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What’s Happening the week of May 30-June 5

Moving with the Mind of Meditation, Thursday, May 31, 5:30-7 p.m., Juneau Shambala Center. A book club for…

The Hokulea sailing canoe is seen off Honolulu on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The Polynesian voyaging canoe is setting off on a 3-year voyage around the world, navigating using no modern instrumentation. Associated Press | Sam Eifling

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‘Tléixʼ Yaakw — One Canoe’

A new conference launches this week at the University of Alaska Southeast, bringing together Native Hawaiians and Alaska…

Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash.

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Fish Factor: Salmon starters and fish prices

Forces are aligned for a nice pay day for Alaska’s salmon fishermen. There is no backlog from last…

Hands hold freshly harvested berries. Photo by Vivian Mork Y&

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Planet Alaska: Sustainable harvesting and the Alaskan foodie

My mother squished a blueberry and put it in my mouth. Everything was new. I was new. She…

Leah Nelson shows off her button blanket. Courtesy image.

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The creation of a button blanket

The button blanket that 11-year-old Leah Nelson will wear at Celebration this year is a symbol of firsts…

First Friday, June 1

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First Friday, June 1

Screen printed posters by Eric Nyffeler Amalga Distillery 134 N. Franklin 4-8 p.m. Eric Nyffeler is visiting from…

Katrina Rice on the set of “Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween.” Photo courtesy of Katrina Rice.

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From JDHS grad to recognized property master

Juneau-Douglas High School (JDHS) inspired Katrina Rice to head full steam for the world of props and into…

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What’s Happening the week of June 6-12

Salmon Beyond Borders – Summer Salmon Kick-off, Thursday, June 7, 6-8:30 p.m., Juneau Yacht Club Venue. Kick off…

Mikah Lahrman. Courtesy image.

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Meet some of Southeast’s 2018 high school graduates

High school seniors across the country are donning their caps and gowns to step from one phase of…

Photo by Justin Pauley on Burst.

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Fish Factor: How fishing affects families

The way that fisheries are managed determines the daily tempo for fishing families’ lives. Managers set the dates…

No one eats Mountain House for breakfast unless you’re in the woods or on the way to a river. Jeff Lund | For the Capital City Weekly

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Food afield

I have often justified the consumption of unhealthy food on camp outs using the Camping Act. The Camping…

After two straight days of being on a weather hold ending in flight cancellations, Tara Neilson wakes up to heavy fog, as seen from the front deck of her parents’ floathouse. Tara Neilson | For the Capital City Weekly

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Alaska for Real: Wilderness nanny interrupted

Just before the gloaming hour, while I waited outside the Juneau airport at the designated area for taxi…

Photo by Matthew Henry on Burst.

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What’s Happening the week of May 23-29

Moving with the Mind of Meditation, Thursday, May 24, 5:30-7 p.m., Juneau Shambala Center. A book club for…

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German museum returns looted art to indigenous Alaskans

BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin museum has returned ancient wooden masks, an idol and other spiritually significant artifacts…

In this April 29, 2018 photo, Shipwright Joe D’Arenzio, left, shows Sitka 4-H students how to loft atterns to build skiffs at the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society’s WWII-era boathouse in Sitka, Alaska. The budding boatwrights are participating in a 4-H program to build two rowing and sailing dories in weekly Sunday afternoon installments and under the supervision of local boatwrights. James Poulson | Associated Press

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Boatbuilding arts return to historic Sitka boathouse

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A group of kids gathered in the Japonski Island boathouse, sporting safety goggles and…

Marina Anderson is passionate about sharing her vast knowledge of wild plants like Devil’s Club with locals and visitors to the Tongass. Bethany Goodrich | For the Capital City Weekly

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Healing and harvesting: Kasaan prepares for annual harvest event

Deep in the coastal rainforest of Prince of Wales Island, the Haida village of Kasaan prepares for the…

Old melds with new as the Vikings and Valkyries join school children in a traditional Scandinavian dance at Saturday’s pageant. Ray Friedlander | For the Capital City Weekly

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Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival: All are ‘Velkommen’

As Jeff and Kristi Wilcheck of Anchorage arrived in Petersburg this past weekend, they received an unexpected welcome.…

Photo by Providence Doucet on Unsplash.

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What’s Happening the week of May 16-22

Brown Bag Concert, Wednesday, May 15, 12-1 p.m., State Office Building atrium. Music for your lunch time enjoyment…

Capturing the burl log. Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly

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Planet Alaska: Art-thinking at Mickey’s Fishcamp

“Art is everywhere in the forest,” my dad says as we drive slowly along the logging roads. With…

Art of T. J. Duffy by Libby Stringer.

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Real Music: Juneau keyboardist also plays his hand at poker

Most music-readers play instruments that require only one line of music, and they don’t complain. It starts getting…