"Alaska Home Companion"
October 10, 2015
On Saturday evening, October 10, 2015, the Valley Arts Alliance produced the Season 4 premier episode of Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show!, a rendition of a live radio broadcast from the golden age of Alaskan radio, with skits, music, and dance acts, similar to the popular Prairie Home Companion radio show on NPR.
Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show! features interesting stories by Alaskans about the best, the worst, and the silliest of everyday living in Alaska. The Season 4 premier episode featured the Roving Reporter, Mom and Louie, Between 2 Berms, as well as news from Lake Willowa and Mukluk Radio.
Featured guests introduced by Randi Perlman were the Borealis Dancers, consisting of Veronica Farnsworth, Georgie Hollander, Cindy Montgomery, and Heather Pelletier; Dave Glenn; Pam Huyck; Mariah Johnson; Grover Neely; Dave Norman; Faye Palin; Hillary Saffran; Scott Sterling; John and Joe Stroup; and Carmen Summerfield.
The Production Crew included Michelle Cornelius, Josh Fryfogle, Barb Howard; Sherry and Lonnie Jackson; Terry Koch, Jim Palin, Eric Summerfield, and Kathi VanZant; and Mike Chmielewski of KVRF 89.5FM.
The Season 4 premier episode was “sponsored” by Grasshopper Aviation, Perfect Joints, and a variety of old-time Alaskan merchants.
The Season 4 premier episode of Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show! was held in the famous Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla, and was broadcast live by Radio Free Palmer on 89.5 FM, and is available on their website. The Season 4 premier episode was sold out—another example of bringing our community together through the arts!