It was the first time the popular show visited Alaska — and fans claimed tickets quickly.
Arts & Culture
Sitka Fine Arts Camp files rare immigration lawsuit in support of theater manager
The camp, which operates the 145-year-old campus of Sheldon Jackson College, was seeking a technical expert.
For Pride Month, Juneau Public Libraries holds its first youth pride poetry contest
Nine-year-old Harper Field took first place in the contest with a poem about Pride’s best-known symbol: rainbows.
Angoon students name, launch first dugout canoe since 1882 bombardment
It was a celebration of enduring culture more than 140 years after the village was devastated by the U.S. Navy shelling.
Alaskans get to choose the next artistic license plate design
Voting is underway in the Alaska Artistic License Plate competition, which is put on by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Alaskans can now rank their favorites among the six semifinal designs on the state council website.
As Alaska tourism rebounds, state and federal officials crack down on fake Alaska Native art
It’s a federal crime to sell art that is falsely marketed as created by an Alaska Native or tribal member.
Arts council asks Alaskans to pick a new license plate while DMV rolls out broader changes
Each of Alaska’s license plates is getting at least a small redesign this year.
Kodiak Filipino American Association brings back in-person celebration for Filipino Independence Day
Kodiak’s Catholic church dedicated a Mass to the archipelago’s Filipino community to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Philippines’ Declaration of Independence.
Juneau sends off Hōkūle‘a Thursday with global launch ceremony at UAS Rec Center
The ceremony will be at the UAS Recreation Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event was moved indoors due to the weather forecast.
Downtown Juneau street to be renamed Heritage Way
South Seward Street runs from Front Street to Marine Way, between the Sealaska Heritage Institute building, Heritage Square and the Sealaska Corporation headquarters.