Bostin Christopher

On today’s program:

• Pianist Phoebe Wu plays Sunday, October 15, via the Con Brio Chamber Series
  • No Longer Very Clear is an energetic and intimate contemporary classical solo concert presented by pianist Phoebe Wu that simultaneously celebrates the roots we come from and the individual creative spirit. The program highlights the beauty of blurred lines in art, featuring music by modern American composers of diverse backgrounds, including works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Florence Price, Annika Socolofsky, and Lou Harrison. Each piece holds multiple influences that not only coexist but thrive together without opposing one another. This tour was made possible by support from the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation.
    
    
• Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) upcoming gala dinner and auction
  • SAIL’s “Unmasking Disability” gala is on Saturday, October 21, at 6:00 p.m. at Centennial Hall. There is a silent auction, a decadent dessert auction, and a live auction with cruises, travel packages, Alaska Airlines tickets, a private dinner party, and a year’s worth of Juneau entertainment.
  • This is SAIL’s biggest fundraiser of the year, which raises flexible funding that supports seniors and people with disabilities in their work to remain independent and healthy in the setting of their choice.
    
    
• A preview of episode two of the KTOO Mga Kuwento podcast
  • Mga Kuwento, Ep. 2: Filipino workers seek the American dream in Juneau
    • The desire to provide for themselves and their loved ones has driven Filipino migrants to make a lasting impact on so many of Juneau’s industries today. 
      
      
• A chat with 2023-2024 KTOO Membership drive artist Glo Ramirez
  • Glo Ramirez is a Puerto Rican creative who is grateful to be a guest on Lingít Aaní, where she lives, plays, works, and makes cute but cool stuff, including the KTOO thank-you gifts for membership.
    
    

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association it’s a conversation with guest Trina Lynch Jackson. Host Christina Michelle and her guest will discuss Trina’s Uncle Charles and his legacy as well as her new life here in Juneau and her new book entitled, “The Forget Me Not Chronicles, Volume 1.” 

Today, as Trina Lynch Jackson reminds us of the history and importance of her uncle Charles’ masks, she also shares with us her love for Juneau and her life’s passion for caregiving. Christina Michelle and her guest have an amazing conversation about the importance of memory care and the journey to obtaining a purposeful life. 

Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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On today’s program:

• Mga Kuwento podcast episode preview
  • Community Engagement Producer and Executive Producer for Mga Kuwento, Tasha Elizarde, provide a preview of each episode in the new Mga Kuwento Podcast from KTOO News.
    
    
• Friends of the State Library, Archives & Museum upcoming Friends Gala, Saturday, October 14
  • A social occasion with special entertainment, at the Alaska State Museum atrium on Saturday afternoon, 4-6 p.m. at the APK/SLAM Kashevaroff building. Black ties and suits are not expected. The Gala will feature music by Trio Ballaenae (Sally Schlichting, Todd Hunt, and Kelly Sixt), hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar by V’s Cellar Door, and limited behind-the-scenes tours.
    
    
• Evening at Egan: The Vicissitudes of Aging & Brain Health: What Parents’ May Never Have Told You, Friday, October 13
  • Aging is a biological, psychological, and sociological process and is a universal truth that everyone must contend with.
    
    

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

On today’s program:

• New band Muskeg Collective and their upcoming Honky Tonk Hootenanny, Saturday, October 14
  • Members of the Collective (Annie Bartholomew, Erin Heist, Josh, Fortenbery, Taylor “Dallas” Vidic, and special guest, Andrew Heist) will perform an eclectic blend of local vocals by local yokels to start the night, and end with a country music hoedown when they join forces.
    
    
• Rainforest Rendezvous Social Dance Retreat October 13-15
  • A weekend of social dance classes and dance parties, featuring local instructors teaching a variety of styles, including West Coast Swing, Blues, Night Club Two Step, and Salsa.
    • The Saturday Night Dance will feature LIVE MUSIC with Hot Club of Juneau.
      
      
• Juneau World Affairs Council World Affairs Forum October 13-14
  • Friday-Saturday, October 13-14, 2023, the Juneau World Affairs Council, in partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast, will host their annual world affairs forum. This year’s topic is “Immigration, Detention, and Power: Addressing Bias and Prejudice.”
    
    
• Juneau Audubon Society Antarctic Penguins presentation Thursday, October 12
  • The Plight of the Penguin by Tyler Stern from the Juneau Audubon Society and open to the public.
    
    

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

On today’s program:

• MGA KUWENTO: Podcast launch and playing of episode one
  
  
• Singers from THEATER ALASKA will be presenting a cabaret at the Saturday Mga Kuwento event at Filipino Community Hall
  • Saturday, October 7 Noon to 5:00 p.m. at Filipino Community Hall
    
    
• Juneau Jazz and Classics: Mike Block Trio
  • Saturday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall
  • Link the “The Block Strap”
    
    

Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, a discussion about racial microaggressions in American culture.  Host Christina Michelle and producer Natasha Boozer have a sensitive yet important conversation about the Black-lived experience of microaggressions and racism in our country. 

Christina Michelle and Natasha introduce a new series of episodes covering the different areas of racial microaggressions experienced by African Americans in America. Today’s episode defines and discusses examples of racial microaggression, racism, and gaslighting. 

Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.

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