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Julian Carrillo

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
On A Diferent Nature we will listen to music by Mexican composer Julian Carrillo. Read more

Keeping Safe In Theatre

Airs at: Tue, 06/28/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae presents an in-depth look at safety for women in theatre inspired by a June 8th, Chicago Reader article titled At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real  that shocked theatre communities around the country. The lengthy article was a year-long investigation into  ... Read more

Documentaries From the Streets of Portland

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Jenn Chavez talks with Ibrahim Mubarek about the Clinton Street Theater's upcoming documentary screening Right 2 Survive: Breaking the Chains, a series of short films about the rise of the grassroots homeless advocacy group Right 2 Survive. And S.W. Conser asks comedy w... Read more

How to Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball

Airs at: Thu, 08/18/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  How to Set a Fire and Why, Jesse Ball’s singular, blistering new novel, tells the story of a teenage girl who has lost everything—and will burn anything.  Lucia’s father is dead, her mother is in a mental hospital, and she’s living in a garage-turned-bedroom with her aun... Read more

A Pacific Underground Special

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Stage & Studio Guest Host Alan Montecillo presents a Pacific Underground special on two Asian American writers and performing artists: Kristina Wong and Regie Cabico. Kristina Wong is a solo performer, writer, and cultural commentator. Her new show, The Wong Street Journal... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 06/24/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Sue Perlgut was a co-founder and collective member of the 1970-1976 feminist theater collective It's All Right to Be Woman Theatre. She continues as a theater artist and is a documentary filmmaker. Sue is currently working on a multi-media performance, Women's Wisdom Play. ... Read more

Nuestro Canto live on Movin' On 6/17/16

Airs at: Fri, 06/17/2016 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Nuestro Canto (Gerardo Calderon and Nelda Reyes) has gathered music from the indigenous groups living currently in our communities in the U.S such as the Nahuas, Purepechas, Mayas and Zapotecos and performs them in its original form and language, featuring ancient and nativ... Read more

Art Focus hosted by Andre Middleton w/ guest Mia O'Connor and Natalie Figueroa

Airs at: Tue, 06/14/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Mia O'Connor is a 22 year old Portland native. She started dancing at age 3, joined pre professional dance company Jefferson dancers (2008-2012) after graduating from Grant HS, she moved to NYC to dance at the Ailey school. Once she returned to Portland, in January 2015 she... Read more

Animator Kathy Zielinski - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 06/09/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended version of our interview with pioneering artist and filmmaker Kathy Zielinski, we talk more about her experiences riding the technological waves from hand-drawn 2-D feature films to computer-generated imagery, the importance of pose and expression in bot... Read more

What Is More Important Than Fame? Liberation!

Airs at: Thu, 06/09/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
So many of our Master Teachers are leaving this earth- people who created art which stood for creativity and positivity; people who recognized that organization was a tool to getting free; people who achieved massive fame and made a conscious decision to commit 'class suici... Read more