Arts and Culture

Experimental forest lecture

Experimental forest lecture

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will host a Fireside Lecture with ecologist Rick Edwards, lead scientist for the US Forest Service’s Héen Latinee Experimental Forest, on… Continue reading

Experimental forest lecture
2015 artist-in-residence, Nancy Angelini-Crawford, painting along the shore below the Peterson Creek Salt Chuck. (Courtesy photo)

Coffee and Collections: State Parks Artist-in-Residence Program

On Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10:30 a.m.-noon, Gail Smith and Cathy Muñoz will present on the history of the Alaska State Parks’ Artist-in-Residence Program at… Continue reading

2015 artist-in-residence, Nancy Angelini-Crawford, painting along the shore below the Peterson Creek Salt Chuck. (Courtesy photo)
‘They Don’t Talk Back’ comes home

‘They Don’t Talk Back’ comes home

Juneauite Frank Henry Kaash Katasse’s debut play has had quite a journey already. “They Don’t Talk Back” is the first play Katasse ever wrote. It… Continue reading

‘They Don’t Talk Back’ comes home

What’s Happening around Southeast

32nd Annual Legislative Welcome Reception, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 5-6:30 p.m., Centennial Hall Convention Center. Baby Raven Reads and Juneau Public Library family night, Thursday, Jan.… Continue reading

Juneau to have sixth annual Project Homeless Connect

Every year, the Juneau Coalition on Housing & Homelessness puts on Project Homeless Connect, a free event that serves as a one-day, one-stop for Juneau’s… Continue reading

PeaceHealth Medical Group to have ear, nose and throat specialist

Ketchikan — Nathan Christensen, M.D., has joined PeaceHealth Medical Group in Ketchikan as a visiting ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist. He is an experienced… Continue reading

Haines duo to exhibit encaustic art

Haines duo to exhibit beach-themed encaustic artHaines­—Sam Jackson and Rebecca Brewer stumbled onto their new medium by accident. Walking along the Yukon River during July’s… Continue reading

Rasmuson has new board member, two new staff

Rasmuson has new board, staff membersRasmuson Foundation has elected a new member to its Board of Directors and has added two new employees to its… Continue reading

‘Piano Tide’ excerpt: August 24

EXCERPT Just before midnight, a bulge of sea rolls smoothly past Good River Harbor. It’s the flood tide of the dog-salmon moon, the highest tide… Continue reading

The Canvas annual fundraiser

Canvas fundraiserThe Canvas at REACH’s annual fundraising dinner is Feb. 4. There will be live music, a silent auction, and a dinner prepared by Sandpiper… Continue reading

Piano Tide, a novel by Kathleen Dean Moore, who writes from Chichagof Island, is based in an imaginary Southeast Alaskan community.

‘Piano Tide’ offers a story of environmental ethics in Southeast Alaska

A woman with a piano, a dog, and not much else ferries into a tiny Southeast Alaskan village. The townspeople — a grumpy, shouting philosopher… Continue reading

Piano Tide, a novel by Kathleen Dean Moore, who writes from Chichagof Island, is based in an imaginary Southeast Alaskan community.

Ben Huff to give final Alaska Positive lecture

Huff to lectureAlaska Positive, the Alaska State Museum’s biennial photo exhibit, will soon come to close on Jan. 21. The final lecturer will be local… Continue reading

Mendenhall Trombone, courtesy of Con Brio Chamber.

Con Brio Chamber Series presents “Low Brass Music and Other Noises”

Con Brio Chamber Series presents “Low Brass Music and Other Noises”JUNEAU — The Con Brio Chamber Series presents: “Low Brass Music and Other Noises,” low… Continue reading

Mendenhall Trombone, courtesy of Con Brio Chamber.

AWARE celebrates 40th birthday with concert

AWARE celebrates 40 years of service with a dance party/fundraiser To celebrate 40 years of providing services to Juneau and the Northern Panhandle, AWARE (Aiding… Continue reading

Local documentary maker turns camera to a romantic comedy

Greg Chaney, a Juneau filmmaker, is used to telling the stories of others through his documentaries. He’s made “Journey on the Wild Coast,” which is… Continue reading

The House that Gruening Built, by Bob Winfree.

The House that Gruening Built

THE HOUSE THAT GRUENING BUILT BY ROBERT WINFREEThe plaque on the wall had told us, that a statesman built this fine place.On the mantle lay… Continue reading

The House that Gruening Built, by Bob Winfree.

Writers’ Weir: The Family at Eagle Rock

THE FAMILY AT EAGLE ROCKBY ROBERT WINFREESipping my morning coffee and wiping my bleary eyes,I looked out the bay view window, when to my great… Continue reading

Kethcikan Museums welcome new director

Ketchikan Museums welcome new directorKETCHIKAN — Even more change comes for the Ketchikan Museums along with their renovations – a new museum director. Lee Gray… Continue reading

Sitka jazz festival approaches

Jazz in SoutheastSITKA— The 22nd Sitka Jazz Festival will be Feb. 2-4, 2017. It will consist of an array of artists, starring the Tierny Sutton… Continue reading

Auditions begin for 2nd annual ‘Juneau’s Got Talent’

Auditions for 2nd annual ‘Juneau’s Got Talent’Juneau Dance Theatre is looking for family-friendly acts two to three minutes long for its 2nd annual “Juneau’s Got… Continue reading