Conversations about music, photography and poetry: all rolled into this Monday’s Juneau Afternoon.
Some of the highlights:
A preview of the Juneau Symphony’s next virtual concert, which features some unlikely duos – one piece that pairs a trombone with a vocal soloist, and another with a clarinet-viola duet.
Trombonist Roger Schmidt.
Mina Brooks-Schmidt, vocalist
Interview: Charlotte Truitt, Juneau Symphony
Also, after photographing Juneau for more than thirty years, Cameron Byrnes has captured many moments. He says it’s not about the picture in front of him, but what’s inside him. His work is on display this month at the Juneau Artists Gallery.
Cameron Byrnes has lived in Juneau for more than three decades. His specialty is capturing “moments” in nature like this bird’s encounter with an eagle.
Whales feeding as the Matanuska MV Ferry passes. Photo by Cameron Byrnes.
Interview: Cameron Byrnes, photographer.
And UAS’s Tidal Echoes journal is out, featuring the poems and art of students, staff and the community.
Interview: Erika Bergren and Emily Bowman, editors of UAS journal, Tidal Echoes.
Rhonda McBride hosts this edition of Juneau Afternoon on Monday, March 29, 2021, which airs 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.
Molly of Denali may come from an Athabascan village in Interior Alaska, but some Tlingit writers had a hand in writing this popular PBS show for kids.
A number of episodes of Molly of Denali were written by Tlingit writers. (Image courtesy of WGBH Educational Foundation)
On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a chance to hear from the writers themselves: Vera T’set Kwei Starbard, Frank Kaash Katasse and Lance X’unei Twitchell — what it was like to see their stories brought to life in an animated series that has captured the hearts of children everywhere.
Part 1.
Sealaska Heritage Institute launched a three-year plan to develop the first ever Tlingit opera, set in the 1800’s, when the Tlingit battled Russians who invaded their territory.
Also this week, a big announcement from the Sealaska Heritage Institute — plans to launch the first ever Tlingit opera. Ed Shaakingdustóow Littlefield, a Tlingit jazz musician, will compose the opera. Vera T’set Kwei Starbard will write the story, set in the 1800’s, when the Russians and the Tlingit were at war. Lance X’hunei Twitchell will serve as a cultural and language consultant. And Frank Kaash Katasse, an actor and playwright, will likely be involved as well. For each of these artists, the opera is unchartered territory — and like the Molly of Denali series, a Tlingit cultural milestone.
Sealaska Heritage Institute and Juneau’s Perseverance Theatre are partners in the project which will be produced over a three-year period. So far, the opera has no title.
“Though operas are foreign to Tlingit culture, the genre is a natural fit,” said SHI President Rosita Worl in a statement. “Our people are known for their oratory, singing and storytelling skills. What better way to familiarize people with Tlingit culture and language than to tell a part of our history through opera?”
SHI will hold an online singing and acting workshop from April 11-12. Auditions will be held at a later date.
Part 2.
Join KTOO’s Rhonda McBride on the Friday, March 25, 2021 edition of 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.
On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, explore the power of self-care with Kelli Patterson, Christina Michelle and Maria Bailey from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau. They hope to give you permission to take better care of yourself.
Christina Michelle, a member of the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, says it took her a long time to realize the importance of self-care.
Part 1.
Part 2.
Juneau Afternoon airs 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 Thursdays, the program is produced by the Black Awareness Association of Juneau.
They say, many hands make light work. And many checks can add up to a lot of money. Case in point: 100+ Women who Care, a group of Juneau women, who each give $100 to a single cause, once a year.
On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, find out how NAMI, this year’s recipient, will put $29,000 dollars in donations to work. Guests: Aaron Surma, NAMI Juneau and Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition. Iola Young, Director of 100 Women Who Care.
Also:
The City and Borough of Juneau has assembled a panel to answer your questions about COVID-19 vaccinations this Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Robert Barr, CBJ’s Emergency Operations Center Planning Chief and Christine Carpenter, CBJ’s COVID-19 Communications Assistant, will have a preview.
The Marie Drake Planetarium has big plans for Earth Day 2021. Guests: Steve Kocsis and Cristina Della Rosa, Marie Drake Planetarium.
Thanks to a Skagway family’s generosity, scholarships to pursue the arts. Guest: Jeff Brady, Margaret Frans Brady Scholarship Fund.
This year $10,000 in scholarships will be given out to students pursuing the arts, courtesy of the Margaret Frans Brady Fund, established in 2012. Brady’s children used proceeds from her estate to seed the scholarship fund.
Sheli DeLaney hosts Juneau Afternoon on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 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.
Save money on your food bill. Reduce waste. How it’s not only a win-win for your pocketbook, but for the planet. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon today, we’ll introduce you to another Climate Change Solutionist, out to reduce greenhouse gases. Guest: Sarah Lewis, Cooperative Extension Service.
Sarah Lewis, identified by the Juneau Climate Change Solutionists project as a leader in addressing global warming.
Also today:
A new president and a new policy on climate change. What that means for Alaska. Guest: Matt Jackson, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC).
And an early childhood learning fair, aimed at helping parents partner with their kids. Guest: Nikki Love, Southeast Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC).
KTOO’s Sheli DeLaney hosts today’s program, which airs 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.
The Atlanta shootings and the alarming number of anti-Asian attacks have triggered painful conversations about race all over America, and Alaska is no different.
On Monday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at why this hits all too close to home for some.
One only has to look to a snow-covered park above the State Capitol, where a bronze, empty chair sits to remember John Tanaka. He was the valedictorian in May of 1942, but never got to attend his graduation ceremony, because his family was uprooted and sent to an internment camp during World War II.
The Empty Chair Memorial in Capital School Park, just behind the State Capitol building, honoring members of the Juneau Japanese Community who were forced from their homes during World War II and sent to internment camps.
An engraved glass stone sits on the empty chair, undisturbed.
In May 1942, students left an empty chair at their graduation ceremony for the Valedictorian, John Tanaka, whose family was sent to a government camp in Idaho.
KTOO’s Rhonda McBride talks with Mary Lou Spartz of Juneau, who just turned 90 this month. She recalls losing one of her best friends, Alice Tanaka, when the Tanakas were forced out of their homes and sent to a Japanese internment camp at Minidoka, Idaho. Also interviewed: Marie Nash and Sam Kito, Jr., two Alaskans who spent some of their childhood at that same camp.
Washroom at the Minidoka Japanese interment camp (National Park Service photo. Mitsuoka Family Collection.)
Minidoka Japanese interment camp. near Jerome, Idaho. (National Park Service photo. Mitsuoka Family Collection.)
Japanese families arriving in Idaho, where they were sent to the Minidoka Government Relocation Camp near Jerome, Idaho (National Park Service Photo)
Other guests: Leslie Ishii, Jennifer Quinto and Grace Jang reflect on today’s flare up of racism against Asian-Americans. Ishii is the artistic director of Perseverance Theatre in Juneau and works with Asian theatre groups across the country. Jennifer Quinto is an artist and educator in Juneau, a frequent writer of columns about racism. Grace Jang is a veteran Alaska television journalist who worked in Gov.Bill Walker’s administration as Communications Director and later, Deputy Chief of Staff. Most recently, Jang handled communications for the U.S. Senate Energy Committee, when Sen. Lisa Murkowski was chairman.
Join the conversation on 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.
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