Juneau Arts & Humanities Council brings the 9th Annual Food Festival, featuring fresh local produce, homemade jams and jellies, arts and crafts, on Saturday, August… Continue reading
If you don’t see the connection between kayaking and mental health, Friday’s event at the Goldtown Nickelodeon aims to make it more clear.It starts at… Continue reading
Photographer Ben Huff has been dreaming of his own press since 2007, and this summer, with the help of an $18,000 grant from the Rasmuson… Continue reading
JLO: What was your first memorable public performance?JM: My first memorable performance was in elementary school talent show. I sang Stacy Lattisaw, “Let Me Be… Continue reading
Juneau Lyric Opera’s fifth production of the popular “Who’s Your Diva,” a singing competition and fundraiser showcasing Juneau’s diva talent, is coming up Sept. 24… Continue reading
JLO: What was your first memorable public performance?BM: It was my junior year of high school. I sang the national anthem before a basketball game… Continue reading
A scatter of Vaux swifts, swallow-like “cigars with wings,” pluckinsects from the afternoon air. As dusk approachesthe scatter thickens into clouds of dozens, thenhundreds of… Continue reading
Nominate for 2017 Governor’s Awards for the ArtsNominations are now open for the 2017 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. These awards are an… Continue reading
In the kind of writing most of us do every day—the kind of writing I’ve mainly been concerned with in these columns—the only criteria that… Continue reading
I believe that listening and sharing can undermine prejudice and judgment. I believe that if we embrace the vulnerability it takes to get to know… Continue reading
Last week I had the pleasure of attending my third International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC). This annual event brings together 300 or more men and… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan City Council has approved the renovation of the main floor of the Tongass Historical Museum. The $1,256,950 cost, a combination of… Continue reading
It was ten years ago that local filmmaker Danny Peterson brought to light the health effects of pelmenis — the Russian dumplings beloved by Juneau… Continue reading
Featuring short films by locals, the semi-annual film festival held by the JUMP Society is always new. This year, the society itself is new as… Continue reading
The Alaska State Museum’s biennial exhibition of Alaska photography, Alaska Positive, will be open for submissions on Aug. 15.The juror this year is Larry McNeil,… Continue reading
Kids ages 6-12 can sign up for free youth art activities at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives, and Museum to celebrate the national… Continue reading
Alaska is special. We know this. When we first move here, we suffer all manner of hardship to glimpse God from a mountain ridge or… Continue reading
At first it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly makes nagoonberries wonderful. They’re a single berry on a tiny plant that are preyed upon by those… Continue reading
Juneau teacher Paul Kristian Berg has faced choices so difficult most people never have to make them. During the Vietnam War, he set bomb targets… Continue reading
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
