Lia Ferguson is a third-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction at UAF. Her thesis, a work of prose entitled I’m Riding My Bike in the Dark, is set to be defended this semester. I was lucky enough to talk to Lia recently about her work, writing, and journey to UAF.
With Fairbanks-area local, Jeff Reid, finishing under the Burled Arch in Nome on March 16th, the 2024 Iditarod is complete with twenty-nine of the original thirty-eight mushers finishing the entire race. This year was an eventful race with more than one record broken, tragic dog deaths on the trail for the first time in years, snowmachine harassment of the mushers, and a competitive race full of veterans and rookies.
This past fall, I had the privilege of interviewing the magnificent Seattle based DJ, DancingFaraZ, prior to his performance at Starvation Gulch. After an absolutely fired-up performance, he’s back on campus for this year’s SpringFest (and we’re back with another interview!)
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Alaskan mushers are all part of a big family, and that community is based around a lifestyle. I never once was left with the impression or saw any evidence that any musher was in the sport purely for business. The first-place purse from winning the Iditarod barely covers the expenses of running a kennel for a year. These people live and breathe dog care, exercise, training, and hard work, including literally shoveling shit daily. They’re all hooked on that ghostly song of wailing desire the dogs let out when waiting to pull the sled. And, most importantly — where answering that call brings them.
If you’ve been wondering how and when to see the aurora, you’re in luck!
March is supposed to be the best time of the year for aurora viewing in Fairbanks. Solar activity is ramping up, and the skies are typically clearer here in March.
Before they are set to open for DJ Dancing FaraZ at SpringFest, I sat down with the Brothers Ramirez to ask a few questions about their music, their origins, and their hopes for the future as DJs.
Saturday night at The Pub tends to always err on the side of fun or stellar. Still, this past Saturday’s double-header concert with Casey Smith Project and The Jephries, who finally made their debut at UAF’s long-loved establishment and one of the venues for music in all of Fairbanks, was undoubtedly one of the most high-octane performances all year. The Jephries also returned to Fairbanks this weekend for the first time since pre-Covid!
This article was written at this event on March 14 for the 2024 Arctic Winter Games. All photos were taken by Manny Melendez.
This article was written at this event on March 15 for the 2024 Arctic Winter Games.