🌱 Alaska Native Fashion Show + Woman Struck By Alaska Railroad Train

Happy Saturday, people of Anchorage! Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Chilly with abundant sunshine. High: 34 Low: 21.

Here are the top three stories in Anchorage today:

1. On Thursday, Alaska Native models showcased the work of Native designers during the Anchorage Museum's Far North Fashion Show. The event was part of the two-day Arctic Encounter, designed to "celebrate the arts and help people realize [...] how rich the fashion and design from the Far North really is," according to executive director Rachel Kallander. The symposium brought together hundreds from the Lower 48 and circumpolar north. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. A woman and her dog died after being struck by a southbound Alaska Railroad train near Bird Point on Wednesday afternoon. Two women and four dogs were walking along the tracks near a curve when the train, originating from Anchorage and headed to Whittier, struck one of the women and a dog. The next of kin have been notified; the investigation is ongoing, according to Alaska Railroad. (Anchorage Daily News)
3. Last weekend, the University of Alaska Anchorage's Symphony of Sounds concert returned to the Fine Arts Building Recital Hall. The annual event, which is a musical highlight each year in Anchorage, returned as one of the musicians' first major face-to-face showcases since the start of the pandemic. All proceeds from the concert went toward the UAA Excellence in Music Endowment, which funds scholarship and music education, performance, and operations within the university. (Press Release Desk)

Today in Anchorage:

• Family Storytime At Anchorage Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Literacy Games At Anchorage Public Library (11:30 AM)
• Youth - QG Community Qonnections - Identity, Inc. At Wasilla Starbucks (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Anchorage Police Department has selected a new public safety platform to bring next-generation 9-1-1 capabilities to the city’s emergency operations. Click to learn more about the new platform from Hexagon. (Facebook)
• The aurora borealis lit up the sky above UAA's Anchorage campus in the early morning hours on Mar. 31. Learn more about the phenomenon with Nathaniel Hicks, associate professor in the UAA Department of Physics and Astronomy. (Press Release Desk)
• Head over to the Alaska Zoo on Apr. 23 for Alaska USA Kids Day! This family-friendly event features free entry (and cocoa) for children, as well as free coffee for the adults. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! See you all Monday for another update.

— Dominique-Noelle Rafael

About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!