Arts and Culture

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

What's happening

What’s happening

EVENTSJuneau Public Market, noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nove. 28 and 29, Centennial Hall &… Continue reading

What's happening

Climate Action Film Series continues at the Gold Town

“Merchants of Doubt,” the last film in a series of three climate change-focused documentaries, will be shown on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 4:30 p.m. and… Continue reading

Movies

JUNEAUGOLD TOWN NICKELODEONFor complete listings, visit www.goldtownnick.com.“Coming Home” — Friday-Sunday. Synopsis: Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested… Continue reading

On Writing; The Name of the Sentence

Our word “sentence” comes from the Latin word for “opinion.” In late 14th-century Middle English, Chaucer describes a theology student at Oxford as “full of… Continue reading

Ferry schedule allows day trips to Pelican through April

The Pelican Chamber of Commerce recently shared information about the winter ferry schedule to Pelican in the hopes of spurring ridership during the coming months.… Continue reading

Rainy Day Reads: Selections for Black Friday

“Bartleby the Scrivener” by Herman Melville: The ultimate ‘Just say no’ tale. Bartleby is famous for his catchphrase: “I would prefer not to” which you… Continue reading

SHI accepting applications for revamped Juried Art Show

For the CCWSealaska Heritage Institute is accepting applications from artists who want to compete in its eighth biennial Juried Art Show and Competition, which will… Continue reading

SHI acquires Chilkat robe on eBay with cooperation from seller

Sealaska Heritage Institute has acquired a sacred Chilkat robe from an eBay seller, who willingly took a loss on the transaction so the piece could… Continue reading