BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:312@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200117T130000 DTSTAMP:20231231T022905Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/international-guitar-ni ght/ SUMMARY:Have Guitar\, Will Travel: Travel Tips\, Music\, and Stories from E ngland\, Finland\, Hawaii\, and Turkey DESCRIPTION:\n\nHave Guitar\, Will Travel: Travel Tips\, Music\, and Storie s from England\, Finland\, Hawaii\, and Turkey features 4 incredible artis ts\, in conjunction with International Guitar night. Join AKWorld for a ni ght of international storytelling\, music\, and travel tips from experts.\ n\n \;\n\nInternational Guitar Night is the world’s premier touring guitar festival\, each show bringing together the most interesting and inn ovative acoustic guitarists to exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. For each tour\, IGN founder Brian Gore brings together a new cast of guitar luminaries for special evenings of solos\, duets\, and quartets that highlight the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic g uitar. Brian founded IGN in 1995 as a forum for the world’s finest guita rists/composers to play their latest original songs and share musical idea s and talent with their peers.\n\nFor the 20th Anniversary Tour\, a phenom enal lineup awaits you: Mike Dawes hosts from England with his incredible two-hand contemporary style. He is joined by electrifying jazz virtuoso Ol li Soikkeli from Finland (who thrilled Alaska audiences in 2017 with his g roup Rhythm Future Quartet)\, groundbreaking fretless guitarist Cenk Erdog an of Turkey\, and Hawaiian Slack Key master Jim “Kimo” West. Join AKW orld &\; James Fredrick from Anchorage Concert Association about what i t means to be an international traveling group before checking out their p erformances at the Alaska Performing Arts Center on the 17th and 18th.\n\n  \;\n\nModerator: James Fredrick is Community Engagement Director at Anchorage Concerts Association\, Alaska’s largest non-profit performing arts presenter In his role as Community Engagement Director\, he oversees all fundraising efforts as well as artist and community activities outside of the traditional theatre experience. He also currently serves on the bo ard of directors for Cyrano’s Theatre Company and the Arctic Bicycle Clu b.\n\n\n\nIn his free time\, he rides bikes in a “Type II Fun” kind of way\, attends non-work-related concerts and shows\, walks the dog\, and w orks hard to both earn and burn Alaska Airlines miles with his wife Nicole .\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:3 0am with seating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reservations do not need to prese nt ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch is available for individual purchase direc tly from 49th State Brewing Company. If you wish to order food\, please co me a few minutes early to ensure your meal arrives during the program.\n Online registration closes at 6:00 pm on January 16. Tickets will be avail able for purchase at the door the next day\, unless the program is sold ou t. Contact rsvp@alaskaworldaffairs.org with any questions.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2019/07/Orange-Square-Line-Black-and-White-Rock-Guitar-Music-Photographi c-Business-Card-1.png CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR