The Anchorage Folk Festival, which opens this weekend, is one of our best bets.

The Anchorage Folk Festival, which opens this weekend, is one of our best bets.

Enjoy exhibits, presentations and performances from contemporary  Alaska Native artists, as well as storytelling and readings of short plays by student playwrights.

For more info and a schedule of events visit AlaskaNative.net.

Junior Native Youth Olympic Games 2011
Friday, Jan. 21-Sunday, Jan. 23, various times
Begich Middle School

Join junior and senior high school students from across Alaska as they demonstrate their skills in traditional Alaska Native games such as the wrist carry, one-foot and two-foot high kick, and kneel jump.  Hosted by Cook Inlet Tribal Council.

For more information, visit CITCI.com.

Book & Bake Sale
Friday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
St. John United Methodist Church (1801 O’Malley Rd.)
                      
Enjoy delicious baked goods as you browse for your next book or two at great prices! All funds raised go to benefit the Cameroon Mission Task Force to help improve the health and well-being of the people of Kribi, Cameroon, Central Africa.  Book donations accepted at St John’s.

For more information, visit StJohnEagle.com.   

Alaska Kennel Club Dog Show
Saturday, Jan. 22 8 a.m to 5 p.m, Sunday, Jan. 23 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Egan Center

Find your “best in show” at The Alaska Kennel Club’s Annual Dog Show.

For more information, visit AlaskaKennelClub.org.