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The paintings of Sydney Laurence depict an Alaska where nature is big, and people are small. This article originally appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra A man carries a bundle of sticks to a fire built on the bank of a river, to a speck of yellow that barely stands out against a …
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Think hard-driving rhythms, fast-paced improvisations, and high-pitched vocals that wind up and down the melody like an inquisitive strand of kudzu. This article first appeared The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra There is something brave about bluegrass, about the honesty of a group of musicians who stand up on a stage, before a crowd, with …
Newsweek has called Arcade “a wonder to behold;” The Sydney Morning Herald declared “what raises Arcade to the level of greatness is her insight into the collapsing soul of America.” This article appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra A few weeks ago, Perseverance Theatre’s Artistic Director Art Rotch found out that playwright and …
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How long does Hughes, a New Orleans native, plan to live among these gold rush artifacts, in the restored ruins of a turn-of-the-century mining camp? This article appeared in The Juneau Empire. by Amy Condra On those Juneau mornings when the snow falls with a denser-than-usual determination, slipping out of the seductive comfort of our …
“In theater, people often want to make things more mainstream, to ‘aw, shucks,’ it up; we want to keep it authentic.” This article first appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra When Ishmael Hope’s grandfather died, his family and friends gathered to pay tribute. As they stood to share their stories, they spoke in a …
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This article first appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra Across the lake from the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, a mountain goat forges a slow and steady path up a cliff that rises far above the center’s standard vantage point. “Many of our visitors couldn’t see them,” said the center’s director, Ron Marvin. “So …
Local biologist hopes to engage community in citizen science This article first appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra Fruits and flowers ripen into lush, succulent shades, bodies of water, gleaming and still, trees swaying rhythmically across a sultry twilight — such images are the stuff of holiday brochures and postcards. These scenes also …
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This article first appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra Alaska attracts adventurers, people who come for the tall mountains and the deep rivers, who envision themselves discovering something new even as they lose themselves in an ancient wilderness. Among these dreamers from down south are the artists who want to capture the less …
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Story of Libby Beaman, who ventured to the remote Pribilof Islands This story first appeared in The Juneau Empire by Amy Condra In 1879 Libby Beaman boarded the S.S. St. Paul to venture across the Bering Sea toward the Pribilof Islands. Her presence there wouldn’t be by accident; Libby had asked President Rutherford B. Hayes, …
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