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Stringing along: Family band plays Juneau show, then heads to Australia

Stringing along: Family band plays Juneau show, then heads to Australia

Alaska String Band travels to Land Down Under for tour.

Stringing along: Family band plays Juneau show, then heads to Australia
About 50 artists stand with their work in front of the Sealaska Heritage Institute on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, to protest heavy cuts to state arts programs. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

The 5 biggest arts stories of 2019

The near-vetoes, protests and more that made the year.

About 50 artists stand with their work in front of the Sealaska Heritage Institute on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, to protest heavy cuts to state arts programs. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Here’s what the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly writers watched, read, heard and played this year. (Courtesy Photos | Unsplash)

Staff Picks: Here’s what we read, played, listened to and saw in 2019

Did “Cats” make the list?

Here’s what the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly writers watched, read, heard and played this year. (Courtesy Photos | Unsplash)
Photos: Take a peek at ‘Elf the Musical’

Photos: Take a peek at ‘Elf the Musical’

JDHS students will take the stage this weekend.

Photos: Take a peek at ‘Elf the Musical’
Juneau performers will rock the mic before Wu-Tang rapper

Juneau performers will rock the mic before Wu-Tang rapper

Local talent gets chance at big stage.

Juneau performers will rock the mic before Wu-Tang rapper
Toby Russell, stars as Buddy the Elf, during rehearsal of “Elf the Musicial” at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘Elf’-centered: JDHS brings musical based on hit movie to its stage

What’s your favorite color?

Toby Russell, stars as Buddy the Elf, during rehearsal of “Elf the Musicial” at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Anastasia Hobson-George, right, works with weaver Lily Hope as the Artist-in-Residence at the Walter Soboleff Center in May 2019. Hobson-George is one of the youngest-ever winners of a Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award. Applications for the awards are now open. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Rasmuson Foundation accepts artist award applications, the city museum receives an art donation and more

News briefs for the week of Dec. 19, 2019.

Anastasia Hobson-George, right, works with weaver Lily Hope as the Artist-in-Residence at the Walter Soboleff Center in May 2019. Hobson-George is one of the youngest-ever winners of a Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award. Applications for the awards are now open. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Rapper’s delight planned for Friday night

Rapper’s delight planned for Friday night

It’s a rap.

Rapper’s delight planned for Friday night
Wayne Price, associate professor of Northwest Coast art and Tlingit artist, and student Kaytlynne Lewis pose with their paddles at a recent Northwest Coast arts showcase. (Courtesy Photo | Davina Cole)

Northwest Coast arts showcase draws a crowd, scholarships available, Alaska Pacific University looks for a new president

News briefs for the week of Dec. 12, 2019.

Wayne Price, associate professor of Northwest Coast art and Tlingit artist, and student Kaytlynne Lewis pose with their paddles at a recent Northwest Coast arts showcase. (Courtesy Photo | Davina Cole)
Your weekend guide: legislators hold open house, Santa comes to downtown and more

Your weekend guide: legislators hold open house, Santa comes to downtown and more

Thursday, Dec. 19 Chamber Luncheon, noon, Moose Lodge, 8335 Old Dairy Road. The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce holds a weekly luncheon featuring a speaker.… Continue reading

Your weekend guide: legislators hold open house, Santa comes to downtown and more
Julia O’Malley, food journalist, has a new book out that was co-published by the University of Washington Press and the Anchorage Museum. (Courtesy Photo | Nathaniel Wilder)

New books tells stories about Alaska’s singular food culture

Here, food is more than fuel.

Julia O’Malley, food journalist, has a new book out that was co-published by the University of Washington Press and the Anchorage Museum. (Courtesy Photo | Nathaniel Wilder)
Your Weekend Guide: Choirs, concerts ski training and more

Your Weekend Guide: Choirs, concerts ski training and more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Your Weekend Guide: Choirs, concerts ski training and more
Crystal clear: Subsistence and tradition influence new exhibition at city museum

Crystal clear: Subsistence and tradition influence new exhibition at city museum

Worl’s whirlwind world shapes her work.

Crystal clear: Subsistence and tradition influence new exhibition at city museum
People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Your Guide to Gallery Walk 2019

It’s the biggest Friday Friday of the year.

People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art

Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art
Gallery Walk offers snapshot of Juneau arts

Gallery Walk offers snapshot of Juneau arts

Gallery Walk on the wild side.

Gallery Walk offers snapshot of Juneau arts
Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced

Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced

News briefs for the week of Dec. 5, 2019.

Holiday pops, a Gallery Walk street closure and a New Years Eve party announced
Juneau Dance Theatre freshens up a classic

Juneau Dance Theatre freshens up a classic

‘The Nutcracker’ is back with a new coat of paint.

Juneau Dance Theatre freshens up a classic
Folkie from Fairbanks is coming to Juneau

Folkie from Fairbanks is coming to Juneau

It’s her first time performing in the capital city.

Folkie from Fairbanks is coming to Juneau
Jackson Pearson learns to harvest porcupine quills in Wrangell. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)

Planet Alaska: Gifts from the porcupine

Looking sharp.

Jackson Pearson learns to harvest porcupine quills in Wrangell. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)