Arts and Culture

Dan Kirkwood

What’s happening this week

WHAT’S HAPPENING  EVENTS & PRESENTATIONSRaincountry Flyfishers meeting, 7 pm Wednesday, Feb. 10, Thunder Mountain High School library. George Elgee will show slides of fishing the Kobuk… Continue reading

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CCW corrections

CorrectionsIn a Jan. 27 feature story on Juneau Arts & Humanities Council executive director Nancy DeCherney, DeCherney’s mother and Haines resident Nicki Hopper’s first name… Continue reading

The Backyard Shed

When I was a kid my grandfather built a tool shed at his camp. I thought that was the coolest thing. Someone in my gene… Continue reading

Artist Jennie Wheeler, a spruce root weaver and skin sewer out of Yakutat, pulls spruce root through an eyna to scrape off the outer bark.

A Day in the Life of Jennie Wheeler

Artist Jennie Wheeler has early memories of walking the three miles into Yakutat with her mother to deliver moccasins and other skin-sewn creations. People were… Continue reading

Artist Jennie Wheeler, a spruce root weaver and skin sewer out of Yakutat, pulls spruce root through an eyna to scrape off the outer bark.

“The House of Bernarda Alba” opens Feb. 12 in Haines

For the CCWHaines - Control, tragedy, oppression and class prejudice are just a few of the thought-provoking themes audience members can expect to encounter in… Continue reading

Writers' Weir: Frisky

Writers’ Weir: Frisky

 He says,“My frisky wet woodalways serves upfancy movesand I love calling youto my beamfor daily Olympics.” He says,“I know you well.Every day you come.You choose me… Continue reading

Writers' Weir: Frisky
Sunset ripples on a calm January night.

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

Sunset ripples on a calm January night.

Movie listings

JUNEAUGOLD TOWN NICKELODEONFor complete listings see www.goldtownnick.com.Animation Oscar Nominated Short Films, Live Action Oscar Nominated Short Films and Documentary Oscar Shorts, Thursday-Sunday.20TH CENTURY TWINFor complete… Continue reading

Call for poetry broadsides

Juneau poets and artists are invited to create poetry broadsides for a May 2016 exhibit at KTOO. The exhibit is sponsored by an informal group… Continue reading

Upcoming classes at the Totem Heritage Center

The Totem Heritage Center is accepting registration for several spring classes.Haida artist Reg Davidson will lead a class on Intermediate and Advanced Northwest Coast Design… Continue reading

SHI, PITAAS to sponsor free performance by Byron Nicholai

Sealaska Heritage Institute and the University of Alaska Southeast PITAAS program are sponsoring a performance by Byron Nicholai, who has gained national attention through his… Continue reading

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Kindred Post to host Tiny Post Office Concert featuring Southeast folk musicians

Kindred Post, a neighborhood post office, gift shop, and community gathering space, will host a Tiny Post Office Concert on Thursday, Feb. 11, with Southeast… Continue reading

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Monteverdi’s ‘Orfeo’ to be presented this weekend

Juneau’s Orpheus Project, formerly known as Opera to Go, will present its production of “L’Orfeo: The Tale of Orpheus” on February 12, 13 and 14… Continue reading

On Writing: Between Sentences

It’s the subject of heated office debates. It distracts some and disturbs others, and others it drives crazy. It estranges husbands and wives, divides the… Continue reading

Gospel Music workshop and performances run Feb. 15-21

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will host a visit from Rev. Bobby Lewis and Eustace Johnson for the fifth year in a row, as… Continue reading

Not sharing well part II

Along the same thread as last week...If I do get to fish the run I want without being squeezed out or pinching someone out of… Continue reading

The Great Backyard Bird Count runs Feb. 12-15

The 19th annual Great Backyard Bird Count will be held Friday, Feb. 12, through Monday, Feb. 15. The Great Backyard Bird Count is a free… Continue reading

Fireside Lecture on Humpback Whales on Feb. 12

University of Alaska Southeast professor Heidi Pearson will present her research on the behavior of humpback whales and dolphins at two Feb. 12 Fireside Lectures… Continue reading

Fish Factor: Feeding Alaska’s needy

Needy Alaskans are enjoying a rare taste of sablefish, thanks to a science project that kept research fish from going over the rails.Sablefish, more commonly… Continue reading

Renowned physician to speak on effects of childhood trauma

Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture by one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood trauma and its adverse impacts on victims decades… Continue reading