Arts and Culture

Gold Town Theater and public iibrary to host Science on Screen

The Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries in partnership with the Gold Town Nickelodeon Theater and the Juneau Public Libraries has been awarded a Science… Continue reading

Views of Death Valley from Dante's View in November 2015.

Art in Unusual Places

The Empire’s Arts & Culture section welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to… Continue reading

Views of Death Valley from Dante's View in November 2015.
Art by Mark Davis will be on view at the Canvas, along with other artists.

Gallery Walk

Gallery Walk, the biggest First Friday event of the year, will be held this Friday, Dec. 4. Most downtown galleries and shops will be open… Continue reading

Art by Mark Davis will be on view at the Canvas, along with other artists.

Beyond tattoos

Local artist Emily Rodkey usually works in ink, on the ever-changing canvas of the human body. But Friday night she’ll show another aspect of her… Continue reading

There is no such thing as ‘away’

I don’t like to cook. Luckily, at holiday time, my husband enjoys putting out a fine meal for our family and friends. (I happily do… Continue reading

Alaska Arts Confluence presents First Friday with Jeffrey Moskowitz

HAINES — Alaska Arts Confluence will host an installation of original maps by local cartographer Jeffrey Moskowitz of Hemlock Lines at the Art on Main… Continue reading

Movie listings

JUNEAUGOLD TOWN NICKELODEONFor complete listings, visit www.goldtownnick.com.“Hamlet” with Benedict Cumberbatch, live from The Barbican. Saturday. Synopsis: Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Shakespeare’s tragedy, recorded live at… Continue reading

What’s happening this week

EVENTSWildlife Wednesday; Photographing Alaska’s Wildlife by Michael Phelps, 7–8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, Thunder Mountain High School Library 2nd floor. Professional local photographer Michael Phelps… Continue reading

Holiday Pops Concert scheduled for Dec. 12 and 13

The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council will present the 8th annual Holiday Pops Concert, happening at the UAS Egan Library on Dec. 12 at 7:30… Continue reading

Updated 'Nutcracker' features new choreography by Zachary Hench and Julie Diana

Updated ‘Nutcracker’ features new choreography by Zachary Hench and Julie Diana

Juneau Dance Theatre will present its annual production of “The Nutcracker” at the Juneau Douglas High School Auditorium Dec. 4-6. This year, the ballet has… Continue reading

Updated 'Nutcracker' features new choreography by Zachary Hench and Julie Diana
Tlingit weaver and teacher Lily Hope guides Auke Bay Elementary School second graders through the cultural exhibit in the Walter Soboleff Center on Nov. 19. The event was part of the Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child program, which was founded by the Kennedy Center to create full access to arts education programs and resources for K-8 students. The Kennedy Center works with 18 sites in the country and Juneau is one of them. Starting in November, all second-grade students in the Juneau School District began to go on annual arts excursions to the Walter Soboleff Building to learn about the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures.

Art for all children

For a few days at the end of September, all the second graders in the Juneau School District sat in Shuká Hit, the clan house… Continue reading

Tlingit weaver and teacher Lily Hope guides Auke Bay Elementary School second graders through the cultural exhibit in the Walter Soboleff Center on Nov. 19. The event was part of the Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child program, which was founded by the Kennedy Center to create full access to arts education programs and resources for K-8 students. The Kennedy Center works with 18 sites in the country and Juneau is one of them. Starting in November, all second-grade students in the Juneau School District began to go on annual arts excursions to the Walter Soboleff Building to learn about the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures.

‘The Winter’s Tale’ Retold

"The Gap of Time: The Winter's Tale Retold" is the book for anyone who has ever seen or read William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” and gone WTF.It’s hard… Continue reading

Making Local Work: Noah Spengler Limited

Noah Spengler is a 17-year-old with a business he’s created by hand.It began with his creative outlet — Spengler paints and draws, keeping sketches in… Continue reading

The sun sets on boats in the Egegik district of the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery.

Writers Weir: Old Salt at Sea

It is early on anchor... we should be up and fishing but the grind of the season, the hours worked, the harvest netted... they have… Continue reading

The sun sets on boats in the Egegik district of the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery.

“What Would Jesus Buy?”

A Christmas present arrived at our house a few years ago in early December. It wasn’t a package, it was a phone call from my… Continue reading

Organ Fest at SOB Atrium to kick off Gallery Walk

Imagine you’re at the Coliseum Theatre on South Franklin Street in 1929. You’re watching “Atlantic,” the first Titanic movie, one of the first with sound.… Continue reading

“Mug Up” gathering to be held at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum

The term “Mug Up” was used in coastal communities by the mid-1800s to describe any snack or coffee break throughout the day or evening. Mug… Continue reading

Juneau Jazz & Classics to host Swing in the New Year

Tickets are now on sale for Juneau Jazz & Classic’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, Swing in the New Year! The evening will include a… Continue reading

JAMM concert to highlight young performers

Juneau Alaska Music Matters will host a fundraising concert at Northern LIght United Church on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. The concert will feature… Continue reading

Tidal Echoes submission deadline is Dec. 1

The submission deadline for the 2016 edition of Title Echoes, a literary and art journal showcasing the art and writing of Southeast Alaskans, is Dec.… Continue reading