A series of webinars highlighting Alaska’s diverse native plants and their uses is scheduled for May, which is Alaska Native Plant Month. The series, available statewide, is a collaboration between the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative...
The fifth-grade band “Hello Summer Concert” will be held 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. The concert will include full band pieces as well as one piece featuring each section in the band. Admission is free. All are...
City and Borough of Sitka contractors are anticipating repaving a section of road at 913 Halibut Point Road, near the Peterson Street intersection beginning Monday, April 28. To accommodate the work, a portion of Halibut Point Road will...
The Sitka School Board will hold a special meeting to pass the 2025-2026 school budget 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the Sitka High School library. The meeting is open to the public.
Longtime Sitkan Irene Shuler, 85, passed away peacefully Thursday night at SEARHC Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center with family and friends by her side. An obituary will be published next week.
Friday Zumba continues 5:30-6:15 p.m. Fridays with Harper and Anna at the Blatchley Middle School multipurpose room through May. For information, contact Harper Glazer at harper.glazer@sitka-tribe-nsn.gov.
Tourism generates 8.8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In the 10 years before the pandemic, tourism emissions grew at 3.5% per year, twice as fast as the emissions growth rate for the global economy. The United States was the country with the...
THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. Baby Raven Reads, story time, Sitka Public Library 10:30 a.m. SAIL Senior Hiking Club, Indian River Trail head 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open 11:30 a.m. STA Lunch-and-Learn, mandatory reporting, Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa...
Friends of Sitka Circus Arts invites the public to the spring production “Magic, Morals and Movement,” an evening of aerial artistry bringing to life fairy tales from around the world. The performance features artists of all ages on a variety of...
Ocean Wave Quilters will display guild members’ mini quilts throughout May at the Backdoor Cafe.
Sheldon Jackson Museum will move to summer hours – 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – on Thursday, May 1. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, and free for ages 18 and under and active-duty military and their families (with an ID). Call 907 747-8981...
Ocean Wave Quilters will hold a free open sewing session 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at United Methodist Church. All are invited to attend. Irons, ironing boards, tables and chairs are provided. Lunch is potluck. For...
Ocean Wave Quilters will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the United Methodist Church. The slate of nominees for office will be presented. Sarah Jordon will show how to use embroidered linens in quilts. Monthly meetings, September through...
Featuring An Artist at the Grind Subtitle: What do rosemary and bubbles have in common? At the Original Artist Monthly Grind on March 15th, an audience full of curious Sitkans had the opportunity to find out! A few weeks ago, I attended my first...
WEDNESDAY 10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, ages 0-3, St. Peter’s See House 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for...
The public is invited for silent worship in the style of Quakers (Society of Friends) 3:15 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Yaw Chapel on the SJ Campus. Quakers is an LGBTQ+ affirming faith space. Call or text Maggie with questions, 907...
Friends of Sitka Animal Shelter will host a family friendly, community-driven event to help shape the future of animal services in Sitka 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Mean Queen Dungeon. It will include free pizza, live music and raffle prizes.
Occupational therapist Jamilee Seavey will give a presentation on the importance of respite care for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Sitka Public Library. The event is...
