Last Friday on Juneau Afternoon, you heard from “Protect Juneau’s Future,” a group fighting three separate cruise ship initiatives. On Monday’s program you’ll hear from Juneau Cruise Control, the group that wants you to sign their petitions to limit cruise ship traffic. Also on Monday: Results from an extensive survey of seniors. Some surprising trends…
Rhonda McBride
Friday, May 14th. Cruise ship controversy. Performances from the Juneau Dance Theatre and Juneau Symphony. This week’s birds to watch.
Along with the tourism season this year comes a battle over initiatives that would limit cruise ship traffic. On Juneau Afternoon today, we’ll have an introductory conversation on this complicated issue – and it won’t be the last. We’ll hear first from a group called “Protect Juneau’s Future,” which formed to fight the initiatives.…
Thursday, May 13th: Black literature in schools
It’s throwback Thursday on Juneau Afternoon, with a rebroadcast of a program produced last August on the importance of Black literature in schools. Join co-hosts Christina Michelle Patterson and Sarita Knull for a conversation with Nikitia Wilson about how students can find inspiration and hope from African American writers. On Thursdays, Juneau Afternoon is…
Wednesday, May 12th: Alaska Theater performs MacBeth. CBJ COVID risk status update. Juneau Library summer reading program.
MacBeth like you’ve never seen it before. Performed live and in several different outdoor locations, a completely new theatre experience for Juneau. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, we’ll hear from three actors about how Theater Alaska plans to pull this off. Guests: Natalia Spengler, Enrique Bravo and Flordelino Lagundino. Also: The City and Borough of Juneau…
Tuesday, May 11th: Douglas-Dornan Foundation Fund. Alaska Science and Engineering Fair. Authors of Impossible Life.
Brian Douglas and Wythe Dornan were a young Juneau couple with a passion for community service – a legacy that lives on, long after they were killed in a car crash in 1993. Since the Douglas-Dornan Foundation was established in their memory, it has given out about a half million dollars in charitable donations. On…
Monday May 10th: State Museum’s “Spirit Wraps Around You” exhibit opens. Alaska Theater holds readings for two new Alaskan plays. Running towards your seventies — advice and inspiration from Mac, Kim and Peter Metcalfe on staying active.
An exhibit, 30 years in the making, opened this weekend at the Alaska State Museum. On this Monday’s Juneau Afternoon, what makes the “Spirit Wraps Around You” collection of Northwest Coast Native weaving a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Also: Two Alaskan playwrights share their new work. And the Metcalfe family of Juneau: Inspiration and advice from Kim,…