Rhonda McBride

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce is one of the prime networking organizations for area businesses, but the pandemic has forced some big changes.

On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, how the chamber continues to navigate COVID challenges – and why it believes vaccinations are the key to economic recovery.

Also, on this program:

• How the Juneau Symphony plans to hold its first in-person concert in almost two years.
• What makes the Arctic Cactus Hour a showcase for Indie and indigenous music.
• Helping tree swallows of Juneau raise their young.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheli DeLaney hosts Tuesday’s program. You catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

Listen to the whole show:

Part 1: Laura Chartier, Host of Arctic Cactus Hour.

Part 2: Charlotte Truitt and Franz Felkl on the Juneau Symphony’s return to in-person concerts.

Part 3: Benjamin Brown’s update on the Juneau Chamber of Commerce.

Part 4: Brenda Wright and Jessica Millsaps share Juneau Audubon Society research on tree swallows.

It was like a big family reunion – a rare collection of Chilkat weaving, welcomed to the Alaska State Museum in May with dancing and drumming – and departing the same way on Saturday, in a closing ceremony.

On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, one last look at why this exhibit was a watershed moment for Southeast Coastal weavers, how they hope its impact will live on, long after it’s over.

Also:

• Juneau Pastors and Police find common ground in an Interfaith Forum on Justice
• Why Saturday October 9th is an important day for birders, not just in Juneau, but around the globe.

Listen to all the interviews:

Part 1. Steve Henrikson and Jackie Manning from the Alaska State Museum and weaver Lani Hotch talk about the impact of the Spirit Wraps Around You exhibit on Raven’s Tail and Chilkat weaving, which closes this weekend.

Part 2. Pastor Tari Stage Harvey and Lt. Jeremy Weske from the Juneau Police Department, on the need for police and clergy to build relationships.

Part 3.  Brenda Wright from the Juneau Audubon Society explains how “October Big Day” plays an important role in the citizen science movement.

Rhonda McBride hosted Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, which airs  at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

The color of money is green. But in this week’s program, the Black Awareness Association of Juneau looks at why our tax system and financial world are not color blind.

Christina Michelle asks Adrian Duncan, a financial advisor from Compton, California, to identify some of the barriers to prosperity that people of color face, as well as some of the top mistakes they make in managing their money.

The Black Awareness Association’s program, Culture Rich Conversations, airs at 3:00 p.m. every Thursday, on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

 

 

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(Editors note: This show originally aired on April 15, 2021)

The Queens and Kings of Juneau are more than drag show performers.They’re a family, that pulled together during the pandemic to support each other and entertain the community.

On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a preview of a new KTOO documentary that looks at how a group of people came together – to live large in a time of isolation and shrinking social circles.

Also on this program:

• CBJ COVID booster clinics, how and when to get an appointment.
• As the days get darker and pedestrians get harder to see, some public safety reminders from the Juneau Police Department.

Listen to all of the interviews: 

Part 1: As the days grow shorter, pedestrian safety reminders from Juneau Police Lt. Jeremy Weske. Also, the story of how a JPD Dispatcher helped to guide the delivery of a baby.

Part 2: KTOO’s Rashah McChesney and Paige Sparks talk about their new documentary, Queens and Kings of Juneau. They are joined by Gigi Monroe, known as the “Mom” of the Juneau drag queen community.

Part 3: Denise Koch, a member of CBJ’s COVID response team, explains the guidelines for CBJ’s vaccine booster clinics.

Sheli DeLaney hosts this Wednesday’s program. You catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

Springtime yellows, sea foam greens and blacks as dark as night: All natural dyes that turned threads, spun from the wool of mountain goats into magnificent blankets and ceremonial robes.

On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a chance to unravel some of the mysteries of Chilkat weaving. How did the coastal women of Southeast Alaska create color for their works of art?  Some of the plants and natural materials they used for dyes might surprise you.

Also on this program:

• UAS Egan Lecture Series: How Dr. Wendy Smythe draws upon her Haida culture as a scientist.
• The art and science of food preservation, taught by the Southeast Cooperative Extension Service.

Rhonda McBride hosts Tuesday’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

Listen to all of the interviews:

Part 1: Dr. Wendy Smythe on the importance of traditional indigenous knowledge in scientific research.

Part 2. Ellen Carrlee and Lily Hope, from the Chilkat Dye Working Group, talk about how Native weavers used plants and natural materials to dye mountain goat wool for their Chilkat blankets. Carrlee is conservator at the Alaska State Museum and Hope is a weaver and teacher.

Part 3. From Sarah Lewis’ kitchen to your kitchen. Lewis, who is an agent for the Southeast Cooperative Extension Service,  is teaching a weekly series of food preservation classes that you can take part in from the comfort of your home.

 

Time is running out to see a rare collection of blankets and other work by Chilkat weavers. The “Spirit Wraps Around You” exhibit closes on October 9^th.

On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, reasons to make sure you get out to the state museum to see it – how it’s brought weavers together to revitalize an art that is in danger of being lost.

• Helen Kim and Jasmin Arakawa, a violin and piano duo, talk about their upcoming performances at the Juneau Jazz and Classics festival.
• And why October is a great month to find some good deals at the Juneau Artists Gallery.

 

Violinist Helen Kim and pianist Jasmin Arakawa rehearsing for their Juneau Jazz and Classics fall festival performance. 

Listen to all of the interviews: 

Part 1. Steve Henrikson and Mary Lou Gerbi talk about the Spirit Wraps Around You, hopes that the Spirit Wraps Around You exhibit will lead to a renaissance of Chilkat blanket weaving.

Part 2. Helen Kim and Jasmin Arakawa talk about how they have teamed up to perform at the Juneau Jazz and Classics fall festival.

Part 3. Jayne Andreen talks about the Juneau Artists Gallery October “Juneau Appreciation” sale.

 

Rhonda McBride hosted Friday’s program. You catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.