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The story goes that as Earl Harwell was observing the construction of what would become his family’s home on South Main Street, a passerby took in the sight of what would become a four-story, 15,000-square-foot, English Tudor-style mansion and wondered aloud what sort of person would build such an enormous...

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  • June 25, 2023

AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...

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  • June 25, 2023

Hyperlinks to event details at AKconcerts.com and in our weekly newsletter
Or read below if you just want to know the time & place. 
 Thursday June 22nd 4 Royle Parkers (Soldotna) – Open Mic w/ Cody Kniceley 8p-12a Alaskan Hotel and Bar (Juneau) – Open Mic 8p-11p Anchorage Town Square...

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  • June 24, 2023

Abingdon Vineyards will host a concert featuring two rising stars in country music, Lauren Morrow and Josh Hedley. This event will take place on Sunday, June 25, at Abingdon Vineyards. Doors will open at 3 p.m., with the show beginning at 4 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $20 in...

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  • June 24, 2023

Gambino, the musical stage name of actor Donald Glover, was sued by Emelike Nwosuocha, who performs as Kidd Wes, in May 2021. Regarding copyright fair use, are we being ruled from beyond the grave by artists who died young? The Supreme Court just decided an important fair use case...

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  • June 24, 2023

We delved deep into the Dazed archives for projects which capture the radical sexual practice People have always had an affinity for fetishism, long before we had iPhones, latex dresses and spiky high heels. In ancient cultures, the word fetish meant “inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers”. In...

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  • June 21, 2023

Get ready to laugh, cry and take a roller-coaster ride with “Sense and Suability.” That’s right: The classic Jane Austen novel called “Sense and Sensibility” stacks the stage of the Barter Theatre on Main Street in Abingdon all summer long. “It’s going to be so beautiful — fun and funny,”...

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  • June 19, 2023

The lush green lawn of First Presbyterian Church on Anna Street was covered with rainbows and signs of support Saturday at Grand Island Pride 2023. Some vendors had items for sale, but most were stations of support for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. One of those was a makeshift art studio,...

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  • June 18, 2023

DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: I have a small business. Currently, I have no employees and am working out of my home. However, I am thinking about renting an office and moving my business out of my house. What do you think? ANSWER: We have both worked in...

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  • June 17, 2023