Join us for a festive art show December 7th, 5-8pm with live music by Arctic Tartan, HooDoo Kolsch on tap and delectable eats by Friar Tucks Hoagie House and Sweet Cheeks Bakery! December First Friday at TRAX will feature FOUR amazing artists that use techniques in metal works, copper art jewelry, acrylic paints, and fused glass.
Sayla McConnell was born and raised in Fairbanks. Her happy place is in her shop sipping on coffee in the early morning, listening to music and working on her next piece of garage art. Her inspiration comes from the beauty all around us, especially from nature and this beautiful state. Her passion is creating mosaics which she has been doing for over 15 years. She is particularly drawn to mirrors and loves the way they brighten a room. Recently she has been enjoying a journey with creating mirrors from pallets. She is often joined in her garage by her two little children that are also starting to explore with mosaics.
Riva Sazama has always worked both two and three dimensionally with a very intuitive and open approach to art making. She has a strong attachment to material and keeps a wide range of ingredients in her studio to choose from. Materials range from natural to the man-made, and she frequently combines both together within a single piece. Process is essential to her practice, as she’s drawn to methods of making art that are repetitive, additive, and time consuming. Riva specializes in hand built constructions where evidence of the artists hand is an integral part of the finished object.
Brandy Milles, born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska is a self taught artist who began painting in high school and has been hooked ever since. Currently she has works in the Mayors office and West Valley high School. She paints with acrylics, however over the past few years has branched out to photography, pen and ink. Landscapes and animals are the main themes to her art.
John Stahl has lived in Alaska for the past 37 years, started drawing as a young kid and continued doing so into his early 20’s. After taking a break from art for a while, John worked in construction for the past 35 years and started doing some metal and copper work over the past 10 years but not seriously until 2013.
Most of his inspiration comes from seeing the large amount of junk coming out of mass produced computer generated pieces whether they be furniture or art and even sculptures. His ideas come mostly from seeing what is not out there on the market and then building it out of real metal. Whether it’s a a sculpture, table, gate or yard art, what comes from his workshop will usually be something unique and seldom seen anywhere else.
Beginner Yoga Workshop
Saturday, December 1
1 to 3pm
Taught by Emily Winfield
$25
Sign up and pay here: https://bit.ly/2OVP5sE
Everyone you see practicing in any yoga studio balancing on their hands or positioning themselves in the bendiest of shapes were at one time, a first time yogi. Many of them probably couldn’t touch their toes at first!
But something moved them to investigate yoga further – whether it was too much stress, needing to lose weight, mending a broken heart, perhaps seeking a new beginning. Or simply, curiosity about all the fuss surrounding this practice.
And that’s all it takes—a simple step to commit to just TRY it and see how it fits your body. Once you are done with this two hour intensive, we hope you feel more comfortable and confident on your mats and at Trax Yoga.
Some things we’ll cover:
*Tips for brand new Yogis
*Basic yoga poses
*Vinyasa and Sun Salutations
*What yoga is and isn’t
*Benefits of Yoga
*Q & A session
Thanksgiving Yoga Canned Food Drive
November 22, 2018
10:30 to 11:30am
Cost is use of punch card, plus 2 cans of food for the Fairbanks Community Food Bank
Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2IPGGBL
Join Dee Gard on Thanksgiving Day for a yoga class that will create space for love, gratitude, and maybe even a extra slice of pecan pie!
Veterans Yoga Project Donation Class
Sunday, November 11, 2018
2 to 3pm
Suggested cash donation of $1
0
Sign up here!
Dee Gard is leading this cash-donation class to raise funds for the Veterans Yoga Project (VYP), an educational and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of military veterans.
VYP teaches over 100 free yoga classes each week for veterans and their families. By providing support to all veterans, whether they are currently struggling with severe symptoms, or they are focused on increasing resilience and giving back to others, Veterans Yoga Project is doing its part to serve those who have served.
All monies collected go directly to this valuable organization.
November First Friday at TRAX Outdoor Center will liven your senses and fill your stein! Art by the young, talented Samantha Miller and beautiful ceramic wares crafted by The Fairbanks Potter’s Guild will be exhibited in the TRAX studio from 5-8pm November 2nd. TRAX is proud to bring you live music by the Sourdough Rizers, great eats from Friar Tuck’s Hoagie House and Sweet Cheeks as well as HooDoo on tap!
Samantha Miller was born and raised in Fairbanks, delving into art a very young age and teaching herself how to draw and use a plethora of mediums including oils and watercolors. She enjoys working with wood cradled panels, sheet music and canvas as a backdrop. Inspired by her surroundings, as well as music books and interesting people, her original design ideas evolve over time to manifest in physical form.
The Fairbanks Potters Guild is a community organization formed in 1996 to promote the ceramic arts and support the work of potters in the Fairbanks, Alaska area. Artists such as Yoriko Freed, Doug Sims, Barbara Travis, Frances Schulz and ceramics from Morel Pottery will display their creative and functional wares.
Halloween Yoga for Kids at Trax Yoga
Led by Joanna King
Friday, October 26
5 to 6pm
Cost: Adults use their punch cards or pay drop-in fee, and kids are $5 each.
Boo!
This is a spooky and playful Halloween class meant for children five years of age or older, and their parents or caregivers.
Treat your little monsters to a class filled with fun Halloweeen poses, stories, and activities!
Costumes are welcomed, but encouraged to be movable.
Trick-or-Treat candy and baked goods will be handed out after class.
Get ready for Christmas at the TRAX Holiday Bazaar in December! Multiple vendors, art, storewide sales, hot coffee, cocoa and Christmas cookies to make your holiday shopping a festive experience. ~
Vendors please call 907-374-9600 or 378-7800 to reserve your spot!
Black Cats and Cocktails – Halloween Yoga at Trax Yoga
Saturday, October 27th
6 to 7pm
$20 (Includes one cocktail.)
Must be 21 or older to attend.
Arctic Harvest and TRAX Yoga are hosting Halloween Yoga at TRAX this October for a ghostly fun yoga flow with Mike Hajduke! Sip on a spooky cocktail while you flow to a playlist of Halloween jams. Costumes are strongly encouraged and prizes will be given out for the most creative or creepy ensemble!
No children please. This is a 21 and older event.
First cocktail is included and snacks provided.
Additional cocktails are $7 each.
When witches go riding, and black cats are seen. The moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.’
-19th century postcard
First Friday’s are back at TRAX with great eats from Friar Tucks Hoagie House and beer on tap from HooDoo, live music by the Rock Bottom Stompers and an amazing artist that hails from Anchorage, Alaska! Andy Rogers is an Alaska-born artist and author, raised in the rural outskirts of Palmer. He grew up hiking, hunting and exploring the Chugach and Talkeetna mountains, and canoeing the lakes and rivers of Southcentral Alaska. The quiet pace and rugged challenges of rural life and hard work inform both his writing and his art as does the beautiful wilderness of his home. His art is centered around paintings and pen work. He pushes the boundaries and expectations of watercolor, mimicking the opacity of acrylic paint or the transparent glazes of oils.
Beginner Yoga Workshop
Saturday, October 6
1 to 3pm
Taught by Emily Winfield
$25
Sign up and pay here.
Everyone you see practicing in any yoga studio balancing on their hands or positioning themselves in the bendiest of shapes were at one time, a first time yogi. Many of them probably couldn’t touch their toes at first!
But something moved them to investigate yoga further – whether it was too much stress, needing to lose weight, mending a broken heart, perhaps seeking a new beginning. Or simply, curiosity about all the fuss surrounding this practice.
And that’s all it takes—a simple step to commit to just TRY it and see how it fits your body. Once you are done with this two hour intensive, we hope you feel more comfortable and confident on your mats and at Trax Yoga.
Some things we’ll cover:
*Tips for brand new Yogis
*Basic yoga poses
*Vinyasa and Sun Salutations
*What yoga is and isn’t
*Benefits of Yoga
*Q & A session