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Alaska Hummingbird Festival and juried art show Ketchikan, Alaska—A month-long series of events and
activities in Ketchikan celebrates the return of the Rufous hummingbirds to the Tongass National Forest.
The
Alaska Hummingbird Festival
and juried art show is an educational and creative arts program to promote awareness of the spring migratory birds of Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Hummingbird Festival juried art show opening reception is on Friday, April 4, 2014 starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Southeast Alaska Discovery
Center. The Ketchikan Visitors Bureau will host the opening reception. The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center is located at 50 Main Street in Ketchikan. Artwork will be on display through May 31, 2014.
Besides the art show, the festival celebration continues through May. Scheduled activities include guided bird hikes, Friday night insights, and films.
The festival schedule will be posted at http://www.alaskacenters.gov/ketchikan.cfm.
All programs and activities are free to the public. The Discovery Center lobby is open
Fridays from noon to 8 p.m. Movies start at 3 p.m. Through April 25, the exhibit area will be open on Friday from noon to 5 p.m. Teachers are welcome to bring their
classrooms for tours during this time. Summer hours begin on Sunday, April 27 with the center being open seven days a week from 8:30-4:00 p.m. with holidays closed. Fee collection begins on Sunday, May 11. In conjunction with the Festival, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act by viewing a wilderness film.
The Meaning of Wild is showing on Friday, April 25, 2014 and again on May 2, 2014. The short film, developed by the Sitka Conservation Society, illustrates the beauty and diversity of Tongass National Forest Wilderness Areas. Parts of this film were
shot in the Misty Fiords National Monument.
A traveling art exhibit,
Voices of the Wilderness,
showcasing Alaskan wilderness is on display in Ketchikan at Tongass Historical Museum April 25 through May 17, 2014. For more information, contact Leslie Swada at 907-228-6220 or
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