Since COVID-19 arrived in the state earlier this year, Alaskans’ social calendars have gradually emptied as event after event has been canceled to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
One of the first dominoes to fall was Raven’s Ball, the annual black-tie gala that supports the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation, or HANF. Planned as a night of fun and glamour, the 2020 Raven’s Ball instead was one of the first big events to be canceled as part of the statewide effort to “flatten the