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Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File Beth Weigel, Director of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, gives an overview of the newly announced Marie Darlin Prize during a meeting of the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum in November 2019. Nominations are being accepted for the prize.

Prize is accepting nominees; art classes and scholarships announced

CCW news briefs for the week of Feb. 6, 2020.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File Beth Weigel, Director of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, gives an overview of the newly announced Marie Darlin Prize during a meeting of the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum in November 2019. Nominations are being accepted for the prize.
Your guide to First Friday: Salmon photos, hands-on weaving, a suffrage celebration and more

Your guide to First Friday: Salmon photos, hands-on weaving, a suffrage celebration and more

February First Friday fun.

Your guide to First Friday: Salmon photos, hands-on weaving, a suffrage celebration and more
Your weekend guide: An open-stage night returns, stand-up comedy and more

Your weekend guide: An open-stage night returns, stand-up comedy and more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Your weekend guide: An open-stage night returns, stand-up comedy and more
Planet Alaska: What I learned from island living last year

Planet Alaska: What I learned from island living last year

Learn to balance an island world.

Planet Alaska: What I learned from island living last year
Courtesy Photo | Sealaska Heritage Institute “Raven Makes the Aleutians” from Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Baby Raven Reads series won a Picture Book Honor award from the American Indian Library Association.

Baby Raven Reads books wins award, a new film series is announced and more

News briefs for the week of Jan. 30, 2020.

Courtesy Photo | Sealaska Heritage Institute “Raven Makes the Aleutians” from Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Baby Raven Reads series won a Picture Book Honor award from the American Indian Library Association.
Lani Strong Hotch of Klukwan was one of two weavers from Southeast Alaska to be named USA Fellows by United States Artists. (Courtesy Photo | United States Artists)

Tlingit, Haida master weavers receive national honors

Two Southeast artists were among the 50 recognized nationwide.

Lani Strong Hotch of Klukwan was one of two weavers from Southeast Alaska to be named USA Fellows by United States Artists. (Courtesy Photo | United States Artists)
Your weekend guide: Drag shows, political talks and bear encounter survival tips

Your weekend guide: Drag shows, political talks and bear encounter survival tips

Here’s what’s happening.

Your weekend guide: Drag shows, political talks and bear encounter survival tips
Weavers prepare for ‘stunning’ gathering in Juneau

Weavers prepare for ‘stunning’ gathering in Juneau

It’s all coming together.

Weavers prepare for ‘stunning’ gathering in Juneau
4-time Grammy nominee is coming to Juneau

4-time Grammy nominee is coming to Juneau

He’s probably worked with someone you love.

4-time Grammy nominee is coming to Juneau
Eldred Rock Lighthouse is pictured on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Your weekend guide: Lighthouse history, board game convention, homeless help and more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Eldred Rock Lighthouse is pictured on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Members of the Argus String Quartet play a Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, during the annual Juneau Jazz & Classics festival. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Juneau Jazz gets grant, poetry contest open, register soon for sewing workshop

Capital City Weekly news briefs for the week of Jan. 16, 2020.

Members of the Argus String Quartet play a Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, during the annual Juneau Jazz & Classics festival. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more

Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Your weekend guide: Women will march again, they’re bugging out at the Gold Town Theater and more
Planet Alaska: A lesson from haa shagóon in 2020

Planet Alaska: A lesson from haa shagóon in 2020

The phrase means so much more than just “our ancestors.”

Planet Alaska: A lesson from haa shagóon in 2020
Shelley Virginia holds up a tool known as a spanker while rehearsing in front of an invited audience for Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Silent Sky” on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)

Theater Review: Despite Disney-fied qualities, ‘Silent Sky’ has charm

The Disney-fied qualities that got under my skin should make it an absolute home run with youth.

Shelley Virginia holds up a tool known as a spanker while rehearsing in front of an invited audience for Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Silent Sky” on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)
Inari Kylänen stands near her painting, “Act of Doing Nothing is Still an Act II The Southern Border” during an opening reception for the new exhibition “A Nation of Immigrants” Friday, Jan. 3, at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

‘Am I welcome here?’ New exhibition reconciles artist’s experience with immigration policies

“A Nation of Immigrants” comes to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

Inari Kylänen stands near her painting, “Act of Doing Nothing is Still an Act II The Southern Border” during an opening reception for the new exhibition “A Nation of Immigrants” Friday, Jan. 3, at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
Sherry Patterson; SEARHC Executive Office Manager and ROAR Conference Chair; speaks at last year’s Reclaim Own and Renew Women’s Conference. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)

Conference comes ROAR-ing back, Gaming con is almost ready to roll and Native language lecture series starts soon

News briefs for the week of Jan. 9, 2020.

Sherry Patterson; SEARHC Executive Office Manager and ROAR Conference Chair; speaks at last year’s Reclaim Own and Renew Women’s Conference. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)
Monica Devine’s book “Water Mask” is a collection of autobiographical essays related to her time as a speech therapist working in more than 60 villages in Alaska. (Courtesy Photo | Monica Devine)

41 years in 15 essays: New book shares speech therapist’s adventures in Alaska

Conquering fears in a 42-foot Taiwanese trawler.

Monica Devine’s book “Water Mask” is a collection of autobiographical essays related to her time as a speech therapist working in more than 60 villages in Alaska. (Courtesy Photo | Monica Devine)
Diane Fleeks, left, Shelley Virginia, center, and Margeaux Ljungberg rehearse in front of an invited audience for Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Silent Sky” on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)

Eyes to the ‘Sky’: Perseverance Theatre play focuses on women who changed how we see the stars

“Silent Sky” opens Friday at the theater.

Diane Fleeks, left, Shelley Virginia, center, and Margeaux Ljungberg rehearse in front of an invited audience for Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Silent Sky” on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)
Your weekend guide: Learn about rainforests and glaciers, lawmakers plan open house and more

Your weekend guide: Learn about rainforests and glaciers, lawmakers plan open house and more

Calendar of events in Juneau.

Your weekend guide: Learn about rainforests and glaciers, lawmakers plan open house and more
Your weekend guide: A family fair, a 5K run and more

Your weekend guide: A family fair, a 5K run and more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Your weekend guide: A family fair, a 5K run and more