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Revved up for Raven Reads

Revved up for Raven Reads

Ravin’ about Baby Raven Reads.

Revved up for Raven Reads
Any jugglers or sword swallowers out there?

Any jugglers or sword swallowers out there?

Got talent and want $500? Auditions for the fourth annual Juneau’s Got Talent contest are 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 and Tuesday, Dec. 18 at… Continue reading

Any jugglers or sword swallowers out there?
Gingerbread raises dough for nonprofits

Gingerbread raises dough for nonprofits

Stacking gingerbread for a cause.

Gingerbread raises dough for nonprofits
Alfie Price dances with the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crowd art-icipation: Gallery Walk exhibits get attendees involved

All the world was a canvas at Gallery Walk.

Alfie Price dances with the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard
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Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard

Tube amps: Where physics meets folklore.

Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard
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Art with a point: Kids sew at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum

Art with a point: Kids sew at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum

Kids had sew much fun.

Art with a point: Kids sew at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum
Heather Haugland teaches a salsa workshop at the Red Dog Saloon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Salsa 101: How to dance with two left feet

Leave the XtraTufs at home.

Heather Haugland teaches a salsa workshop at the Red Dog Saloon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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It will be a holly, jolly, trolley Gallery Walk

It will be a holly, jolly, trolley Gallery Walk

Your ultimate guide to tonight’s event.

It will be a holly, jolly, trolley Gallery Walk
Hit records: Vinyl shop sells out fast

Hit records: Vinyl shop sells out fast

Record renaissance.

Hit records: Vinyl shop sells out fast
Frank La Roche, Skagway’s first professional photographer

Frank La Roche, Skagway’s first professional photographer

We’re fortunate that photographers were active in this area during and after the Klondike Gold Rush.

Frank La Roche, Skagway’s first professional photographer
To be frank about ‘Franklin’: It’s ambitious and engaging

To be frank about ‘Franklin’: It’s ambitious and engaging

Perseverance Theatre tells two stories separated by centuries.

To be frank about ‘Franklin’: It’s ambitious and engaging
Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge

Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge

Tekla Waterfield’s “The Curtain Falls” pleasantly defies categorization without being wildly experimental. The latest album from the Seattle singer-songwriter and former Harborview Elementary and Marie… Continue reading

Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge
Juneau Dance Theatre is keeping a classic fresh

Juneau Dance Theatre is keeping a classic fresh

New choreography and costumes for “The Nutcracker.”

Juneau Dance Theatre is keeping a classic fresh
Lily Hope tells a story of raven, king salmon and the birds to second grade students from Harborview Elementary, Montessori Borealis and Juneau Charter Community School at the Walter Soboleff Center on Friday Nov. 30, 2018. The Storytelling Excursion for all Juneau School District second graders is part of the Any Given Child programming sponsored by the Juneau School District, Mayor’s office, University of Alaska Southeast, Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

SHI welcomes second-graders, JAHC members can buy Wearable Art tickets

News briefs for the week of Dec. 5, 2018.

Lily Hope tells a story of raven, king salmon and the birds to second grade students from Harborview Elementary, Montessori Borealis and Juneau Charter Community School at the Walter Soboleff Center on Friday Nov. 30, 2018. The Storytelling Excursion for all Juneau School District second graders is part of the Any Given Child programming sponsored by the Juneau School District, Mayor’s office, University of Alaska Southeast, Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear

Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear

A poem submitted by reader Jack Campbell.

Writers’ Weir: Unmitigated Fear
First-timers, survivors and moms get tattoos for suicide prevention

First-timers, survivors and moms get tattoos for suicide prevention

The shop owner called the response “incredible.”

First-timers, survivors and moms get tattoos for suicide prevention
“Molly of Denali,” an animated show about an Alaska Native girl, her friends and family is expected to debut this summer. University of Alaska Southeast professor <span style="text-decoration: underline;">X</span>’unei Lance Twitchell started out as a language and culture consultant for the show but more recently has taken on a writing role. (Contributed Photo | (c) 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation)

Good golly, meet ‘Molly of Denali’

The show involves Alaska Native characters, voice actors and writers.

“Molly of Denali,” an animated show about an Alaska Native girl, her friends and family is expected to debut this summer. University of Alaska Southeast professor <span style="text-decoration: underline;">X</span>’unei Lance Twitchell started out as a language and culture consultant for the show but more recently has taken on a writing role. (Contributed Photo | (c) 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation)
Student research movie digs into Alaska’s colonized names

Student research movie digs into Alaska’s colonized names

Sayéik is a Tlingit word that can be translated to mean voice of a spirit helper. Historically the name is associated with Douglas Island, and… Continue reading

Student research movie digs into Alaska’s colonized names
30 Juneau students earn all-state honors for band, orchestra and choir

30 Juneau students earn all-state honors for band, orchestra and choir

They banded together in Anchorage.

30 Juneau students earn all-state honors for band, orchestra and choir
Bald eagles fight over salmon on the outgoing tide near the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Tlingit Word of the Week: ch’áak

This week’s word is ch’áak’, which means eagle.

Bald eagles fight over salmon on the outgoing tide near the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)