Sacred Acre is kicking off its 2024 festival with three days of music and exploration from Sept. 6 to 8. This year’s lineup features Peekaboo, The Glitch Mob, Wreckno, Zingara and more in the midst of the Alaskan landscape. While the event itself is quite isolated, the festival’s directors Chris Miller and Hannah Stearns managed to find a way to make it all happen. The two built off of their sister event, SalmonFestl, and its previous infrastructure.
“The challenge of marketing an event, especially in such a rural location, is a hurdle in itself,” Miller tells Pollstar. “Many people have this wanderlust they want to fulfill, but it’s really hard to make people take a leap of faith. This year, over 40% of ticket sales are from out of state, so I think we’re doing a good job at capturing that out of state market. It reminds me of when Jim [Stearns, festival director for SalmonFest] and Hannah were sitting around Jim’s table talking one year about, let’s book CloZee and LSDream, and we did it. But we got a lot of Fyre Festival comments right out the gate, it was really rough because we were in the middle of nowhere. There’s so many events that are popping up everywhere, and we have seen a lot of events that have taken a hard nose dive or had weather hit them really hard. People look at Alaska and they’re like, it’s going to be freezing cold or it’s going to be hard to get to. That hurdle has been a big one for us. Thankfully we had SalmonFest to help us with getting our foot in the door in a lot of regards on the lineup and artists and people to come work at the event. We already have a plug-and-play facility. It’s been really amazing to walk above some of those first-year struggles because of the SalmonFest team.”
The festival’s mission is to combat factory trawling, which damages the Arctic ecosystems. Factory trawling scrapes the ocean floor, which in turn harms ecosystems and leads to the capture and discard of unwanted marine life. Throughout the festival, Sacred Acre hosts workshops, including ones that focus on the harmful fishing practice.
The festival also features the biggest laser show in Alaska, performance art and fire dancers. Fans can also embark on excursions to see all the nature Alaska has to offer.
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“We have helicopter flights leaving right from the festival site,” Stearns says. “You can go for 30-minute tours or half-day tours to a glacier. We have our Bumping on the Bay tour, which is a three-hour tour in Homer with a national DJ. There’s 24-hour programming in that space where you can go and do workshops and simply do self-improvement. Really getting in touch with yourself, that is something you can do without experiencing any of the bass music.”
In order to build the festival, SalmonFest will utilize steamships and semis. Sacred Acre uses much of the same setup as SalmonFest, making the build a bit easier. Load in takes 10-12 days, and they’ll use up to 53 semis. This year’s laser production is coming straight from Burning Man, making for a quick turnaround with the shipping process.
“SalmonFest has been able to parlay the challenges of getting here and the remoteness of it into a bit of a mystique,” Stearns says. “Last year, we sold tickets in 48 states and 17 countries. Sacred Acre has the same goal in mind, to make this a destination festival.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A variety of weather conditions played out over Alaska on Thursday; the storm affecting Alaska has a very large footprint!
It was rain that plagued Anchorage, amounting to almost a quarter inch (0.23″). The Girdwood and Portage areas saw a much heavier rainfall, getting more than 2 inches, with Seward seeing 1.5 inches.
The run of rain will go through Thursday night for Southcentral Alaska with scattered showers remaining in the forecast through Friday. Anchorage will likely see rain — which could be heavy at times in the city — as well as Kenai and Soldotna into Friday.
Around Prince William Sound, heavier rainfall is expected, with showers in the Mat-Su.
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The wet and occasional breezy weather conditions will also impact the Southeast Panhandle locations Friday and into the weekend.
The storm is forecast to weaken and close off the tap of moisture into Friday afternoon and Saturday.
The hot spot in Alaska on Thursday was Central at a warm 73 degrees! The cold spot was Point Thomson, where the temperature dropped to 35 degrees.
Dan Robinson is research chief for the Alaska Department of Labor. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:
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A lack of new residents drives Alaska’s sustained trend of outmigration. Plus, the victim of last month’s fatal Ketchikan landslide is remembered as a dedicated community member. And, one man’s smashed-up demolition derby car shows people suffering from addiction that recovery is possible.
Reports tonight from:
Liz Ruskin and Ava White in Anchorage Jamie Diep in Homer Eric Stone in Juneau Jack Darrell and Michael Fanelli in Ketchikan Ashlyn O’Hara in Kenai Anisa Vietze in Palmer
This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.
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Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him attrockey@alaskapublic.orgor 907-550-8487. Read more about Timhere.
Home › AK Fire Info ›Forest Service hiring 17 wildland fire positions for 2025
By Alaska’s National Forestson
Alaskans interested in a firefighting career with the Forest Service can apply for nearly 20 open positions. The Forest Service is hiring wildland firefighters into permanent seasonal and full time positions on hand crews, engine crews and in dispatch offices.
There are a total of 17 vacancies in Moose Pass, and Anchorage on the Chugach National Forest, and Juneau on the Tongass National Forest.
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Applicants can apply online. Jobs will be posted on USAJobs.gov starting Aug. 23 and open through Sept. 24. Review the job announcement carefully for deadlines and required information to include in your application. Selected candidates may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. Other incentives may also be available. Employment start dates may vary.
Make a lasting impact on the world and unlock opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. Watch the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Region 2023 Fire Hire Recruitment video to learn more about the various positions.
For more information and a detailed list and map of positions and duty locations visit the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Region Centralized Fire Hire webpage.
Visit the Forest Service Careers webpage to learn more about career opportunities, benefits, hiring events, and resources to help with the application process.
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