Community Connection

In August, we lost Juneau musician and artist Elisabeth Saya. Her warmth and encouraging presence was felt in the Alaska Folk Festival, Plein Rein, Tlingit-Haida HeadStart, and the Juneau Bach Society, to name just a few groups that benefited from her presence over the years. Listen to this radio obituary about Lis’s life, by Laura…

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Laura Haywood is a Douglas resident. Among other things, she and her husband, John, look forward to once again hosting their Saturday night jazz show on KRNN. Click here for instructions…

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Michael Christenson’s last performance was “Photographs and Memories” at the GoldTown on March 6th. Click here for instructions on how to submit your own Community Connection piece.

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Mark Stopha picks berries, fiddleheads, nettles and devils club buds between episodes of canning fish he caught with Leon on the Taku River in July, hunting ducks on the Stikine River…

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Mistee St. Clair was born and raised in Alaska, but has been in Juneau for only about 5 years. She has been hunkering down with two teenage sons and is finding…

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. MaryLee Hayes is a freelance writer and member of 49 Writers, and occasionally collaborates her poetry with artist Maria Talasz of Equilux.com. MaryLee’s poem, “The Overseer,” goes naturally with Maria’s photo…

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Rosanne has lived in Juneau for over 30 years and feels fortunate to call Juneau home. Click here for instructions on how to submit your own Community Connection piece.

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Katherine is a member of 49 Writers. She lives and writes in Anchorage. Click here for instructions on how to submit your own Community Connection piece.

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Summer Koester is currently learning how to homeschool her own children while teaching middle school Spanish over a digital platform. Her work has appeared in Motherwell Magazine, Lowestoft Chronicle, Third Wednesday,…

Community Connection is a segment on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon where listeners share personal stories, reflections, poetry or music about life in these strange times. Jay lives in Homer where he hopes that even a smidge of the talented writers living on the Southern Peninsula might rub off on him. He’s a proud member of 49…