The Juneau Violence Prevention Coalition’s quarterly meeting is upcoming so members can connect and figure out better methods of preventing violence in Alaska.It will take… Continue reading
Juneau Makerspace, located at 1759 Anka Street in the Lemon Creek area, will hold its grand opening on March 12 from 1-4 p.m. to commemorate… Continue reading
This isn’t a play for nervous giggling — it’s a play for belly laughs, perhaps even bellowing or cackling.In the Next Room (or The Vibrator… Continue reading
How much do you know about the fiscal crisis? Well now you can test yourself and find out.As part of its ongoing effort to talk… Continue reading
On Tuesday evenings at Louie’s Douglas Inn, two men and a whole lot of other patrons watch an episode of “Building Alaska.” Unlike the rest,… Continue reading
Fiddlers, belly dancers, jumpropers, singers — Juneau’s got a lot of talented performers and artists, and Juneau Dance Theatre is bringing them together for the… Continue reading
University of Alaska professors and glacier researchers Jason Amundson and Martin Truffer will present the March 11 Fireside Lecture on the Taku Glacier at Mendenhall… Continue reading
The Marie Drake Planetarium will on March 14 present “The Night Sky Tonight,” covering current astronomical events including the recent detection of gravitational waves. This… Continue reading
Editor’s note: In this new series, we ask questions of working artists around Southeast Alaska. To suggest an artist, email maryc.martin@capweek.com.CCW:Do you have any particular… Continue reading
Fish stomachs could help solve the mystery of why Alaska halibut are so small for their age.Halibut weights are about one-third of what they were… Continue reading
I bought this book because it was pretty and I was pleasantly surprised to find it was also wonderful.The 50th anniversary edition is in a… Continue reading
Last year I wrote about a trip to Yelapa, Mexico. I poked fun at my unreasonable fear of cartels, which was replaced with a much… Continue reading
Appropriation of indigenous peoples’ art and culture: it’s something that’s been happening for decades, if not centuries, and that still happens even today. Those imitations… Continue reading
Losing sucks.There’s a lot of it going around this time of year. High school teams are wrapping up their seasons and careers, while college basketball… Continue reading
Man of La Mancha rides into town this MarchThis March “Man of La Mancha” will be coming to the Juneau-Douglas High School stage where the… Continue reading
Two public libraries honored by IMLSAlaska’s Haines Borough Public Library and Juneau Public Libraries are among the 30 finalists for the 2016 National Medal for… Continue reading
Eight different musicians will come to The Alaskan Hotel and Bar March 4 and 5 for a Fairbanks-themed mini-festival with more than eight individual performances… Continue reading
Fifteen acts, or more than 40 performers, will display their talent and compete for prizes, publicity and bragging rights on Saturday, March 12, at the… Continue reading
An adventurous Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, March 4 takes the audience to remote regions of Southeast Alaska for ultra-running explorations.… Continue reading
EVENTS Wildlife Wednesday: Blue Carbon, Wednesday, March 2, 7-8 pm, Mendenhall Valley Public Library. Heidi Pearson, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska… Continue reading
