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January 24, 2023: What’s on the agenda at the Sitka Assembly meeting?

Sitka needs bear-resistant trash cans: That’s the recommendation of a group of Sitkans tasked with tackling the community’s bear problem.

Broadway Night shines the spotlight on local performers

2020 performers sing their hearts out in an ensemble piece at Broadway Night. (Photo by Bobbi Jordan.) Sitka Community Theater presents Broadway Night 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, at Odess Theater. The fundraiser for Sitka...

Keet Family Night provides screen-free fun for the whole family

Keet Gooshi Heen families are invited to a family night next Thursday, January 19 from 5-7 p.m. The event will feature a variety of screen-free, family-friendly activities from formline arts and crafts to open gym time.

Sitka Adult Spelling Bee gears up for another year

Cara Crain and organizer Jeff Budd joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the upcoming adult spelling bee. The bee will take place from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on February 9 at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

Nonprofits host free “The Pursuit of Happyness” screening this Saturday

Sitka Counseling's Lakota Harden and Elise Davidson Kitka joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss an upcoming free screening of the film Pursuit of Happyness, which will play 11 a.m. Saturday (January 14) at the Coliseum Theater.

Winging it: professional comedians will fly to Sitka to perform this weekend

Sitka Fine Arts Camp will host two nights of improv comedy this weekend, featuring Sitka's own Zeke Blackwell and Chicago-based comedians Cassidy Russell, Meredith Weir and Karl Bradley. Blackwell joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to chat about how he prepares for an unscripted show and what audiences can expect.

Southeast author shares stories of ‘Forgotten Murders’ in Alaska’s capital city

Betsy Longenbaugh, author of "Forgotten Murders From Alaska's Capital," will sign her book this Friday at 6 p.m. in the Sitka Public Library. She'll also give a presentation to the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society on Wednesday evening, January 18, entitled "1920: A Murder in Chatham Strait." Longenbaugh is originally from Sitka.

A bright idea! Visiting artist will share poems about light at Sitka Public Library

Denver-based poet and environmental consultant Sueyeun Juliette Lee gives a free talk 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, in the Sitka Public Library multipurpose room. Lee will discuss her new book, "Aerial Concave Without Cloud." Lee and SPL Librarian Margot O'Connell joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the event