Arts and Culture

Open face shows a rusty fire hydrant.

Art in Unusual Places

ART IN UNUSUAL PLACESThe Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited… Continue reading

Open face shows a rusty fire hydrant.
Kevin Manabat completes 50 double unders, the second of three exercises that had to be done within four minutes to move on to the next round. Complete the exercises in the given time and you've earned another round of misery.

Crossfit in Ketchikan

It’s just after noon on Sunday at Ketchikan CrossFit.Bo Meredith yells at Jeff Williams from the rower. “C’mon man, fast singles.”Jeff lifts the 135-pound combination… Continue reading

Kevin Manabat completes 50 double unders, the second of three exercises that had to be done within four minutes to move on to the next round. Complete the exercises in the given time and you've earned another round of misery.
Rainy Day Reads: I love lists

Rainy Day Reads: I love lists

I love lists. Lists of books, specifically, but also lists of bookish gifts available on the Etsy or lists of bookish quotes beloved by random… Continue reading

Rainy Day Reads: I love lists

On Writing: Idioms and Oddities, part 1

In the popular HBO series The Sopranos, we saw amid this crowd of lovable Mafia gangsters one character who was completely unsympathetic, Ralph Cifaretto. Ralph,… Continue reading

At left, Steven Price works on a small dugout to be displayed in Skagway, while carvers James (Gooch Éesh) Hart, Zack (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) James, and Wayne Price work on the first of two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes. All three apprentice carvers are volunteering their time, working ten hours a day, seven days a week for about nine months.

Going home in a 40-foot spruce canoe

Thirteen years ago, master carver Wayne Price of Haines had a vision in a sweat lodge.“The Creator told me to create a healing dugout and… Continue reading

At left, Steven Price works on a small dugout to be displayed in Skagway, while carvers James (Gooch Éesh) Hart, Zack (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) James, and Wayne Price work on the first of two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes. All three apprentice carvers are volunteering their time, working ten hours a day, seven days a week for about nine months.

Mad world

There’s a lot of weird going on right now.Not that on any given day of any month in any decade or generation there isn’t, but… Continue reading

What’s Happening

EVENTS Mudrooms, Wednesday, March 9, 7 pm at Northern Light United Church. The theme for this month’s Mudrooms, in which seven people tell a story, each… Continue reading

JAHC presents ‘The Middle of Everywhere’

Juneau Arts & Humanities Council is delighted to present “The Middle of Everywhere,” performed by WONDERHEADS, a multi-award winning physical theatre company specializing in mask… Continue reading

Gun club begins new shooter orientation

The Juneau Gun Club has started a monthly orientation for new shooters. Attendees will learn how to shoot a shotgun, trap shooting and rules, and… Continue reading

Trap team spring season starts March 20

The 2016 spring Juneau Trap Team program runs from March 20 to June 5. For those interested in finding out more, the team sign-up and… Continue reading

Earthen Vessel worship service

Two World Youth Day Benefits will occur for the youth of the diocese of Juneau attending World Youth Day 2016. Both events are a musical… Continue reading

STEM summer program coming to Thunder Mountain High School

STEM summer program coming to Thunder Mountain High SchoolCamp Invention, a STEM summer program, is coming to Thunder Mountain High School the week of June… Continue reading

SHI accepting applications for new juried art youth exhibit

Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a new youth exhibit of Northwest Coast art during the biennial celebration in an effort to increase the number of… Continue reading

Up to $6,000 in scholarships for art students available

The Juneau Community Foundation and the Brady family of Skagway announced that the Margaret Frans Brady Fund will make available $6,000 in scholarship funding in… Continue reading

National Park Service seeks centennial sculpture design

The National Park Service is seeking local sculptors to provide concept designs for a sculpture that will become the centerpiece of a new “Ton of… Continue reading

POW chamber to host business development summit in Klawock

Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Summit Business Development in Klawock. It will take place on April 22-23 at the Vocational and… Continue reading

Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce anniversary celebration

Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce anniversary celebrationPrince of Wales Chamber of Commerce will celebrate their 25th anniversary (formed in 1991) with a gala dinner… Continue reading

Juneau Audubon Society meeting on whales and rivers

Local naturalist, captain and wildlife photographer Joshua Peters will present “Southern Resident Whales & the Effect of Damming Washington and Oregon Rivers” as the March… Continue reading

Sealaska Heritage’s upcoming youth programs

Sealaska Heritage Institute’s released their upcoming summer youth programs so the community could save the date.From June 14-17 will be the Latseen Running Camp for… Continue reading

Path to Prosperity 2016 competition application period open

Do you or someone you know have an idea to run a business? The Path to Prosperity competition aims to identify and support innovative business… Continue reading