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SHI lecture to unveil paths to prosperity for Alaska Native artists
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a presentation next week as part of its spring lecture series featuring Northwest Coast artists. Lily Hope, a distinguished Tlingit artist based in Juneau, will present her talk, “Experiencing Prosperity as an Alaska Native Artist.”. Hope will share her motivations, inspirations and goals...
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April events previews with Juneau Symphony, Lily Hope, UAS Student Acitivities, and the JAHC
The Juneau Symphony is on the move. They will hold a concert in Juneau, but also in Sitka for the first time in 13 years. Weaver Lily Hope is presenting “Experiencing Prosperity as An Alaska Native Artist” next Tuesday, April 8, as part of the Sealaska Heritage Spring Lecture Series.
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Sitkans Join Juneau Symphony for Concert Here
For the first time in more than a decade, the 60-piece Juneau Symphony will be in Sitka Friday, with a concert of beloved, and a few less familiar, works at the Performing Arts Center. The 7 p.m. concert will include selections from the William Tell Overture, Gerschwin’s Rhapsody in Blue,...
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Previews of ‘April Fools: The Musical,’ Devil’s Club workshops, music and DJ Sets, and Big Brothers Big Sisters ‘Big Give Celebration’
“April Fools: The Musical” – A Juneau Ghost Light Theatre comedy cabaret happening Saturday night, April 5. Things are percolating for Folk Fest week over at Devil’s Club Brewing. Kelly Aicardi from sister station KXLL talks with Zac and Even about dance workshops, music, and the DJ sets in The Boiler Room.
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Hot Buttered Rum plays Juneau, JAMHI turns 40, and the HOLI Fesitval of Colors
Local musician Andrew Heist plays with band members Erik Yates and Bryan Horne from Hot Buttered Rum during Juneau Afternoon on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Bostin Christopher/KTOO) Note: During the JAMHI interview, the image discussed wasn’t appropriately displayed on the live stream. You can find it here: JAMHI Brochure.
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Juneau Lyric Opera celebrates 50 years with fully staged ‘Die Fledermaus’
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon. Subscribe to the podcast:. Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
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Tongass Voices: Portland-based organ experts on the future of Juneau’s nearly century-old theater organ
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Juneau’s State Office Building is home to the state’s only publicly available theater organ, and its fate is in question. The Kimball organ has been around for nearly 100 years, and it’s been part of the Alaska State Museum’s collection since the 1970s.
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Artist to talk about her journey as a Northwest Coast artist
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a presentation this week as part of its spring lecture series featuring Northwest Coast artists. SHI will kick off the series with Jennifer Younger, an award-winning Tlingit artist based in Sitka. In her talk, Younger will discuss her navigation through professional Northwest Coast arts...
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Tongass Voices: Frank Henry Kaash Katasse on navigating the irony of theater
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Frank Henry Kaash Katasse is an Indigenous actor and playwright who incorporates Lingít language into plays performed on Juneau’s stages and airwaves. Now, he’s directing a play written by another Indigenous playwright, about white people putting on a Thanksgiving play.
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SHI lecture to explore hidden world of caves and karst
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture this week as part of its spring lecture series featuring prominent voices in Indigenous knowledge, art and culture, wildlife conservation and science. The upcoming lecture will feature George Veni, an internationally recognized hydrogeologist specializing in caves and karst terrains, who will present...
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SHI lecturer to retell 1882 bombardment of Angoon
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will kick off its spring lecture series, featuring prominent voices in Indigenous knowledge, art and culture, wildlife conservation and science. The first lecture will feature Shgendootan George, housemaster of the killer whale tooth house in Angoon, Alaska, who will present her talk, “Ya aan at kawdoolgaani...
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Juneau Jazz Festival connects professional musicians with local band students
The second annual Juneau Jazz Festival packed nearly thirty performances, workshops and events related to jazz music into four days last week. The festival’s musicians also went into the schools and placed professionals in the seats among student musicians from Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan. At Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at...
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Juneau chef racks up 7th James Beard Award nomination
Alaskan food with Italian flavor is In Bocca Al Lupo’s specialty and chef Beau Schooler’s honors keep rolling in with yet another Best Chef semifinalist nomination. Diners – whether they come dressed to impress or in fishing garb – are taken by the fare with influences of Filipino and Alaska Native culture.
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Tongass Voices: Tamara Wilson on her museum installation and the slinkies that live there
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Tamara Wilson recently unpacked a living room at the Alaska State Museum. She made it out of felt — among other materials — for her upcoming show, “Slinkies and the Window Frame.”
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Point House fundraiser brings big-name performers to Sitka
Big-name performers are making their way to Southeast Alaska for a two-stop musical tour this weekend. Portugal. The Man, Ya Tseen, and Samantha Crain will perform in Juneau on Friday and in Sitka on Saturday. The tour is a fundraiser to support the Point House Revitalization Project, an effort to...
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Rhiannon Giddens, Dirk Powell announced as headliners for 50th Alaska Folk Festival
Alaska Folk Festival leadership announced this afternoon on social media that the guest artists for the 50th festival will be Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell. Both artists have won multiple Grammys. And they’ve both come to Juneau’s Folk Fest before: Giddens in 2007 as a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Powell as an attendee several decades ago.
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Tongass Voices: Marian Call and Lisa Puananimōhala’ikalani Denny on bringing together Juneau’s music-makers
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Marian Call and Lisa Puananimōhala’ikalani Denny are organizing this week’s Alaska Music Summit in Juneau. It’s a chance for anyone who is a part of making music in the region to come together and swap ideas.