever played, away from his Blue Ridge home, he said, “Almost. We did a tour of Alaska military bases about 20 years ago, but this is the only time we’ve been back to the far northwest.”

It’s been a lot of years and many miles down the long lonesome road, for the boss of Lonesome River Band, but he’s never been happier since the birth of his baby boy.

“This is the longest I’ve been away since he was born, and I’m ready to go home. It will be six long days by the time I get back there.”

The mountain banjo man from Meadows of Dan felt right at home in the shadows of the Kluane Ridge of the St. Elias Range, and now nothing remains of his visit but good memories of a good time—and enduring echoes of the sweetest banjo pickin’ ever heard in the Yukon.

Doug Sack, 71, is the former editor of Sourdough Chronicle, the quadannual newsletter of the Yukon Council on Aging, YCOAYukon.com. Before that, he was young.

PHOTO: Jon Roanhaus via wikimedia commons

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