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The musician’s songs focus on what he calls heart-felt reflections on modern life in Juneau, and often blur lines between earnest observation and satire.

Christy NaMee Eriksen’s new poem “How To Say Goodbye” follows a pair of friends over a lifetime. It’s dedicated to her late friend Amy Henderson.

Portugal. The Man started out as a modest indie band with deep roots in Alaska and has since ascended to national, even international, popularity. The Portland-based group’s music has long been described as “alternative rock,” but their song “Feel It Still” recently earned the band its first Grammy Award nomination — in the pop category.

A new play titled “Dreaming Glacier Bay” opens tonight at Perseverance Theatre. Based on true events, the play is set on Lemesurier Island near the entrance to Glacier Bay, and involves Hollywood movie star John Barrymore.

Alaska Native people gather before Alaska Day in Sitka to share knowledge and to heal.

Juneau musician Alex Kotlarsz dropped into the KTOO arts room and played us three of his original tunes.