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On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, we continue our week-long celebration of the Alaska Folk Festival, with a look at the history and traditions of this iconic Juneau event. While the music is what brings everyone together, year after year, the festival is really about much more than what happens on the stage. On this program,…

On this week’s episode, Ed Buyarski reminds us that this is the time of year to transplant trees and shrubs. It is also a good time to divide perennials such as hostas and rhubarb. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

The Alaska Folk Festival is many things to many musicians – a chance to see old friends, share some new songs and in some cases, it’s often a good time to celebrate the release of a new recording. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, Erin Heist tells the story behind her new album, “Land of Rusted…

  The sounds of fiddles, mandolins and banjos are once again in the air, as musicians from all over Juneau get together to practice for next week’s Alaska Folk Festival. It’s been two years since they’ve been able to perform for a live audience at Centennial Hall, something performers like Taylor Vidic have really missed.…

Part 1: Taylor Vidic and Ivan Night play a few tunes, as they look ahead to the 2020 Alaska Folk Festival.

Guests: Taylor Vidic, Juneau singer-songwriter. Ivan Night, guitarist for Pamyua.
Taylor Vidic talks about her music and her new job booking groups for the Crystal Saloon, which opened just in time for the Alaska Folk Festival. Taylor’s first AFF performance was when she was twelve years old. This is Ivan Night’s first time playing at the festival.

Part 2: New at the Alaska State Museum: Mug Up: The Language of Cannery Work.

Guests: Katie Ringsmuth, Alaska State Historian. Addison Field, Chief Curator, Alaska State Museum. Dave Thomas, Sentinel Coffee.
The “Mug Up: The Language of Cannery Work” exhibit was years in the making — and brings pieces of equipment from one of Alaska’s oldest canneries in Bristol Bay to the State Museum. When the Diamond NN Cannery in South Naknek closed, key pieces of machinery were salvaged and selected for display. But even more…

On Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, weaving threads from the past, present and future with Lily Hope — as she talks about her new studio in downtown Juneau, a place she hopes people will come to learn and to appreciate the art of Chilkat weaving. Also on this program: Juneau weekend weather outlook. Eaglecrest Ski Area fundraiser…

Part 1: Lily Hope names her new studio, Wooshkindein Da.áat: Many walking upwards together.

Guests: Lily Hope, Chilkat weaver.
Lily Hope has been on a long journey to save Chilkat weaving from extinction, a journey that began as a child under the tutelage of her mother Clarissa Rizal, a renowned Chilkat weaver. Hope, who is Língit, says her new studio in downtown Juneau is one way to carry on her legacy. Hope’s dream is…

Part 2: Juneau weekend weather outlook: Wet and warm.

Guests: Kimberly Vaughan, Juneau National Weather Service forecaster.
Two back-to-back fronts will bring rain to Juneau over the weekend and into next week. Kimberly Vaughan, a forecaster in the National Weather Service’s Juneau office, says 2022 continues to be a wetter than normal year.      

Part 3: Powder Keg Race at Eaglecrest celebrates the end of the season.

Guests: Charlie Herrington, Eaglecrest volunteer. Matt Callahan, Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center.
In recent years, a growing number of skiers have moved into the back country, making the Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center’s work even more important. That’s why Eaglecrest Ski Area is donating proceeds from its Powder Keg Race to the center.  

On this week’s Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski addresses the hot topic of what do to with our garlic and other unharvested crops from last season. He also shares tips on tending to new sprouts and perennials. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.