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‘It’s who we are’: Culture Camp teaches the ancestral ways

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‘It’s who we are’: Culture Camp teaches the ancestral ways

Learning about Alaska Native culture.

North Carolina songwriter helps bring Blackbeard to life on stage

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North Carolina songwriter helps bring Blackbeard to life on stage

Laurelyn Dossett brings musical talents to town this weekend.

Student actors bring swashbuckling and intergalactic adventure to life on stage

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Student actors bring swashbuckling and intergalactic adventure to life on stage

Not one, but two epic adventure stories.

What’s happening the week of July 11-18, 2019

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What’s happening the week of July 11-18, 2019

Calendar of events.

For Alaskan college students at Dartmouth, Aurora Club dinners provide taste of home

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For Alaskan college students at Dartmouth, Aurora Club dinners provide taste of home

Comfort food.

PHOTOS: July 2019 First Friday art gallery walk

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PHOTOS: July 2019 First Friday art gallery walk

Check it out.

Perseverance Theatre in Douglas was founded in 1979 by Molly Smith and is currently led by Artistic Director Leslie Ishii and Managing Director Frank Delaney. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Vetoes would ‘sting’ but not doom Perseverance Theatre

Here’s what the losses would mean for Juneau’s theater.

‘Save Our Arts’: Juneau artists protest governor’s vetoes

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‘Save Our Arts’: Juneau artists protest governor’s vetoes

“Without art, there is no spirit.”

What’s happening the week of July 4-July 11, 2019

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What’s happening the week of July 4-July 11, 2019

Calendar of events.

Summer’s Bounty: 8 jam, jelly and syrup recipes featuring Alaska’s berries

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Summer’s Bounty: 8 jam, jelly and syrup recipes featuring Alaska’s berries

Berry heaven.

‘Weird, eerie’ photos of Alaska’s old abandoned buildings on display in Juneau

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‘Weird, eerie’ photos of Alaska’s old abandoned buildings on display in Juneau

It’s part of First Friday.

Natalia Spengler plays the title roll during a performance of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” by Theatre in the Rough at McPhetres Hall on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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A compassionate take on a classic: This ‘Hamlet’ does what other productions don’t

A king and prince you haven’t seen before.

Perseverance Theatre announced the hiring of new managing director Frank Delaney and interim artistic director Leslie Ishii. (Courtesy Photo | Perseverance Theatre)

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Perseverance Theatre announces 2 new hires

Theater fills interim artistic director and managing director roles

There will be a free lecture Friday at the Walter Soboleff Building seen in this May 2015 photo during its grand opening ceremonies. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Sealaska Heritage Institute offers free lecture, kids art show welcomes submissions and more

News briefs for the week of June 27, 2019.

Rendezvous co-manager Asher Rohan paints outside of the downtown Juneau bar, June 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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New management is making this downtown bar even more LGBTQ-friendly

A spot where everyone can Rendezvous.

Gingi Vitis visits with bar patrons during Drag Queen Bingo at the Rendezvous in September 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Writers’ Weir: Drag Show at the Rendezvous

A poem by Diane DeSloover.

MRV Architects presented this upgraded Centennial Hall concept to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Public Works & Facilities Committee, June 25, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | MRV Architects)

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New estimates are in: Here’s how much it would cost to fix Centennial Hall and fund the New JACC

Possible price tags.

FDR’s New Deal helped preserve Alaska Native art, like these three totem poles in Juneau

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FDR’s New Deal helped preserve Alaska Native art, like these three totem poles in Juneau

Rural Tennessee has electricity for the same reason Southeast Alaska has totem parks — the New Deal.

Vivian Mork Yéilk’ harvest devil’s club. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)

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Lessons from the devil’s club lady

Some see obstacles, she sees medicine.

A $12,000 grant awarded to Sealaska Heritage Institute will help it acquire for “Catcher of Souls” by John Hudson III of Metlakatla. Hudson is a Tsimshian carver and arts instructor. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Museums awarded grants, fossil fun and summer theater camp deadline approaches

News briefs for the week of June 20, 2019.