CURRENT EVENTS

For more information on museum events, please contact Museum Store Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at 486-7004, x21, or visit us at the museum. You can also view the museum's upcoming programs and events on our interactive web calendar.

	Qik'rtarmiut Alutiit Regional Language Advisory Committee Meeting Thursday, February 11, 2009, 10:00 AM Natives of Kodiak Conference Room Learn about current language documentation and education projects and contribute your ideas. For more information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 486-7003
	Second Saturday Storytelling February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, 1:00 PM All ages welcome Free and open to the public Join Sara Squartsoff for story telling in the museum's Wamwik, a new children's corner in our gallery. Children will hear stories about Kodiak's people & animals, and enjoy developing their own story with puppets and their imaginations. For more information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at 486-7004, x22.
	Lake Clark and Other Advenventures: An Archaeologists and His Projects - Lecture by Archaeologist Brian Fagan Monday, March 29, 7:00 PM Alutiiq Museum Gallery Free and Open to the Public What's it like being an archaeologist writing about the past? Brian Fagan takes us on a journey through his archaeological career and tells stories about some of his experiences. We visit tropical Africa, Ice Age Europe, California shell middens, Classical Greece, and Pacific Islands, then explore the mysterious rock art in Lake Clark National Park. Born in England and educated at Cambridge University, Brian Fagan is an archaeologist of international renown. He specializes in communicating archaeology to the public, and is now a full-time writer and lecturer on archaeology, climate change, and history. Sponsored in Kodiak by the Alaska Anthropological Association with a grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum. For more information please contact Curator This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it l, 907-486-7004, x23.
An Alutiiq house from 1820 revealed.	Alaska Archaeology Month Lecture Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:00 PM Alutiiq Museum Gallery Free and open to the public Excavations at Miktsqaaq Angayuk (Little Friend) - A Snapshot of Alutiiq Life beside Womens Bay in 1820, by Alutiiq Museum Curator and professional archaeologist Patrick Saltonstall. Learn the results of recent excavation of an historic Alutiiq house and midden. For more information please contact Museum Store Manager, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 907-486-7004, x21
Whale petroglyph from Cape Alitak, courtesy Akhiok Kaguyak, Inc.	Whalefest Lecture Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:00 PM Alutiiq Museum Gallery Free and open to the public The Antiquity of Alutiiq Whaling, by Alutiiq Museum Curator Patrick Saltonstall. Learn about the archaeology, history, and ethnography of Alutiiq whaling practices. For more information please contact Museum Store Manager, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 907-486-7004, x21
Alutiiq Language Enthusiasts	Alutiiq Language Club Wednesdays at Noon Shun'aq Tribal Building, in the upstairs conference room Join Alutiiq speakers and language learns to practice your Alutiiq language skills. The club is free and open to people of all ages and skill levels. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. For more information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at 486-7003.