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At their Mendenhall Glacier Fireside Lecture, Dan Lesh and Geoff Roes will talk about running ridges like this one.

Fireside Lecture to feature mountain runners

An adventurous Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, March 4 takes the audience to remote regions of Southeast Alaska for ultra-running explorations.… Continue reading

At their Mendenhall Glacier Fireside Lecture, Dan Lesh and Geoff Roes will talk about running ridges like this one.
Jake Chavez performs at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines as part of the Barcelona Boys Choir. The group, along with many other Fairbanks musicians, will be in Juneau for a variety of musical events the first weekend in March.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

EVENTS Wildlife Wednesday: Blue Carbon, Wednesday, March 2, 7-8 pm, Mendenhall Valley Public Library. Heidi Pearson, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska… Continue reading

Jake Chavez performs at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines as part of the Barcelona Boys Choir. The group, along with many other Fairbanks musicians, will be in Juneau for a variety of musical events the first weekend in March.

The End. The End?

I recently finished Marissa Meyer’s delectable YA series, “The Lunar Chronicles.” Or so I thought.Originally planned as a quartet with one book per fairytale heroine:… Continue reading

Fear Finds a Home, by Jodi DeBruyne, on display at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum 12X12 show.

First Friday Roundup

FEATURED ARTISTS PATTI JOUPPI AND HALI DENTONJAHC GalleryPatti Hutchens Jouppi will exhibit mixed media work; Hali Denton will exhibit work done in pen and ink.Juneau… Continue reading

Fear Finds a Home, by Jodi DeBruyne, on display at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum 12X12 show.

JAHC calls for art applications

JAHC calls for art applicationsThe Juneau Arts & Humanities Council has opened their application acceptance for the 2016-2017 JAHC Gallery Season. The call for art… Continue reading

25-year anniversary celebration of the Tongass Timber Reform Act

25-year anniversary celebration of the Tongass Timber Reform ActSoutheast Alaska Conservation Council is hosting a party on March 5 and the public is invited.This celebration… Continue reading

On Writing: Gods of Death

I’m on a mission.Years ago, I was discussing killer whales with a well-meaning environmentalist who suggested that the term “killer whale” was too pejorative. He… Continue reading

Aaron Davidman wrote and stars in "Wrestling Jerusalem," an acclaimed play coming to the Juneau Arts and Culture Center March 3-6.

‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ explores Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Set in America, Israel, and Palestine, “Wrestling Jerusalem,” coming to Juneau March 3-6, follows one man’s journey to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Actor Aaron Davidman’s… Continue reading

Aaron Davidman wrote and stars in "Wrestling Jerusalem," an acclaimed play coming to the Juneau Arts and Culture Center March 3-6.

‘Cirque’ has its first reading in Juneau

“Poems that are read aloud come to life,” said Robert Fagen, a contributor to the literary and arts journal Cirque. “There is a grand tradition,… Continue reading

The late, great Home Energy Rebate program

Author’s note: I didn’t write this piece as a requiem, but a few days before press time the state announced that the Home Energy Rebate… Continue reading

Wrestling Jerusalem at the JACC

Watch a man’s journey to understand the Israeli-Palestine conflict in a solo performance at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center in March.Aaron Davidman both wrote… Continue reading

UAF names 14 Juneau residents to honor lists

The University of Alaska Fairbanks named 14 of its Juneau resident students to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists for the fall 2015 semester. Students receiving… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016

Gimme a Smile: I might be a hoarder

I think I might be a hoarder. I mean, how many twisty-ties does one woman need?Let’s assume that the optimum number of twisty-ties needed for… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016
  • By PEGGY MCKEE BARNHILL

Bethany Butler to wed Nicholaus Wolf

Bethany Butler will wed Nicholaus Wolf during a rooftop ceremony at sunset on March 11, 2016, in Long Beach, California.The bride is the daughter of… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016
Children practiing for Chamber Music Night.

Chamber Music Night returns for 14th year

Juneau Strings Ensembles will presents its 14th annual Chamber Music Night at Northern Light United Church on Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.Juneau students, from… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016
Children practiing for Chamber Music Night.

Family Home Evening: An important way to strengthen your family

All of us, with very few exceptions, love our families dearly. We want to spend quality time with them. We want to strengthen our relationships… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016
  • By JACQUELINE F. TUPOU

Thanks for community contribution for film fundraiser

Belated though it may be, we wish to recognize those who contributed to the success of our community fundraiser for Lisle Hebert’s film, “Yuuyaraq: The… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016

Six Juneau residents on Washington State’s President’s Honor Roll

Six Juneau residents made it on Washington State University’s President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2015: Chantel Brook Eckland, Andrea Nicole Gordon, Ashli Ellen Kikendall,… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016

25-year anniversary celebration of the Tongass Timber Reform Act

Southeast Alaska Conservation Council is hosting a party on March 5 and the public is invited.This celebration is for the 25-year anniversary of the Tongass… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016

Thanks from Special Olympics Juneau

Thank you to our community for your generous and continued support of Special Olympics Juneau in making our annual Spaghetti Feed a huge success. We… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016