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.

	Blue Star Museum Participant This summer, the Alutiiq Museum joins over 700 American museums in all 50 states to support our troops and their families. As a participant in the Blue Star Museum program, we are offering free admission to all active duty military and their families between May 31, Memorial Day and September 6, Labor Day, 2010. Bring a current military ID card to the museum and we will waive our admission fee. The Blue Star Museum program is coordinated by the National Endowment for the Arts. We extend our sincere appreciate to America's service men and women and their families. Utaqalirciqamken! - We will wait for you! Read an interview with Alutiiq Museum Executive Director Sven Haakanson, Jr. on the Blue Star Museums Blog. 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 at 486-7004, x21.
	The Experts Speak! Alutiiq Museum Lecture Series Thursday Evenings, August 12th through October 21st, 2010 Alutiiq Museum Gallery Back by popular demand, it's the Alutiiq Museum's annual lecture series! Join us to hear Kodiak scientists present the results of their current research. Hear anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists, and museum professionals share their knowledge of Kodiak's cultural and natural history. All lectures are free and open to the public. September Speakers: Patrick Saltonstall Life on the Alaska Peninsula, AD 500 September 2nd, 7:00 pm Sponsored by Sea Hawk Air, Inc. April Laktonen Counceller Niugneliyukut - Alutiiq New Words Creation on Kodiak Island September 9th, 7:00 pm Sponsored by On the Cape Vacation Rentals John Crye Kodiak Mountain Goat Management and Research September 16th, 7:00 pm Kate Wynn History of Commercial Whaling in Kodiak and the Gulf of Alaska September 23rd, 5:30 pm Sponsored by the Best Western Kodiak Inn 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 at 486-7004, x21.
Youth participate in a mock dig.	Dig It! An Archaeological Project for Children September 2010, Labor Day Weekend, Kodiak State Fair & Rodeo Date and time to be announced Does someone in your family like to play in the dirt? Children of all ages are invited to learn how to move dirt like professional archaeologists in this mock dig. Find artifacts, record your finds, and learn how to study the past. This event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact our summer Education Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 486-7004, x22
Alutiiq Center, home of the Alutiiq Museum	Winter Hours Begin Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 The Alutiiq Museum will begin its winter gallery schedule following the Labor Day weekend. Please note the museum will be closed on Labor Day, September 6th. Tuesday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm 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 at 486-7004, x21
	The Alutiiq Museum Presents The Girl Who Married the Moon - An Alutiiq Legend Exhibit & Video Debut September 30, 2010, 7:00 pm Once, long ago, when Alutiiq people lived in sod houses and traveled the world by kayak, a girl and her cousin fell in love with the moon. Community members tell this enchanting tale through a short video inspired by the artwork of Kodiak High School students. Learn the Alutiiq legend and see how it came to life in a project funded by the First Nations Development Institute, Native Youth and Culture Fund. An exhibit of student artwork will accompany two short videos – an animation of the legend, and a documentary film about the project. Produced with Suport from the First Nations Development Institue Sponsored by Steele Management
Alutiiq Language Enthusiasts	Alutiiq Language Club Wednesdays at Noon Sun'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 please contact Alutiiq Language Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at 486-7003.