Editing Juneau, Alaska (section)

==Culture==
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Juneau hosts the annual [[Alaska Folk Festival]], [[Juneau Jazz & Classics]] music festival, and [[Celebration (Alaska festival)|Celebration]], a biennial [[Alaska Native]] cultural festival. A city-owned ski resort, [[Eaglecrest Ski Area|Eaglecrest]] is on Douglas Island.[[File:Auk Village Totem 458.jpg|thumb|Auk Village Totem 458]]

The city-owned Treadwell [[Ice rink|ice-skating rink]] is located on the south end of Douglas Island. It is named after the [[Treadwell gold mine|Treadwell Gold Mine]], which is located next to the rink. The rink has figure skating, hockey, and free open skates. From April to September when there is no ice, it is used for rollerblading, roller hockey, tennis, basketball, and concerts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alaskajournal.com/community/2003-02-24/ice-arena-juneaus-first-public-access-sports-facility-30-years |title=Ice Arena Juneau's First Public Access Sports Facility in 30 Years |date=February 23, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014230616/https://www.alaskajournal.com/community/2003-02-24/ice-arena-juneaus-first-public-access-sports-facility-30-years |archive-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

The city has a vibrant performing arts scene; it is home to [[Perseverance Theatre]], Alaska's largest professional theater, the non-profit Theatre in the Rough, Theater Alaska, Theater at Latitude 58, and Juneau Ghost Light Theatre (formerly the Juneau Douglas Little Theatre). The Juneau Symphony regularly performs. The two local opera companies are the Juneau Lyric Opera and Opera to Go. Twice a year the JUMP Society hosts screenings of locally made short films. Gold Town Nickelodeon is a local art house cinema which plays independent films, foreign films, classics, and has operated a drive-in.

Downtown Juneau has art galleries which participate in the monthly First Friday Art Walk and annual Gallery Walk held in the first week of December. The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council coordinates certain events and operates the Juneau Arts & Culture Center featuring a community center, gallery and lobby shop. The [[University of Alaska Southeast]] Campus offers lectures, concerts, and theater performances. Sealaska Heritage, the nonprofit affiliate of the [[Sealaska Corporation]], operates the Walter Soboleff Building which is decorated by carvings and hosts cultural exhibits.