Juneau, Alaska, is a smallish town- about 3,1000 - but as I've said before, it supports a great many of the arts. That includes music, of course.

John Prine will do a concert on August 16th- and it is long since sold out. The 'premium' seats - the first six rows - sold out within the first hour, at $48 a pop.

Gordon Bok will be here in September.

Tommy Sands will be here in October.

In between are local concerts.

Buddy Tabor will do a concert in late August.

On September 5 we'll have the third 4-hour concert in a theatre on top of the mountain, reachable by tram. Last year the house was happy that we drew more than 200 for the event. This year I think the lineup is even stronger.(I get to do the booking, which is great fun.)

There will be 10 acts of 20 minutes each, ranging from blues to bluegrass, from a diva backed by brass and bass to folksy stuff put on by singles and duets - oh, and also a classical guitar set.

These are not paid gigs but the house does issue a premium tram pass for the next season for each performer, which, if they use it 10 times the next year adds up to $250 worth for each; if they take a guest along it comes out to $500. That ain't too shabby.


The Zahasky family will do a concert on October 4th, the Gold Street Music series begins the same month- and that begins the winter season which is a busy time.