UAA Dept. of Theater & Dance – Upcoming Season
With the university's semester starting up next week, they will talk about some of the great programs that the department has coming up this season.
AK: Letters – The Old Fashioned Kind
It’s probably safe to say that most people, especially those under 50, rarely, if ever sit down, put pen to paper, lick envelope glue and put a letter in the mailbox. But an Anchorage club of self proclaimed letter nerds, all under 40, are doing exactly that.
The Childfree Decision
Tuesday, August 30 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Not everyone has kids. Deciding not to become parents can be just as big of a decision as opting to start a family. On this episode of Kids These Days! we speak with two authors who are childfree about why they made the difficult choice to live life without littles and how it impacts their current lives. Plus, a Pew Research study linking higher rates of childlessness with more tolerant social attitudes, and growing old without children.
Night Music: August 27, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
Label
Duration
Rhode Island
John...
Video: Northern Alaska Rock Art
While prehistoric rock art is common in some regions, such as the American Southwest, it is exceptionally rare in Interior and Northern Alaska. Archaeologists working in the 1960s and 70s found boulders adorned with petroglyphs at three different lakefront sites in what is now the Noatak National Preserve in Northwest Alaska.
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Judi Betts Workshop Inside Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
Flash-back twenty-one years ago, May 1990, Judi Betts was juror at a Fairbanks Watercolor Society exhibition and workshop. My watercolor, “She the Prom” had been accepted into the show—the piece depicted the mutton chop prom dress I had sewn for daughter Jennifer. What a thrill for me, a soccer mom, this was my first outside-the-state acceptance.
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Video: Stories at the Cemetery – Nate Benson as Dick Francis
On August 5, 2011 Stories at the Cemetery provided a self-guided walk through Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, featuring presentations by costumed actors at ten pre-selected grave sites.
Here's the third installment, featuring local actor Nate Benson as Dick Francis, unwitting victim in the Cache Creek murders.
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Origins, Part One
When I was six years old, I fell into a coma.
I was out for about two weeks, but when I awoke I discovered several things:
1. A packet of letters and flowers from my kindergarten classmates wishing me to get well.
2. A room full of strange doctors.
3. My memories had disappeared.
4. My voice had disappeared.
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Photo Gallery: 1841 Kolmakovsky Blockhouse
Over the weekend a crew raised the new roof for our historical blockhouse, originally built on the banks of the Kuskokwim River in 1841.
See the photos.
Something Different: August 28, 2011
What Is Time?
Elephant Revival (D. Rodriguez)
Break in the Clouds
Ruff Shod
2:50
Do You Love An Apple
Trapezoid (Trad.)
Now & Then
Flying Fish
4:11
Aloysius
Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies (J....
Algo Nuevo: August 28, 2011
Here's the Sunday, August 28, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Tracking Radio-tagged Kenai River King Salmon
If a spawning Kenai River king salmon kept a diary of its upstream migration it might look a little like the data collected in a recent Alaska Department of Fish and Game radio-tagging project.
Follow ADF&G biologist Adam Reimer in this audio story, as he tracks radio-tagged Kenai king salmon by boat and airplane, and listens for signals from live salmon—three beeps—and from salmon that have spawned and died—five beeps.
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The Adolescent Boy
Boys will be boys - but why exactly? We ask what makes adolescent boys 11-14 unique and what changes are their bodies - and their minds - going through at this developmental stage? Do boys and girls really learn differently? And what is necessary to help a boy become a good man? Michael Gurian author of "The Minds of Boys" is our guest.
KSKA: Tuesday 9/6 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Helen (of Troy) With a Twist
What is the price of beauty? Cyrano’s Theatre Company presents a modern adaptation of Homer’s classic tale of lust and longing in a new updated version.
KSKA: Friday 9/2 at 2:45 pm
The Adolescent Girl
Are today's young women under so much pressure to be beautiful, to succeed at school and sports and to be sweet and nice that they are becoming depressed earlier in life? One new book thinks so. "The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teen Girls from Today's Pressures" presents an interesting look at how the pressure on young girls can take a nasty toll. So, where's the balance and what can be done?
KSKA: Tuesday 9/13 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Utlity Strike Averted, Bill Allen Serving Out Sentence
Alaska Edition host Michael Carey and guests discuss the implications of a potential strike by utility workers in Anchorage and also these headlines of Alaska's top news stories for the week of August 28:
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KSKA: Friday 9/2 at 2:00 pm and Sat. 9/3 at 6:00 pm
KAKM: Friday 9/2 at 7:30 pm and Sat. 9/3 at 5:00 pm
Arctic Imperative: Scott Minerd, CEO – Guggenheim Partners Asset Management
In the 17th and 18th centuries there was an economic model that became very popular called mercantilism. Under mercantilism, the nations of Europe expanded their territories into new regions and used those regions as an opportunity to extract resources and bring wealth back to their homes.
While mercantilism is generally thought to have benefited the European nations at the expense of their trading partners, there were certain benefits that accrued to the partner regions under the mercantilist system.
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Superintendent Comeau Addresses Chamber and Fields Questions
On this edition of A Closer Look KSKA presents a profile of the Anchorage School District as presented by its superintendent, Carol Comeau. The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce had invited Superintendent Comeau to describe the district's overall status and what influences were likely to impact the 2011-2012 school term.
KSKA: Monday 9/5 at 1:00 pm and Saturday 9/10 at 5:30 pm
Arctic Imperative: Thomas Mack, President – Aleut Corporation
The Aleut people have been stewards of this land and the vast surrounding waters for over 10,000 years, during which time we adjusted to a multitude of environmental, climate and human factors.
Now we are witnessing the opening of the Northwest Passage shipping lanes which will bring even more changes.
Read the full remarks. Sculptors Turn Stone Into Tradition
Today on AK: Art. Imagine chipping away at a rock to create a shape that communicates concepts such as spiritual transformation.