If the Wilhelm Schimmel concert piano tucked away at Centennial Hall could talk, it would probably tell you how much it craves some musical company.
Although Jon Hays grew up in Juneau, he left to pursue his passion as a concert pianist. But he makes a point of returning on a regular basis to give back to the community that fed his love of music. Photo by Sheli DeLaney.
In 2017, Jon Hays helped to raise $25,000, so the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council could buy a Wilhelm Schimmel piano. Photo by Sheli DeLaney
Jon Hays founded the Juneau Piano Series to make sure the piano would be played by artists worthy of its fine craftsmanship. Photo by Sheli DeLaney.
Jon Hays surely feels the Schimmel’s pain. After all, he helped raise the money to bring this fine instrument to Juneau – and founded the Juneau Piano Series, to make sure the Schimmel’s keyboards feel some love.
KTOO’s Sheli DeLaney spent some time with Hays this week as he prepared for his concert this Saturday. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon… a preview of the workout Hays will give the Schimmel’s ivories.
Also on this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon:
The Juneau Volunteer Marching Band is back for an encore performance. Why you won’t want to miss their Conductor’s Favorites concert during the Fresh Air Market on August 7th.
How to treat your soil with some TLC. Juneau Composts’ Lisa Daugherty will share some of her secrets.
Catch Juneau Afternoon this Wednesday, live 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: Jon Hays talks about his efforts to bring classical piano music to Juneau and his upcoming concert at Centennial Hall.
Part 2: The Juneau Volunteer Marching Band concert on August 7th is full of surprises. Guests: Sarah McNair-Grove and Bradley Saunders.
Part 3: Lisa Daugherty, founder of Juneau Composts, talks about the art of feeding the soil.
Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Culturally Responsive Education Conference will be held virtually this year on August 5th-7th. Photo courtesy of Sealaska Heritage Institute.
Sealaska Heritage Institute says its annual teacher’s summit is more than just a conference — but a chance to change the educational landscape in Southeast Alaska to be more responsive to Native students.
On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, an overview of SHI’s cultural education summit, Our Cultural Landscape Conference, why it’s just as important to teach the teachers about Native culture, as it is the students; and how it translates into classroom success. Teachers and community members are invited to attend the three-day gathering which begins on August 5th. The conference is virtual this year, and there is no fee to attend.
Also:
What’s the connection between fungi and the formation of ice? It’s one of those mysteries a UAS chemist is out to solve. A look at how those tiny spores in the atmosphere could shed light on some of the big questions about climate change.
Students will do much of the research on how fungi help to make ice.
The UAS research will look at how spores from fungi help to promote the formation of ice at the microscopic level.
Conrad Meister is a chemist. Some of his earlier research studies antifreeze proteins in frogs, which enabled them to survive after freezing.
Listen to the entire show:
Part 1. SHI Cultural Education Conference. Guests: David Sheakley-Early, Sealaska Heritage Institute. Dr. Lisa Richardson, University of Alaska Southeast.
Part 2. Ice-making Fungi.Guest: Konrad Meister, chemist. University of Alaska Southeast.
Part 3. Juneau Audubon Society’s Weekly Birdwatch. Guest: Brenda Wright, Juneau Audubon Society program manager.
Glaucous Winged Seagulls. Photo by Bob Armstrong.
Willow Ptarmigan. Photo by Bob Armstrong.
Horned Grebe adult at nest. Photo by Bob Armstrong.
Join Rhonda McBride for Friday’s Juneau Afternoon. The program is now on a summer schedule, airing three days a week on Wednesday, Thursday and 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.
Mercedes Muñoz is a fifth generation Alaskan, born and raised in Juneau. Photo by Sydney Akagi.
Mercedes Muñoz says she fell in love with ceramics after taking a class in college. Photo by Sydney Akagi.
Since COVID-19 set in, Mercedes Muñoz has been selling most of her work online. Her first in person studio release since the pandemic will be held this Saturday, July 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 17495 Point Lena Loop Road. Photo by Sydney Akagi.
Mercedes Muñoz may be a ceramics artist — but since COVID-19, she says she’s been forced to develop a talent for turning lemons into lemonade.
On Juneau Afternoon today, Muñoz talks about her journey — from the devastating closure of her art show when the pandemic first set in – to how she has since reinvented herself and her business.
Also today:
Watch fingers fly across the keyboards, in person. The Juneau Piano Series is back with two performances that showcase emerging artists
You knew her as a kid on the stage at the Alaska Folk Festival. Now Tekla Waterfield is out with a new single.
Tekla Waterfield grew up in Juneau by now is a Seattle-based musician. Photo by Melissa Wax.
Hear it first with Sheli Delaney, who hosts today’s Juneau Afternoon, live 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: Mercedes Muñoz on her ceramic pottery business.
Part 2: Juneau Piano Series. Jon Hays previews an upcoming Joseph Yungen concert.
When Shakespeare wrote, “Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo,” the playwright had no idea what those words would mean to Juneau, a community that fell in love with a black wolf named Romeo.
Romeo love to socialize with Juneau dogs. Photo by Nick Jans.
On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Dr. Emily Kane, composer William Todd Hunt and writer Nick Jans talk about their hopes to keep memories of Romeo alive in music, art, dance and literature, through the Orpheus Project.
Also on Friday’s show: the birds of Juneau, through the eyes of 19-year-old Jessica Millsaps, who has been photographing birds since she was ten-years-old.
Rufous Hummingbird. Photo by Jessica Millsaps, who volunteers to band hummingbirds for a Juneau Audubon Society research project.
Jessica Millsaps photographed this Mountain Bluebird at the Mendenhall Golf Course.
The Great Horned Owl, seen hiding in some cottonwoods, is hard to photograph because it’s a nocturnal bird. Jessica Millsaps says she photographed this bird after a bunch of Steller’s Jays, upset about a predator in their midst, made such a racket and suddenly she realized why.
Jessica Millsaps spotted this Greater Yellow Legs on the beach at Echo Cove.
Jessica Millsaps photographed this Song Sparrow last summer while banding hummingbirds. She says the bird was part of a group of birds, who watched her out of curiosity.
Jessica Millsap says Wilson’s Snipes are hard to photograph, because you usually come across them when they burst out of the tall grasses and take you by surprise.
Arctic Tern photographed at Mendenhall Glacier last summer. Jessica Millsap spotted it hovering over the water as the sun came up over Thunder Mountain.
This Pacific Wren was sitting on a log along the Outer Point Trail on Douglas Island, when Jessica Millsaps and her brother, Cody, spotted it. Jessica was surprised that the bird allowed her to approach for a closer shot. Usually they hide under logs.
This Ruby Crowned Kinglet, with its tiny red cap, was spotted dashing through the trees. Jessica Millsaps says this photo was a real challenge, because this bird rarely sits still for long.
Juneau Audubon Society’s Birds of the Week:Male Mallard Duck. Photo by Jessica Millsaps.
Juneau Audubon Society’s Birds of the Week: Female Mallard Duck and chicks, photographed by Jessica Millsaps.
Juneau Audubon Society’s Birds of the Week: Savannah Sparrow, which looks a lot like a Song Sparrow. Photographed by Bob Armstrong.
Juneau Audubon Society Birds of the Week: Bonaparte’s Gull. Photographed by Bob Armstrong.
Listen to a compilation of interviews for Friday’s show:
Part 1. Photographing Juneau’s Birds. Guests: Jessica Millsaps and Brenda Wright, Juneau Audubon Society.
Part 2. Remembering Romeo, a wolf that came to Juneau. Guests: Dr. Emily Kane, William Todd Hunt and Nick Jans.
Please note: due to technical problems, we are unable to bring you the third interview on Friday’s program about the Sealaska Heritage Foundation’s teacher’s conference. We’ll revisit that topic next Friday.
During the summer Juneau Afternoon airs three days a week: Wednesday, Thursday 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.
From fancy recipes to lavish dinner décor, Shayla Copas’ “Four Seasons of Entertaining” is all about living large. Copas, who is a designer from Little Rock, Arkansas, promises her next book will be more down to earth and will include a chapter that features Juneau. It will be called “Four Seasons of Celebration.”
Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, who own Frenchies Floral Studio, are collaborating on Shalya Copa’s new book, Four Seasons of Celebration
On Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, Copas talks about plans to do a photo shoot for the Juneau chapter next summer. She’s enlisted the help of two Juneau designers, Jason Clifton and Jeremy Bauer, who own Frenchies Floral Studio. Their assignment: to help her capture the spirit of the ultimate summer solstice dinner party.
Listen to Rhonda McBride’s interview with Shayla Copa and Jeremy Bauer:
During the summer, Juneau Afternoon airs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — live 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.
On this Thursday’s Black Awareness Association of Juneau program, a heart-to-heart with Christina Michelle about judgement.