Arts and Culture

Fireside Lecture on Alaska State Capitol Jan. 22

The history and contemporary renovation of Alaska’s State Capitol is the subject of the Friday, Jan. 22 free Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.Wayne… Continue reading

UAS Alumni & Friends “Art and Wine 101” scholarship fundraiser to be held Jan. 30

When Pua Maunu began a solo artist-in-residence stay in the Ernest Gruening Amalga Harbor cabin at the end of August, the weather was less than… Continue reading

Queer Film Fest to benefit Juneau Pride 2016

A collaboration between SEAGLA, the Southeast Alaska LGBTQ Alliance and the Gold Town Nickelodeon will bring a Queer Film Fest to Juneau beginning this weekend.… Continue reading

A clan house is shourded in a sheet of protective plastic inside the permanent gallery under construction at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums building.

CCW: A first look inside the SLAM building

From Willoughby Street, the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library Archives and Museum Building looks mostly finished, tempting passers-by with glimpses of an interestingly patterned… Continue reading

A clan house is shourded in a sheet of protective plastic inside the permanent gallery under construction at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums building.

What’s happening

WHAT’S HAPPENINGTHEATER“Our Voices Will Be Heard,” 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday and 4 pm Sunday, Perseverance Theatre. Tickets at ptalaska.org, 463-TIXS, jahc.org, JACC, and Hearthside Books. For… Continue reading

Lexi Fish Hackett and her daughter, Isla, on board their boat, the F/V Myriad. Photo by Ash Adams.

CCW: Salmon Life: Fish and Family

Lexi Fish Hackett has fish in her blood in more ways than one. Until recently, her last name was simply “Fish,” which she says is… Continue reading

Lexi Fish Hackett and her daughter, Isla, on board their boat, the F/V Myriad. Photo by Ash Adams.
University of Alaska, Southeast associate professor of art Jeremy Kane stands with some of his creations for "Surface," a current show at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

A conversation with ceramics professor and artist Jeremy Kane

University of Alaska Associate Professor of Art and ceramics artist Jeremy Kane’s current show at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, “Surface,” is a departure from the… Continue reading

University of Alaska, Southeast associate professor of art Jeremy Kane stands with some of his creations for "Surface," a current show at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
CCW: Farr North Perspectives: Reflecting on celebrity deaths

CCW: Farr North Perspectives: Reflecting on celebrity deaths

Objectively, it’s a silly thing to mourn the passing of a celebrity. I don’t know these people. We’re not friends. We’ve never had a beer… Continue reading

CCW: Farr North Perspectives: Reflecting on celebrity deaths
Blueberries and branches in Ice.

Art in unusual places

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

Blueberries and branches in Ice.

Alaska students Invited to pick glacier-inspired names for two ferries

Gov. Bill Walker is calling on Alaska students to help name two state ferry vessels, currently being built in Ketchikan after the Alaska Legislature appropriated… Continue reading

Fundraising for Carnegie Hall

Members of Alaskapella, Juneau’s community a cappella group, are in the final month of fundraising for their trip to Carnegie hall this spring.The Alaskapellicans, which… Continue reading

From left to right, freshman Briannah Letter, senior Rebecca Hassler, and junior and Palestinian exchange student Yara Dgeish practice a short reader's theater play for Drama, Debate and Forensics at Thunder Mountain High School. Dgeish is one of four students in Juneau this year with the YES program, which brings students from countries with significant Muslim populations to the US.

Different place, same world

The four Muslim high school students on exchange in Juneau for this academic year from Indonesia, Palestine, Egypt and Turkey have gotten at least one… Continue reading

From left to right, freshman Briannah Letter, senior Rebecca Hassler, and junior and Palestinian exchange student Yara Dgeish practice a short reader's theater play for Drama, Debate and Forensics at Thunder Mountain High School. Dgeish is one of four students in Juneau this year with the YES program, which brings students from countries with significant Muslim populations to the US.
Megan Bush works on her writing during a previous Woosh Kinaadeiyí workshop.

What’s happening this week

THEATERWorld premiere: “Our Voices Will Be Heard,” 7:30 pm Friday (opening night) and Saturday, and a pay-as-you-can performance 4 pm Sunday, Perseverance Theatre. Pay as… Continue reading

Megan Bush works on her writing during a previous Woosh Kinaadeiyí workshop.

Self-soothing in the age of technology

It’s hard to take a break from technology – specifically related to communication – realize how much it has infiltrated your life, and know your… Continue reading

JUMP Society Winter Film Festival starts Thursday

The JUMP Society Winter Film Festival will be held Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 14-16, and Friday Jan. 29. The festival, held biannually since 2002, showcases… Continue reading

State Library offers three summer internships in public libraries

The Alaska State Library is accepting applications for three summer internships in public libraries from individuals who have recently completed, or are near completion of,… Continue reading

Writers Weir: Low Self Esteem

Low Self EsteemWhat does it saywhen my hands held under the automatic faucetdon’t bring the promised gush of water,when my hands held in front of… Continue reading

Actors Leetta Gray, Erin Tripp, Erika Stone, Jane Lind and Frank Katasse rehearse for Perseverance Theatre's production of "Our Voices Will Be Heard" written by Vera Starbard.

‘Our voices will be heard’: A universal story in a distinctive voice

The following are excerpts from an interview with Vera Starbard and Larissa FastHorse conducted by Ishmael Hope one week prior to the world premiere of… Continue reading

Actors Leetta Gray, Erin Tripp, Erika Stone, Jane Lind and Frank Katasse rehearse for Perseverance Theatre's production of "Our Voices Will Be Heard" written by Vera Starbard.
Sidewalk poll, Jan. 13

Sidewalk poll, Jan. 13

If you had to change your first name, what would you choose as your new name? I wouldn’t, it is the name I was given.-John Evans,… Continue reading

Sidewalk poll, Jan. 13

Movie listings

JUNEAU GOLD TOWN NICKELODEONFor complete listings see www.goldtownnick.com.“JUMP Society Winter Film Festival” Local short films. 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 14, 7 and 9 pm Friday, Jan.… Continue reading