Scott Burton hosts on Thursday, January 24, 2018. Members of Juneau’s LGBTQ community will highlight events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. We’ll roll the dice with organizers of Platypus Con 2019 — Juneau’s board and card game convention. The UAS School of Career Education will give us an update on short courses…
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AK Criminal Justice Commission hosts victim listening session
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. The Alaska Criminal Justice Commission will preview Thursday’s victim listening session to help improve services and response for victims of crime. The Juneau Nonviolent Communication Group will highlight upcoming workshops. The Juneau Symphony will preview this weekend’s concerts, and we’ll meet a visiting tango instructor. Interview with…
Perseverance Theatre’s “I and You”
Sheli DeLaney hosts on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. We’ll meet cast and crew from the play “I and You,” staged as part of Perseverance Theatre’s Black Box Series. We’ll get an update on plans for the future of downtown Juneau with Blueprint Downtown. AWARE will preview a class series on equity and liberation, and the…
Marin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 21, 2019. In lieu of Juneau Afternoon on Monday, we present “King’s Last March” from American Public Media. Although it was one of the most challenging and controversial chapters of his career, the final year of King’s life has not been the focus of significant public attention. This dramatic and illuminating documentary uses…
Festival features locally made short films
Andy Kline hosts on Friday, January 18, 2018. The JUMP Society will preview this weekend’s Winter Film Festival featuring locally made short films. UAS outdoor studies professor Forest Wagner will preview his Fireside Lecture titled “Outside Lies Magic!” And we’ll meet a new orthopedic surgeon in town, Dr. Charles David Hightower, and get some health…
Juneau Bar Association offers free legal aid
Scott Burton hosts on Thursday, January 17, 2018. Members of the Juneau Bar Association will outline their free legal aid sessions on Monday. We’ll learn more about Spruce Root—a Native-led community development organization for Southeast Alaskans. UAS’s Seanna O’Sullivan will give us an update about endowments and scholarships, Below is the “The Flying University” documentary…