First Friday’s are back at TRAX for the winter season and you know what that means!! Gorgeous art, great eats from Friar Tucks Hoagie House and TRAX, live rocking music with the Casey Smith Project and HooDoo beer on tap!
Our featured artist, Alaskan-based Chantelle Marie, has been scribbling illustrations since before she can remember—However, it wasn’t until she dabbled in acrylics in the Summer of 2017 that she discovered her passion for painting and an avenue to fully express herself artistically. A self-taught artist, Chantelle brings together elements of nature, design, and emotion to create unique and whimsical acrylic paintings. She believes that art is a way of one soul speaking to another—so it is with bright colours, bold designs, and an abstract, painterly style that she seeks to evoke joy and wonder in the hearts of those who gaze upon her work; the same emotions that the beauty of this world and brushstrokes on a canvas stir within her soul as she creates.
CASEY SMITH PROJECT is a three piece indie-rock band based out of Fairbanks, Alaska. Their music consists of intricate guitar looping, soulful vocal melodies and rhythmic drum beats. They draw their musical influences from bands like Modest Mouse, the Black Keys to Radio Head.
Beer, eats, live music and art! November 1st, TRAX is proud to host artist Tammy Holland and members of the Fairbank’s Potter Guild for First Friday! Doug Sims, Mary Bunch, Mary Gebhart, Yoriko Freed, and Heidi Morel will showcase their whimsical wares. Live rockin’ music by Them Folkers and as always, HooDoo Kolsch on tap and Friar Tucks Hoagie House treats!
Them Folkers, acoustic locals Jeff and Teesha, put their spin on favorite songs from artists such as Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, and Yonder Mountain String Band. They can be found at www.facebook.com/themfolkers
Taught by Emily Winfield and Phoebe R. Bredlie
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
Trax Yoga is hosting a sound bath meditation with Pam and Paula that will calm the mind and body. A musical meditation will follow a short guided heart meditation. Vibrational sounds from singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and other various instruments will travel through your body and take you on a journey to relaxation and healing.
Be sure to dress in comfy clothes. Our studio will provide blocks, bolsters, and blankets, but feel free to bring your own. Kombucha and light snacks will be served following the sound bath meditation.
Pam is a Craniosacral Therapist, Energy Worker, and Gong Practitioner. She is a Certified Teacher of ‘Awakening The Illuminated Heart’ workshop for the School of Remembering.
Paula is a Healing Touch practitioner, energy worker, nurse, and sound healer.
Winter is a time to celebrate! Norwegians have a word, “Koselig” which means a sense of coziness. Alaskans are well versed in getting cozy as the snow falls and the temperature plummets. We frolic outside doing our wintery activities then come in for warm hot cocoa and toasty blankets with the fireplace blazing in the background. It’s a beautiful time of year! This First Friday is all about gorgeous art and a warm and cozy atmosphere at Trax. We have a myriad of artists that will fill our studio walls for the Christmas season. Featured artists Matt Moberly, Anya Toelle, Brandy Klindworth and more will be gracing our walls with their lovely art and photography.
Ice cold HooDoo Kolsch will be on tap as well as various wines and yummy eats from Friar Tucks Hoagie House. Word has it that Keri will be baking up some delectable pretzel bites to dip in their famous Hoodoo cheese dip. And of course delicious and savory wontons:) Don’t be late to this First Friday!
Live music by the South Cushman Social Club, an enthusiastic rock band that plays classic to modern rock and everything in between, will be jamming by the fireplace.
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) 378-7800 for more information
or
Click here for a Vendor Application and drop off at Trax to reserve your spot!
Goal: Attend 21 classes. Every single class on our schedule counts towards this challenge and you may attend more than one class a day if this works best with your schedule!
*The deadline for signing up for this challenge is January 26th!
*The 21-day punch card for this challenge expires on February 15th.
Prize for EVERYONE who signs up:
*When you sign up, you will receive a FREE lululemon The Towel and Loop it Up Mat Strap with a retail value of $56.00
Prizes for our FINISHERS:
*Super affordable yoga!
–Two and half months of UNLIMITED YOGA from February 16th to April 30th for $125!
–OR You may purchase a 10-class punch card discounted at 20%.
*35% off one item at Trax Outdoor Center (some exclusions apply, see in store for details).
*Finishers will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize lululemon gift basket. Two more tickets will also be drawn for additional lululemon prizes.
OPTIONAL winter twist for SKOGIS!
Complete the 21-Day Challenge AND ski all the trails in the 2020 Fairbanks North Star Borough Trail Challenge, and you will get FIVE extra tickets for the drawing, plus a Trax Skogi Beanie! (See store for trail list and more details. If you are in the Challenge, and don’t have skis, you can rent for FREE from Trax.).
Ring in the new year with this challenge that is rewarding for both body and mind.
Namaste ♥
We have some amazing photographers in Fairbanks! This First Friday is dedicated to the beautiful images they’ve taken of Alaska in all its majesty. Kourtney Gundersen, Tobias Albrigtsen, Luen Compton, and Grace Wilson will be showing their works in the Kahuna studio this February. We’ll be rocking out to live music by the Casey Smith Project and serving up delectable eats from TRAX and Friar Tucks Hoagie House. As always, ice-cold beer from HooDoo Brewing will be flowing from the TRAX tap!
Artists:
Kourtney Gundersen
“I have spent my entire life in Alaska. I got my first DSLR camera around 2 years ago and have been in love ever since. It has helped me to appreciate so much about the place that I live from chasing the aurora borealis to adventuring in the backcountry.”
Tobias Albrigtsen
“My name is Tobias. Pronounced “To Be Us.” I like to take pictures and explore. It’s hardest to do both at the same time, but that’s when my best art is made. Photography has been a habit that I haven’t been able to kick and it’s transforming my life. What I enjoy about saving frames in time, is that anything can happen. It’s when I am out making photos that I believe most in the impossible. When sunlight shoots through the clouds and hits me dead in the lens, I wake up from my routine life. A grand morning of photos will power my inspiration for weeks afterwards. When I’m not with camera, I can be seen running, skiing, biking, coaching, playing guitar, and, on rare occasions, working.”
Luen Compton III
“I am a simple man who enjoys using his photography as an excuse to adventure, create, and explore. Traveling all over due to my active duty military career, I’ve lived in six different states and deployed three times, twice to Afghanistan and once to United Arab Emirates. My featured photos span the United States and parts of Canada too, crossing North Carolina, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, British Columbia, and now Alaska. In addition to traditional photography, drone photography has also become a passion of mine. Originally from Maryland and now living in North Pole, AK, I aspire to challenge myself with driven effort towards new challenges. Photography creates that outlet and I can’t wait to share my adventures through the lens of the camera.”
Grace Wilson
“I am a mother, wife, photographer, local business owner and life-long resident of Fairbanks, Alaska. I am very biased, but I believe that Fairbanks is home to some of the most generous, talented, exceptional individuals anywhere! Along with my business partner, Takenya Rosetta, I specialize in wedding photography, family and senior portraits.”
The weather and the season are just 👌🏽for learning how to skate ski! Mike and the Trax team are ready to enlighten you about the amazing grace and glide that come with Nordic skate skiing:)! There will be an optional gear check at 2 pm at TraxOC to get this party started:)! Every little thing makes a difference and in the end it all adds up to fun in the AK outdoors Trax style.:)! No skis? No problem. Rent some from us at the shop and come have some fun!!! We have room for 20 skiers. Call the shop to reserve your spot.
Sign up here for $50 if you’re renting skis from us: http://bit.ly/31M63xA
Sign up here for $40 if using your own skis: http://bit.ly/31M63xA
Want to learn how to CROSS COUNTRY SKI or desire to improve your skills? Do you like yoga? Coupling Nordic skiing with yoga can be a delicious mix for fun and lovin’ life in our winter wonderland!
Embrace LEAP DAY and join skogi, Amy Kulp on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 1-4 pm for a ski lesson followed by yoga. Meet at Birch Hill Recreation Area at 1 pm ready for a 1 hour+ lesson of classic skiing; the fun continues at TRAX in the Kahuna Studio from 3-4 for a ski-inspired vinyasa flow. All ages and abilities welcome🙏
Cost is $40 if you have your own skis, $50 includes ski rental. Come by TRAX in the morning (or even the night before) to get fitted for skis and be ready to LEAP into Spring skiing after this workshop!
Light refreshments, including kombucha on tap provided.