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Back to school! Enrollment for UAS fall semester begins

Academic Advisor Amelia Budd and Fisheries Technology professor Joel Markis of the University of Alaska Southeast are discussing what's coming up this Fall on the Sitka Campus.

Drake teaches creative writing on the spot

Sitka Fellow and writer Julia Drake is the Morning Interview guest. She will be teaching a workshop in creative writing this Saturday at the Sitka Sound Science Center to pass on some of the tricks of her trade.

Atkinson studies marine mammals from the inside out

Sitka Fine Arts Camp Program Director Kenley Jackson and marine biologist Shannon Atkinson talk about what's to come in the second week of the Sitka Arts and Science Festival, which will include various classes and free lectures.

Hospital hosts fitness challenge (with prizes!)

Sitka Community Hospital is encouraging biking and walking as a mode of personal, economic, and environmental fitness. The challenge begins August 1st and ends August 31st, with weekly prizes.

Baskets from the sea: Athabascan artist weaves with fish skins

Fish skin: some people eat it, others throw it out, and some—make baskets from it. This week at the Sitka Arts and Science Festival, five women are learning how to make a basket from fish skin, beads, and a needle and thread.

Musical theater campers go “under the sea”

Sitka's Musical Theater Camp is bringing the Little Mermaid to the local stage. The musical debuts on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Sitka Performing Arts Center.

Got a question about the universe? Ask a physicist

Visiting scientists Solomon Endlich and Rachel Rosen talk about their research and pondering the mysteries of the universe. They're part of a group of visiting physicists based at the Sitka Sound Science Center.

Ryerson connects loved ones in prison through radio

Sitka Fellow Sylvia Ryerson talks about her up coming radio workshops where she will be teaching Sitkans how to make sonic IDs.

Arts and Science Festival gets Sitkans’ creative juices flowing

Sitka Arts and Science Festival starts this week! Sitka Fine Arts Camp Program Director Kenley Jackson is joined by illustrator Ellen Weinstein to talk about the festival's offerings.

With fellows in town, workshop on government transparency for Sitkans

Muira McCammon is one of seven artists and thinkers in residence through the Sitka Fellows Program. A freelance journalist, McCammon will talk about tools for information freedom and her research on war crimes. She is joined by Sitka Fellows Facilitator Sarah Gibson.