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Tom Robenolt portrays Sir Toby Belch and Natalia Spengler plays Viola in the Alaska Theater Festival’s production of “Twelfth Night,” which debuts at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Treadwell Mine Office Building. (Courtesy of Flordelino Lagundino).

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Taking on new tones for “Twelfth Night”

Modern production of Shakespeare play free at various Juneau venues starting Wednesday

Models pose on the cruise ship dock downtown during the 2022 Alaska Fashion Week. The three-day event returns to Juneau starting Thursday. (Courtesy photo / Sydney Akagi Photography)

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A deluge of fashion in the forecast for Juneau this week

Third annual Alaska Fashion Week starts Thursday.

Performers in the Gold Town Theater’s virtual 2020 Christmas Extravaganza stand ready. This year’s event will involve performers traveling from location to location performing smaller sets. (Courtesy photo / Collette Costa)

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Gold Town Theater prepares for drive-by Christmas Show

Performers will be bringing the show to ticket buyers, traveling all over Juneau this year.

James Varsos, also known as “Hobo Jim,” poses for a photo during the August 2016, Funny River Festival in Funny River, Alaska, in August 2016. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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‘Hobo’ Jim opens up about recent terminal cancer diagnosis

Varsos was named Alaska’s official “state balladeer” in 1994.

Crystal clear: Subsistence and tradition influence new exhibition at city museum

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Crystal clear: Subsistence and tradition influence new exhibition at city museum

Worl’s whirlwind world shapes her work.

Helena Sardinha, a Los Angeles-based producer for Driven Equation and co-creator of “Sitka,” is in Sitka right now to teach at its fine arts camp. Sardinha said a short “proof of concept” will be filmed soon and has not yet been cast. (Courtesy Art | Helena Sardinha)

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Ready for the big time: ‘Sitka’ show starts shooting soon

Don’t touch that dial.

The family that shreds together, slays together

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The family that shreds together, slays together

Don’t call them the Osmonds.

Artist Rhonda Jenkins Gardinier makes her way along the runway in her creation titled “Wishes & Prayers in Turbulent Times” of wire, wire hangers, tin can ends and fishing swivels at the Wearable Art show at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)

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Wearable Art winners announced

Here’s who won.

A TV show set in Sitka is in the works

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A TV show set in Sitka is in the works

The goal: Show a side of Alaska that’s not bush people.

Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage

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Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage

He gives all his cultures a voice.

Seven-women group focuses on harmonies, collaboration

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Seven-women group focuses on harmonies, collaboration

Anything is eight-part harmony if you’re brave enough

Juneau Dance Theatre is keeping a classic fresh

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Juneau Dance Theatre is keeping a classic fresh

New choreography and costumes for “The Nutcracker.”

To be frank about ‘Franklin’: It’s ambitious and engaging

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To be frank about ‘Franklin’: It’s ambitious and engaging

Perseverance Theatre tells two stories separated by centuries.

Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge

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Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge

Tekla Waterfield’s “The Curtain Falls” pleasantly defies categorization without being wildly experimental.

‘The Princess Sophia’ commemorates shipwreck 100 years later

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‘The Princess Sophia’ commemorates shipwreck 100 years later

“The Princess Sophia” is nearly ready for its maiden voyage.

Open mic series begins Wednesday

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Open mic series begins Wednesday

An eight-week open mic and art series is beginning Wednesday at the Rookery downtown.

This April 2017 photo shows the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Teacher-student art exhibit coming to City Museum

The exhibit plays on the theme of teacher-student, expressed through painting, printmaking and handmade paper collage.

Photos: Who’s Your Diva?

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Photos: Who’s Your Diva?

Seven contestants compete in Juneau Lyric Opera’s “Who’s Your Diva?” at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Pilot production of ‘Matilda’ readies for takeoff

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Pilot production of ‘Matilda’ readies for takeoff

Heather Mitchell and Karen Allen knew “Matilda” would be perfect for Theater at Latitude 58’s teen and tween…

Allison Holtkamp and Donnie Gott smile as a storyteller arrives to rehearsal for “Same: Local Stories of Gender-Based Violence.” Holtkamp, director and producer of the show, and Holtkamp, storyteller and sound designer, said despite the show’s heavy topic, the experience of sharing stories is empowering and every story contains some levity.(Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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New show brings gender-based violence stories to the stage

“Same” will be different.