On today’s program:
- It’s a short week for Juneau Afternoon. The show will be on break from Thursday, May 25, through Tuesday, June 6.
- Juneau Symphony “Showdowns” Featuring Taylor Vidic
- Featuring a Broadway favorite, “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress, and a debut performance of Taylor Vidic’s original song “Cat and Mouse.” This performance also includes epic faceoffs from stage, screen, and history from Lord of the Rings, West Side Story, Batman, Star Trek, Superman, and more!
- Featuring a Broadway favorite, “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress, and a debut performance of Taylor Vidic’s original song “Cat and Mouse.” This performance also includes epic faceoffs from stage, screen, and history from Lord of the Rings, West Side Story, Batman, Star Trek, Superman, and more!
- Sentinel Island Lighthouse Cruise and Keeper’s Picnic
- A cruise to historic Sentinel Island Lighthouse, where one will learn about the history of Alaska Lighthouses, view recent preservation work, explore the island flora, and feast on Renee’s famous picnic lunch of ribs, prawns, corn, potatoes, etc.
- A cruise to historic Sentinel Island Lighthouse, where one will learn about the history of Alaska Lighthouses, view recent preservation work, explore the island flora, and feast on Renee’s famous picnic lunch of ribs, prawns, corn, potatoes, etc.
- Augmented Reality Tour of Treadwell Historic Trail
- An augmented reality walking tour of the Treadwell Historic Trail. Escorted by a guide and spoken narrative that tells the story of the mine and town from 1880-1917, visitors will encounter 11 augmented reality “stories” that show the full size and scale of life in the Treadwell community. There is a 500′ model of the original wharf, a 198′ exact replica of the City of Topeka steamship (known to visit Treadwell around the turn of the century), and multiple opportunities to interact with historically accurate turn-of-the-century mining equipment.
- An augmented reality walking tour of the Treadwell Historic Trail. Escorted by a guide and spoken narrative that tells the story of the mine and town from 1880-1917, visitors will encounter 11 augmented reality “stories” that show the full size and scale of life in the Treadwell community. There is a 500′ model of the original wharf, a 198′ exact replica of the City of Topeka steamship (known to visit Treadwell around the turn of the century), and multiple opportunities to interact with historically accurate turn-of-the-century mining equipment.
- Juneau Public Library – Zetta Elliott
- Author, educator, playwright, and poet Zetta Elliott will visit Juneau during the first week in June as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program. Zetta writes for all ages, including chapter books, poetry, picture books, and young adult novels. She’ll be giving an author talk at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on June 6.
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.
Guests:
- Taylor Vidic, Musician
- Spencer Edgars, Musician
- Christopher Koch, Music Director, Juneau Symphony
- Renee Hughes, Sentinel Lighthouse Cruise and Keeper’s Picnic
- Gary Gillette, Last Chance Mining Museum
- Travis Smith, Co-Owner, Treadwell Tours
- Aaron Murray, Co-Owner, Treadwell Tours
- Margaret Luedke, Grants and Marketing Coordinator, Juneau Public Library
- MJ Grande, Youth Services Librarian, Juneau Public Library
- Zetta Elliott, Author
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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.
