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Gustavus may be a small community, but it’s where Sean Patrick followed his passions to produce Sonus, a hard rock album that packs a punch. On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, the story behind the album. How Patrick produced it in Gustavus, at the “Rusty Recordings” studios, where Justin Smith engineered and mixed his tracks –…

Part 1: The source of the Sonus album sound.

Guests: Sean Patrick, singer-songwriter and guitarist. Justin Smith, recording engineer, Rusty Recordings.
Sean Patrick hasn’t been able to devote himself to his music full time. He runs a construction company in Gustavus, a remote community in Southeast Alaska that’s home to less than 700 people. And there aren’t the outlets in Gustavus to perform, not like musicians have in larger communities, except for a weekly Friday night…

Part 2: Disc golf grows in popularity in Juneau, boosted by workshops and community events.

Guests: Shannon Crossley, Juneau Disc Golf Club. Zoe AnDyke and Dustin Keegan, Uplay Disc Golf.
If Juneau Disc Golf Club has its way,  you’ll see the sport in every community in Southeast Alaska within the next five years. That’s the goal, at least. But for now, the club is holding a week of events to promote disc golf in Juneau, including a free community workshop.  

Part 3: National Record Store Day celebrated in Juneau.

Guests: Keith Crocker and Luke Metcalfe, owners of Downtown Disc, interview by KXLL music director Chandre Boom.
National Record Store Day was created in 2007 to keep the culture of independent record stores alive – a time for vinyl enthusiasts, artists and store owners to come together and share their love of music. Juneau will be part of that celebration. KXLL’s Chandre Boom sat down with the owners of Downtown Disc to…

Part 4: Marie Drake Planetarium observes Earth Day.

Guests: Steve Kocsis, Marie Drake Planetarium.
The Marie Drake Planetarium is observing Earth Day on Sunday evening with  a presentation called, “Earth: Our Blue Planet.” at 6:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. The presentation is free.

On this week’s episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski discusses the ways he tracks the weather and keeps records of his garden from year to year. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

There is a little known option for reporting sexual assaults – a way to disclose anonymously – in which evidence is collected and assigned a number, but not turned over to police. It gives survivors of assault time to heal and decide which path to take in reporting the crime. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a…

Part 1: AWARE: Survivors of Rape have choices in the reporting process.

Guests: Swarupa Toth, AWARE Legal and SART manager. Meghan Dihle, RN,CMS-RN, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Clinical Nurse V.
The crime of sexual assault takes away a victim’s choice, but survivors do have have severals paths to choose from in process of reporting rape, such as disclosing anonymously. A forensic nurse and a legal advocate explain the options and how a team of experts provides care and support during this difficult and delicate time.…

Part 2: AEYC: Early Learning Fair helps families prepare for kindergarten.

Guests: Nikki Love, AEYC Community Engagement Coordinator.
The transition for young children, who will start kindergarten this fall,  should really begin as soon as possible. That’s why the Southeast Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children is holding an early learning fair on Friday, April 22nd.

Part 3: Juneau Dance Theatre celebrates spring with Carnival of the Animals performance.

Guests: Bridget Luhan, Executive Director, Juneau Dance Theatre. Adara Allen, dance student.
Juneau Dance Theatre’s performance of Carnival of the Animals has a lot of moving parts — including choreography from Lazlo Berdo, associate director of the Charlotte Ballet Academy. The Amalga Chamber Orchestra, directed by William Todd Hunt, plays the musical suite for Carnival of the Animals, written by the  famous French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns. The…

Part 4: Stargazing with Steve Kocsis: History of Earth Day.

Guests: Steve Kocsis, Marie Drake Planetarium board member.
In this commentary on the history of Earth day, which falls on Friday, April 22nd, Steve Kocsis looks at what how far the environmental movement has come and how much further it has to go.

As an Alaska Native from a remote community, who has overcome numerous obstacles in getting a college education, Dannielle Carlson knows what it takes to succeed. Now she helps other Native students on their educational journey at the University of Alaska Southeast. On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, Carlson talks about her graduate research into some…

Part 1: UAS’s new Alaska Native Success Specialist: Why Dannielle Carlson is so passionate about her job.

Guests: Dannielle Carlson, UAS Alaska Native Success Specialist
Dannielle Carlson grew up in Sandpoint, a remote, predominantly Alaska Native community. As a first-generation graduate, she knows the challenges of pursuing a degree. She’s now putting her personal experience to work as an Alaska Native Student Success Specialist, a newly-created position at the University of Alaska Southeast. Her mission is two-fold: to attract and…

Part 2: Fun Home comes to Peseverance Theatre’s main stage, April 22nd to May 8th.

Guests: Hannah Wolf, Director. Allison Mickelson, plays Big Alison.
Critics called Fun Home one of the most groundbreaking productions to hit Broadway. The play won five Tony Awards in 2015, including Best Musical. This Friday night, the play will open to Juneau audiences at Perseverance Theatre. Fun Home is a production based on a graphic memoire from Alison Bechdel, who used cartoons to tell…

Part 3: Juneau community-wide clean-up set for Saturday, April 30th.

Guests: John Hudson, Southeast Alaska Watershed Council. Nancy Waterman Southeast Alaska Land Trust.
Juneau’s community-wide clean-up is a rite of Spring that goes back to 1916. Today, it’s run by the non-profit group, Litter Free, and continues to grow in participation. Last year, volunteers collected more than 30,000 pounds of trash.    

  Just as a fortune teller read tea leaves, Frithjof Kuepper reads algae to learn more the health of the planet. It’s a science that has taken him on diving expeditions around the world – from the Arctic to the Antarctic – as well as the Canadian Arctic, Japan, Malaysia, Chile and the Falklands. On…

Part 1: Dr. Frithjoff Kuepper: Scouting for Alaska research projects on algae.

Guests: Dr. Frithjoff Kuepper, Chair in Marine Biodiversity at the University of Aberdeen. Lynn Wilbur, Juneau resident and PHD Candidate at the University of Aberdeen.
  Dr. Frithjoff Kuepper is in Juneau to work with Lynn Wilbur, a Juneau resident and one of his students at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, where she is a PHD Candidate. Kuepper, whose specialty is studying algae and marine microorganisms, says Alaska is a place where more research is needed. He hopes to…

Part 2: Douglas-Dornan Foundation grant application process.

Guests: Paul Douglas and Marcy Larson, Douglas Dornan Fund advisors.
  Bryan Douglas and Wythe Dornan were a young Juneau couple with a passion for community service – a legacy that lives on, long after they were killed in a car crash in 1993. Both were only 27 years old. Since the Douglas-Dornan Foundation was established in their memory, it has given out more than…

Part 3: Juneau Public Library: New Programs and Marketing Coordinator

Guests: Margaret Luedke, Programs and Marketing Coordinator.
  Margaret Luedke has worked for the Juneau Public Library system since 2018. She started out in the Alaska Library Extension department, which provides library services to Alaskans living in remote areas. In her new job as Programs and Marketing Coordinator, she hopes to engage the community in library programs that promote lifelong learning.  

Part 4: JDHS IGNITE Club raises money for school projects.

Guests: Eva Strum and Nina Jeter, IGNITE Club members at Juneau Douglas Yadaa.at kalé High School.
  If you’re looking for something special for the kids this Easter holiday, there’s an Easter petting zoo outside the Nugget Mall on Saturday, April 16th  from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. with rabbits, goats and chicks.  It’s a fundraiser for the IGNITE program at Juneau Douglas Yadaa.at kalé High School. IGNITE stands for: Inspiring Girls Now…

Part 5: Stargazing with Steve Kocsis: Why Easter is on a different dates.

Guests: Steve Kocsis, Marie Drake Planetarium.
  Have you ever wondered why Easter falls on a different day every year? Steve Kocsis, with the Marie Drake Planetarium, says it has to do with the Spring Equinox and the moon.    

  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.