Arts and Culture

From left to right, Sealaska Heritage Institute president Rosita Worl; Juneau artist Crystal Worl; Sitka Tribe of Alaska Youth Coordinator Chuck Miller; Shangukeidí clan leader David Katzeek; carvers T.J. Young, Jerrod Galanin, Nick Galanin, and Tommy Joseph; Ed Malline, and Zak D. Wass stand in front of the canoe. Katzeek and Rosita Worl flew to the steaming from Juneau to perform a blessing ceremony.

From cracked cedar to dugout canoe

In February of this year, the red cedar log Steve Brown and his apprentices were working with was full of cracks. By the end of… Continue reading

From left to right, Sealaska Heritage Institute president Rosita Worl; Juneau artist Crystal Worl; Sitka Tribe of Alaska Youth Coordinator Chuck Miller; Shangukeidí clan leader David Katzeek; carvers T.J. Young, Jerrod Galanin, Nick Galanin, and Tommy Joseph; Ed Malline, and Zak D. Wass stand in front of the canoe. Katzeek and Rosita Worl flew to the steaming from Juneau to perform a blessing ceremony.
Seven year old M. Miller used a Lumix point and shoot to take this photo of bear bread with rain on it.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Seven year old M. Miller used a Lumix point and shoot to take this photo of bear bread with rain on it.

Writers’ Weir: Poem in Cedar Wood

I brushed away wood chips, brought your faceFrom the soft yellow cedar wood. Solitary atop the totem,I searched the cross channel, squinting into the fogTrying… Continue reading

State Museum announces solo artist exhibits

JUNEAU — The State Museum’s upcoming solo artist exhibitions will highlight eight artists across the state including two from Ketchikan and one each from Juneau… Continue reading

Lindarae Shearer of Metlakatla is one of Sealaska Heritage Institute's featured artists this First Friday in Juneau. Shearer, who is Tsimshian, makes abalone and silver jewelry, cedar bark baskets, and skin care products made with devil's club and other Southeast Alaskan ingredients.

First Friday listings in Juneau

Featured Artist: jewelry designer Carol WhiteThe Bear’s LairSenate Mall building (175 S. Franklin St.), first floor, on the rightLocal jewelry designer Carol White of Full… Continue reading

Lindarae Shearer of Metlakatla is one of Sealaska Heritage Institute's featured artists this First Friday in Juneau. Shearer, who is Tsimshian, makes abalone and silver jewelry, cedar bark baskets, and skin care products made with devil's club and other Southeast Alaskan ingredients.

Writers’ Weir: Three poems on heroin

HEROIN You thief of dreamssteal with your tricks of illusiongiving one dreamat the price of another Your hunger growswith the bloodof my veinsYet I no longergrow full No… Continue reading

Liz Snyder and Alex Kotlarsz perform as the Wool Pullers at the 41st Annual Alaska Folk Festival at Centennial Hall in 2015. They've just released their first album.

Review: The Wool Pullers’ debut album

The Wool Pullers’ unique spin on the songwriters’ genre is a far cry from the tourist-pandering folk music that sells a brand of Alaska to… Continue reading

Liz Snyder and Alex Kotlarsz perform as the Wool Pullers at the 41st Annual Alaska Folk Festival at Centennial Hall in 2015. They've just released their first album.
Chilkat weaver Anna Brown Ehlers and her apprentice Darrell J. Harmon add fringe to the diving whale blanket at the Alaska State Museum's conservation lab on Sept. 28.

Bringing a century-old Chilkat robe back to life

The Alaska State Museum broke new ground this year — not on the new building, but inside it, where Chilkat weaver Anna Brown Ehlers has… Continue reading

Chilkat weaver Anna Brown Ehlers and her apprentice Darrell J. Harmon add fringe to the diving whale blanket at the Alaska State Museum's conservation lab on Sept. 28.
Red mountain ash berries stand out against a blue shed.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Red mountain ash berries stand out against a blue shed.
Helen Alten and Tim Huber of Haines celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in 2014.

Former Empire reporter rebuilds life, mobility, language after stroke

Five years ago this June, Tim Huber’s life changed in a big way.Huber, a former Juneau Empire reporter and current Haines resident, was living in… Continue reading

Helen Alten and Tim Huber of Haines celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in 2014.
Necklaces made from burl pieces at Rainforest Custom.

Making furniture with a unique cartography

Each piece at Rainforest Custom tells a story. The day I visited Dean Graber’s woodworking shop in the barn at Don Abel’s, the showroom hosted… Continue reading

Necklaces made from burl pieces at Rainforest Custom.
Loading the boat. The computer was one of three that some non-homeless person threw down the hill into the water.

Woodshed Kings: Homeless Camp is pass/fail

Juneau’s got the Boy Scout Camp, Methodist Camp, Running Camp, 4-H Camp, Discovery Camp, Bible Camp, Science Camp, Fine Arts Camp and Dance Camp, but… Continue reading

Loading the boat. The computer was one of three that some non-homeless person threw down the hill into the water.

Juneau zine seeks submissions

JUNEAU — A local zine, MYTH, with new editions out the first of each month, is seeking poetry and visual art submissions.If you are interested… Continue reading

Gathering Alaska: Bog cranberries

Editor’s note: This is the last of Corinne Conlon’s foraging columns for the year. “Gathering Alaska” will return to the Capital City Weekly next spring.Sitting in… Continue reading

Defense attorney and historian Averil Lerman talks about her research into the 1940s Juneau police blotter.

Prostitutes and police: Southeast Alaska’s hidden histories

Do you know which bar is the oldest in Alaska?How about what the relationship was, in the 1940s, between Juneau police and prostitutes?Historians, museum employees,… Continue reading

Defense attorney and historian Averil Lerman talks about her research into the 1940s Juneau police blotter.

Juneau musicians to perform for JAMM benefit

JUNEAU — The Con Brio Chamber Series will perform “For the Love of Music,” a program of chamber music for voice, flute, strings, and piano… Continue reading

Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival artistic director Linda Rosenthal to pass baton

Violinist Linda Rosenthal, founder and artistic director of the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival, announced that after 30 years, she will shift her focus back… Continue reading

On Writing: Still harping, Part 2

I want to clear up some confusion about that poor misunderstood verb “to be.” Strunk & White’s “Elements of Style” has some culpability in creating… Continue reading

This undated photo shows the Douglas Indian village.

Group talks about path to healing over village burned decades ago

Fifty-six years ago, the City of Douglas condemned, burned down and bulldozed Douglas Indian Village. The fire took 20 homes. It also took livelihoods.At the… Continue reading

This undated photo shows the Douglas Indian village.

Writers’ Weir: Untitled

Writing a poem is like love,it cannot be dragged in,it must want to be with you;Feel safe—be respected.After a poem is finishedit knows more about… Continue reading