The State Fair is open now, and Native programming runs every day it is

The Alaska State Fair opened Aug. 21 and runs to Sept. 7, dark Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Native programming runs each of those days at The Gathering Place, a Palmer venue dedicated to Alaska Native culture, arts and education.

The Chickaloonies perform at 2:30 p.m. every fair day. Alaska Native Youth Olympics with Bernard Clark and Nick Hanson is at 4:30 p.m. from Aug. 27. Hanson, the Inupiaq athlete known as the Eskimo Ninja Warrior, adds 2 and 4 p.m. sessions Sept. 4-7. Clark tied the men's one-hand reach world record in 2011 and coaches at Wasilla High School.

Seal skinning with tastings runs at 1 p.m. Aug. 29 and Sept. 5, fur seal skinning at 1 p.m. Aug. 23, 30 and Sept. 6. The Anguyak Dancers, a Yup'ik group, perform Aug. 30 and Sept. 5-6.

The Anchorage International Film Festival brings the Native Voices Film Festival to the Dena' Peoples Stage at 6 p.m. Aug. 31, hosted by Kelly Moneymaker. The fairgrounds are at 2075 Glenn Hwy, Palmer.