Arts and Culture

T Iputi, right, as Donkey, and Rebecca Hassler, as Fiona, rehearse in Thunder Mountain High School's production of "Shrek: The Musical" in the TMHS auditorium on Thursday. The musical opens at TMHS on Thursday, March 31st.  Tickets are available at Hearthside Books, JAHC.org online and at the door.

Shrek the Musical: ‘About being yourself’

Barbara Maier, who teaches English full-time at Thunder Mountain High School, had a thought a few months ago that has turned into a production. In… Continue reading

T Iputi, right, as Donkey, and Rebecca Hassler, as Fiona, rehearse in Thunder Mountain High School's production of "Shrek: The Musical" in the TMHS auditorium on Thursday. The musical opens at TMHS on Thursday, March 31st.  Tickets are available at Hearthside Books, JAHC.org online and at the door.
Crustaceans and dried evergreen needles mark the high tide line on the end of a piling.

Art in Unusual Places

ART IN UNUSUAL PLACESThe Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited… Continue reading

Crustaceans and dried evergreen needles mark the high tide line on the end of a piling.

UAS Sitka Campus open house

The University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus will host an open house for the public on Thursday, April 7 from 3-7 p.m. The open house… Continue reading

Sealaska offers Math and Culture Academy

Sealaska Heritage is accepting applications to Opening the Box: Southeast Middle School Math and Culture Academy. Explore mathematical connections found in cultural heritage and knowledge… Continue reading

In the Works: An interview with MK MacNaughton

In this new series, we ask questions of working artists around Southeast Alaska. To suggest an artist, email maryc.martin@capweek.com.CCW: Do you have any particular creative… Continue reading

Enrique Bravo, left, Katie Jensen and Torsten Hillhouse rehearse in Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room, or the vibrator play" at Perseverance Theatre on Saturday.

Sexual healing: ‘In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)’

Shocking acts are being performed onstage at Perseverance Theatre, complete with electronic devices and screaming orgasms.However, before the perverts and protestors descend upon Douglas Island… Continue reading

Enrique Bravo, left, Katie Jensen and Torsten Hillhouse rehearse in Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room, or the vibrator play" at Perseverance Theatre on Saturday.

What’s Happening

EVENTSIn the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play, March 11-April 3, Perseverance Theatre. The play takes place at the dawn of the age of electricity.… Continue reading

Wearable Arts Runway Show in Sitka

The Greater Sitka Arts Council will be hosting the Wearable Arts Runway Show on March 26 at the Performing Arts Center. Those who purchase tickets… Continue reading

Alaska Seaplanes names cargo manager

Tegan McCarty has stepped into a new role at Alaska Seaplanes and will lead the company’s freight operations as its first cargo manager.“We’re delighted to… Continue reading

Sketch Studio art classes

MK MacNaughton, owner of Sketch Studios, will be teaching two different art classes in April.Kids Mixed Media will teach children how to draw, paint and… Continue reading

Kids go behind the scenes at job sites

Youth from Kindergarten through fifth grade are invited the Juneau-Douglas City Museum to spend some or all of spring break as part of the Juneau… Continue reading

KODIAK, Alaska (March 12, 2007)--The Coast Guard Cutter Storis sails past the City of Kodiak on its final departure March 12, 2007. The Storis was decommissioned Feb. 8, 2007 after more than 64 years of service.  (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson.)

The story of the Storis

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis was a military ship that served witness to World War II, the Cold War, the 1964 earthquake that rattled… Continue reading

KODIAK, Alaska (March 12, 2007)--The Coast Guard Cutter Storis sails past the City of Kodiak on its final departure March 12, 2007. The Storis was decommissioned Feb. 8, 2007 after more than 64 years of service.  (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson.)

Three St. Patrick’s Day Treats

Irish pickup line: Darlin,’ if you won’t come home with me the leprechauns have already won!There are nearly 40 million Irish Americans. That’s seven-times more… Continue reading

Open face shows a rusty fire hydrant.

Art in Unusual Places

ART IN UNUSUAL PLACESThe Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited… Continue reading

Open face shows a rusty fire hydrant.
Kevin Manabat completes 50 double unders, the second of three exercises that had to be done within four minutes to move on to the next round. Complete the exercises in the given time and you've earned another round of misery.

Crossfit in Ketchikan

It’s just after noon on Sunday at Ketchikan CrossFit.Bo Meredith yells at Jeff Williams from the rower. “C’mon man, fast singles.”Jeff lifts the 135-pound combination… Continue reading

Kevin Manabat completes 50 double unders, the second of three exercises that had to be done within four minutes to move on to the next round. Complete the exercises in the given time and you've earned another round of misery.
Rainy Day Reads: I love lists

Rainy Day Reads: I love lists

I love lists. Lists of books, specifically, but also lists of bookish gifts available on the Etsy or lists of bookish quotes beloved by random… Continue reading

Rainy Day Reads: I love lists

On Writing: Idioms and Oddities, part 1

In the popular HBO series The Sopranos, we saw amid this crowd of lovable Mafia gangsters one character who was completely unsympathetic, Ralph Cifaretto. Ralph,… Continue reading

At left, Steven Price works on a small dugout to be displayed in Skagway, while carvers James (Gooch Éesh) Hart, Zack (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) James, and Wayne Price work on the first of two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes. All three apprentice carvers are volunteering their time, working ten hours a day, seven days a week for about nine months.

Going home in a 40-foot spruce canoe

Thirteen years ago, master carver Wayne Price of Haines had a vision in a sweat lodge.“The Creator told me to create a healing dugout and… Continue reading

At left, Steven Price works on a small dugout to be displayed in Skagway, while carvers James (Gooch Éesh) Hart, Zack (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) James, and Wayne Price work on the first of two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes. All three apprentice carvers are volunteering their time, working ten hours a day, seven days a week for about nine months.

Mad world

There’s a lot of weird going on right now.Not that on any given day of any month in any decade or generation there isn’t, but… Continue reading

What’s Happening

EVENTS Mudrooms, Wednesday, March 9, 7 pm at Northern Light United Church. The theme for this month’s Mudrooms, in which seven people tell a story, each… Continue reading