Iqaluit this week

Garage, rummage and bake sale
Saturday, Feb. 11, Joamie School Gym, 10 a.m. to noon. Donations of items for sale may be dropped off at the school during the week (baked goods on Friday). Proceeds will go towards Joamie School’s Drum Dance Festival in April.

Your turn to be a movie star
Sunday, Feb. 12, Nunavut Arctic College. The producers of “Mahaha the Tickler,” a story based on a traditional Inuit myth, are holding open auditions seeking an adult female, an adult male, two young adult women, one young man and a boy.

All actors must be fluent in English and Inuktitut, and available for rehearsals in March and filming in mid-April.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The roles are unpaid.

Audition times are as follows:

* 1:30 p.m. – girls 10 to 13 years old
* 2:30 p.m. – boys 12 to 15 years old
* 3:00 p.m. – boys 6 or 7 years old
* 3:30 p.m. – adults, male and female, 25 to 50 years old

For more information call Tony at Atii-go Media, 979-0026.

New media classes at Arctic College
Nunavut Arctic College is offering several part-time media classes this spring, starting with a Photoshop class beginning Feb. 13. An Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking and Final Cut Pro workshop will take place on Sunday and weekday evenings from Feb. 19 to 24. Other courses will cover Adobe software, including Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Flash throughout February and March.

For a schedule and more information contact Lynette Thomas at 979-7261. Seats are limited.

To have your event listed, free of charge, please call 979-5357, fax 979-4763, or send an email to saram@nunatsiaq.com.