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Rhonda McBride

Juneau Afternoon

Tuesday, May 17, 2022: Juneau String Ensemble’s Aurora Strings to play at Carnegie Hall. Juneau Fine Arts Camp registration. Girls on the Run 5K celebration.

  Some of the best and brightest young musicians in the country will soon be headed to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall -- and that includes the Aurora Strings, the advanced students from the Juneau String Ensemble. On this Tuesday's Juneau Afternoon, we’ll celebrate what these students have accomplished, how they’ve worked…

Part 1: Juneau Strings Ensemble: The journey to Carnegie Hall.

Guests: Juneau Aurora Strings Ensemble Members: Alex Yu, 1st Violin.Tobin Montalbo, 1st Cello. Cerys Hudson, 1st Cello. Elizabeth Djajalie, 1st Violin.
  A sit-down with four members of Aurora Strings, the group of advanced Juneau Strings Ensemble students headed to perform at Carnegie Hall in Juneau. In the midst of a pandemic, it hasn't been an easy journey, but the students say it's helped them grow as musicians and as people.  

Part 2: Girls on the Run: Beyond the finish line.

Guests: Natalie Watson, Girls on the Run & Toowú Klatseen Manager. Maya Breedlove, longtime participant in the program.
    Girls on the Run is about more than a Saturday 5k run. Although it does give girls a chance to exercise and build physical stamina, Natalie Watson and her daughter, Maya Breedlove, talk about how Girls on the Run is really about the journey of building trust, teamwork and empowering girls to realize…

Part 3: Juneau Fine Arts Camp: A family tradition.

Guests: Electra Gardenier, Juneau Fine Arts Camp manager.
  After more than 40 years, the Juneau Fine Arts camp has become a multi-generational experience for many in the community -- a chance for students to explore the arts and much more.  Electra Gardenier, who is now director the program, was once a student at the camp, as was her husband. Her daughter has…

Juneau Afternoon

Friday, May 13, 2022: President’s Own U.S. Marine Jazz Band. Zuill Bailey. Juneau Public Library’s May update.

The President's Own U.S. Marine Jazz Band rocking out on KTOO's Juneau Afternoon. Band members: Ryan McGeorge on trombone, Greg Ridlington on saxophone, Tyler Lindsay on trumpet, Chris Rose on drums, Eric Sabo on bass, Alan Prather on guitar and Russell Wilson on keyboards. It may have been Friday the 13th, but if you’re a…

Part 1: Seven members of President's Own U.S. Marine Jazz Band pack into KTOO's Studio 2K for impromptu concert.

Guests: Band members: Chris Rose, Alan Prather, Eric Sabo, Russell Wilson, Ryan McGeorge, Tyler Lindsay and Greg Ridlington
  The President's Own U.S. Marine Jazz Band was one of the crowd pleasers at this year's Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival. Trombonist Ryan McGeorge even wrote a song for the group's Juneau tour called Malamute Strut, inspired by his Alaskan sled dog, who lives with McGeorge in the Washington D.C. area but seems to…

Part 2: Zuill Bailey: Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival emerging from Pandemic

Guests: Zuill Bailey, cellist and artistic director for Juneau Jazz and Classics
  It's only fitting that classical performers in the Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival improvise like their jazz counterparts. But Zuill Bailey wasn't expecting that to happen with the concert schedule. Due to flight scheduling problems, two of the members of the Arianna String Quartet wound up stuck in St. Louis and didn't make it…

Part 3: Juneau Library promotes Hoopla streaming service and kid's rock band concert

Guests: Margaret Luedke, Juneau Public Libraries Programs and Marketing Coordinator
There's a lot of excitement at the Juneau Public Libraries this month which has begun offering a new digital service called Hoopla. Library cardholders can download an app and use it to check out e-books, videos, music and other media, 24-7. Also on Saturday, May 21st, there will be no shooshing at the Mendenhall branch…

Culture Rich Conversations | Juneau Afternoon

Thursday, May 12, 2022: Black in Alaska: An ambitious multi-media project, telling the stories of Blacks living in the 49th state.

Black in Alaska’s mission is simple but daunting – to profile 50 people whose stories will help explain what it’s like to be Black in Alaska. The goal: to dismantle stereotypes and connect the Black community to fellow Alaskans. On this week’s Culture Rich Conversations, Christina Michelle talks with her mother Sherry Patterson, about her…

Listen to the program: The story behind the Black in Alaska Project

Guests: Jovelle Rennie and Mayowa Aina, team members of the Black in Alaska project. Sherry Patterson, profiled in the Black in Alaska Project.
Jovelle Rennie realized there was a need for a story telling project about what it means to be Black in Alaska, when he asked people to name fifty Blacks who live in Alaska. Most couldn't do it. Yet when Rennie began to make up his own list of Black Alaskans with interesting stories, that list…

Juneau Afternoon

Wednesday, May 11, 2022: Arianna String Quartet. SAIL Challenge Course. Theater Alaska’s reading of Pride and Prejudice.

Critics have said that quartet playing doesn’t get much better than the Arianna String Quartet, a group that is in Juneau this week for the Jazz and Classics Spring Festival. On this Wednesday's Juneau Afternoon, the group talks about its mission to teach as well as perform. Also, on this program: The SAIL Challenge Course…

Part 1: Arianna String Quartet: Beyond the notes on the page

Guests: Kurt Baldwin, cello. Jane Price, violin. John Mcgrosso, violin. Joanna Mendoza, viola.
  The Arianna String Quartet spends as much time teaching, as performing. Why they encourage students to do more than just play the notes on the page, but take the music to a whole new level by turning it into a whole body experience.    

Part 2: Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) re-opens outdoor challenge course

Guests: Emma Van Nes, ORCA Director, Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL)
  For the first time, the Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) challenge course is fully operational. It's an outdoor team building and leadership program set in the rain forest, that offers courses tailor-made for your group's skills and abilities.    

Part 3: Theater Alaska: Rollicking readings of Pride and Prejudice

Guests: Christina Apathy, director. Bostin Christopher, performer.
  Theater Alaska will bring readings of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the stage this weekend. They're working from a playful adaption of the novel, written by Kate Hammil -- a theatrical conversation about gender and self determination from a feminist perspective. All the performances are outdoors and free of charge.  

Juneau Afternoon

Tuesday, May 10, 2022: US Pacific Fleet’s Big Wave Brass Band. Juneau Hope Endowment Fund. World Bird Migration Day. An evening with humorist David Sedaris.

  High energy is an understatement for the US Pacific Fleet’s Big Wave Brass Band, in town this week for the Juneau Jazz and Classics spring concert series On this Tuesday's Juneau Afternoon, a few of the band members will drop in on the show. They’ll talk about their lives as touring professional musicians, who…

Part 1: US Pacific Fleet: Making music in the military.

Guests: Musicians Chief Chris Jerome, US Pacific Fleet Band, unit leader and sousaphone player
  The US Pacific Fleet's Big Wave Band is headquartered in Hawaii. It provides support for ships, military installations, foreign dignitaries, and community events throughout the Pacific.  

Part 2: Hope Endowment Fund awarded almost $2 million in grants

Guests: Amy Skilbred, Executive Director and Reed Stoops, grants committee member -- Juneau Community Foundation
  The Juneau Community Foundation's Hope Endowment Fund gave grants to two dozen non-profits in Juneau this year. Each received a share of more than $1.95 million in funding. The grants were prioritized to serve people in crisis -- programs aimed at stabilizing some of the community's most vulnerable -- such as those in need…

Part 3: Juneau Audubon Society marks World Migratory Bird Day

Guests: Gwen Baluss, Juneau Audubon Society board member.
  The Juneau Audubon Society is celebrating World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 14th with a bird-banding demonstration from 7:00-10:00 a.m. It's a chance to see songbirds up close and learn about techniques for studying birds.    

Part 4: David Sedaris brings laughter to Juneau

Guests: Jeana Varney, Membership and Marketing Director and Bostin Christopher, Business and Community Support --KTOO.
  David Sedaris, a humorist, writer and regular NPR contributor, returns to Juneau on Wednesday, May 18th, to bring an evening of wit and social critique. The performance is a fundraiser for KTOO, the station's first in-person event since the pandemic.  

Juneau Afternoon

Friday, May 6, 2022: Ken Waldman returns to Juneau for book signing. Juneau Jazz and Classics Spring Festival. Marty Sharp featured at Juneau Artists Gallery. Juneau Super Plant Sale is back!

Leave it to Ken Waldman to turn a book signing into a jam session. With fiddle in hand, Waldman has returned to Juneau to promote his twentieth book, “Now Entering Alaska Time.” On  this Friday's Juneau Afternoon, Waldman talks about the characters in his novel, who drink a lot beer, fall in love and play…

Part 1: Ken Waldman's 20th book was a long time in the making

Guests: Ken Waldman, writer and fiddler.
Ken Waldman's new book, Now Entering Alaska Time, actually got its start in 1989, during a Juneau winter. He set it aside and recently returned to it,  a mix of heartbreak, tragedy, comedy and drama.

Part 2: Juneau Jazz and Classics: Spring Festival overview

Guests: Laura Haywood, Board Chair, Juneau Jazz and Classics.
  From big bands and blues, to spicy Cuban jazz and a classical string quartet, this spring's Juneau Jazz and Classics festival features a diverse musical line-up.

Part 3: Marty Sharp's exhibit features Juneau themes

Guests: Marty Sharp, water color painter and Juneau Artist Gallery co-op member
  Marty Sharp's exhibit at the Juneau Artists gallery feature what she is known for -- watercolors that capture the scenic vibe of Southeast Alaska. She says her work is inspired by its natural beauty and colorful people.  

Part 4: Juneau Super Plant Sale: Plants galore and more!

Guests: Susan Cox and Patricia Harris, Juneau Garden Club.
  After the pandemic sidelined this popular event, Juneau gardeners felt there was something missing from spring. But now they can rejoice. The Juneau Super Plant Sale returns to the Carr's parking lot this Saturday.
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