Bostin Christopher

On today’s program:

Njuzu Marimbas is a local Marimba phenomenon. And if you’ve seen them play, it’s a downright amazing time. They are organized and led by Betsy Sims.

And for the next two weeks, they have invited a guest artist to teach workshops to folks here in Juneau. Mike Sibanda is a sought-after, world-touring marimba music composer, arranger, performer, and music educator, born and raised in Zimbabwe.

He is currently the Campus Marimba Director at St Stithians College in Johannesburg, South Africa. Michael has over three decades of professional experience in training and mentoring music ensembles in schools, colleges, community centers, festivals, and music camps worldwide. He holds a certificate in Music Education from the Kwanongoma College of Music. He specialized in training African music teachers equipping them with teaching skills, African musical instrument performance, and instrument making. Michael also holds a Bachelor of Music Honors from the University of Pretoria. He has taught at schools and colleges in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa, gracing some of the world’s stages with the ensembles he directed.

Besides teaching, Michael directs Totem Marimba Band, a professional marimba outfit that performs at various functions and festivals.

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.

For more on the workshops, performances, or Njuzu Marimbas, contact Betsy Sims at juneaumarimbas@gmail.com or 907-209-3203.

Workshops:
Tuesday, August 8, 5:30 pm at Sealaska Heritage Plaza
Saturday, August 12, 2:00 pm at Sealaska Heritage Plaza

Concert:
Sunday, August 20, 4:00 pm at Sealaska Heritage Plaza

Guests:

• Mike Sibanda, marimba music composer, arranger, performer, and music educator
• Betsy Sims, Njuzu Marimbas organizer
• Em Eason, Njuzu Marimbas member

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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:

• Theater Alaska and 350 Juneau present Climate Fair for a Cool Planet Saturday, August 5
  • Location: Mayor Bill Overstreet Park (The Whale)
  • Artists include Viktor Bell, Dave Hunsaker, Marian Call, Melanie Brown, Darius Mannino, Roblin Davis, and dancers with Juneau Dance Theatre.
  • 350Juneau is building a local, diverse grassroots movement to address the root causes of climate disruption through justice-based solutions. They work on systemic change, holding leaders accountable to climate science and social justice. They work at the local, state, and national levels through education, public policy advocacy, and mobilizing people to take creative and effective action. www.350juneau.org.
    
    
• Juneau Live! Studio August Showrunner Camp (tuition-free)
  • The Showrunner Camp is a one-week immersion program in television production for middle and high school students. Participants (“crew”) learn the skills needed to broadcast a live two-hour music concert recorded in front of a studio audience. During the five-day camp, the crew receives instruction from industry professionals and practices those skills in a working TV studio, including making live, public broadcasts each day. Crew members become their own production company which, by week’s end, self-sufficiently produce (with on-screen credit) an episode of Juneau Live! Studio’s Alaska Music One Presents with local bands in front of a studio audience.
    
    
• First Friday with Juneau Artists Gallery – Liyuan Zhang
  • Liyuan Zhang (aka Sunny) is the featured artist for the month of August at the Juneau Artists Gallery. Trained as a graphic artist in California, Sunny has been using her art education and natural abilities to create unique pieces. Her work includes paintings using pastels, acrylics, and a wood-burning technique called pyrography.
  • Meet Sunny at Juneau Artist Gallery First Friday event on August 4th from 4:30 to 8 pm. Located on the ground floor of the Senate Building, 175 South Franklin Street.
    
    
• Juneau Nordic Ski Club
  • The Juneau Nordic Ski Club is already looking ahead to this coming ski season. They are in the midst of capping off their summer campaign to expand the fleet of trail grooming equipment as they aim to groom more trails/kilometers than ever before. This is the next step in the larger vision of expanding the network of ski trails in Juneau.

Volunteer Andy Kline 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.

Guests:

• Bradley Perkins, Juneau Live! Studio
• Ell Carpenter, Juneau Live! Studio
• Liyuan Zhang, Artist, Juneau Artist Gallery
• Michelle Morrell
• Christina Apathy, Company Member, Actor, Theater Alaska
• Mike Tobin, 350 Juneau, Writer, Producer
• Tristan Knutson-Lombardo, Juneau Nordic Ski Club

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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:

• Mike Maas aka Blue Nagoon deep dives with Annie Bartholomew about her new album “Sisters of White Chapel’
• Songs heard during the broadcast:
  • All for the Klondike’s Gold
  • Spoiks (live)
  • Dead Horse Trail
  • Mountain Dove Song (live)
  • Run Around Lucy
  • Last Confession
• More on Annie at anniebalaska.com
• More on Mike at bluenagoon.bandcamp.com

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.

Guests:

• Annie Bartholomew, Musician
• Mike Maas, Musician

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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, they are kicking off season four by having a candid and open conversation about Juneteenth and the 4th of July!  Host Christina Michelle and her guests discuss the Black lived experience and the decision to celebrate these two very American holidays. 

Today, Christina Michelle and her guests talk about what it means and how it feels to celebrate Juneteenth and the 4th of July while being part of the Black community. From the history of Juneteenth and the 4th of July to what they mean to the Black community today, Christina Michelle and her guests share their own personal experiences and opinions regarding both. 

Christina Michelle 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.

Guests:

• Edward Wesley
• Ny MaGee
• MoHagani Magnetek

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On today’s program:

• A preview of the upcoming Tlingit and Haida Men’s Health Summit happening August 16-18
  • Join Tlingit & Haida’s Community & Behavioral Services(CBS) Healing Center for a Men’s Healing Summit focused on creating space to address unique issues faced by men, such as expressing emotions in a healthy way, understanding mental health and substance use issues, how to ask for support and recognizing you are not alone. Men sharing lived experiences can make a lasting difference in our communities. The theme is “Journey Home: A Pathway to Healing. It is a three-day event. August 16-18, 8 am to 3 pm. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/healingsummitagenda.
    
    
• It’s the first week of the month, and that means First Friday! We have art updates with the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and the Juneau Douglas City Museum, plus we will chat with Kindred Posts featured artist Jolene M. Smith.
  
  

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.

Guests:

• Phil Huebschen, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council
• Cate Ross, Juneau Douglas City Museum
• Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, President, Tlingit and Haida
• David Evenson, Tlingit and Haida
• Jolene M. Smith, Fiber Artist

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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:

• Alaska author, Debbie Miller will visit both locations of Hearthside Books for book signings and a program. Debbie has been writing about Alaska for decades, featuring nonfiction work for children and adults.
  
  
• Unswaddling secrets. Terminating shame. Bearing witness. Fostering community. These are THE STORK FILES: TRUE STORIES OF ADOPTION, ABORTION, AND HAVING NO CHOICE, a “play in gestation” by former Juneauite Julie Coppens, a hit of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival in June, performing in a one-night stand at Perseverance Theatre (Phoenix studio space), 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 8.
  
  
• CBJ Parks & Recreation catches us up on their upcoming Month of Play! Lots of events and details which can be found here: bit.ly/monthofPLAY

Volunteer Andy Kline 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.

Guests:

• Debbie Miller, Author
• Olga Lijo Serans, Owner, Hearthside Books
• Julie Coppens, Playwright
• Lauren Verrelli, CBJ Parks and Recreation

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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.