Neighbors
Girls on the Run coordinator named Hometown Hero by Glamour Magazine
Girls on the Run of Greater Alaska program coordinator Rachel Wintz, 24, was named Alaska’s Hometown Hero in…
Neighbors
Chilkoot Trail artist residences accepted through Feb. 1
WHITEHORSE — The Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Program offers an opportunity for Canadian and American artists to be…
Neighbors
Movie guide
JUNEAU GOLD TOWN NICKELODEON For complete listings, visit www.goldtownnick.com. “Coming Home” — Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Nov. 20-22. Synopsis:…
Neighbors
Angoon school play to be presented, live-streamed Thursday
Angoon’s 65 K-12 students, along with Gustavus-based artist Sarah Campen, will on Thursday present “Raven Stole the…
Neighbors
A conversation with John Straley
One morning in Ketchikan, Sitka writer John Straley climbed down a barnacle-encrusted ladder at low tide, a subpoena…
Neighbors
21st annual Bald Eagle Fest runs Nov. 9-15 in Haines
The 21st Alaska Bald Eagle Festival is this week in Haines. The festival started Monday, Nov. 9. The…
Neighbors
Public art opportunities: Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma
Metro Parks Tacoma is seeking an artist or artist team for each of two opportunities for the new…
Neighbors
“Sharing the Trails” event scheduled for Thursday
Trapping season in the Juneau area opened Nov. 1 and the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game would…
Neighbors
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center hosts Fall Fun Fest on Nov. 14
The US Forest Service is hosting a family event at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center from 10:30 a.m.…
Neighbors
Dr. Walter Soboleff Day to be observed Nov. 14
Walter Soboleff Day is Nov. 14, an observance that was made official last year following passage of HB217.…
Neighbors
What’s happening this week, Nov. 11-17
EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS An Evening with John Straley, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, Hangar on the Wharf Ballroom.…
Neighbors
Quintessence of Quinn and the JSO: students’ perspectives
Troy Quinn’s debut as Music Director of the Juneau Symphony Orchestra was a masterpiece. Here is one who…
Neighbors
On Writing: Paragraphs
Back in my late 20s and early 30s, somewhere on the way to learning how to write like…
Neighbors
Writers’ Weir: Cathedral
Cathedral This Sundaythe ocean is my cathedral.The wind, clearly visiblebreaking in random patternacross the wavesis all I need…
Neighbors
Year of Reading Foreign: Lens of the Future
The best and worst of science fiction fandom was on display at this year’s Hugo Awards. In protest…
Neighbors
David Boxley talks Native, Tsimshian art revival
At his very first Native art show, David A. Boxley, now a renowned Tsimshian carver and culture bearer,…
Neighbors
To Serve Man: “Sweeney Todd” at Perseverance Theatre
“The history of the world, my sweet, is who gets eaten and who gets to eat.” – Sweeney…
Neighbors
Rotary Club of Juneau presents annual Vocational Service Awards
Rotary Club of Juneau recently announced its Vocational Service Awards for 2015. Nominated both by club members and…
Neighbors
The Alaska Center for the Book launches “Letters About Literature 2016”
A new national writing contest based on writing letters about literature has opened for students in grades 4…
Neighbors
State Library Archives and Museums staff honored for preparations
The 2015 Award for Excellence in the Museum Field from the Museums Alaska/Alaska Historical Society has been awarded…