3 Best Performing Arts in Anchorage, Alaska

Four theaters make up the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, which is home to 10 resident performing arts companies—including Alaska Dance Theatre, Anchorage Opera, and the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. The center also showcases traveling production companies. The lobby box office sells tickets to the productions and is a good all-around source of cultural information. Take a look inside to learn more about upcoming events, or relax amid the blossoms in the adjacent flower-filled Town Square Park on a sunny afternoon.

Catch the latest foreign films, indie flicks, and off-the-wall art pieces at this second-run theater with a back-corner bar. Place an order at the counter outside and runners will deliver your nachos, pizzas, and garlic-cilantro fries from the attached Southwestern grill directly to your seat. Throughout the year, the Bear Tooth also clears out the movie seats to host nationally touring music acts. 

On summertime Wednesdays, open-air concerts are presented at noon in Peratrovich Park (also known as Old City Hall Park). Come back with the family on Mondays at noon, when music is geared to the little ones.