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Git Hayetsk comes to Juneau
For the first time, the dance group Git Hayetsk will be performing in Juneau, where its leaders are…
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Juneau pride: LGBTQ chorus celebrates 20 years
Saturday, March 25, 23 women will sing about peace, love, acceptance and equity for the 20th anniversary of…
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Kate Troll’s memoir a call to action on climate change
In former Juneau Assembly member Kate Troll’s second book, “The Great Unconformity: Reflections on Hope in an Imperiled…
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UV painting: Turning bodies into landscapes
Juneau artist Ron Gile likes to experiment with his art, and last summer he turned to the human…
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Juneau singer-songwriter releases 10th album
Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call just dropped her 10th album, “Standing Stones,” also marking a decade as a touring…
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Alaska Native poet’s second book focuses on indigenous thought
As a Tlingit and Inupiaq poet in Juneau, Ishmael Hope’s goal for his second book of poetry “Rock…
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Southeast Alaska woman lives alone in the wild for reality TV show
In the summer of 2016, Carleigh Fairchild of Edna Bay carved a notch into the handle of her…
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Photographing Alaska’s Dogs
Reporter Nick Bowman of the Ketchikan Daily News will have his first photography showing on March 3 at…
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Art of Place: Tlingit elders discuss metal carving and weaving
Tlingit elders came together to share their cultural knowledge with the public in the first event of the…
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First time Poetry Out Loud participant advances to state final
Winner of Juneau’s 2017 Poetry Out Loud competition Elissa Koyuk, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, will represent…
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15-year-old girl paralyzed by disease, needs therapy bike to walk again
One morning last summer, 15-year-old Samantha Chase of Gustavus came home from a sleepover with a backache —…
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Sitka Summer Music Festival artistic director wins two Grammys
Zuill Bailey, artistic director of the Sitka Summer Music Festival, won two Grammys on Sunday during his 25th…
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Poet Roger Reeves to discuss parrhesia and poetry
Chicago-based poet Roger Reeves will be visiting Juneau as part of a three-city Alaska tour in mid-February, hosted…
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Sitka Jazz Festival brings in young talent, professional musicians
For 22 years now, the Sitka Jazz Festival has been bringing together student bands from across Alaska and…
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‘Weed Dudes’ sells Sitka’s first legal high
Debuting on New Year’s Eve last year, Weed Dudes opened its door as the first retailer of marijuana…
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Lover of film and founder of the Gold Town, Lisle Hebert passes away at 71
Lisle Hebert, a Juneau filmmaker and founder of the local art house theater downtown, the Gold Town Nickelodeon…
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150 reasons to love Alaska: Local Metcalfe heads essay project for statehood celebration
Do you love Alaska? If so, let Peter Metcalfe of Juneau know. He’s making a magazine on 150…
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‘Rock Steady’: Juneau Parkinson’s patients use boxing to treat symptoms
Twice a week, seven Juneau residents with Parkinson’s disease go through a transformation. “Once they go through this…
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Haines non-fiction writer chosen for Distinguished Service to the Humanities Award
Non-fiction writer Heather Lende of Haines was chosen for the Distinguished Service to the Humanities Award for the…
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Arts Business Leadership Award winner for 2017: Lani Hotch
In May of 2016, the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor Center opened in Klukwan,…