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Meals with Migdi: The Great Windfall Odyssey (and pita chips with hummus)

Previously, I wrote about my endeavor to embrace the great outdoors with more than an air hug. Now…

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The river owns you

Some of the most valuable Alaska steelhead lessons I learned while flyfishing for rainbow trout in California. They…

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‘I ate everything’

What if I ate wings for breakfast? What if I ate a dress for lunch? What if I…

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On Writing: The scattering afield – a personal essay

How can we know the dancer from the dance? —W.B. Yeats   1 Neil Young’s 1996 album Broken…

Twilight at Cope Park. Photo by Alexis Abercrombie.

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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…

Paul Caldwell, 48, and his daughters Brianna, 13, and Olivia, 12, attend a drawing hangout at the Zach Gordon Youth Center on Saturday during Alaska Robotics' Mini-Con.

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Photos from the Alaska Robotics’ Mini-Con

Writer and illustrator John Klassen, 34, reads his Caldecott Medal winning book “This is Not My Hat” to…

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Traditional foods cooking contest during Celebration

Register to compete in Sealaska Heritage Institute’s 2016 soapberry contest, held during Celebration. The grand prize is $500,…

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Masonry workshop at historic Haines barracks

The Alaska Arts Confluence and Port Chilkoot Company are partnering to host a three-day masonry repointing workshop in…

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Free Tai Chi Class for Senior Citizens

Falls are one of the greatest risks to the health, independence and quality of life of older adults,…

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Annual Full Circle Music Studio recitals

Full Circle Music Studio will soon present its 26th year of annual recitals. The students of Greg Burger…

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Juneau Jazz & Classics celebrates 30th season

The thirtieth season of Juneau Jazz & Classics will continue the tradition of bringing America’s best jazz, blues,…

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Tai Chi Rhapsody

I am that long row of snow-blanketed Chilkat mountains from valley fullness to spaciousness beyond peaks. I am…

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“By the Sea” Arts and Seafod Festival

Coffman Cove’s 6th Annual “By The Sea Arts and Seafood Festival” has been moved to Friday and Saturday…

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Made of Salmon

Homer resident, fisherman and author Nancy Lord has released a new book through University of Alaska Press: “Made…

Marian Call, Juneau's whirling dervish, will be singing at Kindred Post with other Comic Con musicians. Photo courtesy of Marian Call.

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Tiny Post Office concert during Comic Con

Kindred Post, a neighborhood post office, gift shop, and community gathering space, will host a Tiny Post Office…

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Sitka quilting show coming up

SITKA— Ocean Wave Quilters presents its annual free quilt show May 1 -14 on the first floor of…

Parallelogramophonograph, an improv group from Austin, Texas, is the featured group at this year's Alaska State Improv Festival. They'll be performing two different shows at AS IF - French Farce and Villainy. French Farce explores the latent comedy in social status.  Villainy delves into the dark side of the human condition and tells stories that focus on the villains and anti-heroes we all love to hate.

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Alaska State Improv Festival Features Villainy and Comedy

The Alaska State Improv Festival returns for its fourth year, featuring headliners from Austin, Chicago, San Francisco and…

This is one of Juneau resident Dawson Walker's drawings.

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Juneau-raised comic artist to teach, participate in Comic Con

The first comic Dawson Walker ever drew, when he was around five, was called “Sam and Tim” and…

Seventh grader Claire Scott (a name she plans to publish under) shows a page from her graphic novel in progress. Scott has been going to drawing sessions at Alaska Robotics and is doing an independent study with art teacher Miah Lager this semester at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School.

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Young Juneau artists to display at Comic Con

It’s a coincidence, but given the timing of Juneau’s first Alaska Robotics Mini-Con, it’s a pretty lucky one.…

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What’s Happening

EVENTS   Storytime, every Wednesday at 11 am at the downtown public library, Thursday at the Douglas library…