Juneau Lyric Opera hires new executive directorJuneau Lyric Opera hired Sara Radke Brown as the new executive directorPrior to her appointment with JLO, Sara served… Continue reading
Play With Heart improv workshopOn Saturday, Feb. 27 Betse Green will be leading a special improv workshop - Playing With Heart - from 2 p.m.… Continue reading
Cogs & Goggles steampunk improv group to perform with Portland’s B&BPortland-based improvisors B&B make their first trip to Alaska on Feb. 26, 27 to perform… Continue reading
BY JOHN D’ARMANDFor the Capital City WeeklyDecades ago, I received a postcard from a student who was a Wagner aficionado. It read, “Last night, I… Continue reading
(For Amy Fletcher)The poet,Admired for his earnest habit of callingThe sun the sun. . . .—W.H. Auden, “In Praise of Limestone”All writing should aspire to… Continue reading
A fleet of tiny brown birdscharges my windshieldchanges direction retreats in formation.Minutes later they reappear,perform precision acrobaticsin a blank sky;banking, rising, dipping, diving.Forced to attention,… Continue reading
WHAT’S HAPPENINGFILMScience on Screen Free Film Screening, 3:30–6 pm Friday, Feb. 26, Mendenhall Valley Public Library. Free screening of David Lynch’s film “The Elephant Man.”MUSICOpen… Continue reading
Beau Schooler nominated in Restaurant and Chef AwardsOn Feb. 17, the James Beard Foundation released its 2016 list of Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists, naming… Continue reading
SHI to sponsor lecture on Indigenous Intellectual Property RightsSealaska Heritage Institute is sponsoring a lecture by visiting scholar, Jacob Adams, from Norway who is researching… Continue reading
KENAI - Ernestine Hayes’ memoir began on a crumpled paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter.Through homelessness, loss and an eventual return to her… Continue reading
Juneau Youth Services would like to thank the following people for their generous donations of time, space and hard work to make the first annual… Continue reading
Recently, the Douglas Community United Methodist Church received $5,000 for the Gastineau Elementary School and Floyd Dryden Middle School Breakfast Programs. These funds will be… Continue reading
On Feb. 17, the James Beard Foundation released its 2016 list of Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists, naming Beau Schooler of the Rookery in the… Continue reading
Kathleen (Katie) M. Thornton and Brian D. Youll of Juneau will wed on July 2, 2016, at the Juneau Yacht Club.Katie is the daughter William… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Rylan James Pegues, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz., was born to Jennifer and Thomas Pegues of Juneau… Continue reading
In the Christian calendar we are in the midst of Lent. Lent is a 40 day preparation for Easter. During this time, Christians focus on… Continue reading
This month, the Alaska Cruise Association donated 400 jackets to the Juneau School District through the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation to the nonprofit Operation Warm.Operation… Continue reading
Portland-based improvisors B&B make their first trip to Alaska on Feb. 26, 27 to perform alongside Cogs & Goggles, the Juneau-based steampunk-themed improvisation show.Cogs &… Continue reading
Sealaska Heritage Institute is sponsoring a lecture by visiting scholar, Jacob Adams, from Norway who is researching indigenous intellectual property rights.In his talk, “Indigenous Issues… Continue reading
Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Feb. 22Beef & Vegetable soupTomato & Cheese SandwichSunshine SaladTuesday, Feb. 23Halibut “Caddy Ganty”RollSweet Potato & ApplesCauliflower & Broccoli TossWednesday, Feb. 24Turkey… Continue reading
