Capital City Weekly

Writers’ Weir: Drum circle jam

Writers’ Weir: Drum circle jam

A Folk Fest poem by Amy Pinney.

Writers’ Weir: Drum circle jam
Tribal delegates from around the country are heading to Juneau

Tribal delegates from around the country are heading to Juneau

The annual assembly starts Wednesday.

Tribal delegates from around the country are heading to Juneau
Folk Fest: Meet the artist behind this year’s poster design

Folk Fest: Meet the artist behind this year’s poster design

Nature is instrumental for the design.

Folk Fest: Meet the artist behind this year’s poster design
2019 Alaska Folk Festival schedule

2019 Alaska Folk Festival schedule

Find out who will be playing in Centennial Hall.

2019 Alaska Folk Festival schedule
Piano series ends, theater season approaches

Piano series ends, theater season approaches

Perseverance Theater audition sign-ups are open.

Piano series ends, theater season approaches
Presentation shares methods behind recent New JACC study

Presentation shares methods behind recent New JACC study

Luncheon features food for thought.

Presentation shares methods behind recent New JACC study
Trippy artwork, Barnaby Brewing Company reopening highlight First Friday

Trippy artwork, Barnaby Brewing Company reopening highlight First Friday

Here’s what’s happening downtown tonight.

Trippy artwork, Barnaby Brewing Company reopening highlight First Friday
Paul Gardinier, an exhibit specialist, works to install a Nathan Jackson retrospective in the gallery at the Walter Soboleff Center on Monday, March 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘A great honor’: Exhibit shines light on one of Southeast Alaska’s most acclaimed Tlingit artists

You can see his work all over town.

Paul Gardinier, an exhibit specialist, works to install a Nathan Jackson retrospective in the gallery at the Walter Soboleff Center on Monday, March 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Planet Alaska: I believe in ferries

Planet Alaska: I believe in ferries

Ferries are a part of Alaska’s culture.

Planet Alaska: I believe in ferries
Shrine-y happy people: Local landmark inspired piece in upcoming symphony concerts

Shrine-y happy people: Local landmark inspired piece in upcoming symphony concerts

A landmark musical effort.

Shrine-y happy people: Local landmark inspired piece in upcoming symphony concerts
‘Sudsy Slim Rides Again’ bubbles up in Juneau
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‘Sudsy Slim Rides Again’ bubbles up in Juneau

It’s pretty clean humor.

‘Sudsy Slim Rides Again’ bubbles up in Juneau
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Dream Weaver: Haida elder talks learning and becoming a master weaver
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Dream Weaver: Haida elder talks learning and becoming a master weaver

She’s a dream weaver.

Dream Weaver: Haida elder talks learning and becoming a master weaver
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Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ a whole bushel of fun

Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ a whole bushel of fun

Warning: You will hum show tunes in the shower afterward.

Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ a whole bushel of fun
Sexto appeal: Guest artist Los Texmaniacs will bring southwestern flare, instruments to Folk Fest
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Sexto appeal: Guest artist Los Texmaniacs will bring southwestern flare, instruments to Folk Fest

Max Baca isn’t short on love for the bajo.

Sexto appeal: Guest artist Los Texmaniacs will bring southwestern flare, instruments to Folk Fest
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This Nashville singer-songwriter can’t stop coming to Alaska
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This Nashville singer-songwriter can’t stop coming to Alaska

Easton heads way west.

This Nashville singer-songwriter can’t stop coming to Alaska
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Writers’ Weir: My Son

Writers’ Weir: My Son

A poem submitted by reader Diane DeSloover

Writers’ Weir: My Son
Former Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Bud Carpeneti, board member for the New JACC Partnership, second from the left, describes one of three proposals for New JACC and Centennial Hall improvements during a Assembly Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Michele Elfers, deputy director for the city Parks and Recreation Department, left, Liz Perry, President and CEO for Travel Juneau, and Craig Dahl, executive director for the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, right, also spoke during the panel discussion. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Both the JACC and Centennial Hall want big improvements, could one building be the answer?

A story of two stories.

Former Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Bud Carpeneti, board member for the New JACC Partnership, second from the left, describes one of three proposals for New JACC and Centennial Hall improvements during a Assembly Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Michele Elfers, deputy director for the city Parks and Recreation Department, left, Liz Perry, President and CEO for Travel Juneau, and Craig Dahl, executive director for the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, right, also spoke during the panel discussion. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Art in Unusual Places

Art in Unusual Places

Reader submitted photos of art in unusual places.

Art in Unusual Places
Filmmaker talks digging into proposed Chilkat Valley mining project
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Filmmaker talks digging into proposed Chilkat Valley mining project

‘Rock, Paper, Fish’ takes a skeptical, nuanced look at proposed Palmer Project.

Filmmaker talks digging into proposed Chilkat Valley mining project
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Gwaii Edenshaw, co-director and co-writer of the Haida-language film “SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna (Edge of the Knife )” said the efforts of language preservationists and the knowledge of fluent speakers were indispensable when making his movie. ( Courtesy Photo | Niijang Xyaalas Productions. Copyright Isuma Distribution International)

Endangered language: Director talks about bringing first feature-length Haida-language film to screen

Endangered language gets its close up.

Gwaii Edenshaw, co-director and co-writer of the Haida-language film “SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna (Edge of the Knife )” said the efforts of language preservationists and the knowledge of fluent speakers were indispensable when making his movie. ( Courtesy Photo | Niijang Xyaalas Productions. Copyright Isuma Distribution International)