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Jennifer Gately: Contemporary NW Artists Awards

Airs at: Wed, 06/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Art Focus
Host Julie Bernard speaks with Jennifer Gately, Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum, about the Contemporary Northwest Artists Awards, which replaced the Oregon Biennial this year.  Read more

New plays at JAW: A Playwrights Fest and the Spotlight project at Artists Repertory Theater.

Airs at: Tue, 06/24/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
PORTLAND THEATRE HAS A LONG TRADITION OF NURTURING NEW PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS… THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, TWO DIFFERENT THEATRE COMPANIES IN PORTLAND PRESENTS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE NEW WORK… PORTLAND CENTER STAGE CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY –JAW: A PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL… ... Read more

Perry Bible Fellowship: Cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch

Airs at: Mon, 06/23/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  Words & Pictures visits the Stumptown Comics Festival and talks with award-winning web cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of the outlandish and wildly popular comic strip The Perry Bible Fellowship. Read more

06-12-08 Art Focus

Airs at: Wed, 06/11/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Art Focus
Julie Bernard speaks with Alexa Pengelly and Bob LePore about online art auction. Read more

"James and Claire: A Transgender Story" by Thanh Tan

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts presents "James and Claire: A Transgender Story" by Independent Producer Thanh Tan ” -- an original, world premiere radio documentary for Pride month. Dmae and Thanh worked together on a mentorship through the Association of Independents in Radio (airmedia.o... Read more

A Snowmobile for George: Documentarian Todd Darling

Airs at: Wed, 06/11/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
Filmmaker Todd Darling's purchase of a smoke-belching snowmobile led to a cross-country odyssey to unravel the mysteries of deregulation in the Bush era.  S.W. Conser talked with Darling about the resulting documentary A Snowmobile for George on the eve of its Portland prem... Read more

Dmae Roberts features Playwright Song Kim about "Due Process"--a play about police brutality.

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
ON STAGE AND STUDIO WITH DMAE ROBERTS, WHO IS PROTECTING US-- WHEN THE CRIMINAL IS THE COP? THAT’S THE QUESTION POSED BY A NEW PLAY CALLED “DUE PROCESS” BY SONG KIM…”DUE PROCESS IS OPENING THIS WEEKEND AT THE GRESHAM LITTLE THEATRE AND WE’LL HEAR ABOUT HIS NEW PLAY ABOUT ... Read more

X Saves the World: Jeff Gordinier

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
S.W. Conser talks with author Jeff Gordinier about his new book X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking.  A droll overview of media and culture in the information age, Jeff's book offers cautious hope for our future. Read more

Dmae Roberts interviews Dan Gurerro of "Gaytino" on Stage and Studio

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
JUNE IS GAY PRIDE MONTH AND WE’RE STARTING IT OFF WITH A VISIT WITH THE STAR OF “GAYTINO” DAN GUERRERO IS COMING TO PORTLAND IN HIS ONE MAN SHOW THAT’S GOTTEN RAVE REVIEWS AROUND THE COUNTRY PLUS A ROUND-UP OF EVENTS THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND. Read more

Music by Youth: "Inside" by Anna

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
Anna's song was played at the Pulse of Portland Music Project radio show on April 29, 2008. Anna is a high school student  studying music production at Renaissance Arts Academy. Anna wrote the song "Inside" to accompany a video she made. The video was shown at the E3 Oregon... Read more