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The deadline to submit entries to Poetry Omnibus, the contest that puts locally written work in our Capital Transit buses, is Jan. 31.

The ranking methodology favors communities with a high concentration of creative jobs and creative industries. The revenue of arts nonprofits, like ticket sales, grants and community contributions, also factored in.

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council is producing a theater project to put under-represented voices on stage. The working title is the “Juneau Histories Theater Project.”

The musician’s songs focus on what he calls heart-felt reflections on modern life in Juneau, and often blur lines between earnest observation and satire.

Christy NaMee Eriksen’s new poem “How To Say Goodbye” follows a pair of friends over a lifetime. It’s dedicated to her late friend Amy Henderson.

Recorded just over a year ago, songwriter Eric Mountcastle says “Watch” is about their frustrations surrounding America’s current political climate.