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🎡 TWITTER TAKEOVER 🎡 Hey all — Sam Davenport (@_sam_dav) here! I’m taking over Twitter today and giving you a play-by-play of what’s going on at the @AlaskaStateFair. Suggestions of food to eat, sights to see or rides to conquer? Drop them below!

Dining review: With travel plans canceled, the Spenard Food Truck Carnival is a chance to eat your way across the globe. on.adn.com/2ChVtWu

An Anchorage businessowner turned discarded needles littering his Fairview property into art piece about drug use. on.adn.com/3iy0F9g

Anchorage galleries are cautiously returning to in-person First Friday events. Here's who will be open - and how to get out and see art without going inside a building. on.adn.com/3dXikDX

Rasmuson Foundation has announced its 2020 award winners, giving top honor to Tlingit carver Wayne Price. on.adn.com/2NPpeRa

Newly added to our AK Quarantunes remote concert series page: Girdwood band Stone Atlas performs "Midnight Thunder Road," and Jon Crocker from Anchor Point performs "Spring Cleaning" adn.com/ak-quarantunes/

AK Quarantunes is a remote concert series featuring Alaska musicians who recorded their performances during this period of social distancing (most of them while sheltering at home) on.adn.com/2VOdNgb

New date to be announced soon on.adn.com/2TMs64W

Anchorage musicians John Damberg, Rick Zelinsky and Mark Manners have started a series to showcase new jazz compositions. on.adn.com/3aPSEI9

Q&A : Filipino comedian Jo Koy talks stereotypes, mom jokes, social media and more. Koy has shows in Anchorage and Fairbanks this weekend. on.adn.com/2TMs64W

Concerts to check out around Anchorage this week: Gasoline Lollipops, PUBLIQuartet and Portland Cello Project covers Prince. on.adn.com/2vtIoGJ

"Togo," "Call of the Wild" and more: Here are some recent dog-driven films to watch while waiting for the Iditarod to get underway. on.adn.com/2POEpeA

Fred Armisen, known for his roles on "Saturday Night Live" and "Portlandia," is performing in Anchorage in May: adn.com/arts/2020/03/0…

Tune into these local concerts: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ symphony, Kyle Hollingsworth and Twisted Pine on.adn.com/32GTzb5

It’s Rondy; you’re cold, hungry and downtown. Here’s where to go. on.adn.com/2I55lma

From reindeer sausage eating competitions to snowshoe softball, there’s something for everyone at the 85th Fur Rendezvous festival starting today on.adn.com/384J6Yd

When it came to creative control of his music, Randy Houser (@RandyHouser) fought the law and won. Find out why he pushed back against record execs before you hit his show Friday at Williwaw or Saturday in Fairbanks with Kendell Marvel (@kendellmarvel) on.adn.com/397SxY8

“America’s Got Talent” winning singer and songwriter Michael Grimm is going on an intimate Alaska mini-tour. on.adn.com/2VbW17W

Also, the Hannah Yoter Band will celebrate its album release on.adn.com/2HoHBch

The chamber opera “Frida," opening this week in Anchorage, tells the story of the artist’s surreal life, set to elements of tango, zarzuela, Mexican folk songs, ragtime, vaudeville, ’30s jazz, and hints of Wagner, Tchaikovsky. on.adn.com/38oKRjU

Shoot Dangs' debut album release at 49th Brewing Saturday promises foot-stomping tomfoolery on.adn.com/37pknxa