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Killah Priest of the Wu-Tang Clan performs at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, is returning to town for a show in support of the Helping Hands of Juneau Foodbank. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file)

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Killah Priest returns to Juneau in support of local charity

Free show, donations appreciated.

Artwork by Christine Lewis, like the the painting seen here, will be featured at Juneau Artists Gallery for July. Lewis, who is this month's featured artist, will be present at the gallery for First Friday. The work will be exhibited throughout the month. (Courtesy Photo / Christine Lewis)

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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday

Signed books, Capitol tours and more.

Leslie Ishii, artistic director for Perseverance Theatre; Dennis Arashiro, Board President of the Alaska Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League; and Adriana Li, program coordinator and instructor for IMPACT; will be featured on a conversation panel that will be held in recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. (Courtesy Photos)

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Community conversation to spotlight Alaska’s AAPI community

“We have to take a look at how we humanize each other.”

Members of the Gonzalo Bergara Trio perform in the atrium of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Friday, May 10, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival kicks off next week

Audiences deprived of live music spur sell outs, but opportunities remain

Courtesy Photo Marty Sharp will be the featured artist for Juneau Artists Gallery for First Friday.

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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday

A schedule of events for Friday, May 7.

Annie Bartholomew and Witty Youngman will each perform in an upcoming virtual concert hosted by Perseverance Theatre on Friday, May 7. The concert is the second in a series highlighting performers from throughout the state. (Courtesy Photos)

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Upcoming concert brings the music to the people

It’s a concerted effort.

The cast of Macbeth rehearses in the Treadwell Mine office building as they prepare for the upcoming Theater Alaska Festival, which runs May 11 to 30 and features a Neighborhood Cabaret, readings, and classes in addition to performances of Macbeth. All performances will be free and staged outdoors with no reservations required. (Courtesy Photo/ Flordelino Lagundio)

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Live theatre is coming to a park near you

All the world —or at least most of Juneau —is a stage.

Courtesy Photo/Ron Gile Wearable Art 2021 is newly reimagined and features a variety of pandemic-safe activities. At last year’s event, “La Fauna et La Flore” by Jessica Sullivan and modeled by Jesse Riessenberger earned the third-place juror’s award at Wearable Art 2020: Joie de Vivre.

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Blast off to Wearable Art 2021

Reimagined festival offers something for everyone

Singer Taylor Vidic, a local Juneau resident, shown here, will perform the opening act at Perseverance Theatre's Friday evening concert. The event will be broadcast live via Zoom. Tickets are available until the 7:30 showtime. But, buying a ticket before 7:15 reduces the chance of technical hiccups. (Courtesy Photo/Sydney Akagi)

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Missing live music? Perseverance Theatre to offer Zoom-based concert

The concert will feature Alaksa-based musicians.

The Brewer’s Guild of Alaska, a trade organization, is celebrating AK Beer Month through Feb. 14 with a scavenger hunt, beer releases and other deals from breweries in Juneau and across Alaska. (Unsplash / Radovan)

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Finally, something to stout about: AK Beer Month is here

In Juneau, the event will be marked with beer drops, deals and a scavenger hunt.

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Downtown, not downtrodden: Gallery Walk marches on

This year’s offerings include spread out shopping and online events.

This photo shows an encaustic piece titled “Sentinels” by Michelle Morrell. I couldn’t damped the reds in the photo. It depicts the old Aurora Harbor breakwater that was replaced last winter. (Courtesy Image / Michelle Morrell)

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First Friday: Encaustics, chai tea and more await

Here’s what’s happening on Friday, Nov. 6

David Kingeistí Katzeek, a Tlingit elder who helps with Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program, speaks during a program open house, Monday, April 22, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Traditional memorial ceremony to be held virtually

It will be livestreamed and open to the public.

This screenshot shows the official 2020 AFN Convention app that Android or iPhone users can download to connect to this year’s virtual convention. (Screenshot)

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AFN Convention is ready to bring state, federal leaders to a screen near you

This year’s event is virtual.

This photo shows “Get Comfortable” by Nick Galanin, which is part of “Simply Big,” an exhibit of large format artworks from the Alaska State Museum collection made between 1970 and 2020 by renowned artists from around the state. It includes works that have not been on exhibit before as well as recent acquisitions made possible by the Rasmuson Foundation. (Courtesy Image / Alaska State Museum)

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Your guide to First Friday

Here’s what’s happening on Oct. 2, 2020.

Cellist Zuill Bailey, shown in this undated photo, is artistic director for Juneau Jazz and Classics. He will also perform in this year’s Fall Festival, a virtual event. (Courtesy Photo / Juneau Jazz and Classics)

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Jazz and Classics returns for Fall Music Festival

Virtual event requires registration.

Nonprofit holds face mask design contest for kids

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Nonprofit holds face mask design contest for kids

Submissions are due in October.

Spectators gathered at Mayor Bill Overstreet Park to watch C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson perform a flyby over Juneau on May 15, 2020. Monday, Sept. 21, the park will be the site of a Veterans for Peace-sponsored event commemorating International Day of Pease. Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Veterans for Peace sponsor International Day of Peace event

It will be held at Mayor Bill Overstreet Park.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File This photo shows the University of Alaska Southeast campus on June 1.

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Date set for virtual Power and Privilege Symposium

This year’s Power and Privilege Symposium will be different from past iterations of the event, and it is…

The Nutcracker is on the verge of defeat at the hands of the Mouse King in this December 2019 photo. This year would have been the 13th consecutive year Juneau Dance Theatre staged a full performance of the famous ballet, but it has been canceled because of the pandemic.(Courtesy Photo / Juneau Dance Theatre)

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Annual ballet performances canceled

A digital alternative is in the works.