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Jonathan Heynen — also known by his stage name Johnny Prizm — fell in love with synth-wave music around 2014 after watching the movie “Drive” with Ryan Gosling.
Bret Connor opened the Spenard storefront in 2015, but has been making art for decades with an entrepreneurial drive — like selling friends' pieces in high school in the 90s, he says.
Born and raised in Anchorage, Brianna Toomer's solo exhibition, “Memories, Entre Then and Now,” is on display at Akela Space through May 31. The photo exhibit will feature polaroids, 35-millimeter and disposable film.