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Festival Orchestra and Choirs: Sounds of the Summer!
Instructors: Donald Brinegar and Karen Miskell,
, The Polaris Chamber Choir present nine choral works in celebration of America250 with all American composers and "Americana" works! In celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial, this concert is support through a grant the Alaska State Council for the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts. Polaris will be conducted by guest artists, Karen Miskell and Donald Brinegar.
The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival is thrilled to announce the revival of our Festival Orchestra this year, a program that has been dormant since before the COVID pandemic. Works featured on this concert by American composers such as Billings, Lauridsen, Barber and Copland. The Festival Orchestra will be conducted by Fairbanksan, George Rydlinski.
Tickets are $25 General Admission/$15 for Children and Seniors. Performance will be held in the UAF Davis Concert Hall.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing 217 Eva McGown Room Classroom, Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Jazz Rehearsals
Learn from our jazz faculty how to boost your improvisational skills and not shrink back when you are called on for that solo.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Monday, July 27, 2026, 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing 230 Salibury Theatre Lab.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Jazz Rehearsals
Learn from our jazz faculty how to boost your improvisational skills and not shrink back when you are called on for that solo.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing 230 Salibury Theatre Lab.
A Tribute to the Great Jazz Pianists
Tribute to the Great Jazz Pianists with Ron Drotos,
Tribute to the Great Jazz Pianists is a lively musical journey through the world of jazz, focusing on the legacy of the famous jazz pianists. Pianist Ron Drotos pays tribute to early jazz masters such as Jelly Roll Morton, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Duke Ellington, as well as more contemporary jazz innovators including Bud Powell, Dave Brubeck and Chick Corea. Listeners will hear fun anecdotes and interesting historical facts about each pianist and musical numbers include James P. Johnson’s The Charleston, Keith Jarrett’s Memories of Tomorrow, and Bill Evans’ Peace Piece. Drotos himself studied with the legendary jazz pianist Billy Taylor and will share personal anecdotes from their time together, including Taylor’s memories of the astonishing Art Tatum.
Tickets are $25 General Admission/$15 for Children and Seniors. Performance will be held in the UAF Davis Concert Hall.
* The 2026 FSAF Jazz program is supported in part, by a grant from the Alaska…
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Jazz Rehearsals
Learn from our jazz faculty how to boost your improvisational skills and not shrink back when you are called on for that solo.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing 230 Salibury Theatre Lab.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Jazz Rehearsals
Learn from our jazz faculty how to boost your improvisational skills and not shrink back when you are called on for that solo.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing 230 Salibury Theatre Lab.
Julia Matteucci MS Comprehensive Exam
MS oral comprehensive exam.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Academic public events calendar.
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Margaret Murie Life Sciences 230 Conference Room.
Composing in the Wilderness with CORVUS
Come hear the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival's premier new music ensemble, CORVUS, perform the works created by registrants in our 2025 edition of Composing in the Wilderness.
Young composers from all over the world come to study with Stephen Lias, as he leads them through a contemplative process of composition, inspired by a week long journey through the wilds of Denali National Park. Through that process, and inspired by the majesty and greatness of the Alaskan wilderness, composers write for our new music ensemble, CORVUS, to play.
Scored for violin, flute, clarinet/saxophone, 'cello, and percussion, these professional orchestral players from around the country (many with direct ties to Fairbanks themselves) assemble in Fairbanks for festival to rehearse these nature inspired works for the stage. This culminating performance is impressive and breath-taking for both nature and music lovers alike. Don't miss these premier performances of new works composed just for Festival and inspired by… .
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Jazz Rehearsals
Learn from our jazz faculty how to boost your improvisational skills and not shrink back when you are called on for that solo.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Friday, July 31, 2026, 9:30 AM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing 230 Salibury Theatre Lab.
Dissertation/thesis due to Graduate School
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Graduate Students, Summer 2026, Summer I 2026, Summer II 2026.
Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Gospel Choir Concert 2026
What a way to close out the Festival. Join us for a performance that brings a smile to the face and inspiration to the heart. After the concert in Davis Hall, enjoy a potluck celebration in the Great Hall of the UAF Music Building. Admission is free, and a freewill offering for donations to the Gospel Choir program will be available during the concert.
* The 2026 Summer Gospel Choir is supported in part, by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the NEA America 250 program.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Sunday, August 2, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Gospel Choir Concert 2026
What a way to close out the Festival. Join us for a performance that brings a smile to the face and inspiration to the heart. After the concert in Davis Hall, enjoy a potluck celebration in the Great Hall of the UAF Music Building. Admission is free, and a freewill offering for donations to the Gospel Choir program will be available during the concert.
* The 2026 Summer Gospel Choir is supported in part, by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the NEA America 250 program.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Sunday, August 2, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall.
Last day of instruction - full semester
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Summer 2026.
Friday, August 7, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Last day of instruction - session II
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Summer II 2026.
Friday, August 7, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline for faculty to post grades, noon - full semester
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Grades & Finals, Summer 2026.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline for faculty to post grades, noon - session II
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Grades & Finals, Summer II 2026.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Faculty Resources and Academic Processes Day
Join us for a day of faculty-focused sessions on key academic processes and resources. Topics will include Academic Program Review, Regular and Substantive Interaction, curriculum and program proposals, shared governance, and other resources that support faculty work. Sessions will be offered multiple times throughout the day, allowing participants to attend the topics most relevant to them.
Categories: Lectures and workshops calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Featured, Academic public events calendar.
Friday, August 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Joseph E. Usibelli Building 301 Genral Use Classroom.
CTC Summer Graduation Ceremony
Join us in the Davis Concert Hall for a special ceremony honoring the accomplishments of CTC students who are completing their degree or program this summer. Following the ceremony, please join us for a reception in the Great Hall to celebrate their success. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. .
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, Featured, Community and Technical College calendar, Academic public events calendar.
Friday, August 14, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Financial aid is disbursed
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Financial, Fall 2026.
Monday, August 17, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Orientation for New Students & Families
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Orientation, Fall 2026.
Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Residence halls open to first-year students only, 8 a.m.
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Housing, Fall 2026.
Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Orientation for New Students & Families
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Orientation, Fall 2026.
Friday, August 21, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Residence halls open to all students, 8 a.m.
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Housing, Fall 2026.
Friday, August 21, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Orientation for New Students & Families
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Orientation, Fall 2026.
Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Cabaret 'round Midnight
Join us for a late-night cabaret series hosted by the UAF Music Department benefiting the Summer Young Artist Program scholarship fund. Suggested donation $10.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Saturday, August 22, 2026, 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall.
Orientation for New Students & Families
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Orientation, Fall 2026.
Sunday, August 23, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
First day of instruction; add/drop period begins
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Fall 2026.
Monday, August 24, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Music Department Townhall Meeting
Join us in the Davis Concert Hall for the Fall 2026 Music Department Townhall Meeting to meet fellow students and Music Faculty as we kick off the semester.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, August 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Nanook Navigator Progress Reports Open
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Fall 2026.
Friday, August 28, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Faculty approval required to add all F100- and F200-level courses and any MATH or STAT course at the F100 level or above
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Fall 2026.
Monday, August 31, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline to apply for admission for spring semester (international students)
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Admissions, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Deadline for adding and dropping classes; 5 p.m. in person, 11:59pm at UAOnline
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Fall 2026.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline to change credit or audit status for full-term classes
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Financial, Registration, Fall 2026.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline to Opt-Out of the UAF Bookstore Bundle
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Financial, Registration, Fall 2026.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Last day for student- and faculty-initiated drops with refund (course does not appear on academic record)
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Financial, Registration, Fall 2026.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Withdraw period begins for full-term classes
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Grades & Finals, Fall 2026.
Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Holiday, Fall 2026.
Monday, September 7, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Deadline for tuition and fee payment; 5 p.m. in person, 11:59pm at UAOnline
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Financial, Fall 2026.
Friday, September 11, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
UAA School of Nursing Commitment to Compassionate Care Ceremony
The UAA School of Nursing's Commitment to Compassionate Care ceremony marks the start of the nursing student's clinical experience and reiterates their commitment to the compassionate nursing care of their patients. .
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, Featured, Academic public events calendar.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Joseph E. Usibelli Building, Druska Schaible Auditorium, Joseph E. Usibelli Building, Druska Schaible Auditorium Lobby.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Cello Studio Recital
Join us in the Davis Concert Hall for a recital of Daniel Strawser's Cello studio.
Click here to purchase tickets
Click here to view Music Department livestreams.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Art calendar.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Circumpolar Music Series: Wild Shore
The UAF Department of Music presents the Wild Shore new music ensemble, in a concert as part of the Circumpolar Music Series sponsored by Catherine Madsen. Click here to purchase tickets, Click here to view Music Department livestreams.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Auditorium, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Student Recital: Grace Farrell, voice
The UAF Department of Music presents Grace Farrell, voice, in a student degree recital. Livestream link for those unable to attend in person.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Robert Franz Memorial Concert
In remembrance of Maestro Robert Franz (1968 - 2025), the North Star Community Foundation's Healing through Music and Dance program, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, and the UAF Department of Music present a tribute concert on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. Livestream link for those unavailable to attend in person.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Circumpolar Music Series: Beth Kolle and Rachel Nesvig
The UAF Department of Music presents new chamber music works, in a concert as part of the Circumpolar Music Series sponsored by Catherine Madsen. Click here to purchase tickets, Click here to view Music Department livestreams.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Spring 2027 course list available at UAOnline
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.
Monday, October 12, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline to apply for admission for spring semester (most graduate students; some programs have different deadlines)
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Admissions, Graduate Students, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.
Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Deadline to apply for fall 2026 graduation
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Graduation, Fall 2026.
Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Midterm grades due
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Grades & Finals, Fall 2026.
Friday, October 16, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Choir of the North: Bingo Night!
Choir of the North will be hosting a Bingo Night. Prizes for Winners!! Funds go towards the choir’s Carnegie hall trip in Summer of 2027. .
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall.
Begin spring 2027 priority registration (UAF degree students)
Organization: Provost, Office of the. Categories: Academic Calendar, Registration, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.
Monday, October 19, 2026.
Academic Calendar.
Music at One
Weekly performance hour featuring UAF Department of Music faculty and students. YouTube livestream link.
Organization: Music, Dept of. Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Featured, Music calendar.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.
Student Recital: Maia Hannum, voice
The UAF Department of Music presents Maia Hannum, voice, in a student degree recital.
Livestream link for those unable to attend in person.
Categories: Arts and entertainment calendar, Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Student activities calendar, College of Liberal Arts calendar, Music calendar.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fine Arts Complex Theatre Wing Regents' Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Music Wing Davis Concert Hall Stage.