The Bachelor Auction and Ball are held in the evening, following the Wilderness Woman Contest. Only single ladies 21 years of age and older and members of the Society are allowed inside the auction room. Robert Forgit, Anchorage broadcast meteorologist and reporter, and local Talkeetna celebrity Marne Gunderson will emcee the Auction. From the get-go, the bachelors attempt, with varying degrees of success, to impress the ladies with their talent and style. Winning bidders are entitled to a photo, a drink and a dance with their bachelor -- anything else is strictly up to the parties involved. After the Auction, during the Bachelor Ball, the Wilderness Woman is crowned. The Ball is open to anyone old enough to participate - up to the limit of the dance floor.

Women can preview the eligible bachelors in our Male Order Catalog, which includes a tongue-in-cheek biography and photo of all the 2009 members. The catalog is available for purchase from the Society and from select businesses in town starting in late November.

Be sure to bring your dancing shoes to this year’s festivities. There are two bands playing for your entertainment: Rick Shaw and the Transporters will headline the Bachelor Ball at the Sheldon Community Arts Hanger, and Jared will keep the party going at the Bachelors’ Other Ball, across the street at the Fairview Inn.

Late night hunger can be sated at the Talkeetna Roadhouse, which will open at midnight, and serve breakfast until 2 p.m. Sunday.