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The community of Unalaska is a busy place to live. Our community calendar is full of events and activities. About Town is your source for coverage of community events and sports. KUCB staff writes many of the stories, but we also accept contributions from community members for this section of our website. If you'd like to submit a story to About Town, send it to info@kucb.org.

Library Event Draws A Veritable "Who's Who" of Seuss Fans

Last Saturday at 1 pm, the Unalaska Public Library hosted an event to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Kids in kindergarten through 4th grade filed into a conference room the library staff had transformed into a whimsical meadow filled with bright pink crepe paper flowers and a multicolored tree.

Participants sat excitedly as the library staff handed out bundles of colored coffee filters and conducted a guided flower-making tutorial.  

After a quick session of Seuss trivia curated by Librarian Karen Kresh, the main show commenced.

Carlos Tayag, Rhonda Anderson and several other members of the community self-identified as the newly formed, “Unalaska Theatre Troupe” and began a dramatic reading of Horton Hears A Who. Readers acted out the story with gusto and held masks of the characters from the book.

After the performance, Carlos did a theatrical reading of The Lorax for the crowd with plenty of opportunities for audience participation. 

The event ended with a Seuss-themed cake and pink punch for all!

The full performance of Horton Hears A Who will be on this week's episode of Flash! Unalaska, Wednesday March 28th, Friday March 30th and Saturday March 31st

Chrissy worked as the Arts & Culture Director from 2015 until she moved away from the community in 2019. She now works with us as a consultant, producer, and video editor on special projects.