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10AM & 1PM
MOVIES
10:00 AM
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
10 AM - Kung Fu Panda
1 PM - Over the Hedge
10:00 AM
RE Johnson - Nolan Center
Composition and lighting: Part II
(continuation from the 2015 workshop)
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
BEAR SAFETY
1:00 PM
Shooting Range - RE Johnson
A BearFest favorite!
6 - 7 PM
BEAR SYMPOSIUM
5:00 PM
Nolan Center
Shannon Donahue - Executive director of the
Great Bear Foundation.
PHOTO WORKSHOP
Nolan Center
Wildlife photography opportunities at Anan
Wildlife Observatory.
Robert E. Johnson - Professional photographer based out of Southeast Alaska with a
deep portfolio of work from Anan.
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TEDDY BEAR CLINIC
6-7 PM
PLANT WALK
Volunteer Park Trail
COOKING DEMO
Vendor’s Shelter on City Dock
Salmon cooking demonstration and feed
with James Beard Award-winning chef
Tamara Murphy in partnership with the
Stikine Inn. $25 donation suggested.
The Stik will also be open for regular
business.
9:00 PM
LIVE MUSIC
Totem Bar
The Accomplices
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ALL AGES - Nolan Center
10 AM - Spirit Bear
1 PM - Brave
3:30 PM
MOVIE
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
Katmai: Alaska’s Wild Peninsula
THANKS
TO OUR
SPONSORS
7-8 PM
10:00 AM
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Muskeg Meadows
Registration at 9:30 AM.
12:00 PM
BEAR MASK DEMO
Nolan Center - classroom
Bear mask making demontration with
Eleanor Carlisle.
1:00 PM
PIE CONTEST
Nolan Center
Judging for the Beary Best Berry Pie!
1:00 PM
PHOTO WORKSHOP
Nolan Center
App technology to improve smart-phone
photography with James Edens.
2:00 PM
MUSIC WORKSHOP
Nolan Center
Jam session with The Accomplices.
5:00 PM
NATIVE STORYTELLING
Shakes Tribal House
Traditional stories told by tribe members.
6:00 PM
MARATHON MEETING
Nolan Center
Nolan Center
BEAR SYMPOSIUM
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
Polar bears of Churchill, Manitoba.
Shannon Donahue - Executive director of the
Great Bear Foundation.
8:00 PM
LIVE MUSIC
Nolan Center
The Accomplices
BEAR SYMPOSIUM
Effects of trespass marijuana on bear populations.
MOVIES
Nolan Center
Registration, information, and food.
Mark Higley - Wildlife biologist with the
Hoopa Valley Tribe.
10AM & 1PM
KIDS GAMES
Fish Toss, Cub-o-War, Twister, Relay Races,
Bear Masks, and more.
KIDS - Irene Ingle Library
Information on edible and medicinal plants
with Forest Service botanist Joni Johnson
and interpreter Corree Delabrue.
Bears of the Chilkoot River: Foraging success
and human interaction.
7 - 8 PM
KIDS - Irene Ingle Library
7:00 AM
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Bear encounter protocol and how to minimize risk. Live demonstrations.
10AM - 12 PM
READ WITH A RANGER
Bring your favorite teddy bears to get their
annual check-ups!
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10:00 AM
Nolan Center
Nolan Center
Read with a ranger and Smokey Bear.
MOVIES
10 AM - Brother Bear
1 PM - Grizzly Falls
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10:30 AM
COMMUNITY MARKET
Local vendors and artists.
Bearfest merchandise.
REGISTRATION
Nolan Center
7:00 - 7:45am MARATHON, 1/2 MARATHON,
and 5K registration.
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10AM & 1PM
BEST DRESSED BEAR
Judging announced for the best dressed
teddy bear!
Schedule of Events
July
27
31
Check online for updates! www.alaskabearfest.org
10 AM - Bears
10AM - 12PM
PHOTO WORKSHOP
MOVIES
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
8:00 AM
RACE START
Outer Drive
SIMULTANEOUS start of runners and walkers.
12:00 PM
RAFFLE DRAWING
Nolan Center
Raffle drawing after first marathon finisher.
Two roundtrip systemwide tickets on
Alaska Airlines.
1:00 PM
PHOTO PRESENTATION
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
A slideshow of the photography of
Robert E. Johnson.