WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEVENTSParent Night Out, 6–10 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 23, Juneau-Douglas High School. The JDHS Basketball Cheer Team is hosting a Parents’ Night Out.… Continue reading
A shift in thinking needed for AMHSThe Alaska Marine Highway System is at a critical juncture. Since its first port of call, the Alaska Marine… Continue reading
Artists’ opportunity available for residency in JapanThe National Endowment for the Arts, in cooperation with the U.S. Japan Friendship Commission, has implemented the U.S/Japan Creative… Continue reading
Alaska’s delegates to U.S. Senate Youth Program announcedLucas Arthur, a student at Mat-Su Career & Technical High School in the Mat-Su Borough School District, and… Continue reading
Juneau’s Innovation Summit starts registrationEarly registration has officially opened for the 5th annual Innovation Summit (http://www.jedc.org/innovation/). More than 200 leaders in business, government and education… Continue reading
The Anchorage Museum has released the names of the artists selected for this year’s “All Alaska Biennial” exhibit, opening Feb. 5 in Anchorage. This highly… Continue reading
When we left off talking about Hamlet in our last column, the Danish prince was speechless. He was also dead, but this latter condition seemed… Continue reading
Ed Ricketts was a scientist, a writer, a father and a Renaissance man, the inspiration for the character of “Doc” in John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row”… Continue reading
BY KLAS STOLPEEditor’s note: This column was first published in the Juneau Empire on Dec. 24, 2014. My mother’s smile on the Christmas holidays was never… Continue reading
HOONAH - The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service recently announced the award of $797,500 in support of 33 grants in… Continue reading
I have multiple issues with the Starbound series: The first book takes forever to get to the point, the characters in the second one are… Continue reading
Juneau musician Kray Van Kirk is very conscious of the path he walks and what kind of a trace he’ll leave. That’s part of the… Continue reading
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
BY DERRIK J. LANGTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES — Hollywood is preparing for what could be the largest movie premiere in its history on Monday night… Continue reading
Dies Natalis Solis Invictus, “Birthday of the Unconquered Sun.”Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in Juneau. We get 6 hours, 22 minutes… Continue reading
EVENTS Community Potluck & Fun-Raiser, 5–8 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 16, St. Ann’s Parish Hall (Fifth & Gold Streets). In addition to celebrating the holidays, this event… Continue reading
The Juneau Volunteer Fire Department recently partnered with the Juneau Community Foundation to establish the Juneau Volunteer Firefighters’ Youth Activity Fund as a way to… Continue reading
Most Syrian refugees have a long and winding path ahead of them. Some Juneau mothers, and a national organization they contribute to, want to help… Continue reading
Splitting chain-sawed hemlock roundson a drizzly November day, I imaginewoodstove heat chasing January’s chill. An orange extension cord connects my splitterwith miles of lines to where… Continue reading
HAINES - The Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center will open a new exhibit, “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine,” on Dec. 19, on… Continue reading
