In a carving shed in Sitka National Historical Park, a team of five well-known carvers are continuing, and reviving, an art practiced since time immemorial… Continue reading
There’s something perfect about fondue. It’s melted cheese and that in itself is a perfect thing. However, fondue seems to be more than simply melted… Continue reading
Wrangell Ranger District requests public input on Anan Wildlife ObservatoryTill March 1, the public can give their say on the Draft Anan Recreation Plan, which… Continue reading
Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka accepting student applicationsMt. Edgecumbe High School, the state-operated boarding school in Sitka, is accepting applications for enrollment for next… Continue reading
Lower 48 artists selected for residencies in AlaskaRasmuson Foundation announced the selection of four artists from the Lower 48 who will each spend eight weeks… Continue reading
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
