Authors Ted Van Alst and Shane Hawk answered the call — and soon found themselves with over a hundred submissions from new and established writers.
Arts & Culture
Juneau’s Crystal Saloon to host storytelling event about diaspora and belonging
“What I want to do is to talk about that feeling of not being accepted between two worlds that really are one,” said artist Daniel Firmin.
Alaska-raised composer makes music from the sounds of nature
Matthew Burtner, who was born in Naknek and grew up around Alaska, has built an award-winning career around turning nature into music, using both field recordings and scientific data that he transforms into sound.
Artist captures climate change in his brushstrokes for new Alaska State Museum showcase
“Painting at the End of the Ice Age” opens Friday at the Alaska State Museum, followed by a lecture from the artist.
A Chilkoot totem pole is coming home after 50 years as airline property
The pole has been at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
Douglas Indian Association seeks permit for cultural education center
Juneau’s Planning Commission will review the tribal government’s request on Nov. 14.
Juneau’s South Seward Street officially renamed Heritage Way
City Hall, SHI’s Walter Soboleff building and the recently-bought SHI building between the two are the only addresses that will be changed.
‘Mana: The History We Inherit’ exhibit highlights Filipino history in Alaska
Mana is the Tagalog word for “inheritance” and the name of the project, founded by Shayne Nuesca, Tasha Elizarde and Joshua Albeza Branstetter.
Kenai man amasses vast collection of Coke memorabilia
Coca-Cola pocket knives, underwear, a soda fountain: “I like it,” Kelly Bookey says, “and to me that’s the bottom line.”
‘Kuhaantí,’ a children’s book written entirely in Lingít, is the first of its kind in decades
The book will launch on Friday in Juneau with a storytime event at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.