Arts and Culture

Beau Schooler nominated in Restaurant and Chef Awards

Beau Schooler nominated in Restaurant and Chef AwardsOn Feb. 17, the James Beard Foundation released its 2016 list of Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists, naming… Continue reading

SHI to sponsor lecture on Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights

SHI to sponsor lecture on Indigenous Intellectual Property RightsSealaska Heritage Institute is sponsoring a lecture by visiting scholar, Jacob Adams, from Norway who is researching… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Ernestine Hayes, a Juneau author and teacher, began her memoir "Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir" on a paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter in 1985. This spring, her book is being read statewide for the inaugural "Alaska Reads." Hayes is touring the state and made a stop in Soldotna on Wednesday to discuss the book with readers from the Soldotna and Kenai libraries.

Juneau author Ernestine Hayes makes stop in Kenai

KENAI - Ernestine Hayes’ memoir began on a crumpled paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter.Through homelessness, loss and an eventual return to her… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Ernestine Hayes, a Juneau author and teacher, began her memoir "Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir" on a paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter in 1985. This spring, her book is being read statewide for the inaugural "Alaska Reads." Hayes is touring the state and made a stop in Soldotna on Wednesday to discuss the book with readers from the Soldotna and Kenai libraries.

Beau Schooler nominated in Restaurant and Chef Awards

On Feb. 17, the James Beard Foundation released its 2016 list of Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists, naming Beau Schooler of the Rookery in the… Continue reading

Juneau Lyric Opera hires new executive director

Juneau Lyric Opera hired Sara Radke Brown as its new executive directorPrior to her appointment with JLO, Brown served as the executive director for the… Continue reading

Fireside Lecturer Mark Kelley to present “Thinking Photos” on Feb. 19

Award-winning Juneau photographer Mark Kelley is the featured Fireside lecturer at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 pm and 8 pm.In… Continue reading

Adriane Honerbrink models her "Aluminum Raven" made of recycled aluminum cans, pvc pipe and recycled fabric at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.

Photos: Wearable Art 2016: Reflections

All photos by Michael Penn / Juneau Empire… Continue reading

Adriane Honerbrink models her "Aluminum Raven" made of recycled aluminum cans, pvc pipe and recycled fabric at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.
Polk Camp, now Prince of Wales most popular cabin last year, was slated for destruction before volunteers and the local Forest Service ranger worked to renovate the structure into a cabin.

Polk Camp: From destruction to success

Just a few years ago, the Craig Ranger District Forest Service remote administrative camp on Polk Inlet on Prince of Wales was slated for destruction.… Continue reading

Polk Camp, now Prince of Wales most popular cabin last year, was slated for destruction before volunteers and the local Forest Service ranger worked to renovate the structure into a cabin.

Letter from the CCW editor: Southeast Alchemy

This week’s issue of the Capital City Weekly is devoted to an art form that has become strongly associated with Southeast Alaska: wearable art. With… Continue reading

What’s happening this week, Feb. 17-23

  FILMDocumentary Premiere & Forum: The Flying University, 6:30-8 pm, Thursday, Feb. 18, KTOO building. The premiere of „The Flying University,‰ a short film that takes… Continue reading

Museums of the world film series begins at Gold Town

If you’re hungry for a bit of “cinematic brain food,” join the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum for the Great Museums… Continue reading

Deadline reminders for February and March

 Feb. 17: SHI Juried Art Show applications dueSealaska Heritage Institute is accepting applications from artists who want to compete in its eighth biennial Juried Art… Continue reading

Free Tai Chi classes for people over 60 begin March 1

A new series of free Tai Chi classes for Juneau citizens, age 60 and older, is now open for registration, with the first class beginning… Continue reading

First Lady Donna Walker, left, Andrus Award winner Laraine Derr, center, and AARP Alaska State President Terry Snyder are shown Feb. 10 after Derr received the 2015 AARP Alaska Andrus Award for Community Service.

AARP Alaska Recognizes Laraine Derr for her commitment to community service

ANCHORAGE – Juneau resident Laraine Derr has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2015 AARP Alaska… Continue reading

First Lady Donna Walker, left, Andrus Award winner Laraine Derr, center, and AARP Alaska State President Terry Snyder are shown Feb. 10 after Derr received the 2015 AARP Alaska Andrus Award for Community Service.

Record number of visitors traveled to Alaska in summer 2015

The recently released Alaska Visitor Statistics Program VI Interim Visitor Volume Report Summer 2015 shows that the state welcomed 1.78 million out-of-state visitors between May… Continue reading

Artist Rosie Ainza fits model Marianna Carpeneti into her costume made of glass, synthetic leather, wire, ribbon and hateful public comments from social media users in her entry titled "Tweet" at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.

Wearable Art Q&A: Artist Rosalinda Ainza

Wearable Art Q&A: Artist Rosalinda AinzaCapital City Weekly CCW: How many wearable art shows have you participated in? RA: This is only my second show but I… Continue reading

Artist Rosie Ainza fits model Marianna Carpeneti into her costume made of glass, synthetic leather, wire, ribbon and hateful public comments from social media users in her entry titled "Tweet" at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.
Artist Lauralye Miko, left, watches as model Amy George displays her "Southeast Seawolf" made of nautical charts, halibut line, barnacles, coral and seaglass at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.

Wearable Arts Q&A: Lauralye Miko’s Southeast Seawolf

CCW: What motivated you to get involved in Wearable Art in 2009?LM: I moved to Juneau in 2003 and one of the things I first… Continue reading

Artist Lauralye Miko, left, watches as model Amy George displays her "Southeast Seawolf" made of nautical charts, halibut line, barnacles, coral and seaglass at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.
Diane Palmer's creation for the 2016 Wearable Art Show in Ketchikan, "Mysto's Curiosities," modeled by the artist. The piece was part of the 30th annual Wearable Art show in Ketchikan, presented Feb. 4-6 at the Ted Ferry Civic Center.

How to build an Alaskan rhinoceros

Thirty years ago, in 1986, Ketchikan artist Halli Kenoyer participated in Ketchikan’s (and Southeast Alaska’s) first wearable arts show, but she didn’t yet “get” it.“For… Continue reading

Diane Palmer's creation for the 2016 Wearable Art Show in Ketchikan, "Mysto's Curiosities," modeled by the artist. The piece was part of the 30th annual Wearable Art show in Ketchikan, presented Feb. 4-6 at the Ted Ferry Civic Center.

River Talk in Haines to focus on resilience

HAINES — Seven local storytellers are slated to tell their tales of resilience and adaptation at Lynn Canal Community Players’ Feb. 18 River Talk event.Tim… Continue reading

Father and son to teach Northwest Coast Art classes at UAS in Sitka

Beginning Feb. 22 and March 7, Sitka Native artist Dave Galanin and his son, Nicholas, will be teaching two separate Northwest Coast art workshops.On Feb.… Continue reading