AK Home Companion Variety Show: The Art of Living in Alaska

Contributed by Carmen Summerfield

Would you like to hear stories about the best, the worst, and the silliest of everyday living in Alaska?

Coming to you Saturday, October 22, from the historic Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry (MATI) next to Wasilla International Airport, the 2022 Premier Episode of The Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show!

MATI is our favorite Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, and The Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show! is the Valley Arts Alliance rendition of a live radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, with skits, and music, similar to the popular Prairie Home Companion radio show on NPR.

For those of you who haven’t seen or heard one of our episodes, The 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. In previous episodes, we heard from The Roving Reporter, Mom and Louie, and Guy d’North, as well as news from Lake Willowa, Mukluk Radio, and Coffee Talk.

The 2022 season is our ninth year producing The Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show, and we will continue with new music and skits, occasional impersonations of local celebrities, and will be occasionally broadcast live by Radio Free Palmer on 89.5 FM.

So, mark your calendar! The Wasilla episode of the Valley Arts Alliance Alaska Home Companion—A Frontier Variety Show! will be broadcast live at 7pm Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla. The suggested donation for this event is $15. A cash bar will be open during the event. 

To see exciting scenes of these episodes, visit our Archive Pages at www.ValleyArtsAlliance.com