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Four men will take to the stage this Saturday to do something that’s never been done in Juneau before, let alone Alaska. They will perform Act 1. of Wagner’s famous opera, Siegfried.  The Juneau Lyric Opera is presenting a concert version called, “Three Men and a Sword.” On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at why…

Part 1: Juneau Lyric Opera: Three Men and a Sword, a test of musical athleticism

Guests: Dr. David Miller, plays Wotan. David Cangelosi, plays Mime. Shawn Stendevan, prepared English subtitles for the concert.
  Juneau Lyric Opera’s upcoming performance of “Three Men and a Sword” is a one-time only concert. It brings the talents of three singers together and a pianist, including David Cangelosi, who has spent his whole career perfecting the role of Mime. Even though the Juneau performance is a “lite” version of Wagner’s Siegfried, Act…

Part 2: Juneau Youth Sailing teaches lifelong skills.

Guests: Carl Brodersen, board president, Juneau Youth Sailing.
  When Carl Brodersen was a teen, he learned to sail through the Juneau Youth Sailing program. Now he’s passing on his passion for sailing to future generations.      

Part 3: The yin and the yang of two Alaska Writers, Heather Lende and Leigh Newman.

Guests: Heather Lende, Alaska Writer Laureate. Leigh Newman, author of Nobody Gets Out Alive
  Leigh Newman and Heather Lende are both well known Alaska storytellers, yet they seem very different. Newman has a gritty, in-your-face style, while Lende writes with warmth and nuance. Both have one thing in common in their work: a love of authenticity and a passion for telling stories about real Alaskans. Both women talk…

On this episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski shares techniques on thermoregulating your vegetable plants in hotter temperatures, particularly in greenhouses. He also updates us on what he’s planting this time of year. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

The Ironman’s run-swim-bike course in Juneau is designed to push athletes to their limits. But hosting the triathlon is also putting Juneau’s tourism and hospitality industry to the test. From housing athletes to race logistics, Juneau Afternoon takes a look at the myriad of challenges race organizers face as they prepare for this August’s competition,…

Part 1: Ironman Alaska: The challenges and the opportunities for Juneau.

Guests: Liz Perry, President and CEO, Travel Juneau.
  Ironman Alaska is set to take place on Sunday, August 7th. But athletes and their support teams will begin arriving the week before. Organizers are counting on Juneau to help meet the challenges of putting on an event that will draw a huge influx of people, comparable to next month’s Celebration. To solve the…

Part 2: North Words Writer’s Symposium: Exploring the Frontiers of Language.

Guests: Katrina Woolford, North Words Writer’s Symposium.
  The North Words Writers Symposium brings prominent writers together from across Alaska and beyond. It’s the event’s first in-person gathering in two years. The writers meet at the end of May in Skagway, an intimate setting to share their work and celebrate the art of writing.

Part 3: World Fish Migration Day

Guests: Debbie Hart, Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator. Khrystl Brouilette, Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition.
  Connecting fish, rivers and people. That’s the theme of this year’s World Fish Migration Day.

Part 4: Juneau Audubon Society guided bird walks from local experts.

Guests: Doreen Prieto, field trip director for the Juneau Audubon Society
On Saturdays, through June 11th, the Juneau Audubon Society is offering guided bird walks with some of its veteran bird watchers on hand to share their knowledge. This summer, low tide walks at Bridget Cove and Rainforest Trail are also on the schedule.  

  High energy is an understatement for the US Pacific Fleet’s Big Wave Brass Band, in town this week for the Juneau Jazz and Classics spring concert series On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a few of the band members will drop in on the show. They’ll talk about their lives as touring professional musicians, who…

Part 1: US Pacific Fleet: Making music in the military.

Guests: Musicians Chief Chris Jerome, US Pacific Fleet Band, unit leader and sousaphone player
  The US Pacific Fleet’s Big Wave Band is headquartered in Hawaii. It provides support for ships, military installations, foreign dignitaries, and community events throughout the Pacific.  

Part 2: Hope Endowment Fund awarded almost $2 million in grants

Guests: Amy Skilbred, Executive Director and Reed Stoops, grants committee member — Juneau Community Foundation
  The Juneau Community Foundation’s Hope Endowment Fund gave grants to two dozen non-profits in Juneau this year. Each received a share of more than $1.95 million in funding. The grants were prioritized to serve people in crisis — programs aimed at stabilizing some of the community’s most vulnerable — such as those in need…

Part 3: Juneau Audubon Society marks World Migratory Bird Day

Guests: Gwen Baluss, Juneau Audubon Society board member.
  The Juneau Audubon Society is celebrating World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 14th with a bird-banding demonstration from 7:00-10:00 a.m. It’s a chance to see songbirds up close and learn about techniques for studying birds.    

Part 4: David Sedaris brings laughter to Juneau

Guests: Jeana Varney, Membership and Marketing Director and Bostin Christopher, Business and Community Support –KTOO.
  David Sedaris, a humorist, writer and regular NPR contributor, returns to Juneau on Wednesday, May 18th, to bring an evening of wit and social critique. The performance is a fundraiser for KTOO, the station’s first in-person event since the pandemic.  

Working in their living rooms and at kitchen tables, Anchorage residents are meeting a growing demand for candy leis for graduations, Mother’s Day and more.

After 16 years at the helm of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, Nancy DeCherney is finishing out her last days on the job as she heads into retirement. At the beginning of each month, DeCherney has been a regular on Juneau Afternoon, when she gives a round-up of  First Friday art exhibits and concerts. …

Part 1: Nancy DeCherney’s final First Friday round-up

Guests: Nancy DeCherney, Executive Director, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council
As executive director of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, Nancy DeCherney has overseen a lot of change. When she first took the job, the JAHC operated out of a basement in downtown Juneau. A short time later, she was tasked with transforming the National Guard Armory into its new headquarters. Recently, JAHC took over…

Part 2: A window into the world of Rie Muñoz

Guests: Niko Sanguinetti, Curator of Collections and Exhibits, Juneau Douglas City Museum
You’ll find Rie Muñoz paintings in living rooms, offices, and just about everywhere you go in Alaska — colorful slices of life — from fishermen at the dock, to Alaska Native women picking berries on the tundra, to a hot tub soak in Tenakee Springs — evidence that she traveled widely across the state, painting…

Part 3: Juneau celebrates its maritime culture and history

Guests: Alex Vrabec, Juneau Economic Development Council.
The Juneau Economic Development Council works year round is to raise awareness about Juneau’s economic ties to the sea. And one of its big events, the Juneau Maritime Festival, takes place this Saturday, a gathering that draws the community out to the waterfront to celebrate Juneau’s rich maritime culture and heritage.

As they say, many hands make light work. That’s what the Southeast Alaska Land Trust is counting on for this year’s community wide spring clean-up. On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, some “trash talk” today about the importance of keeping trash where it belongs, out of the wetlands and in the landfill. Also on this program:…

Part 1: Juneau Community Wetlands Clean-up starts at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, April 30th

Guests: Nancy Waterman, Southeast Alaska Land Trust board member.
  Organizers of this year’s citywide spring clean up say Benjamin Franklin described the spirit of this Juneau rite of spring best: “The good we can do together surpasses the good we can do alone.” The Southeast Alaska Land Trust is hoping to recruit plenty of volunteers to help haul trash out of the Vanderbilt…

Part 2: Family Beach Day at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum, a chance to explore plant and animal life.

Guests: Corinne Conlon, Friends of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum.
    There’s much to see on the rocky shores and sandy beaches of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum, especially at low tide. This Sunday, the tide will be out at 8:20 a.m. Families are asked to gather at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum 20 minutes earlier. You may want to bring small shovels and a container for your…

Part 3: UAS summer program: A chance for high school students to earn college credit and explore careers

Guests: Tina Ryman, UAS STEPS Program Coordinator. Mary McEwen, Director of Southeast Alaska Area Health Education Center.
  The UAS Summer Career Academy is a week-long program that gives high school students a head start on college courses and career certification.  

Part 4: Stargazing with Steve Kocsis: April ends with a Black Moon.

Guests: Steve Kocsis, Marie Drake Planetarium.
  April is a month that was marked by a number of celestial events, including two new moons.

  They say racism may be hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. Often that’s not the case. For many their first encounters with racist behavior may not only be hurtful, but also confusing. On today’s Culture Rich Conversations, Michael Patterson talks with KTOO’s Rhonda McBride about growing up in the…

  The weekend weather outlook for Juneau looks promising. Kimberly Vaughan, a forecaster for the National Weather Service’s Juneau team, told KTOO’s Rhonda McBride that the worst of this week’s strong winds should be past us now, so we should be able to get out and enjoy the dry and warmer weather.