Night Music: February 10, 2018
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known...
Anchorage Opera presents As One
KSKA: Friday, February 9 at 2:45pm Anchorage Opera is presenting the powerful new opera, As One, by composer Laura Kaminsky in collaboration with librettist Mark Campbell and librettist/filmmaker Kimberly Reed (on whom the opera is loosely based). As One explores the life of "Hannah Before" and "Hannah After" as she discovers who she truly is. Conductor, stage director and production designer Andreas Mitisek drops by Stage Talk today to talk about how he is bringing this amazing story to the stage. Joining Mitisek is Anchorage Opera's General Director Reed Smith. As One performs in the Sydney Laurence Theatre in the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts February 9, 10 and 11.
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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Stories of Protest, Disruption and the Struggle for Equality
KSKA: Tuesday, DFeb. 13, at 8:00pm. This month Arctic Entries brings you: The Fierce Urgency of Now: Stories of Protest, Disruption and the Struggle for Equality. In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth, and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet.
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AK: UAA’s Earthquake ’64 brings historic disaster to the stage
UAA's Earthquake '64 shows how the 1964 Alaska Earthquake affected ordinary citizens in Anchorage. It's not a traditional natural disaster play. Listen now
49 Voices: Hannah Dorough of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Hannah Dorough in Anchorage. Dorough is an English graduate from UAA who is a ski coach for Junior Nordic. Listen now
Algo Nuevo February 11, 2018
Here’s the Sunday, February 11th, 2018 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 2-17-18
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
2-17-18
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Take Heart
Stephanie Bissland / Stephanie Bissland
Before the Story Ends
www.stephaniebisslandmusic.com
3:40
Ranky Tanky
Ranky Tanky / Traditional
Ranky Tanky
www.rankytanky.com
2:15
Friction (A Love Song)
Shonti...
Meet Emily Linkhorn, from New York
"New Arrivals" is Alaska Public Media's profiles of people who recently moved to Anchorage. Every Tuesday, we meet a New Arrival from another country, another state, or another part of Alaska. This week we meet Emily Linkhorn, from New York.
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Earthquake ’64 at UAA
KSKA: Friday, February 16 at 2:45pm UAA Department of Theatre's Brian Cook started working on a collaborative project with students over a year ago to research the earthquake that devastated south central Alaska in 1964 with the purpose of creating a presentation that would explore this defining moment in Alaskan history. The result is Earthquake '64, a multidisciplinary performance that weaves personal stories, movement and music together into an exciting evening of theatre. Joining Brian today on Stage Talk are three of those student-collaborators, Adi Davis, Kaeli Meno and Paitton Reid. Earthquake '64 performs at the Fine Arts Center on the campus of UAA February 16-18.
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AK: Rising populations, threat of disease prompt renewed interest in bat research
Bats are a pretty low priority for most Alaskan biologists, but that could be changing due to a recent uptick in the creature’s population. Add to that a disease that’s been killing millions of bats in the lower 48, and Alaska might be taking note with the rest of the nation very soon. Listen now
49 Voices: Ylli Ferati of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Ylli Ferati in Anchorage. Ferati is a bartender at Fiori D'Italia, which his family owns. He claims to have the largest whiskey collection in the state. Listen now
Midnight Sun Jazz February, 17th 2018
Here’s the Saturday February, 17th 2017 edition of Midnight Sun Jazz, with host Ed Ulman.
Travleing Music 2-25-18
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
2-25-17
Concert: Patrick Ball - harpist, Come Dance with Me: A Pilgrimage into Yeats Country
Saturday, March 3, 7:30 PM Anchorage Museum auditorium
Sunday, March...
Night Music: February 24, 2018
Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Title
Artist / Composer (if known...
Hope Springs Eternal (or The Dirty Deed)… It must be Rondy Time!
KSKA: Friday, February 23 at 2:45pm It's February in Anchorage and that means that Fur Rondy is taking over the town. And that means Melodrama Time! Alaska Sound Celebration is presenting the 28th Annual Melodrama at the 49th State Brewing Company February 23-March 10th. This year's title is Hope Springs Eternal (of The Dirty Deed) and is written by honorary Alaskan Rand Higbee. Co-producers Christy Hedrick and Melanie Cross stop by Stage Talk this week to let us in on all the fun.
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AK: Sitka students flex their performance muscles at state DDF tournament
While the Olympics come to a close in PyeongChang this weekend, another competition is underway at East Anchorage High School. That’s where over 100 students and their coaches have gathered for the state’s annual “Drama, Debate, and Forensics” Championship. Listen now
49 Voices: Erynn Bell of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Erynn Bell in Anchorage. Bell is the owner of Rethink Home, a used furniture store. Listen now
Traveling Music 3-4-18
Traveling Music
Shonti Elder
3-4-18
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Your Guitar
Richard Shindell / Richard Shindell
Careless
Amalgamated Balladry
3:50
I Hear You Breathing In
Eleanor McEvoy / Eleanor McEvoy
A Woman's Heart
Darte
3:33
The...
A Closer Look: 40 Years of Public Radio in Anchorage
This program is all about long serving Alaska Public Media Program Director Bede Trantina, as well as memories of the early days of KSKA. We sat down with Bede and Alex Hills, the founding general manager of KSKA who hired Bede 39 years ago to find out more about how the station got started and how Bede began her tenure here.
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Anchorage Community Theatre goes back to 1934 Hollywood
KSKA: Friday, March 2 at 2:45p.m. It's 1934 and the world's most famous stage director, Max Reinhardt, is directing the film version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream when two of the characters from the play (Oberon and Puck) suddenly materialize and want to be in the show. If that sounds like a classic set up for a Ken Ludwig Farce, you're correct. Anchorage Community Theatre is presenting Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood March 2-25 and Director Jocelyn Paine with actors Scott Rhode and ShaeLisa Anderson drop by Stage Talk this week to talk about it.
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