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Treaty of Cession: The Tlingit knew
Each year, Sitka marks Alaska Day with a reenactment of the Oct. 18, 1867, ceremony that transferred Alaska…
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Bookstore Days
I never know what to expect when someone walks into the bookstore. Which is appropriate, since most people…
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Naturalist Jack Calvin’s “Square-rigged” returns to shelves
After years of being out of print, a book by naturalist Jack Calvin is making a comeback thanks to…
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Writers’ Weir: Summer Solstice
The sun God beams her rays on earth Creating dancing shadows People flourish with reborn mirth Singing with…
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Sitka Summer Music Festival: Classical music in ‘the crown jewel of Alaska’
The Sitka Summer Musical Festival has big dreams and they are taking actions to make them come true.…
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“Blue Ticket” play focuses on Juneau history, LGBTQ rights
In honor of Pride month, there will be a live reading of an original play about a piece…
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The fainting of Princess Maksutova
Anniversaries of major historic events offer unique opportunities to reexamine and challenge our long-held beliefs surrounding those momentous…
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Capturing the light: Juneau photographer Frank Lynn Pierce
Longtime Juneau resident Frank Lynn Pierce is an accomplished photographer, featuring landscapes, animals and bits of history. He…
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Sitka Summer Music Festival begins
The Sitka Summer Music Festival has begun. This festival is Alaska’s premiere classical music festival that presents music…
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All gynecologic oncologist rock band ‘get their groove on’
On the night of Thursday, June 8, it’ll be a time for celebrating life, recovery and independent rock…
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The Muskeg Connection: A Petersburg summer
Petersburg is home. I grew up here, left for college, and have been back for almost five years.…
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June First Friday listings
Scott & Donna Johnson & Mandi Canady Barnaby Brewing Company 206-1 N. Franklin Street Reception: 4:30 – 7:30…
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Two totem poles raised in front of Huna Ancestors’ House
Once again, the shoreline of Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park welcomed hundreds of tribal members and…
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Juneau Dance Theater Spring Showcase: ‘A magical world’
Over the May 26-27 weekend, the stage of the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium was transformed by an array…
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Juneau Symphony to perform John Williams tribute
Composer John Williams has made some iconic themes for movies from the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” trilogies…
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2017 Rasmuson Art Acquisition Grant funds City Museum artwork
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been awarded funds from the Museums Alaska Art Acquisition Fund, supported by the…
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Fishing with a celebrity
I wonder what fishing with President Trump would be like. This isn’t a pseudo-political column meant to mock…
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Writers’ Weir: Winter at Kona Reef, Hawaii
Upon the edge of Kona town lies a reef of great renown. Waves well up out of the…
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Celebrating Little Norway
Petersburg transforms the third weekend of May. The downtown is closed to traffic, stores load up stock, and…
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Making sea glass candles from Alaska’s beaches
It may have slept at the bottom of the sea in a deteriorating hulk until rolled in a…