Steve Davis, center, volunteers with Bing Carrillo, left, and Joe Carlson on Thursday at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center to build creative lighting for the Wearable Art Extravaganza to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14. Saturday's show is sold out and as of Thursday 130 tickets remain for Sunday's show. According to Nancy DeCherney, executive director for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, volunteers are still needed.

Steve Davis, center, volunteers with Bing Carrillo, left, and Joe Carlson on Thursday at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center to build creative lighting for the Wearable Art Extravaganza to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14. Saturday's show is sold out and as of Thursday 130 tickets remain for Sunday's show. According to Nancy DeCherney, executive director for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, volunteers are still needed.

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Steve Davis, center, volunteers with Bing Carrillo, left, and Joe Carlson on Thursday at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center to build creative lighting for the Wearable Art Extravaganza to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14. Saturday’s show is sold out and as of Thursday 130 tickets remain for Sunday’s show. According to Nancy DeCherney, executive director for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, volunteers are still needed.

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