Kasaan
Kasaan, AK · Arts & Culture
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‘Canoe Dig It’ mockumentary film screening in Juneau | Climate-aware therapist Sarah Aronson | CBJ Month of Play
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, July 24, 2026. Juneau Afternoon featuring filmmaker Samuel Dunning and his film “Canoe Dig It,” Climate-aware therapist Sarah Aronson, and CBJ Parks & Rec Month of Play. Audio Podcast. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m....
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New downtown bear cans to feature local artist’s design
Local artist Crystal Jackson’s painting of bears frolicking on a rainbow background is the winning artwork in a contest to decorate 44 new bear cans in downtown Juneau. The design features three panels of black bears eating, playing and climbing trees. “I wanted to capture different personalities, like the...
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Photowalks: Juneau, Alaska Pt. 1
Known as Alaska’s Capital City, Juneau blends towering mountains, glacier-carved landscapes and rich Indigenous culture. Photographer and journalist Jefferson Graham takes you through Juneau’s most iconic sights, sharing ways to frame massive glaciers, misty rainforest trails, breaching whales, and the dramatic light that shifts across the Gastineau Channel. Along the way, he shows you how to capture striking images of wildlife, waterfront scenery, and the charm of Alaska’s remote capital — all using just a smartphone.
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Juneau “Glitz” drag show celebrates LGBTQ+ love and community
Bubbles, a giant rainbow flag, 3 days of performances, 15 drag artists, Cookie Monster, sequins, glitter and glam. Over the weekend, more than 300 people attended Glitz, Juneau’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride extravaganza. Juneau Drag is organized by local Drag Queen Gigi Monroe, who started Glitz in 2015. The show...
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Juneau’s July Fourth fireworks display postponed to Saturday
Juneau’s July Fourth fireworks show is being postponed until Saturday night at 11:59 p.m. In a video posted to social media, the Juneau Fireworks Crew made the announcement from a barge in Gastineau Channel. “We are letting you know that, unfortunately, it is so windy and rainy out on...
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Deb Haaland visits Juneau to promote her new book
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland came to Juneau last weekend as a stop on a tour of her new memoir “A Voice Like Mine.” Haaland was the first Indigenous person to be appointed a cabinet secretary. The name of the book comes from a campaign...
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Community Members Invited to Join Hank Harmon Public Range Day on July 12
Community Members Invited to Join Hank Harmon Public Range Day on July 12. Visit a free, family-friendly event at the Hank Harmon Public Range on Sunday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy free BBQ, local vendors, demos and displays, and have the opportunity to shoot a firearm in a safe and controlled environment.
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Juneau-Douglas City Museum goers share why local history matters as it faces staff and budget cuts
The Juneau Assembly recently passed a city budget for the next fiscal year that reduces funding to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum due to a revenue shortfall. The reductions will result in the museum laying off two staff members and drastically cutting back its hours. KTOO’s Community News Intern Elan Chappell...
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Beloved Alaska disc golf course was built around bubbling crude oil from a sealed-off tank area
Crude oil has been discovered surfacing near popular trails in a historic park in Juneau, Alaska, believed to be coming from an old tank known as Day Oil Tank Number 8. In Juneau, Alaska, a popular public park is showing how contamination from long-closed industry can remain hidden for decades before reappearing in ordinary community spaces.
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Assembly members Christine Woll and Greg Smith | Community members encourage participation in Visitor Industry Task Force | ‘Sabbath Queen’ screens at Jewish Film Festival
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Juneau Afternoon featuring Assembly members Christine Woll and Greg Smith on the finalized FY 27 city budget, plus citizen feedback is sought at the Visitor Industry Task Force meeting, and the documentary film “Sabbath Queen” screens at the Jewish Film Festival at the Goldtown.
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Lingít artist’s new magazine features Indigenous people telling their own stories
Lingít artist Chloey Cavanaugh released the first issue of the Black and White Raven Company Magazine earlier this month. She said she was frustrated seeing Alaska media outlets cover stories about Indigenous people without care and follow-through. She said she wanted a platform for Indigenous artists and writers to have control of their own stories.
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SeaBank Report | Arts Vibrancy Grant | Artist Clifton Guthrie | Perseverance Theatre’s summer camp and new season
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, June 11, 2026. SeaBank Natural Capital Report provides an overview of the economic and cultural value of the Southeast Alaska ecosystem. The new edition will be released this July. Juneau Community Foundation Arts Vibrancy and Artists Awards now accepting applications. Artist Clifton...
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Artist Jennifer Younger opens ‘Intertwined: Returning To Our Roots’ at Aan Hít | JAHC Laughs Comedy Show featuring Sam Miller and Mike Glazer
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation with special guest host Rochelle Smallwood. 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...
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Live music with Ashley Young and Quinton Woolman-Morgan | Symphony Hollywood POPS | Pipeline Skater Park Community Day | AK Experience Camp
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, June 5, 2026. 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...
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Kaasitlaan Dancers perform at Celebration 2026
The Wrangell JOM Kaasitlaan Dancers will perform three times at Celebration 2026 in Juneau this week. As Larry Persily reports, The dance group totals close to 60 people of all ages. Celebration — organized by Sealaska Heritage Institute — is one of the largest cultural events in Alaska. It features...
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Intertwined: Returning to Our Roots
For 30 years, Jennie Wheeler has been weaving. In her home village of Yakutat, a Southeast Alaska community of around 600 people, she has worked with seal skin, sea otter, deer, and moose hide, furs, beads, spruce roots, and grass to create regalia for ceremonial potlatches and dance, and to quietly, persistently hold her community together through art. This June, her work and the work of those she has taught take center stage at T&H Áan Hít in Juneau, in a landmark exhibition called Intertwined: Returning to Our Roots.
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“The Last Run” new novel from Rachel Weaver | Canoe Journey Landing at Auke Rec with Tlingit & Haida | UAS Outdoor Studies Salmon, Sport, and Society
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Juneau Afternoon featuring “The Last Run” by author Rachel Weaver, Tlingit & Haida and the Áak’w Kwáan Canoe Journey landing event, and the UAS Outdoor Studies Program’s Salmon, Sport, and Society. Audio Podcast.