Juneau Afternoon
Juneau Afternoon is locally produced and airs on KTOO 104.3 and 91.7 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. It’s repeated at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO 104.3 & 91.7 and is available on demand below. Our hosts interview a range of guests from local business owners to artists and speakers. If it’s happening in Juneau, you’ll hear about it on the show.
If you’d like to be a guest on the program, contact us during regular business hours at 907-586-1670, or email juneauafternoon [at] ktoo [dot] org. Send pictures for Foodie Friday and other segments to juneauafternoon [at] ktoo [dot] org.
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Juneau Afternoon: The Buddy Tabor Project seeks wider audiences by putting Tabor’s music on streaming services
A preview of the effort by Justin Smith, Collette Costa, and others to make Southeast legend Buddy Tabor’s music available on streaming platforms. Other conversations include “Death, with Dessert” and a check-in with the Juneau Public Library.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: New art show celebrates the art and legacy of Eric and Pam Bealer
Eric and Pam Bealer’s life, art and legacy will be part of a new art show playing April 2024 at Alaska Robotics Gallery, plus singer/songwriter Barbra Lica performs live in studio, and we’ll meet Kainoa Thole, a 13-year-old filmmaker whose documentary is in competition at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: Taku Winds ‘Wild West and the Gentle Flute’ featuring Inga White
On today’s show: A preview of “Wild West and the Gentle Flute,” a Taku Winds concert from Juneau Community Bands, plus a chat with Perseverance Theatre about their 40th Annual Travel Raffle.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: Holi Festival and Bollywood dance flash mob set for Monday, March 25 in downtown Juneau
Conversations include a chat with Nimmy Philips about the upcoming Holi Festival and Bollywood dance flash mob, a conversation with new Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos, and Debbie Fagnant previews the upcoming Family-to-Family class at NAMI Juneau.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: 2024 Alaska Folk Festival to feature bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis and The Daiquiri Queens
Conversations in this episode include a preview of the 49th Alaska Folk Festival returning fully to Centennial Hall for the first time since 2019, plus a chat with Naomi Watkins about a unique donation-based class, Yoga of 12 Step Recovery, that she leads at Auke Bay Yoga.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway inks May date for 2024
Conversations today: The North Words Writers Symposium offers workshops and more to emerging and seasoned writers, plus the Nordic Film Festival continues at the Goldtown Theater with the Swedish film “Hilma,” and an upcoming course from the Juneau Flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary on boating and seamanship.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: ‘Honky Tonk Nite’ and ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ plus information on upcoming student scholarships and grants
Conversations today: Live music from Daniel Kirkwood and Kennedy Kruchoski, two members of The Getting Strangers who will play as part of “Honky Tonk Nite” plus Juneau Ghost Light talks about their production of “Bat Boy: The Musical” and updates from Juneau Community Foundation and the Juneau Audubon Society.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: Locations may be changing, but the Juneau School District optional programs continue to offer an educational variety
On overview of the Juneau School District optional education programs including Montessori Borealis, Juneau Community Charter, Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy, and Yaakoosgé Daakahídi. Also on the program: a look at the 4th Alaska Statewide Postcard Contest.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: The SEARHC ROAR Women’s Conference offers holistic well-being for Alaska women
SEARHC outlines the upcoming ROAR Women’s Conference, Mudrooms previews their final storytelling event of this season, Rainforest Yoga shares about an upcoming workshop with Djuna Devereaux, and details on the Poetry Out Loud 2024 competition.
Read more »Juneau Afternoon: Seasoned Juneau musicians debut new classical group The Icefield Quartet
Conversations include a preview of the debut concert from newly formed Icefield Quartet, the “Fly Fishing Film Tour 2024” hosted by Tongass Trout Unlimited, spring break TV production camp from Juneau Live!, The Alaska Filming Initiative, and summer running camps for youth from Lynn Canal Adventures.
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