FEATURED ARTISTS PATTI JOUPPI AND HALI DENTONJAHC GalleryPatti Hutchens Jouppi will exhibit mixed media work; Hali Denton will exhibit work done in pen and ink.Juneau… Continue reading
JAHC calls for art applicationsThe Juneau Arts & Humanities Council has opened their application acceptance for the 2016-2017 JAHC Gallery Season. The call for art… Continue reading
25-year anniversary celebration of the Tongass Timber Reform ActSoutheast Alaska Conservation Council is hosting a party on March 5 and the public is invited.This celebration… Continue reading
I’m on a mission.Years ago, I was discussing killer whales with a well-meaning environmentalist who suggested that the term “killer whale” was too pejorative. He… Continue reading
Set in America, Israel, and Palestine, “Wrestling Jerusalem,” coming to Juneau March 3-6, follows one man’s journey to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Actor Aaron Davidman’s… Continue reading
“Poems that are read aloud come to life,” said Robert Fagen, a contributor to the literary and arts journal Cirque. “There is a grand tradition,… Continue reading
Author’s note: I didn’t write this piece as a requiem, but a few days before press time the state announced that the Home Energy Rebate… Continue reading
Watch a man’s journey to understand the Israeli-Palestine conflict in a solo performance at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center in March.Aaron Davidman both wrote… Continue reading
Rainforest Islands Ferry to re-launch April 15The North End Ferry Authority voted to start service on April 15, 2016, for the Rainforest Islands Ferry.Four times… Continue reading
Rasmuson Foundation awards three Southeast programs in Seven Tier 1 AwardsRasmuson Foundation awarded three Southeast Alaska programs in the Seven Tier 1 Awards. Rasmuson, which… Continue reading
In a carving shed in Sitka National Historical Park, a team of five well-known carvers are continuing, and reviving, an art practiced since time immemorial… Continue reading
There’s something perfect about fondue. It’s melted cheese and that in itself is a perfect thing. However, fondue seems to be more than simply melted… Continue reading
Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka accepting student applicationsMt. Edgecumbe High School, the state-operated boarding school in Sitka, is accepting applications for enrollment for next… Continue reading
Lower 48 artists selected for residencies in AlaskaRasmuson Foundation announced the selection of four artists from the Lower 48 who will each spend eight weeks… Continue reading
Juneau Lyric Opera hires new executive directorJuneau Lyric Opera hired Sara Radke Brown as the new executive directorPrior to her appointment with JLO, Sara served… Continue reading
Play With Heart improv workshopOn Saturday, Feb. 27 Betse Green will be leading a special improv workshop - Playing With Heart - from 2 p.m.… Continue reading
BY JOHN D’ARMANDFor the Capital City WeeklyDecades ago, I received a postcard from a student who was a Wagner aficionado. It read, “Last night, I… Continue reading
(For Amy Fletcher)The poet,Admired for his earnest habit of callingThe sun the sun. . . .—W.H. Auden, “In Praise of Limestone”All writing should aspire to… Continue reading
A fleet of tiny brown birdscharges my windshieldchanges direction retreats in formation.Minutes later they reappear,perform precision acrobaticsin a blank sky;banking, rising, dipping, diving.Forced to attention,… Continue reading
WHAT’S HAPPENINGFILMScience on Screen Free Film Screening, 3:30–6 pm Friday, Feb. 26, Mendenhall Valley Public Library. Free screening of David Lynch’s film “The Elephant Man.”MUSICOpen… Continue reading
