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Miners' and Trappers' Ball

Alaska's Miners & Trappers Ball will be held the last Saturday of the Fur Rendezvous, "Rondy", in Anchorage, March 6th, 2010 at the Egan Visitors and Convention Center starting at 7:30 pm. The theme of the ball for 2010 is “60 Balls with Assorted Nuts”. For Ticket information see The Event Poster or click The Fur Rondy Link to purchase tickets online.

Features of the Ball:
World Class Beard Championship Contest – Selecting, Alaska’s Official State Beard Contest, “Mr. FUR FACE”, the best Beard found in Alaska. We want to invite/encourage bearded gents from across the state to come compete. This is a great start to preparing for the World Beard & Mustache Competition for 2011 in Norway which Alaska's Miners & Trappers Ball sponsored in Anchorage, Alaska, May 2009. The big Question??? Will you be the next MR. FUR FACE? There will be a first and second place prize in each Beard category plus the grand prize - Mr. Fur Face Trophy, who will be selected from among the winners of each category. For more details click on The Event Brochure.

Costume Contest - For any imaginable, conceivable creation one might wish to compete with or just wear for fun. Costumes are not required but most attendees like to wear them. There is a category for anything that comes along and there will be a prize for: the best man, best woman, best couple, best group (that being 3 or more together) in every category, plus the potential for honorable mentions, as judges see fit and from all the winners in each category a “GRAND PRIZE” Costume will be chosen.

Music and Dancing to 3 Live Bands. A variety of music to suit most tastes for listening or dancing.


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01 Jan, 2010 | Category: Contest