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Juneau's Dan DeRoux sets out paintings for his show, "Dan DeRoux's History of Alaska," opening Friday at the Alaska State Museum. His painting, left, "Call of the Wild," is a mythical look at the lure of Alaska.

Alaska, through Dan DeRoux’s eyes

Dan DeRoux says he isn’t sure who suggested the idea for his latest exhibit, “Dan DeRoux’s History of Alaska,” opening Friday at the Alaska State Museum (it might have been Paul...

by Amy Fletcher

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Honoring our elders, establishing our traditions

Last week I was blessed with the opportunity to watch the Children's Celebration take place in Centennial Hall.

by XH'UNEI -- LANCE TWITCHELL

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JAZZ AND CLASSICS HAPPENINGS

JAZZ AND CLASSICS HAPPENINGS THURSDAY MAY 10 Mad About Beethoven, 7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Church. Featuring Avalon String Quartet. Tickets $25 general/$22 seniors/$18 students. FRIDAY MAY 11 Jazz Licks at Six with Barney McClure, 6 p.m.

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Film on women's ordination in the Catholic Church to be shown Tuesday

The Goldtown Nickelodeon Theatre will host one showing of the documentary film "Pink Smoke Over the Vatican" on Tuesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. The film deals with the topic of women's ordination in the Catholic Church.

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Cedar-bark harvesting class offered in Ketchikan

The Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan is currently accepting registration for Gloria Burns' four-day cedar bark harvesting class, which runs from May 19-22.

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In the stacks: new nonfiction audiobooks

New nonfiction audiobooks include biographies of Steve Jobs, Langston Hughes, Rin Tin Tin, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.

by Kathy Ward

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Art in unusual places

With this new stand-alone photo feature, the Empire's Arts & Culture section welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places.

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Arts & Culture event calendar

ART, EVENTS & MUSIC THURSDAY Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-0434. Lecture: Edward Chow. "Shifting International Petroleum Landscape," 5 p.m., KTOO TV Studio.

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Alaska State Museum begins summer hours, new fee schedule

The Alaska State Museum will begin its summer schedule on Sunday, May 13. The museum will be open from 8:30 am to 5:30 p.m. daily, except holidays. Summer hours remain in effect through mid-September.

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Film Festival seeks submissions from Alaskans

The Never Sets Film Festival is once again seeking short films and short screenplays created by Alaskans for an upcoming competition. The deadline for this year's festival, "Stories from the North," is June 15.

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Grant allows state museum to buy XRF spectrometer

A Rasmuson Foundation grant of $25,000 has allowed the Alaska State Museum in Juneau to buy an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The portable XRF shoots a small, controlled X‑ray beam at an object.

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'Avengers' lives up to hype

Correct is not the word. Rather, "seems about right." That's the automatic reaction to various goings on in life. Bizarre lawsuit in Hollywood that seems about equal parts shady and weirdly believable (see Travolta, John)? Seems about...

by By Chester Duke Carson

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Celebrity Read-a-Thon to take place Saturday

A Celebrity Read-a-Thon, sponsored by the Partnership for Families and Children, will be held Saturday, May 12, from 2:30 to 4:30 at the Juneau Public Library downtown.