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More sophisticated than a Shirley Temple: Mocktails are on the menu this March for sobriety awareness

More sophisticated than a Shirley Temple: Mocktails are on the menu this March for sobriety awareness

Movie night and other recovery-friendly events are planned, too.

More sophisticated than a Shirley Temple: Mocktails are on the menu this March for sobriety awareness
‘Jewish Halloween’ to be celebrated with movie screening, cookies

‘Jewish Halloween’ to be celebrated with movie screening, cookies

Rhymes with decorum.

‘Jewish Halloween’ to be celebrated with movie screening, cookies
Planet Alaska: Woven with herring

Planet Alaska: Woven with herring

Sharing herring is caring.

Planet Alaska: Woven with herring
Turning trash to treasure: New event includes art show and building contest using collected scrap

Turning trash to treasure: New event includes art show and building contest using collected scrap

Think “Iron Chef” for assemblage art.

Turning trash to treasure: New event includes art show and building contest using collected scrap
Classic album to be performed by Juneau band

Classic album to be performed by Juneau band

News briefs for the week of March 13, 2019.

Classic album to be performed by Juneau band
End of a chapter: Hayes talks about her time as Alaska State Writer Laureate and what comes next

End of a chapter: Hayes talks about her time as Alaska State Writer Laureate and what comes next

Find out why visiting Seldovia tops the list.

End of a chapter: Hayes talks about her time as Alaska State Writer Laureate and what comes next
After flooding, co-op gallery is back to business with room for more artists

After flooding, co-op gallery is back to business with room for more artists

There’s space for five to 10 more artists.

After flooding, co-op gallery is back to business with room for more artists
Photos: Poetry Out Loud

Photos: Poetry Out Loud

State championships in Juneau.

Photos: Poetry Out Loud
North Pole High School student wins state poetry contest

North Pole High School student wins state poetry contest

She’s an honor student.

North Pole High School student wins state poetry contest
Getting motor-mouthed about Motown
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Getting motor-mouthed about Motown

Ryan Shaw didn’t grow up with a lot of the music he now loves.

Getting motor-mouthed about Motown
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Author Annie Boochever, formerly of Juneau and now of Bellingham, Washington, smiles at Centennial Hall, Saturday March 2, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

‘It’s like it was meant to be’: At-first reluctant author talks about her Elizabeth Peratrovich book

Alaska Native rights advocate also took in cats and read Victor Hugo to high-schoolers.

Author Annie Boochever, formerly of Juneau and now of Bellingham, Washington, smiles at Centennial Hall, Saturday March 2, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
Elements of surprise: Artists interpret long-running art show theme in unexpected ways

Elements of surprise: Artists interpret long-running art show theme in unexpected ways

What do an elephant, an atom and a flower have in common?

Elements of surprise: Artists interpret long-running art show theme in unexpected ways
Movie night moves suicide into public focus

Movie night moves suicide into public focus

Normalizing the mental health discussion.

Movie night moves suicide into public focus
Juneau college student to receive community service award

Juneau college student to receive community service award

Good tithings he brings.

Juneau college student to receive community service award
Armenian-American flautist Tigran Arakelyan, the Music Director of the Northwest Mahler Festival in Seattle and the Port Townsend Orchestra, performs a sound check in the Shuká Hít (Ancestors’ House) at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. He will be conducting Juneau Symphony’s Russian Romantic concerts. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Russian In: Juneau Symphony plans ‘Romantic’ weekend

You can’t go wrong with Russian Romantic composers.

Armenian-American flautist Tigran Arakelyan, the Music Director of the Northwest Mahler Festival in Seattle and the Port Townsend Orchestra, performs a sound check in the Shuká Hít (Ancestors’ House) at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. He will be conducting Juneau Symphony’s Russian Romantic concerts. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Film experiment could only happen here

Film experiment could only happen here

Hey, wanna be in a movie?

Film experiment could only happen here
Sitka festival receives grant, Poetry Out Loud dates announced, Rasmuson Foundation accepting applications

Sitka festival receives grant, Poetry Out Loud dates announced, Rasmuson Foundation accepting applications

Arts and culture news briefs for the week of Jan. 23, 2019.

Sitka festival receives grant, Poetry Out Loud dates announced, Rasmuson Foundation accepting applications
‘Openness of the heart’: Workshop focuses on compassionate communication

‘Openness of the heart’: Workshop focuses on compassionate communication

There’s an emphasis on empathy.

‘Openness of the heart’: Workshop focuses on compassionate communication
Gene Tagaban performs with Khu.Eéx while wearing regalia. The band will play in Juneau Monday, Jan. 28 at Centennial Hall. (Courtesy Photo | Russell Johnson)

What do you get when you cross Alaska Native culture with Parliament Funkadelic?

Singletary won’t be solitary.

Gene Tagaban performs with Khu.Eéx while wearing regalia. The band will play in Juneau Monday, Jan. 28 at Centennial Hall. (Courtesy Photo | Russell Johnson)
Flute concert brings classical, Armenian and indigenous music to clan house

Flute concert brings classical, Armenian and indigenous music to clan house

Shuká Hít-ting a high note.

Flute concert brings classical, Armenian and indigenous music to clan house