Community Calendar for Aug. 13, 2025
Published 9:30 pm Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary of the event, a website and/or social media page for the event if applicable, if an admission fee is required, and contact information. Submissions are not guaranteed of inclusion and may be edited for length or content. Submissions should be received by 9 a.m. Monday for Wednesday’s paper and 9 a.m. Thursday for Saturday’s paper.
Public Service Announcement — Board of Education meetings postponed
The Board of Education meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 12, were canceled. Meetings have been rescheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 19, and relocated to Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé (JDHS). Board of Education Work Session at 4:30 p.m.; Regular Meeting at 6 p.m., at library, Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, 1639 Glacier Ave.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13
Senior Chair Yoga, 11-11:30 a.m., Juneau Senior Center
Low-impact yoga, led by volunteer instructors each Wednesday. Free to anyone 60 and above. Suggested donation $5. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/JuneauSeniorCenter or contact JSCOutreach@ccsak.org.5.
Free lunches for seniors, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Juneau Senior Center 895 W. 12th Street
The Juneau Senior Center offers free lunches to seniors each week, Monday through Thursday. Call 907-463-6175 to ensure a meal for each senior. Visit https://www.facebook.com/JuneauSeniorCenter/ https://www.ccsak.org/juneau.html.
Dog Park Party, 5-6:30 p.m. Cope Park Dog Park
Event for LGBTQIA+ and ally dog owners and their dogs. Every second Wednesday of the month. For more information visit akseagla.org or contact Summer Christiansen at 907-942-4146.
THURSDAY, AUG. 14
Free lunches for seniors, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Juneau Senior Center 895 W. 12th Street
The Juneau Senior Center offers free lunches to seniors each week, Monday through Thursday. Call 907-463-6175 to ensure a meal for each senior. Visit https://www.facebook.com/JuneauSeniorCenter/ https://www.ccsak.org/juneau.html.
Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury Support Group, 12 p.m., 8711 Teal St.
Open space for people with a traumatic and/or acquired brain injury to come together on a monthly basis. For more information visit www.sailinc.org/brain-injury-supports/ or contact Kimberly Sumner at ksumner@sailinc.org 888-487-0961.
TOPS Club (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), 5-6:15 p.m., Riverview Senior Living, 3041 Clinton Drive.
Purpose is to help and support members as they take off and keep off pounds sensibly. Weigh-in at 5 p.m., group program at 5:15 p.m. Weekly meetings on Thursdays. First meeting is free. For more information at www.tops.org or contact Elizabeth at 907-321-4049.
Open Mic at the Alaskan!, 9-11:59 p.m. Alaskan Hotel & Bar
Head over to the Alaskan Hotel & Bar every Thursday at 9 p.m. Bring an instrument, an act, or spoken words and share your talents with the Juneau downtown community! https://www.facebook.com/alaskan.bar. Email Claire at claire@thealaskanhotel.com
Free Noon Performance at the City Museum, 12-1 p.m. The City Museum 114 W 4th Street
This summer the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host a series of bi-weekly open mic hours as part of our summer exhibition Wild Joys: Creating Community Through the Performing Arts. This is a standing room only event and is free. For more information visit juneau.org/library/museum or contact museum.info@juneau.gov.
FRIDAY, AUG. 15
Friday Noon Organ Concert, 12–1 p.m., State Office Building, 8th Floor Lobby.
Free weekly concerts on the historic Kimball Theatre Organ. J. Allan MacKinnon plays May 10-July 26. For more information contact Ellen Carrlee at 907-465-2396 or Ellen.Carrlee@alaska.gov.
Downtown Martial Arts Class, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Raven Yoga Shala, 418 Harris St.
Our Tang Soo Do class combines traditional Karate training with open-ended flow drills that will improve your health and sense of well-being. All students ages 10-80 are welcome. $40/month. Instructor is Master Stuart Cohen, 4th Dan, with 40 years experience in martial arts. http://www.koreankarateclub.com/ Stuart Cohen, 907-723-1821, invworld@alaska.net.
Fiber Friday!, 5-7 p.m. at Heads in the Clouds Collective studio, Arcticorp Bldg 418 Harris St. Room 403
Join other fiber artists with your current craft! Knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, sewing, felting, or just bring you! Every 2nd and 4th Friday, 5-7 p.m. Free and open to the community. Follow @headsinthecloudscollective on Instagram to get event updates and notifications. Contact Tess Olympia on Instagram @juneauwoolies or Rebecca Hsieh, @reccashaystudios.
Spice Juneau Indian Independence Day Celebration, 6-8 p.m., Elizabeth Peratrovich Plaza
Spice Juneau Indian Cuisine will be celebrating the 78th anniversary of Indian Independence Day with a Bollywood Flash Mob and a dinner special at the restaurant. In conjunction with our celebration, we will be fundraising and collecting donations of hygiene items for AWARE. We are preparing a special dinner of chicken biryani with quail eggs to celebrate! Visit https://www.spicejuneau.com. Contact info@spicejuneau.com or 907-586-1036.
SATURDAY, AUG. 16
Saturday Staying Alive Al-Anon Family Group, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Zoom.
Support, strength, and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. Group meets weekly on Zoom. For more information and to get the Zoom link, call 907-957-1990 or visit https://al-anon-ak.org.
Evergreen Cemetery Tour, 1-3 p.m. This tour begins at the City Museum
Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1891 in what was then a location outside of the residential and commercial areas of downtown Juneau. In 1892 volunteers constructed “Cemetery Road” (currently known as Calhoun Avenue) to connect downtown Juneau to the cemetery. Now surrounded by neighborhoods, Evergreen Cemetery is the final resting place for over 8,000 Juneau residents including many people who played an influential role in Juneau’s history. Participants will walk from the City Museum down the old “Cemetery Road” to the cemetery to learn about the cemetery’s history and to hear stories of some of the notable people buried there.
