Arts and Culture

Stokes releases new chapbook

Stokes publishes new chapbookJuneau poet and Writers’ Weir contributor Richard Stokes has a new chapbook out. It’s called “Sip and Savor” and is named for… Continue reading

From left to right, pickled herring competition winners Sig Mathisen, Bob Olsen, Carolyn Kvernvik and Adam Swanson (standing in for his dad Rob) pose with their trophies.

Getting pickled and smoked in Petersburg

GETTING PICKLED AND SMOKED IN PETERSBURGBY CHELSEA TREMBLAYFor the Capital City WeeklyOn a cold December morning in Petersburg, KFSK radio station development director Orin Pierson… Continue reading

From left to right, pickled herring competition winners Sig Mathisen, Bob Olsen, Carolyn Kvernvik and Adam Swanson (standing in for his dad Rob) pose with their trophies.

Farr North: Goodbye and Hello

GOODBYE AND HELLOBY CLINT J. FARRFor the Capital City Weekly2016 did not suck. My daughters come across magazines and my items on my Facebook feed… Continue reading

The art of Scott Severance: From new brewery labels to the fantastical

THE ART OF SCOTT SEVERANCEBY CLARA MILLERCapital City WeeklyThis January, Husky IPA, a spring seasonal brew by the Alaskan Brewing Co., will be released to… Continue reading

Ernestine Hayes laughs at a Sept. 2015 49 Writers Crosscurrents panel called "Shaped by the North."

Ernestine Hayes, Tlingit professor and writer from Juneau, selected as next Alaska State Writer Laureate

HAYES CHOSEN AS 2016-2018 WRITER LAUREATEBY MARY CATHARINE MARTINCapital City WeeklyJuneau writer and University of Alaska Southeast assistant professor of English Ernestine Hayes, author of… Continue reading

Ernestine Hayes laughs at a Sept. 2015 49 Writers Crosscurrents panel called "Shaped by the North."

22nd Sitka Jazz Festival scheduled

Sitka Jazz Festival scheduledSITKA— The 22nd Sitka Jazz Festival will be Feb. 2-4, 2017. It will consist of an array of artists, starring the Tierny… Continue reading

Puggy Nelson, a foreman at the Juneau cold storage, 20 years ago gave Dick Callahan this African blackwood bagpipe practice chanter.

Woodshed Kings: Big Pug’s pipes

BIG PUG’S PIPESBack in the early 1980s, when Juneau’s waterfront was between the mining boom and the cruise ship boom, Puggy Nelson and I would… Continue reading

Puggy Nelson, a foreman at the Juneau cold storage, 20 years ago gave Dick Callahan this African blackwood bagpipe practice chanter.

Juneau Cabaret to hold Holiday Extravaganza Dec. 21

JUNEAU — Juneau Cabaret will present an evening of holiday music performed cabaret-style by some of Juneau’s best singers and accompanists, starting at 5 p.m.… Continue reading

JAHC to receive $95,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

JUNEAU — National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major… Continue reading

Winter Solstice

Let’s toast with mulled cider to the curtailed dayReflection as new beginnings make wayWarmth beside yule logs that burn and smolderAn evergreen wreath lines the… Continue reading

New Year’s Eve Barn Dance

JUNEAU — The traditional New Year’s Eve Barn Dance will be from 7:30-11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, at St. Ann’s Parish Hall on 5th… Continue reading

Season’s Reflection

Earth.Skies.Natures.Wonders.All creation.You’re above them all. Beauties.Bounties.Treasures.Wealth.You’re above them all. Times.Everything made and not made.Wisdomand all the ways of the world.You’re above them all. Nations.Kingdoms.Kings.Thrones.Powers.You’re above them all. But you… Continue reading

Three Southeast residents named in the 2017 Governor’s Awards for the Arts & Humanities

JUNEAU, HAINES — The Alaska Humanities Forum and the Alaska State Council on the Arts announced the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Awards for the… Continue reading

Fiddler on the Roof ACLU fundraiser

JUNEAU — The Goldtown Nickelodeon, Unitarian Universalists and Congregation Sukkat Shalom will host Juneau’s first “Fiddler on the Roof” Sing-a-Long and Screening on Christmas Day.… Continue reading

Juneau History Grant deadline is Dec. 30

JUNEAU — Do you have a good idea for preserving or sharing Juneau’s history or culture? Are you a teacher looking for an authentic history… Continue reading

Free Showing of Charlie Chaplin’s “Gold Rush”

JUNEAU — The Alaska State Library Historical Collections will be screening Charlie Chaplin’s 1925 film, “The Gold Rush” on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m.… Continue reading

Krumkake, a traditional Norwegian dessert, is served during Julebukking in Petersburg.

Coming together for Julebukking

I thought it was normal. The week before Christmas, when school is out and friends and family have come to town, stores transform for a… Continue reading

Krumkake, a traditional Norwegian dessert, is served during Julebukking in Petersburg.

BP Alaska accepting nominations for educator awards

BP is accepting nominations for the BP Teachers of Excellence program, which recognizes Alaska teachers’ exceptional work.In addition to honoring teachers for the 22nd year,… Continue reading

A colorful pile of snow at sunset.

Photos: Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

A colorful pile of snow at sunset.
Detail of the rough design of one of the figures of the Veterans Totem Pole.

Klawock honors its veterans

On a cold, crisp evening in December with the snow piled on the ground and golden oldies blaring from the stereo, United States Marine Corps… Continue reading

Detail of the rough design of one of the figures of the Veterans Totem Pole.