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The Kenai Fine Arts Center's 11th annual Visual Feast, a juried student art show, will be held through April 28. The exhibit features middle and high school artwork from students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. The center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The All-School Mass Dance Concert will be held Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Soldotna High School Auditorium. Schools taking part in the performance include Kenai Central, Nikiski, Skyview and Soldotna high schools. The North Star Elementary School Tiniklers will make a special appearance. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.

Events and Exhibits

The Sterling Senior Center will hold its annual Trash and Treasure sale Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The second annual "Across the Kenai -- Alaska Native Arts Show" is on display at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai through Saturday. The center's hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

The Cook Inlet Lions seventh annual Kenai Peninsula Cribbage Tournament ends Sunday at the Nikiski Senior Center. The final tournament begins at 3 p.m. The cost is $10.

Kaladi Brothers features photographs by Wayne Johnson during April.

The Soldotna Animal Hospital is featuring the Kenai Potters Guild Clay Art Show through April.

The Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center displays ethnographic material from the Athabaskan, Yupik Eskimo and Aleut cultures. Complimentary Alaska videos are available for viewing. Admission is free. For more information, call 283-1991.

Old Town Village Restaurant features historic pictures of the early days in Kenai.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Information Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. The center is located on Ski Hill Road near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Funny River Road in Soldotna. Movies are shown every hour Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 262-7021.

Birch Tree Gallery has artwork, including pottery by Libby Berezin, Peggy Thompson and Emily Berezin; jewelry by Tami Marsters and Tuesday Logan Twohy; slippers by Stephanie Neering; vests by Lila Krohn; stained glass by Lisa Carlon, Joyce Getchell and Rob Jolly; scarves and mittens by Kathleen Logan; baskets by Pat Morrison and Kim Hyde; and burl furniture by Bob Kuiper.

Entertainment

Millie's Moose River Inn will hold a spaghetti feed Friday. Live music will be performed by Gentlemen Wild. There also will be prizes and dancing.

George's Casino features music by a DJ starting at 9 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

The Clam Shell Lodge presents Kubicki on Saturday at 9:30 p.m.

Kaladi Brothers will feature music by Mixed Emotions on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

n The Tustumena Lodge will present IRS Blues and a party with Mo' Betta Blues at 9 p.m.

Upcoming Events

Alaska Great Skate will open to the public for free skating May 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Door prizes and games will be available.

Clave Music of Homer will present music by Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman on May 18 at 8 p.m. at the Old Town Village Restaurant in Kenai. Tickets will be available at the Old Town Village Restaurant and River City Books. Prices are $14 or $16 at the door.

Down the Road

Jubilee 2000, an annual student art show, will run through April 23 at the Pratt Museum. It is free to the public.

The Pratt Museum presents "Public Art" in the main gallery through June 4. The lower gallery will feature a display of quilts from the museum collection during March and the "River of Bears" exhibit will run through summer. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society will present its Spring Art Show at the William Henry Gallery through May 2.

Anchorage Events

The Alaska Native Heritage Center features teaching artists at the center every Saturday and Sunday through April. For more information, call (907) 330-8056.

The 12th annual Alaska Sea Kayaking Symposium will be held May 12-14 on the campus of the Alaska Pacific University.

The Imaginarium is a science discovery center located at 737 W. Fifth Ave. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 276-3179.

Films

Call Orca at 262-7003 for weekly listings and show times.

Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for weekly listings and show times.

If you have an event to include in our Thursday InSide section, send the information, in writing, to "What's Happening," c/o the Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611. You also may fax the information to 283-3299 or send it via e-mail to clarion@alaska.net. For questions, call 283-7551.

To have your event listed, information must be received by Monday at 5 p.m.