What's Happening
Theater
"A Christmas Carol," presented by Theatre in the Rough at McPhetres Hall, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Dec. 11-27; no show on Christmas Day. Tickets available at Hearthside Books.
Concerts
Jeff Tillinghast Concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Valentine's Coffee House. The concert will feature Tillinghast on vocals and acoustic guitar, his first concert of original songs in Juneau in two years.
Exhibits
"Commercial Fishing," new paintings by Charity Green, opens at Juneau-Douglas City Museum, 4th and Main, Friday, Jan. 2, 4:30-7 p.m. public reception. Winter admission is free and museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday, noon- 4 p.m. Call 586-3572.
Joe Sonneman photos, runs through December at "Friendly Planet," Second and Seward streets, 463-2624.
"breakup III" by Kat Tomka and sculptures by Sarah Beaty, Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier St. Museum hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission $3. Youth 18 and younger are free. Through Jan. 10. Call 465-2901.
"Collecting Alaska: Recent Acquisitions," runs through April 17 at the Alaska State Museum.
"The Glory of Glaciers," at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, 586-3572.
Rob Roys, new works, at Rock Paper Scissors, 245 Marine Way No. 11, 586-3110.
Constance Baltuck Hartle, at Juneau Arts and Humanities Council gallery, 206 N. Franklin St., 586-ARTS.
"2D-3D," photography, prints, Braille work, jewelry, stereograms and more, at Empire Gallery, 235 Second St.
Juneau Artists Gallery, assorted work by 25 local artists, Senate Building, 175 S. Franklin St., suite 111. Shows daily.
Sandra Greba, Brenda Schwartz, Karen Beason, Carlie Ferland and Pat Costello, at Annie Kaill's, 244 Front St., 586-2880.
Jim Fowler, new landscapes, Valentine's Coffee House, 111 Seward St., 463-5144.
Dances
Salsa classes with Antonio Diaz and Heather Haugland, Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m., Juneau Dance Unlimited, corner of Fourth and Seward streets. Call 586-5825.
Holiday Barn Dance, 7:30-11 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, at Centennial Hall. Live music with Juneau dance band Full Circle and dance caller Valerie DeLaune. All dances taught. Beginners welcome. No partners necessary. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes for dancing. Call 463-3214.
Hip-hop and Jazz dance workshop taught by Genevieve Carson and Rachel Scandling, Jazz at 4 p.m., Hip-hop at 5 p.m., Dec. 26-30 at Juneau Dance Unlimited, Fourth and Seward. Sponsored by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. $34 per series, $65 for both or $10 drop-in per class. Call 789-1435 or 789-0034.
Events
"Juneau Friends of Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne and family" Celebrate New Year's Ablaze, 4-8 p.m., at Centennial Hall. Call 586-2632.
Night life
Liz Dilley and Josh Lockhart, 9:30 p.m.-closing, Thursday, Dec. 25; New Year's Celebration, 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Hangar on the Wharf.
New Year's Eve Dinner and San Francisco DJ, 6:30 p.m., at the Twisted Fish.
Tom Locher, 6-9 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Chinook's Restaurant in the Goldbelt Hotel.
Karaoke with K-Rob, 9 p.m.-closing, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays; Live music with The Bastards, 9 p.m.-closing, Thursday, Dec. 25; Salsa dance lessons with Heather and Antonio, 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, followed at 11 p.m. by DJ Dan-O-Mite; DJ dance music with DJ Dan-O-Mite and DJ Mix, 9:30 p.m.-closing, Saturday, Dec. 27; NFL Sunday Ticket, 9 a.m., Sundays; Monday Night Football party, Mondays; NBA Season Pass, all NBA games on satellite, daily; Funhouse, 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 26 and 27, and Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Marlintini's.
Bull riding, 9 p.m., Thursdays and Saturdays; live music Fridays, at Henry's Food and Spirits in the Mendenhall Mall.
Local music on "Wet Wednesdays;" The Rockn Roll Machine's Jam Night, 9:30 p.m., Saturdays, at Squires Rest in Auke Bay.
Open mike Thursdays with Patrice, 9 p.m.-close; Dag Nabbit, 9 p.m.-close, Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Alaskan.
Contra Public, 9 p.m.-close, Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Imperial.
Karaoke, 7-11 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays; all-night karaoke, Wednesdays and Thursdays; DJ Trent, 11 p.m.-closing, Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 p.m.-closing, Fridays and Saturdays, at the Rendezvous.