Arts and Culture

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

Applications period open for Haa Shuká Community Language Learning Project

Applications period open for Haa Shuká ProjectMETLAKATLA, HYDABURG, SITKA, JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has opened the application period for its Haa Shuká Community… Continue reading

Hoonah students and teachers stand with Sparks the orange frog as part of the Happiness Advantage training done by GoodThink.

Hoonah, happiness and orange frogs

There was talk of bombs at the Hoonah Jr. and Sr. High School on Tuesday, Jan. 10, but not the exploding kind. Instead, they were… Continue reading

Hoonah students and teachers stand with Sparks the orange frog as part of the Happiness Advantage training done by GoodThink.
Patti Jouppi with her honorable mention-winning piece, "Intertidal."

Mauna wins 2017 JAHC juried art show

MAUNA WINS 2017 JAHC JURIED SHOW COURTESY OF THE JAHCARTIST PUA MAUNA WON “BEST IN SHOW” IN THE JUNEAU ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL’S 2017 JURIED… Continue reading

Patti Jouppi with her honorable mention-winning piece, "Intertidal."
Anaktuvuk Pass mask on display at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.

Anaktuvuk Pass mask on display at the Sheldon Jackson Museum

SITKA — The Sheldon Jackson Museum’s January Artifact of the Month is an Inupiaq mask (SJ-II-DD-3). The museum has little information on the mask, but… Continue reading

Anaktuvuk Pass mask on display at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.
Nick Jans.

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside Lecture Series

On Friday, Jan. 13, in conjunction with the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside Lecture Series, the US Forest Service will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for… Continue reading

Nick Jans.