Alaska’s Lone Bona Fide Art Critic
Today we’re going on an art walk. Jean Bundy has been doing these walks annually for about four years in the Anchorage area. For her, it’s about discovering new and interesting artists.
Bundy belongs to a very distinguished group called the International Association of Art Critics. Only about 400 people in the entire country can boast the title, and getting it isn’t easy.
Paramotoring in Alaska: The Chase Video
I have been an outdoor sportsman all my life... archery, fly fishing, snow machine, dirt bike, jet ski, skiing, snow boarding, wake boarding to name a few.
Now I find it hard to do any other sport, except flying paragliders, weather motor flying or free flying. I tell everyone the same thing...."You have not lived until you have flown" and I don't mean sitting in a plane, but rather being the plane.
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In My Family: ‘I Am Hungry’
This week on "In My Family," host Ethan Petticrew teaches Raven how to say "I am hungry" in Unangax.
Traveling Music: February 24, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Ice Storm
Larry...
AK: Judge Jamming
What do Alaska’s judges do when they are not sitting on the bench? Do they ponder weighty tomes, or engage in deep discussion about the legal issues of the day? Maybe some of them do that, but KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer found that quite a number of Anchorage judges get together and play ukulele’s for after hours fun.
Alaska News Nightly: February 22, 2013
Kwethluk Residents Say Barge May Be Tainting Waterhole; Interior Department Finalizes NPR-A Plan, Creates Pipeline Corridor; Constitutional Delegate Wary Of Education Funding Amendment; Kookesh’s Family Says He’s Doing Better; Selle-Rea Responds To Settlement; WMC Board On Privacy; Children’s Author Jean Rogers Dies; AK: Judge Jamming; 300 Villages: Port Alexander
Korea, YouTube, and the Marketing of Culture in the 21st Century
Recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council this week on Addressing Alaskans, Juneau-native and professor of International Studies at Pai Chai University in S. Korea, Dr. Jocelyn Clark explores the "the Korean Wave," national branding, and the idea of soft power. What does the success of Psy's "Gangnam Style" say about the globalization of culture?
KSKA: Tuesday 2/26 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Iditarod
It started modestly enough with Joe Redington and a few others wanting the old mail trail to the gold mines retraced. Now the whole world watches the Iditarod. It’s Iditarod time again on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA - Tuesday, 2/26 at 10:00am
VPA’s Clue: The Musical and The Sting visit Stage Talk
The audience tries to "figure it out" in both of Valley Performing Arts' upcoming productions of Clue: The Musical which opens February 22nd and runs through March 17th and The Sting which opens April 5th and runs through the 21st. Cast members from both shows join Jean and Steve to give hints about these exciting productions.
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KSKA: Friday 2/22 at 2:45pm
Cruise Ship Waste Bill Passes; And Legislature Looks To Ease Restrictions On PFD Eligibility
The Alaska State Senate passes the Parnell Administration's cruise ship bill over the protracted objections of the Democratic minority. Mayor Dan Sullivan effort to re-write the municipal labor law has the unions and their allies in a frenzy. The Senate is in an uproar over the proposed school-voucher amendment to the Constitution.
KSKA: Friday, 2/22 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 2/23 at 6:00pm
TV: Saturday, 2/23 at 5:00pm
Envision Anchorage 2012 Progress Report Released
Quality of life for Anchorage residents is great for some, not so good for others.
That insight comes from the latest United Way of Anchorage Envision Anchorage Community Assessment Project report, which in 2006 began compiling quality of life indicators for the community.
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Anchorage School Board Passes Budget, Restores Some Counselors
The Anchorage School Board passed their budget last night with one amendment restoring some counselors. The Board heard final public testimony then passed budget passed 6-1.
Alaska News Nightly: February 21, 2013
Coast Guard Clears Kulluk To Depart For Unalaska; Task Force Report Reveals Ways To Help Victims Of Sex Trafficking; Senator Murkowski Outlines Off Shore Revenue Sharing Plan; Lawmaker Pushes Photo ID For Voters; Labor Slams Ordinance At Work Session, Public Testimony Next; AVCP Wants Tribes To Be Able To Prosecute Non-Members; Alaska Permanent Fund Hits All-Time High; Power Back On In Tuluksak; Alaska House Passes Resolution Opposing Genetically Engineered Salmon; Legislation Proposed To Clean Up Derelict Vessels
Ikura: Curing Salmon Eggs
Like fire opals lit from within, freshly cured salmon eggs are ready to be served as ikura sushi, sprinkled on a bowl of rice (ikuradon), as a seafood garnish, with cream cheese and rice crackers, or simply gobbled by the spoonful!
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Labor Slams Ordinance at Work Session, Public Testimony Next
Attorneys representing labor unions made a presentation to members of the Anchorage Assembly at a work session at city hall Wednesday (3/20). They outlined their concerns about an ordinance to limit unions that was recently proposed by Mayor Dan Sullivan. The Mayor also launched a media campaign supporting his proposal. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
Alaska News Nightly: February 20, 2013
Power Out In Tuluksak; Bypass Mail Likely Target Of Postal Reform Bill; School Voucher Resolution Will Be Heard In Judiciary, Finance Committees; Fish & Wildlife To Survey WWII Debris, Contamination On Attu; Alaska Innovators Share Success Stories; Tanana Chiefs Conference Discusses Yukon Chinook Stocks; Domesticated Salmon Research Topic Of Discussion At Boston Meeting
Willie Goodwin, Kotzebue, Alaska
As part of the North of Sixty° project, two members of the Learning Technologies Media Lab at the University of Minnesota recently spent two weeks in Alaska visiting schools in both the Northwest Arctic Borough and on Kodiak Island.
While there, they met with teachers and students, as well as community members who could speak to the history and culture of the region.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 19, 2013
APD Officers Shoot, Kill Suspect; Cruise Ship Waste Water Bill Goes To Gov. Parnell; Sitka Mayor: ‘Don’t Assume, Always Hope’ For Funding; Suspect In Shooting Deaths Pleads Not Guilty; New Sealaska Land Bills Introduced In Congress; Wrangell Café Combating Hunger; Volunteers Get Food Ready For Iditarod Checkpoints; Top Chef Expected To Lure ‘Foodies’ To Last Frontier, Try Alaska Seafood
Rondy: A Cabin-Fever-Reliever for Alaskans
It’s time to Rondy, Alaskans! Time to quit moping and get outside for some fun at the 78th annual Fur Rondy festival. Days are getting longer and spring is right around the corner. Well, sort of.
Fur Rondy starts Friday, Feb. 22 and runs through Sunday, Mar. 3.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 18, 2013
Kookesh hospitalized after heart attack; physical evidence led to Kake suspect; Kodiak suspect to appear in court this week; board must redo maps; gas line update; Yukon Quest Red Lantern Award handed out; Feature: Ilisagvik College; Celebrating Peratrovich Day