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New Triumvirate Theatre musical “Anastasia” features two dozen middle school actors singing and dancing their way through a tale of a lost duchess finding her place, against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.

The solo show by Moira Ireland runs through May 29 and features mixed media artwork made in a time of transition. The show features biblical images and also a sheep watching an iPad.

Nikiski Middle/High School’s Bulldog Theater opens ‘Anything Goes’ on May 1. The show features romance and humor on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and marks the final performance for some of the school’s seniors.

Keeley Boyle and Lester Nelson-Gacal both explore family in their respective projects, for which they each received a $10,000 grant.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens at Kenai Central High School on, Nov. 14 and runs through Nov. 23. Catch 7 p.m. performances on Fridays and Saturdays, or matinee performances at 2 p.m. Sundays.

“As it is in Heaven” opens Thursday, Nov. 6 and runs through next Sunday, Nov. 16. Catch 7 p.m. showings on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, or matinee showings at 2 p.m. on Sundays.

Efforts to bring the three bronze bears to Kenai started two years ago. The installation had an estimated cost of around $200,000. But Bondurant said Thursday the actual cost came in under budget – around $172,000.

The bears are scheduled to arrive in Kenai from Utah next month, in time for an unveiling at the end of October.

For some craft vendors on the central Kenai Peninsula, Soldotna's What Women Want Shopping Expo is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. The fundraising event will showcase the wares of several dozen women-run small businesses.

More than three years after a fire razed Triumvirate Theatre’s building in Nikiski, construction is underway on a new playhouse in Kenai. The local theater group says the new building wouldn’t be possible without the help of community support and state funding.