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Anchorage, Alaska 99518

The sun shone in more ways that one today of the Plein Air Painters Weekend up one the Hillside. Organizers say attenda...
07/27/2025

The sun shone in more ways that one today of the Plein Air Painters Weekend up one the Hillside. Organizers say attendance was good and folks were in a generous mood. Admission is free, but for those who wish, there are several ways to help Clare House. Chat with your favorite artists, watch them work, take in the great scenery, and have a good time with great people. The event continues Sunday from ten to six. Just drive up Abbott then right on Birth and then left on Barry.

Mike Jungreis is still in the hospital recovering from two surgeries which are the result of a bicycle accident. So, wh...
07/26/2025

Mike Jungreis is still in the hospital recovering from two surgeries which are the result of a bicycle accident. So, who will host Saturday Night at the Opera? That remains to be seen (or heard?). Mike, trouper that he is, will try to record the commentaries from his hospital bed. If Mike can pull it off, great. But, regardless, tonight on Saturday Night at the Opera we'll play Handel's "Flavio." Show time is 8 p.m.

Their ad promised a great show. Yet, the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival over delivered. Wednesday night was beyond s...
07/24/2025

Their ad promised a great show. Yet, the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival over delivered. Wednesday night was beyond splendid. Most of the Festival's remaining concerts are already sold out but there are some tickets for this Friday at UAA. Don't be fooled by the name "The French Piano." It's not a piano recital. You can check out the program is on line at their website:

www.anchoragechambermusicfestival.org

This is less than an ideal place to plan an opera broadcast, but life sometimes takes unexpected tumbles. Mike Jungreis...
07/22/2025

This is less than an ideal place to plan an opera broadcast, but life sometimes takes unexpected tumbles. Mike Jungreis, our host for Saturday Night at the Opera, took a nasty fall last week. He was bicycling to work. In front on him on the bike trail were two people and their unleashed dog. The dog changed course suddenly and ran in front of Mike. Mike jammed the brakes. He didn't hit the dog but did fly over the handle bars, suffering fractures in both the hip and shoulder. He awaits his second surgery and expects to be in rehab for many weeks. Nonetheless, he is planning next week's opera, though it remains to be seen if he'll actually be up to hosting it personally His choice: Handel's "Flavio."

One Saturday night, many years ago, KLEF got a call from a man who turned out to be Mike Jungreis. He was extremely tac...
07/19/2025

One Saturday night, many years ago, KLEF got a call from a man who turned out to be Mike Jungreis. He was extremely tactful but essentially said I was a terrible opera host. I agreed heartily, and since he clearly knew his opera onions, I suggested he become the host. Mike's done a great job ever since; that is, until tonight. He was involved a bicycle accident yesterday and is hospitalized for surgery. So, tonight listeners are stuck with me. I'll try to hold up the standards Mike maintained all these years. Fortunately, we can rely on Verdi and EMI Recordings to more than hold up their end. --Rick

Tonight Mike Jungries takes Saturday Night at the Opera to Verdi's breakout hit, "Nabucco." The radio curtain goes up a...
07/05/2025

Tonight Mike Jungries takes Saturday Night at the Opera to Verdi's breakout hit, "Nabucco." The radio curtain goes up at 8 p.m.

The sun shone on Anchorage's Fourth of July, providing the perfect opportunity to take pet turtles out for a walk. And ...
07/05/2025

The sun shone on Anchorage's Fourth of July, providing the perfect opportunity to take pet turtles out for a walk. And that's what one of KLEF's neighbors did again today. She has three. This one is Pepper.

Some special visitors. Lainie Dreas, at the microphone, and Rowan Holmes, looking on, stopped by KLEF to update the ann...
07/03/2025

Some special visitors. Lainie Dreas, at the microphone, and Rowan Holmes, looking on, stopped by KLEF to update the announcements for Alaska Junior Theater. They still glowed from the success of their recent garage sale fundraiser and are now promoting their upcoming season which opens with Kattam and His Tam Tams.

He wasn't the picture of health, having far too great a fondness for Russian vodka, so when Modest Mussorgsky died "Khov...
06/29/2025

He wasn't the picture of health, having far too great a fondness for Russian vodka, so when Modest Mussorgsky died "Khovanshchina" was just an piano score with a libretto. So Rimsky-Korsakov took over and orchestrated the version you'll hear tonight on Saturday NIght at the Opera beginning at eight.

Waiting for the starting gun. This morning at 7:45 they were poised to open at the Alaska Junior Theater garage sale fu...
06/28/2025

Waiting for the starting gun. This morning at 7:45 they were poised to open at the Alaska Junior Theater garage sale fundraiser.

You know it's summer when Jim Muller and his daughter Helen come by KLEF to record their annual PSA for the reading of t...
06/26/2025

You know it's summer when Jim Muller and his daughter Helen come by KLEF to record their annual PSA for the reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. The announcement started on the air yesterday so you may have already heard it. I should have thought to take their photo as they recorded, but now the best I can do is take a picture of the script they left behind.

They have lots of tents. Here's a peek inside just one. Alaska Junior Theater is readying its annual garage sale fundr...
06/24/2025

They have lots of tents. Here's a peek inside just one. Alaska Junior Theater is readying its annual garage sale fundraiser. They'll open Saturday and Sunday. Some things you've been meaning to donate? Today is the last day to do so.

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