Hearthside Books turns 50 this year, and earlier this month it was voted one of the nation’s top 10 best independent bookstores by USA Today.
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Tongass Voices: Conservator Ellen Carrlee on preserving the Alaska State Museum’s collection
Carrlee is currently collaborating with artists and culture bearers across the state to better understand bead preservation.
Tongass Voices: Author Tessa Hulls on feeding her family’s ghosts
The author and artist spent the last decade writing a graphic memoir about her family’s history. The memoir is called Feeding Ghosts, and it’s won three national awards.
Tongass Voices: Music producer Justin Smith on making Alaska music that’s high quality and authentic
Smith has performed at festivals with blues legends like B.B. King, James Brown, Son Seals and Taj Mahal, but he says he loves playing and producing for Alaskans more than anything.
Tongass Voices: Betsy Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld on the skeletons in Juneau’s closet
The couple has picked up an interesting hobby in their retirement: researching true crime stories in Southeast Alaska’s history.
Tongass Voices: Portland-based organ experts on the future of Juneau’s nearly century-old theater organ
Father and son Jonas and Chris Nordwall came to Juneau from Portland to take a look at the inner workings of the only publicly available theater organ in the state.