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Writers’ Weir: Learning to Hold Our Breaths

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Writers’ Weir: Learning to Hold Our Breaths

A poem by Daniel Branch

Arts and activism are coming to a screen near you

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Arts and activism are coming to a screen near you

Zines and pop-up shops could be coming later on.

Planet Alaska: Pandemic gardening follies

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Planet Alaska: Pandemic gardening follies

Mistakes or “learning experiences?”

For First Friday, artist Crystal Cudworth will hold a one-hour long First Friday virtual workshop that will offer tips on how to assemble a canvas and basic rules necessary to begin an archival painting.(Courtesy Photo | Crystal Cudworth)

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First Friday expands, blending virtual and in-person events

Other communities join the arts celebration, too.

Staff Picks: What we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing this month

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Staff Picks: What we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing this month

“Doom” Fiona Apple and more.

Spruce boughs hang near a pond in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Writers’ Weir: ‘Rain Forest’

A poem by Mary Lou Spartz.

Courtesy Photo | Andrew Kemmis Photography                                 Alexis Sallee, one of the hosts of the Native Artists podcast and a filmmaker, was photographed at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in 2020.

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New podcast spotlights indigenous artists, seeks to inspire others

Pod-casting a wide net for talented creators.

Planet Alaska: The lungs of the island

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Planet Alaska: The lungs of the island

“This place is the lungs-of-the-island,” my dad says. “The air is really clean up here.”

Writers’ Weir: ‘Cause and Effect’

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Writers’ Weir: ‘Cause and Effect’

Belugas no longer visit, he laments,

A plantain grows in Wrangell. Harvesting wild foods takes a lifetime of learning, but Southeast Alaska has knowledgeable locals. (Vivian Mork Yéilk’ | For the Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: Traditional harvesting in a pandemic

Give space while we’re in the grocery store and also while we’re in the wilderness.

First Friday comes to your couch

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First Friday comes to your couch

First Friday goes on.

Southeast artist wins major award

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Southeast artist wins major award

He’s a Tlingit master carver, UAS instructor and his work can be seen around Juneau.

People gather for Celebration 2004 in this Juneau 2004 photo. (Courtesy Photo | Bill Hess)

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Sealaska Heritage plans a virtual celebration

Physical event postponed until next year.

Planet Alaska: Field guide to finding hope

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Planet Alaska: Field guide to finding hope

Who and what are you sheltering for?

Staff Picks is a recurring round-up of what the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff are reading, watching, lighting to and playing.

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Staff Picks: Here’s what we’re reading, watching, listening to and playing

Punk, science fiction, religious allegories featuring polar bears and more.

While stuck at home, Juneauites are turning to local libraries

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While stuck at home, Juneauites are turning to local libraries

Reading, atching movies and investigating family trees.

Planet Alaska’s storefront in downtown Juneau. ( Vivian Mork Yéilk’ | For the Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: We’re in this together

“It’s painful to live in the unknown but that’s what we’re all doing.”

Lily Hope is the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s featured artist for this week’s Virtual First Friday. (Courtesy art | Juneau Arts and Humanities Council)

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With physical contact forbidden, Juneau finds new ways to socialize

Life finds a way.

Amelia Rivera explains how to bead during an interview at her home Feb. 27. Below are the first pair of earrings she has made. (Mollie Barnes | For the Juneau Empire)

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Beadwork provides a sense of healing for Alaska Native artists

“Beading has been a huge part of my healing.”

Staff Picks: Check out what we’re reading, watching, playing and listening to this month

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Staff Picks: Check out what we’re reading, watching, playing and listening to this month

Recent releases to hunker down and enjoy.