As producer and host of KTOO's Juneau Afternoon, I work to build community by sharing stories about the human spirit.
Outside of KTOO, I tell stories via theatre, film and audio projects.
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:
Lily Hope, Weaver/Teacher
Nicholas, Intern at Goldbelt and Pride Robe documentarian
Lance McMullan, whose company Sitkana recently won the coveted Edge prize for a local renewable energy initiative
The Edge Prize awards Innovators, entrepreneurs, and local leaders weaving open source and Indigenous knowledge together for a more connected and resilient world. Recently, Lance McMullan and his company Sitkana won in the category of Innovation and Technology for the developing technology of predictable renewable energy from ocean tidal currents.
Miah Lager, a Juneau local artist, art teacher, mother of three, daughter of a musical shoemaker, and a spirited artist, presents a collection of wearable art pieces. Working with the interplay of color and texture, Lager uses her experiences from her classic art school training, her joy of living, and her own personal, slight earring obsession to bring a little delight to your day.
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:
Lance McMullan, Sitkana
Cate Ross, Juneau Douglas City Museum
Miah Lager, Artist and Jewelry Maker
Phil Heubshin, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council
Rachelle Bonnett, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council
Grand Marshal of the Douglas Fourth of July Parade talks Douglas and its July 4th traditions, which go back to mining days, as well as its history and place in the larger Juneau City and Borough.
The Juneau Montessori School (JMS) has been enriching the lives of Juneau families since 1985. It is a private, tuition-based non-profit school with a Board of Directors. The school offers toddler to kindergarten programs serving children ages 16 months to 6 years of age.
Harper Field, 9, reads the winning poem, “Rainbows,” first prize winner in the recent Juneau Public Library Pride Poetry Contest.
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:
Ed Schoenfeld, Grand Marshall, Douglas July 4th Parade
Derrick Grimes, Juneau Montessori School
Jorden Nigro, Juneau Parks and Recreation
Harper Field, Juneau Public Library Pride Poetry, First Place
Native America Calling is a live call-in program offering a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities. Heard on over 90 public communty, and tribal radio stations in the US and Canada, Shawn Spruce hosts the show. He started appearing on the show in 2011 and is now its permanent host. The show also recently won the National Humanities Medal. The show is heard locally here on KTOO at 1 pm Monday-Friday.
We are so lucky to have Shawn in Juneau this week, and he joins us live in Studio 2K dedicated to Carolyn Hobbs Peterson, to chat about the importance of public media.
Juneau Community Bands loves to bring the art and pleasure of music for wind and percussion players to all. One such way is the Juneau Volunteer Marching Band Independence Day concert this Sunday, July 2, at 3 pm at the Sealaska Heritage Arts Plaza.
A long-time Juneau favorite, Alexander Tutunov, will be coming to Juneau to perform with local violinist Franz Felkl. Friday, June 30, 7 pm at the JACC.
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:
Shawn Spruce, Host of Native America Calling
Sarah McNair-Grove, Juneau Community Bands
TJ Hovest, Guest Conductor, Juneau Volunteer Marching Band
Join Tasha with today’s guests from In Bocca Al Lupo – Rachel Carrillo Barril, chef de cuisine at In Bocca al Lupo, and Melvin Cristobal, head baker at In Bocca al Lupo as they discuss their roles at the restaurant and share about their unique mix of personal heritage and cooking.
To donate to the Jeremy Barnett fund, you can visit the GoFund Me page
Theater Alaska tours neighborhoods in Juneau, bringing live music to an outdoor venue near you. The Neighborhood Cabaret features company members Ericka Lee, Enrique Bravo, and Jennifer Lagundino, as well as Jocelyn Miles, Salissa Thole, Kainoa Thole, Margeaux Ljungberg, Chris Talley, and Rob Cohen. An Alaska Theater Festival production, Neighborhood Cabaret runs from Wednesday, June 28 through Sunday, July 2, 2023
Upcoming events at the library, including tonight’s Pride Poetry Event. Events in July include the Fairy House Workshop, FIFA Women’s World Cup viewing, and more.
Bostin Christopher and Tasha Elizarde host 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:
Rachel Carrillo Barril, chef de cuisine at In Bocca Al Lupo
Spruce Root, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Sealaska and Oweesta Corporation co-sponsor an Alaska Native artist and makers market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 at the Heritage Plaza (in front of the Sealaska building and SHI Arts Campus). More than 30 participants will have tables where they’ll be selling items, including jewelry, paintings, photography, carvings, weaving, and more. The pop-up market is in coordination with Oweesta’s 8th annual Capital Access Convening on June 27-29 in Juneau.
Juneau Soccer Club recently had five teams participate in the Starfire Spring Classic in Tukwila, WA. The Juneau Soccer Club (JSC)’s 2010 Boys team won 1st place in the U14 Silver division in the Starfire Spring Classic soccer tournament in Seattle last week.
JAHC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Kathy Kolkhurst Ruddy Awards for the Arts take place at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Thursday, July 27.
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.
List of Artists Scheduled to Appear at the Alaska Native Artist and Makers Market:
Samuel Sheakley – Jewelry
Corinne James – Stickers, prints, and apparel with original formline designs on it
Jeremiah James – Sea otter. blankets, hats, scarves, seal hats, vests
Sarah Peele – Mainly earrings incorporating formline and natural materials found around Alaska, including walrus ivory, deer hide, salmon leather, wildflowers
Davina Cole – Ravenstail-inspired woven jewelry and accessories
Yarrow Vaara – Tlingit Weaving, Basketry, & Regalia; spruce root, cedar bark, leather, fur, drums; Harvesting traditional resources for medicines, supplies, and cultural foods; Tlingit Language Materials. May vary considerably by season and inspiration.
Rhonda Butler – Devils Club & Cottonwood Salves, Moccasins, cedar art, beading
Vivian Mork – Salves, oils, jewelry, stickers, prints, and original drawings, paintings
Janine Gibbons – Jewelry Paintings Prints
Myrna Gardner – Jewelry and accessories using wild Alaskan Furs; Sea Otter, Mink, Ermine, and wolf
Bobbie Meszaros – E-commerce Indigenous marketplace designed for artists to sell directly to customers (Native ETSY)
Lee Burkhart – Tlingit artist engraving handmade jewelry and wood carving
Cayla McCutcheon – Earrings, hair accessories, rings, and necklaces with a mixed media technique combining fiber, hand-textured and shaped metal, and silversmithing
Logan Terry – Mixed media collage; stickers, prints, and affordable original pieces using recycled materials from the 1950s to present
Sydney Johnson – Beaded jewelry and other beaded items
Christina Waska– Seal fur earrings, sea otter earrings, polar bear for earrings.
Jennie Wheeler – Spruce root basket- weaving and other items, including earrings, teacups, hats, etc.
Elizabeth Mayeda – Process jams, jellies, honey along w fry bread
Mike Jackson – Carved jewelry with beads
Renee Tl’aagunk Culp – Jewelry with southeast Alaska style and common materials
Greg Frisby – Artwork, jewelry with traditional formline painted or carved on
Jeffery Sheakley Jr. – Hand-engraved silver and copper bracelets, earrings, rings, and pendants
John Garcia III – Bentwood boxes, jewelry, drums, regalia, and other carvings
Pauline Duncan – Ointment, Raven’s Tail, Cook Books, etc.
Tooḵ (Raymond Gregory Walker) – Engraved jewelry and carvings
Jennifer Younger – Engraved Jewelry
Lily Hope – Hand-woven earrings
Guests:
Marc Wheeler, Spruce Root
Jennifer Younger, Artist
Logan Terry, Artist
Stacy Diouf, Juneau Soccer Club President
Kai and Riley, Juneua Soccer Club Participants
Phil Huebschen, Executive Director, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council
