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Writers’ Weir: Outhouse Spider

You live with a part of me I cannot keep company with. Among snorts, sprays and smells, after…

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JAHC offers art walks

Explore Juneau’s downtown public art collection with the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, which is offering guided tours…

Looking up to devil's club at Lena Point. Photo by Kenneth Gill, aka Gillfoto.

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Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels…

The Tlingit cedar clan house represents Aak'w Kwaan moiety hosts with hats from other moieties inside on the benches that represent guests. The former clan house was a amalgam of several moieties and didn't really represent any one group. This time the museum is working hard to "get it right." The theme of the Native American section is 'Resilience" and will include recent art to show that Alaska Natives are still here, still creating. Photos courtesy of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.

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Inside the SLAM: An exclusive preview

On June 4, Southeast residents have a chance at a date with history: an exclusive preview tour for…

People celebrating Kupreanof's 40th birthday gather on Petersburg Creek sandbars. Photo by Chelsea Tremblay.

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Kupreanof, Alaska’s smallest city, celebrates 40 years

KUPREANOF — How does Alaska’s smallest city celebrate 40 years? By inviting the neighbors over for company. The…

The Alaskan Laundry, a novel by Brendan Jones, follows a young woman named Tara on a journey of personal recovery in Port Anna, a fictionalized version of Sitka. Courtesy image.

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“The Alaskan Laundry” shows one woman’s path home

The first time Brendan Jones moved to Sitka, he was 19 years old and lost. He volunteered at…

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On Writing: In defense of Strunk & White

I made the mistake of emailing Jim Hale an opinion. I sent him a mewling defense of the…

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Juneau Dance Theatre’s Spring Showcase

JUNEAU — Juneau Dance Theatre will present an an exciting mixed repertoire during their annual Spring Showcase. The…

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Alaska Youth Choir to hold concert

JUNEAU — The Alaska Youth Choir will perform “OYE, Listen to the Voice of Our Children” featuring Alaskapella…

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UAS Tech Prep films win Telly award

JUNEAU — Juneau-based G-Force Productions Digital Cinema has been named a winner at the 27th annual Telly Awards…

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10 artists picked for residency program at Ernest Gruening Cabin

Ten talented artists have been selected for the 2016 summer Alaska State Parks artist-in-residence program, which runs from…

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Public design workshop to meet on Adair Kennedy Park Master Plan

JUNEAU — The CBJ Engineering and Public Works Department and the Parks and Recreation Department will host a…

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Architects selected for Arts Complex

JUNEAU — Northwind Architects of Juneau has been chosen to design a new arts complex for Juneau, the…

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Women of the Moose award grant to help with elementary school Juried Art Show

JUNEAU — The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council received $300 from the Juneau Women of the Moose for…

A teen driver participates in a technical driving course organized by the Taylor White Foundation in 2013. The foundation has scheduled another session for this May. It aims to gives teen drivers the tools to avoid car accidents. Photo courtesy of Carol White.

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Taylor White Foundation sponsors second course

Life can change in the second it takes for a bear to run out in the road, a…

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Jazz & Classics looking for instruments

Juneau Jazz & Classics is looking for several musical instruments to use in the free public performance of…

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Béla Fleck, Katie Thiroux, Marine Jazz Band headline Jazz & Classics’ second weekend

JUNEAU — Jazz & Classics’ second weekend will showcase the stunning talent of Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn,…

A Townsend's Warbler banded in Alaska. The winter range of the species extends south along the Pacific coast to the mountains of Central America.

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Forest Service invites public International Migratory Bird Day

JUNEAU — The Tongass National Forest, in partnership with Juneau Audubon Society and Juneau Community Garden Association, will…

One of George Gress' creations.

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In the works with George Gress

Juneau instrument-maker George Gress is our featured Q&A artist this week. If you have someone you’d like to…

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Conference helps Juneau residents find root of disease, illness

A negative experience as a child can have a big impact on a person’s health, and the Juneau…