Q & A: Dara Rilatos brings The Planktonics to Wrangell this weekend
Singer-songwriter Dara Rilatos is the voice behind Juneau-based soul-funk band The Planktonics. But her musical roots go back to her childhood in Wrangell.
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Portable Southeast will soon leave Wrangell and head to other coastal communities
Portable Southeast, a traveling art exhibit that will visit six different communities in 2025, is in its second year. It’s a collaboration between the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and community centers throughout Southeast and the Gulf of Alaska. There are 29 art pieces that reflect coastal living by 23 artists from Southeast Alaska this year. There’s a mix of paintings, watercolors, photography and textile art. One of the artists includes Grace Wolf of Petersburg, who is a painter and jewelry maker. Others come from Juneau, Gustavus, Ketchikan, Tenakee Springs, Haines and Thorne Bay.
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Unit Souzou kicks off six-city Alaska tour in Wrangell
“I am from Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. I am Japanese,” Toru Watanabe said, as he opened up for Unit Souzou’s performance called Constant State of Otherness – which exposes the depths of identity through the multimedia production . Unit Souzou is a Portland, Oregon, based Japanese theatrical musical performance group. They kicked off their Alaska tour with a show in Wrangell last Saturday.
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Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes makes it way to Wrangell’s Nolan Center
Auliya McCauley-Hartner, program specialist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, came to Wrangell in late January to help set up a traveling exhibit, named Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes, at the Nolan Center. It focuses on the changing climate and has only been transported by ground, until now.
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Wrangell’s Nolan Center celebrated 20 years last month
The James and Elsie Nolan Center serves as a cultural hub for Wrangell’s community and visitors. It houses the historical museum, Wrangell Visitor Center and hosts events, including the Nolan Center’s 20th anniversary celebration, which happened last month.
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