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Made for the Stage

Made for the Stage

January 5th through March 29th

Time: Varied

Price: Free

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Made for the Stage is an exciting after-school theater program for 3rd–12th graders that brings creativity, confidence, and collaboration to life! Through improv, acting, and performance, participants build essential skills while having fun and making lasting friendships. The program culminates in a showcase where students shine on stage and share their talents with the community.
Holiday in Whoville

Holiday in Whoville

Friday and Saturday, December 19th and 20th

Time: 7pm

Price: $5-$12

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Holiday in Whoville, an interactive dramatic reading of the Grinch holiday stories, comes to the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar for TWO nights, Friday December 19th and Saturday December 20th.
Winter Plein Air Painting Class

Winter Plein Air Painting Class

Nov. 18, 25, Dec.2,9,16,23, and Jan. 6,13,20,27

Time: 1pm

Price: $20

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Led by 23-year-old English watercolorist Miles Bloomfield Join us most Tuesdays, starting November through January for an outdoor plein air painting in beautiful Talkeetna, AK!
Arctic Entries

Arctic Entries

Saturday, January 24th

Time: 7pm

Price: $15-$24

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Going Once, Going Twice! Join us for Talkeetna's favorite storytelling event! Arctic Entries puts 7 local storytellers on the stage where they tell true, 7 minute stories. The January 24th's theme is going to be a fun one!
Ice Carving Workshop

Ice Carving Workshop

Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 Sunday, February 8th, 2026

Time: 11:00am-1:00pm, 2:00-4:00pm

Price: $25

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Professional Ice Sculptor, Tommy Salami will guide you through the intricacies of ice art. Tommy will be hosting two workshops: January 3rd and February 8th. Adult Workshop (ages 15 and up) from 11am to 1pm Youth Workshop (ages 10 to 15) from 2pm to 4pm
76 Days Adrift

76 Days Adrift

Saturday, January 3rd

Time: 7pm

Price: $10-$16

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

From Executive Producer Ang Lee comes 76 Days Adrift – a profoundly immersive documentary that plunges you into the heart of one man’s extraordinary survival story.
Stained Glass Workshop

Stained Glass Workshop

Saturday, February 21st

Time: 11am

Price: $140

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

This 6 hour workshop will be instructed by Debra Whaley. Debra has been a stained glass artist for 45 years. Participants will be able to choose between 5 different designs. All materials will be provided and participants will be able to take a completed stained glass project home.
Seeking Story Submissions

Seeking Story Submissions

Deadline April 15th

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

TALKEETNA, WE WANT YOUR STORIES! We’re creating a brand new show celebrating the strange, hilarious, heartfelt, and wildly Alaskan moments that only happen here. And we want YOUR true(ish) stories, the ones you tell at the Fairview, on the river, in the Hangar, or around a late-night campfire. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - “Only in Alaska” incidents - Bar tales, trail tales, river tales, winter tales - Local legends and personal misadventures - Heartwarming, bizarre, chaotic, or just ...

CONTACT

Denali Arts Council
PO Box 404
Talkeetna, AK 99676
Tel: (907) 733-7929
info@denaliartscouncil.org

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Sheldon Community Arts Hangar
Downtown Talkeetna, behind the Post Office
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

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