49 Voices: Josh Lynch of Fairbanks
This week we're hearing from Josh Lynch in Fairbanks. Originally from Texas and Arkansas, Lynch will be experiencing his first snowy winter this year. Listen Now
AK: The crafty side of AFN
People have come to Fairbanks from all over the state to sell their handmade goods during the Alaska Federation of Native Conference this week. At the craft fair, you can find everything from ivory carvings and hand-made masks to mukluks, kuspuks and even kippered salmon. With few available jobs in the villages, these handicrafts and homemade foods are one of the few ways people pay their bills. Listen Now
Night Music; October 22, 2016
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known...
Algo Nuevo October 23, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, October 23nd, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Traveling Music 10-30-16
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
10-30-16
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Runboy
Spirit of the West / Mann, Kelly
Labour Day
Flying Fish
4:10
Tramps and Hawkers / The Elevator (instrumental included)
Old Blind...
AK: Fairbanks Four’s plight inspires musician’s latest composition
The Fairbanks Four’s release from prison last year inspired virtuoso Emerson Eads to compose a piece titled “Mass for the Oppressed.” Eads has lined up some impressive talent to perform the piece next month, and he’s arranged for proceeds from sales of the production to go to an organization that represented the four Alaska Native men in court. Listen Now
AK: Protecting the environment and preserving the heritage of Denali’s dogs
There's only one national park in America where some of the Rangers are canines: Denali National Park. In the summers, the dogs serve as ambassadors, but during the winter months, they ferry researchers and park employees through areas closed to motorized vehicles. Listen Now
49 Voices: Starla Heim of Anchorage
This week we're hearing Starla Heim in Anchorage. Heim is the owner of Dooley's Tuxedo's and Costumes. She inherited the company from her mother, and after almost 50 years of business, Dooley's will be closing its doors the day after Halloween. Listen Now
Algo Nuevo October 30, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, October 30, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Debate for the State 2016 – Thursday, November 3, 8:00PM
Alaska Public Media will air two debates, one featuring candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives and one featuring candidates running for the U.S. Senate. The live program will begin on Thursday, November 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Night Music: November 5, 2016
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known...
UAA’s And Then There Were None
KSKA: Friday, November 4 at 2:45pm The University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Theatre and Dance brings to life a play about a lot of people getting killed in Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, And Then There Were None. Now in their second (and last) week of performance, Director Dr. Brian Cook along with actors LisaMarie Castro and Isaac Kumpula drop by the studio this week to talk about the play as well as the educational benefits Ms. Castro has received by using the play as the focus of her senior project.
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AK: Everyone is family at Gerry’s Barbershop
Gerry’s Barbershop has been around for nearly three decades in Juneau. Listen Now
49 Voices: Candidates for Alaska Zoo president
This week is an election special-- Zoo election, that is. Supporters of the Alaska Zoo will be electing a president of their own on November 8th. Today we’ll hear from three candidates -- Aphun the polar bear, Denali the wolf and George the Magpie—as well as their two campaign managers. Listen Now
Algo Nuevo November 06, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, November 6th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Traveling Music 11-13-16
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
11-13-16
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Connected
Eric Bibb / Eric Bibb
Friends
Telarc
4:09
Ain't Going Down
Guy Davis / based on song by Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)
Sweetheart...
49 Voices: Ronell Corral of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Ronell Corral in Anchorage. Corral is a UAA student and a second generation Filipino-American. Listen Now
Traveling Music 11-20-16
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
11-20-16
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
I'm Trying to Remember What City I Know You From
Sometimes Why (Kristin Andreassen, Ruth Ungar, Aoife O'Donovan)...
Algo Nuevo November 13, 2016
Here’s the Sunday, November 13th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
Perseverance Theatre’s Not Medea
KSKA: Friday, November 11 at 2:45pm Allison Gregory's "meta-theatre" play Not Medea mixes modern motherhood with the Greek myth of Medea and tosses in some audience participation as well. And, as part the National New Play Network Rolling World Premier, Perseverance Theatre brings it to life this week at the Sydney Laurence Theatre (playing November 11-20). Director Tom Robenolt, Actor Shelly Virginia and Anchorage Perseverance Theatre General Manager Josh Lowman drop by the studio this week to tell us all about it.
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