Friday, September 28, 2012

Icy Alaska's incredible entertainment attractions

Welcome to Icy cold Alaska – a winter wonderland of winsome attractions and entertainments. Ensconced in the Arctic Circe, Alaska takes pride in being the snowy heaven of the United States and is a popular skiing and ice-skating destination.

 Tourists can purchase their Inexpensive flight tickets to Alaska from prominent airlines like Alaska airlines, Era Aviation or US Airways. Alaska has plenty to visit and lots to entertain visitors at its prominent cities like Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Valdez or Denali. So plan your vacation with these entertainment options in mind and have a great Alaska vacation.


Alaska’s entertainment venues

With a rich cultural tapestry woven with threads from native Aleut, Tlingit tribes, Alaska is bound to offer a great cultural extravaganza to its visitors.

Alaska’s Theater

Alaska has a rich heritage of folk dances, music, story-telling and theater forms. So there is no dearth for theaters in Anchorage, the capital city.

The Alaskan Center for Performing Arts hosts concerts by the Anchorage symphony Orchestra, Fairbanks symphony Orchestra or Juneau Symphony at its Evangeline Atwood Hall. The Egan Convention Center hosts live music concerts along with other performances. Alaska’s Bear Tooth Theater is one of its kinds in this icy city where food and drinks are served within the premises.

Alaska’s Music Venues

Tourists can have their fill of local Aleut and Tlingit music coupled with rock, hip-hop, blues or metal at many places. The Blues Central, Humpy’s Alaskan Alehouse or the Snow goose Restaurant are the favorite haunts in Anchorage for such music treats.

Cinema houses in Alaska

The Discovery Theater or the Sydney Laurence theater at the Alaskan center for Performing arts is an ideal venue for film screenings. The Liberty and Century theaters, Glacier Cinemas and 20th Century Theater are prominent venues at Juneau while the Ketchikan Coliseum Theater is the best at Ketchikan.

Nightlife in Alaska- Pubs & Bars

Alaska is teeming with pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs offering vibrant live music and nightlife. The Player’s House of Rock, The Paddleboat Café and Chilkoot Charlie are the best hotspots for frenzied rock music and feverish excitement at Anchorage.  Tourists on cheap flights to Alaska can spend the saved money by paying a visit to Wasilla which is famous for its open mike concerts. Also step into the Rock Music & Sports Grill here to sample the best of music and cuisine.

The Mat-Su Resort’s rum Runners is anther haunt to reckon with for its nightlife.

Alaska’s Festivals- the best bet for entertainment

A wide range of affordable entertainment options exist for tourists on cheap airfares tickets to Alaska. The amphitheater at Cuddly Family Park is the setting for rock, punk and metal music by local bands and also for circus, acrobatic and other game shows.

Music Festivals like the Fairbanks Music Festival and the Angry, young and Poor Festival create a distinctive appeal to Alaska. The Summer Meltdown Festival, Clucking Blossom and Make-a Scene Festival are events that light up the music scene in Alaska.

Alaska is an arctic expanse with ample avenues of entertainment. Plan your holiday with enough time to enjoy these cultural feats at leisure and book your flights to Alaska in advance to get the best of fares and fun.