Every year around the holidays you see the same “classic” Christmas movies: “Miracle on 34th Street,” “Babes in Toyland,” any number of different versions of… Continue reading
For most of the 1980s I was a poor graduate student, but thanks to two of my mentors I had the cultural life of a… Continue reading
For many people, 2016 festered. From vitriol in the elections and caps lock matches on social media to the deaths of beloved entertainers and other… Continue reading
Not so long ago, children’s books with an authentic focus on Alaska Native stories and culture were harder to find.That’s changing with Baby Raven Reads,… Continue reading
The Alaska State Council on the Arts submitted a resolution in November 2016 urging Alaska’s Congressional Delegation to take any and all steps necessary to… Continue reading
JUNEAU — If you pull up outside of Juneau Urgent & Family Care (8505 Old Dairy Road) at 7 p.m., from Nov. 26-Jan 6 you… Continue reading
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) will hold the 24th annual Alaska Symphony of Seafood in 2017, a competition for new products made from Alaska seafood.… Continue reading
Twenty-two years ago, Theresa Araki had a booth at Juneau’s public market she called A Little Bazaar. This year, under the same name, she opened… Continue reading
And now for some fun and simple holiday projects field tested by your crew at Woodshed Kings. They’re all clever and made of inexpensive and/or… Continue reading
JUNEAU, SITKA — Juneau Jazz & Classics new artistic director, William Ransom, and Zuill Bailey of the Sitka Summer Musical Festival, a frequent artist at… Continue reading
The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, legislation that addresses infrastructure priorities on America’s coasts and rivers, passed the Senate by a vote… Continue reading
The enrollment period for Sealaska scholarship applications will open on Dec. 15 for the 2017-2018 school year. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2017.… Continue reading
Do you have a good idea for preserving or sharing Juneau’s history or culture? Are you a teacher looking for an authentic history project for… Continue reading
Perseverance Theatre’s current play, “This Wonderful Life,” sees one actor in a play adapted from the screen play to “It’s a Wonderful Life.”Allison Holtkamp directs… Continue reading
Registration for Juneau Lyric Opera’s midwinter vocal festival is now open.The vocal festival for 28 years has brought Byron McGilvray to Juneau for workshop classes… Continue reading
Renowned Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver Clarissa Rizal, a Raven of the T’akdeintaan, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.Rizal apprenticed with Jennie Thlunaut, a weaver… Continue reading
Warrior Code, translated by George Ramos (Kai Monture’s grandfather) 1 – Never make yourself “heavier” than others. (The word ‘heavy’ implies an internal state as… Continue reading
No matter the season, every day from age six began the same way for a young K’inéix Kwáan man training to be a warrior in… Continue reading
Aqua green with embossed kanjiBeachcomber finds and nautical decorCollector items of the commercial maritimeDeep sea fishing floats of ancient historyEtched by sand, worn, and corrodedFreeblown… Continue reading
I don’t write many columns as Capital City Weekly editor. There are too many interesting people and events in Southeast Alaska to write articles about.But… Continue reading
