Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Jan. 12-18
Published 10:30 am Monday, January 12, 2026
MONDAY, JAN. 12
Monday Board Game Night
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Devil’s Club Downstairs
Platypus Gaming wants to share their passion and extensive board game collection with you! Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or looking to learn a new game, come join the fun! Your own games are also welcome, bring a chess board, your Magic cards, you name it! Free & All Ages
Visit: devilsclubbrewing.com/events, contact: beer@devilsclubbrewing.com
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TUESDAY, JAN. 13
Music with Tom Locher
11:45 am – 12:30 pm at The Juneau Senior Center
Come enjoy a free senior lunch and listen to some lovely piano music, provided by the incredible Tom Locher!
Visit: https://www.ccsak.org/, contact: Stephanie Duscher, 907-463-6179, JSCOutreach@ccsak.org
Art for Self Care — Beading
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at Articorp, 418 Harris St, #315, Juneau
These are groups designed to promote self care using a variety of art activities. For adults to help relieve anxiety, depression and stress especially during the winter months or anyone just wanting to add new art forms to their life.
Visit: https://facebook.com/kidzcounseling, please RSVP via text: Shawn Hatt Cohen, 907-321-5414
Beginning and Advanced ESL Classes
Mendenhall Valley Public Library, 3025 Diamond Pk Lp, Juneau
Beginning class: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Advanced class: 6:30 – 7:30
Both classes are completely free.
Visit: tlcalaska.org/english-language-learning-citizenship, contact: 907-586-5718
$2 Trivia Tuesday
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Devil’s Club Downstairs
Test your wits and compete for cash! $2 cash buy-ins per person funds the cash prizes awarded to the first, second, and second-to-last place teams (of up to 6). Please bring cash!
Visit devilsclubbrewing.com/events, contact: beer@devilsclubbrewing.com
Jazz Jam
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Crystal Saloon, 218 Front St, Juneau
Open jazz jam. Free entry. Bring your instrument and join Juneau’s jazz musicians onstage at The Crystal Saloon!
Visit: crystalsaloon.com, contact: David Elrod, david@crystalsaloon.com
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14
Senior Chair Yoga
11:00 am – 11:30 am at Juneau Senior Center
Relax and enjoy a session of low-impact yoga, led by our lovely volunteer instructors each Wednesday at the Senior Center! Free to anyone 60 and above! All skill levels are welcome! Stick around after for a free* senior lunch beginning at 11:45! *Suggested donation $5
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/JuneauSeniorCenter, contact: JSCOutreach@ccsak.org
Art-based Mental Health Group: Creative Growth
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at NAMI Juneau, 8711 Teal St suite 200, Juneau
This group is for adults looking to support their mental health with creative expression in a welcoming group. No art experience needed, all activities are simple. This peer-led group is available for FREE to adults in Juneau. Drop-ins welcome.
Visit: namijuneau.org/support-groups
NAMI Creative Growth
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at 8711 Teal Street (Teal Street Center)
Engage in simple art activities to support your mental health with creative expression. Free, drop-in, confidential. 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Visit: www.namijuneau.org/support-groups
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THURSDAY, JAN. 15
Free Tai Chi classes for ages 60+
11:00 am – 12:00 pm St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 9055 Atlin Drive
Southeast Senior Services offers this Free Tai Chi program to ages 60+. The 8-week series taught by a certified instructor meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 23 – March 14. Tai Chi improves strength and balance and reduces the risk of falls. Registration is required.
Please call 907-463-6113 to register.
Family Support Group (NAMI)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at 8711 Teal Street (Teal Street Center)
Family support group is open to anyone supporting a loved one with a mental health condition, regardless of diagnosis. Free, drop-in, confidential. First and third Thursday of the month
Visit: www.namijuneau.org/support-groups
Mini Fig Paint & Sip
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Devil’s Club Downstairs
Miniature figurine painting workshop with Riddle Valley Games. Bring your own paints, mini-figs, and supplies — or borrow some from Riddle Valley Games. Free & All Ages.
Visit: devilsclubbrewing.com/events, Contact: beer@devilsclubbrewing.com
Open Mic at the Alaskan!
9:00 pm – 11:59 pm Alaskan Hotel & Bar
Head over to the Alaskan Hotel & Bar every Thursday at 9pm.
Bring an instrument, an act, or spoken words and share your talents with the Juneau downtown community!
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/alaskan.bar, contact: Email Claire at claire@thealaskanhotel.com —
FRIDAY, JAN. 16
ChoiceFest 2026
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm at Centennial Hall
Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition’s annual feminist film fundraiser with unique short films, special guest speakers, silent auction, dessert auction, refreshments & more!
Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jpccpac/1896379
Visit: https://www.juneauchoice.com/, contact: juneauchoice@gmail.com
Fireside Lecture — Southeast Alaska By the Numbers 2025
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, 6000 Glacier Spur Rd, Juneau
The next offering of the Fireside Lecture Series at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is “Southeast Alaska by the numbers.” The public is invited to join Southeast Conference for insight into how the regional economy faired in 2025.
The program will begin at 7p.m. with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
The event is free of charge. Seating is first come, first serve. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Contact: 907 789 0097
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SATURDAY, JAN 17
Block Printing Workshop @ Juneau Makerspace
9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Juneau Makerspace, 3915 N Douglas Hwy, Juneau
Join Jim Heumann for four Saturdays of relief printmaking at the Juneau Makerspace in January 2026. We will focus on all phases of block printmaking including image development and transfer, carving techniques, material and paper selection, single and multi-color prints, print registration, and safe printing and cleanup practices. Participants will have the opportunity to produce single, multicolor, and reduction block prints.
This workshop will take place on the following Saturdays: January 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th, from 9:00 to 12:00 pm, and is meant for beginner to experienced printmakers with an adult focus (ages 15 and older).
Tickets: https://JAHC.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/29450
Saturday Staying Alive Al-Anon Family Group
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Zoom
Support, strength, and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. Group meets every Saturday year-round from 10:30 am – 12 noon on Zoom.
Visit https://al-anon-ak.org for Zoom link, contact: 907-957-1990
Sketching in the Museum with Charles Rohrbacher
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm at Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier Street, Juneau
Every 1st & 3rd Saturday through April 2026.
Come join friends to sketch in the Museum. Charles Rohrbacher is the featured artist and will be demonstrating his sketch process with ‘silverpoint’. Free to FoSLAM members; donations are accepted.
Contact: Pua Maunu 907 500-8370
Contra Dance
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm at St. Ann’s Parish Hall, 430 5th Street
Come see your friends, make some new ones and dance to LIVE MUSIC. No partner or experience needed! Enjoy lively tunes from “The Wharf Rats”: Tom Paul on fiddle Jack Fontanella on banjo Chris Meade on guitar Nicole Lantz on bass All dances are beginner friendly. Show up at 7:30 for an easy warmup lesson. Please bring clean shoes to change in to. No street shoes please!
Want to help out? To volunteer for a short shift at the door, contact Cecily Morris at cecilyrm@gmail.com
Suggested Donation: $10-20 general admission; $5 for kids, students and Service Corps CASH, CHECK OR VENMO ONLY
Visit: https://bit.ly/juneaucontras
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SUNDAY, JAN. 18
Sundays with the Juneau Symphony
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm weekly on KRNN
undays with the Juneau Symphony is the place for your local connection to classical music. Each week we’ll bring you episodes featuring new performances, musician interviews, and an ongoing spotlight on the local music scene with Juneau Symphony music director Christopher Koch. Free
Visit: juneausymphony.org, contact: Charlotte Truitt 907-586-4676 info@juneausymphony.org
Traditional Celtic Music Session
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm at TK Maguire’s, 375 Whittier St, Juneau
You are invited to play or listen to traditional celtic music played on acoustic instruments- fiddle, flute, bodhran, tenor banjo, mandolin, guitar etc. sessions follow the traditional etiquette for Irish music sessions. Sessions are held in the TK Maguires bar. Free to the public! For more information contact Tony Yorba at 907-209-9946, email at avyorba1954@gmail.com
International Folk Dance
4:00 pm – 5:45 pm at the Alaska Club Juneau Downtown, 641 W Willoughby Ave #210, Juneau
We welcome dancers of all ages and skill levels. Our program is a mix of teaching and requests of dances from around the world. No partners are required. Every Sunday between 4 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Free.
Visit: http://www.jifdancers.org, contact: Bruce Botelho 907-723-9999, brucembotelho@gmail.com
MULTI-DAY & RECURRING EVENTS
Bone Health: foods and exercise that support strong, healthy bones
Tuesday and Thursday
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Valley Public Library
Bone density decreases as you age, increasing the risk of broken bones and frailty. Learn about eating and exercising to maintain bone density and improve balance. It’s never too early, or late, in life to improve your bone health.
Registration Link : https://forms.office.com/g/9jNnPSH0xG
Visit: https://www.uaf.edu/ces/districts/juneau/, Contact: elizabeth.piseldavis@juneau.org; 907-586-0442
Preschool Open Gym
Monday through Friday
9:30 am – 11:30 am at Mt Jumbo Gym, 909 4th St, Douglas
$5/child, Turf for Tots passes accepted, no charge for parents/guardians, closed on holidays
Contact: 907-586-5226
Pickleball
Mondays/Wednesdays/Thursdays
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm at Floyd Dryden Gym
All levels welcome. Equipment provided.
For more information visit juneauparks.org, contact: parks.rec@juneau.gov or 907-586-5226
