what's happening
Theater
"Demons and Dreamers," a reader's theater piece in honor of the 100th birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 1-2, at The Back Room at the Silverbow Inn. Free.
"Macbeth," a production of Perseverance Theatre, plays one-night only before statewide tour, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium. For ticket information, call 364-2421 or visit www.perseverancetheatre.org.
"The Madwoman of Chaillot," a Theatre in the Rough production, preview at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7; opens 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, and shows at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 30, at McPhetres Hall.
Books
Talk and booksigning by Allan and Elton Engstrom, authors of "Alexander Baranov and a Pacific Empire," 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Hearthside Books in the Nugget Mall, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Hearthside Books downtown.
Concerts
Lunchtime organ concert, featuring J. Allan MacKinnon on the Kimball Theatre Organ, noon Friday, Sept. 24, at the State Office Building. Free.
Dancing
Salsa classes with Heather and Antonio. Latin Dance practice session, 8-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, all-ages, $2. Beginning classes, 7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays, intermediate classes, 8-9:30 p.m. Mondays. $10 per person per class, $8 for students. Juneau Dance Unlimited studio, Fourth and Seward streets. Call 586-5825 with questions.
Thursday Night Contra Dance, 7:30-9:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Terry Miller Legislative Offices gymnasium. Use Sixth Street entrance. Live music with Juneau's Full Circle dance band and dance caller Valerie DeLaune. All dances taught. Beginners welcome. No partners necessary. Call 463-3214.
Beginning and continuing tribal fusion bellydance class, 6:45-8 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 7- Nov. 11, at the Seventh Heaven Yoga Studio. Six-week class, $40. Limited to 10 students. Call 586-3557.
events
Sand mandala creation by monks from The Mystical Arts of Tibet and students from Juneau-Douglas High School, opening ceremony, noon Thursday, Sept. 30, work in progress, 1:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 1-2, final touches and preparation, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, and closing ceremony with march to Gold Creek, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at the Alaska State Museum.
Live music at Costa's Diner, in the Hangar Building, same spot as Chilkat Cone Kitchen, 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, during First Friday. 463-CONE.
The Mystical Arts of Tibet concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium, $22 for adults, $18 for students and seniors, $75 for families. Tickets available at Hearthside Books and Rainy Day Books.
"Oil on Ice," a documentary about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at the Gold Town Nickelodeon, 174 S. Franklin St., in the Emporium Mall.
Exhibits
"Eskimo Drawings," a collection of drawings done by Inupiat and Yup'ik artists in Alaska between 1900-1970, runs through Oct. 16 at the Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier St. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. $5 for adults, youth under 18 free. Free on First Friday, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 1. Call 465-2901.
Local historian and filmmaker Richard Urion presents "Treadwell Mine: The History of Alaska's First Major Gold Mining Operation," followed by a short discussion, one-hour film begins at 4:45 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1, reception follows until 7 p.m. during First Friday; also showing "Eight Stars of Gold: The Story of Alaska's Flag," "Tlingit Regalia" and "Panoramic Photographs," noon-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Fourth and Main streets. Call 586-3572.
John Rishel Mineral Information Center, operated by the Bureau of Land Management on Mayflower Island in Douglas, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. Call Barbara, 364-1551, between 8 a.m. and noon, Mondays-Thursdays.
New photography by Miranda Salmon, opens 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, and shows through October at the Friendly Planet loft, 200 Seward St.
Sketchings by Devita Writer, opens First Friday and runs through October at Little City Gallery, 5-7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Suite 211, upper floor of the Emporium Mall, 174 S. Franklin St.
Masks by Jacob Higgins, killer meat-grinder robots by assorted artists, opens 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, and runs through October at Rock Paper Scissors, 245 Marine Way.
"Bright Storms, Quiet Shadows," paintings by Todd Mosher, opens 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, and shows through October at Juneau Arts and Humanities Council gallery, 206 N. Franklin St. Call 586-ARTS.
Assorted art by Tyler Thomas, Matthew Reuter, Alli Rosen, Matt Kern, Manda Thomson, Janelle Schmidt and others, opens 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, and also open Saturday and Sunday, Empire Gallery, near Second and Franklin streets.
Juneau Artists Gallery, work by 25 local artists, featuring painter, photographer, printmaker David Riccio in October. Senate Building, 175 S. Franklin St., Suite 111. Shows 9 a.m-9 p.m., daily.
New and old work by Jon Van Zyle, the official artist of the Iditarod, and his wife, Jona. The Van Zyles will be at the store, 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1; noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, exhibit shows through October at Annie Kaill's, 244 Marine Way. www.annieandcojuneau.com.
Night life
Open mike Thursdays, at the Alaskan.
Open mike Wednesdays with Patrice, 9 p.m.-closing; Splinter Pickers, every Thursday; at the Imperial.
Major League Baseball on satellite; NFL Sunday Ticket, 9 a.m. Sundays; Monday Night Football, 5 p.m. Mondays; Karaoke with Malia Mondays, 9 p.m.-close; DJ Dan-O-Mite, 9:30 p.m.-close, Thursdays-Saturdays; Karaoke with K-Rob, 9 p.m.-close, Sundays, Tuesday, Wednesday; at Marlintini's.
NFL Sunday Ticket, 9 a.m. Sundays; Monday Night Football, 5 p.m. Mondays; classical guitar with John Unzicker in the Velvet Room, 6-9 p.m., every Tuesday-Sunday, at DocWater's.
Tom Locher, smooth piano music, 6-9 p.m. Fridays, at the Goldbelt Hotel, Chinook's. Details: 586-6900.
Kenny Knapp, 8 p.m-midnight, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays; 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Fridays and Saturdays, at the Sandbar.
9-Ball Tournament and Live Jazz, 7 and 8 p.m., Tuesdays; 8-Ball Tournament, 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Karaoke and dance music, 9 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; Salsa nights at the Back Alley with DJ Latin, 8-11 p.m. Tuesdays, at the Viking.
Local music on "Wet Wednesdays," The Rock n' Roll Machine's Jam Night, 9:30 p.m., Saturdays, at Squires Rest in Auke Bay. Details: 789-7829.
Karaoke with Louie Rogers, 8:30 p.m.-closing, Wednesdays, at the Rendezvous.