Port Alexander
Port Alexander, AK · Arts & Culture
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Play it again, Juneau
Photo Description: Percussionist and composer Ed Littlefield plays a new set of timpani that has brought a revitalized sound to the Juneau Symphony. Photo courtesy of Juneau Symphony. Symphony reinvents itself with new timpani. At the Juneau Symphony’s first rehearsal for its fall 2023 concert season, the orchestra’s percussionist coaxed...
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Survival of the Heart and Survival in Alaska
Witty, whimsical songs of love, heartbreak, and the Alaskan frontier shine on Juneau-based singer-songwriter Taylor Dallas Vidic’s album debut. During the Klondike Gold Rush, the Red Onion Saloon in Skagway, Alaska, operated as a thriving brothel and a rare (sometimes) source of autonomy for the women who worked there. More than a century later, Juneau-based singer-songwriter Taylor Dallas Vidic found empowerment at the old bordello too, by offering feminist tours in character as Madam Anya Johnson. Innuendos loosened up tour groups, forging a connection that made them receptive to some serious history lessons – alongside dick jokes.
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Marine View Mural Project | Mudrooms “Sip & Tell” | Auke Bay Elementary pansy sale
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Juneau Afternoon featuring artists from the Marine View Mural Project, Mudrooms “Sip & Tell” event at Devil’s Club, and Auke Bay Elementary students on their upcoming pansy sale. Audio Podcast. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau...
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Navy Band Northwest | Water Ways at Liaise Studios | World Migratory Bird Day
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, May 8, 2026. Juneau Afternoon featuring Navy Band Northwest, Water Ways exhibit at Liaise Studios, and World Migratory Bird Day with Juneau Audubon. Audio Podcast. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a...
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New exhibit from Mana documents the legacy of Filipinos in Juneau
“Tambayan at Kwentuhan,” features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau. The name means “a place to hang out and share stories” in Tagalog. The exhibit is on display at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center until May 30. It was produced by Mana, a media collective dedicated to archiving Filipino American history in the state.
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MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this building is located
This majestic photograph was taken just last week and is a great example of classical architecture. Your job is to tell us where this photograph was taken. Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, and tell us where you live. Lawrenceville, was among those identifying the most recent mystery. “I think this...
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Jazz & Classics Spring Festival | Spring Winds from Juneau Community Bands | Foster Care Awareness Month with Tlingit & Haida
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, May 1, 2026. Juneau Afternoon featuring Foster Care Awareness Month with Tlingit & Haida, Juneau Jazz & Classics 40th Spring Festival, and Spring Winds concert from Juneau Community Bands. Audio Podcast. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m....
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Tongass Voices: Brian Wallace on preserving time through photography
You’ve likely seen Brian Wallace around town. And odds are, he was carrying a camera. Wallace has been taking photos of Juneau people, places and happenings since he was a kid. He worked as a photojournalist at the Juneau Empire for nearly 30 years. He comes from a family...
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‘Where Did We Sit on the Bus’ opens | Mana exhibit on Filipino elders | ‘Critter Trek’ at City Museum | Juneau Libraries May events
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” is a one-person show pulsing with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, and spoken word. During a third-grade lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latinx eight-year-old raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and the teacher can’t answer the question. The production stars Enrique Bravo and is directed by Flordelino Lagundino and runs May 1 through May 17. For more information, visit theateralaska.org.
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Gathering of the Drums, Northwest Art Showcase | Shostakovich piano quintet | Climate change presentation at Planetarium | Juneau Chamber Spirits of Alaska
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. UAS Indigenous Studies presents two events on Friday, April 24: Northwest Coast Art Student Showcase from 4-7 p.m. in Egan 223 & Gathering of the Drums in celebration of the Native & Rural Student Centerʼs 30th Anniversary from 6-9:15 p.m. at the Noyes Pavilion.
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Scott Burton’s film ‘Earnest Drinker’ world premiere | Burn Thompson Writers Group | Cancer Connection peer training
Juneau filmmaker Scott Burton will premiere his documentary “Earnest Drinker: A Film about Relationships with Alcohol” at the Goldtown Theater on Tuesday, April 21, followed by a statewide premiere on KTOO 360 TV. For more details on the film and its participants, visit earnestdrinker.com. The members of the...
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Juneau Symphony Tlingit opera overture | Charlie Brown opens | Litter Free | Early Learning Fair
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Theater at Latitude 58 opens “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” for a two-week run April 16-26. The Juneau Symphony presents “Elegance & Energy,” which includes the premiere of the overture from the upcoming first-ever Tlingit opera composed by Ed Littlefield.
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Tongass Voices: Ed Littlefield on composing a Lingít opera
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. Shaakindustoow Ed Littlefield is a Lingít composer and musician from Sitka. For the past three years, he’s been a part of a team composing what will be the first full opera in the Lingit language. It’s about the Battle of Sitka in the early 1800s.
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Folk Fest: The Red Hots, Guest Dance Band for 2026, and Juneau’s own Queens live in Studio 1A
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live in Studio 1A at KTOO on Friday, April 10, 2026. Folk Fest week on Juneau Afternoon concludes with the 2026 Guest Dance Band, The Red Hots, with a live audience in Studio 1A at KTOO. Plus, an opening number from the Juneau a cappella group Queens, and 2026 Guest Dance Caller Connor Maguire teaches some square dancing.
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Folk Fest: Live music with Hannah Read & 2026 Guest Artist Willi Carlisle
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Folk Fest week on Juneau Afternoon continues with 2026 Guest Artist Willi Carlisle, plus. shares tunes ahead of her new album release, “The Fungi Sessions Vol. 2.”. Audio Podcast. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at...
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Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers that drive Folk Fest
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. This week is the Alaska Folk Festival, an annual music festival in Juneau that started in 1975. Folk Fest is completely free to attend, thanks to the work...
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Folk Fest: Carey Seward & The Sizz | Air Jazz new music and talk at Sealaska
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Juneau Afternoon Folk Fest week featuring live music with Carey Seward & The Sizz, plus Air Jazz shares some new tracks and discusses his upcoming talk “Modern Village” on Monday, April 13, as part of the Sealaska Heritage Spring Lecture Series.
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Folk Fest: Live music with Quinton Woolman-Morgan and Big Sissy | Pink Martini on their upcoming Juneau concert
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Juneau Afternoon Folk Fest week featuring live music with Quinton Woolman-Morgan and Big Sissy, plus a feature on the upcoming Pink Martini concert in Juneau. Audio Podcast. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on...
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UAS Midnight Library Book Club teams up with Silent Book Club to put on Blind Date With a Book
The UAS Midnight Library Book Club collaborated with the Juneau chapter of The Silent Book Club on March 23, to host their first official event—Blind Date with a Book. Blind Date with a Book is a decades old trend where libraries wrap books before presenting them to readers, who then choose a novel to read based on description alone.
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UAS Folk Fest, Theater Alaska Youth Programs, KXLL Hip-Hop Day
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, April 3, 2026. Theater Alaska is offering two youth programs in April:. Knight at Dawn KIDS — Theater Alaska on April 3 & 4. Retention: An Academic Pentathlon — Theater Alaska on April 17, 18, 19. KXLL is sponsoring Hip-Hop...