The People's Paper July 2023 by The Peoples Paper

JULY 2023 > WRITTEN BY THE COMMUNITY > ALASKA OWNED & OPERATED

Groundbreaking Photos by Isaac Fryfogle

LEFT TO RIGHT: BOARD MEMBER CATHY COTTLE, BOARD CHAIR VICKI OTTE, BOARD VICE CHAIR MICHAEL CARSON, FORMER CLIENT ANDREW BARTEK, VALLEY REPRESENTATIVE FOR SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI GERRI SUMPTER, WASILLA MAYOR GLENDA LEDFORD, FORMER CLIENT BRANDI KINNEY AND MICHELLE OVERSTREET, FOUNDER & CEO.

MyHouse Carson-Cottle Center Breaks Ground MY House celebrated a successful groundbreaking ceremony for the CarsonCottle Center on July 14th, 2023. This new facility expands their services with 64 additional transitional living beds, retail spaces for local businesses, and on-site healthcare professionals. The event featured notable politicians, community members, and MY House clients, marking the start of an exciting new era for the organization as they strive to end homelessness and empower youth.

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Contributed by Dawn Berg Make August Irish! The Irish Club of Alaska will fill Anchorage Town Square Park Saturday, August 12 with free Irish music, dancing, stories, vendors, activities and more…rain or shine! Mark your calendars and invite all of your friends and family to join us for Galway Days Irish Festival from 11am to 6pm in Anchorage Town Square Park or join us for our evening Concert at 49th State Brewing at 7:30 pm featuring visiting Traditional and Contemporary Irish singer Amelia Hogan with Autumn Rhodes and Jimmy Murphy. Supported by the Atwood Foundation, 49th State Brewing, and Kobuk Coffee Company, plus Business and Individual Memberships and Donations from friends like you, the Irish Club is bringing you a day to celebrate all that is uniquely Irish-Alaskan! You don’t have to be Irish to

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appreciate the music, culture, art, natural beauty and the heritage of the people of Ireland. Curiosity, Connection or Craic (i.e. fun, good time, atmosphere, conversation) is all the reason you need to join us! Festival Stage Performers will include many locals such as our Own Dublin Balladeer Philip Price with Natalie Harrison, Tania Opland, the Derry Aires, The Irish Dance Academy of Alaska, Northern Lights Celtic Dancers, Denise Martin and Jim Kerr, as well as a set from Amelia Hogan and friends. Vendors and non-profits such as Armoured Wolf featuring all things leather, Room with Shrooms with crocheted creatures and nature, Princess Charming with jewelry, Regal Alaskans with really wild royal art, Ancient Celtic Scribes with Custom Ogham Calligraphy Art, plus the Alaskan Scottish Club and Celtic Community of Alaska will be there to feature

all things Irish and Celtic, Mystical and Marvelous. We will have food! Gluten Free offerings from Pepper’s Palate and Celiac’s Delights, the ICA Bake Sale with our famous Whiskey Balls, Irish Soda Bread, Guinness Brownies, Lavender Shortbread and other delights, plus returning food trucks Jerome’s Kitchen and AK Yummy Choice so you can get fish and chips curry fries and more. We also hope the 49th State McCarthy Stout Beer Garden will be back for a 2nd year. Our Children’s Le Feile Tent plans to have activities for all ages from coloring pages to music workshops: come learn Irish Gaelic words or songs, a tune on a kazoo or pennywhistle, or maybe about butterflies of Ireland. Want to talk to someone about your Irish Ancestors? See where your family might be from? Find alternate spellings

and related family groups? Interested in Irish History? History and Heritage folks have you covered and would love to have a chat! Workshops! We will have free and fee workshops with locals and performing artists alike. Programming still in progress. but could include Sean Nos style Irish singing, DADGAD tuning, Flute, Tin Whistle, Concertina, Harp, Storytelling, and more. Ready for more? Buskers, a music jamming tent, selfie stations, a photo exhibit of Ireland of pictures taken by Alaskans and fun things we haven’t even thought of yet, round this fun filled day. Want to Volunteer? Have a hot tip on upcoming Irish content we need to know about? Contact us at irishclubak@gmail.com. Check out the Irish Club of Alaska social media pages, or irishalaska.org for more info, reminders and to keep up with all things Irish in Alaska!