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Community Grooves

 

The Community Grooves program, produced and hosted by Natalie Butto, is about culture across diverse genres and communities.
 
Features include diverse cultural associations and events - such as Hispanic Heritage, Native American Heritage, Kwanzaa, Oregon Day of Culture, Siren Nation Arts Festival, and India Festival - along with related guests. 
 
The program airs live on 1st Fridays at 11:30am-12noon on KBOO Portland 90.7 FM, and at kboo.fm. After airing, programs are also available as a podcast online.
 
You are invited to tune in, connect, and celebrate diverse dimensions of culture and community :)
 

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Oregon Country Fair, Hip Hop Congress, Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication

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Fri, 07/01/2011

Natalie Butto hosts Community Grooves, joined by guests (via phone): 

Charles Ruff, Operations Manager of the Oregon Country Fair; 

and Amer Ahmed, a University of Michigan administrator and Board co-chair of the Hip Hop Congress, who will be speaking at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland.

Intro music clips: "Community" - Audio Soul Project
Outro music: "Blue Skies" - Halie Loren

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Pride, Q Doc Fest, Buddhist Festival in the Park

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Fri, 06/03/2011

Host Natalie Butto features Pride NW, Q Doc film festival, and Buddhist Festival in the Park.

Guests are:

Debra Porta, President, Pride NW
 
Filmmakers of HIT SO HARD: THE LIFE & NEAR DEATH STORY OF PATTY SCHEMEL
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Heidi Enji Hoogstra, Buddhist Peace Fellowship
 
Music clips from "Praise to Tara" by Nada Shakti
 
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Earth Day discussion with Sustainable Northwest and Net Impact Portland

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Fri, 04/22/2011

Natalie Butto hosts Community Grooves on a special day this month, honoring Earth Day.

Guests joining in studio are:

Martin Goebel, Sustainable Northwest Founder and President
Graeme Byrd, Net Impact Portland chapter leader; and
Scott Stein, Net Impact Portland and the Bus Project

Tune in for a discussion about green/sustainable culture, 3x bottom line, business impact, generational influences, upcoming events, and the importance of collaboration.

Music clips from "Out in the Country" by 3 Dog Night.

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Women's History Month, International Women's Day events and information

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Fri, 03/04/2011

Host Natalie Butto features Women's History Month and International Women's Day events and information.

Guests are:
Casandra Clements, Portland International Women's Day Coordinator and Board of Directors President;
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Traci Boyle-Galestiantz,  Women's Resource Center at Portland Community College Coordinator, and Women's Studies adjunct faculty at PSU

Discussion includes upcoming International Women's Day events, current statistics on women, and perspectives about the term feminism.

 Intro/outro music clips from Women of the World Acoustic CD, Putumayo 2007.

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Portland Jazz Festival, Cascade Festival of African Films

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Tue, 02/08/2011

Celebrating Black History month, Host Natalie Butto previews the Portland Jazz Festival, exploring this year's theme "Bridges and Boundaries, Jewish and African Americans playing Jazz" with Festival Artistic Director Bill Royston.

Also joining the program is Shireen Farrahi talking about the Cascade Festival of African Films.

Community Grooves generally airs on the 1st Friday of the month. Due to special programming last Friday, the show aired live on Tuesday Feb. 8th.

Thanks for tuning in~

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Cultural Preview with Oregon Arts Commission and Travel Portland

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Fri, 01/07/2011

Natalie Butto previews the year in culture, with guests Barbara Steinfeld, VP of Travel Portland, and Christine D'Arcy, Executive Director, Oregon Arts Commission.

Guests share insights about trends, cultural tourism, the role of each organization, event highlights, funding, and information resources.

Community Grooves is a monthly program, produced and hosted by Natalie Butto, featuring diverse dimensions of culture. The program airs live on the 1st Friday of the month 11:30am-12noon on KBOO Portland 90. 7 FM and on kboo.fm. Podcasts are available online at Community Grooves.

Thanks for tuning in and may you enjoy a culturally enriched 2011!

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Non Profit Sector and the Non Profit Association of Oregon

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Fri, 12/03/2010

Host Natalie Butto features the reformulated Non Profit Association of Oregon, with guests: Executive Director Carrie Hoops, and Senior Consultant Guadalupe Guajardo.

We talk about the  culture of giving; state of the nonprofit sector; the role/services of this umbrella organization; and upcoming event on "Building Multicultural Leadership".

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Art of Reconciliation and Colored Pencils

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Fri, 11/05/2010

On November's "Community Grooves" program, Producer and Host Natalie Butto features the Art of Reconciliation.

This inaugural event (Nov. 20-21) will bring together diverse community associations, in celebration of Resolutions NW's 25th Anniversary.

Guests joining in studio are LeRoy Goertz, Art of Reconciliation founder and Resolutions NW cofounder; and

Ronault Catalani of the city's New Portlander Programs; and co-presenting organization Colored Pencils.

Intro/outro music clips from "I am Walking : New Native Music" CD.

This program aired live on Friday Nov. 5th.

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Oregon Latino Agenda for Action Summit

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Tue, 10/19/2010

Natalie Butto attended the Oregon Latino Agenda for Action inaugural Summit and shares short interviews with community advocates and educators Gilbert Carrasco, Patricia Martinez, Steven Bender, and Jose Ibarra.

Portions of these interviews aired on KBOO's evening news today.

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Latino Community Leader Roundtable

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Fri, 10/01/2010

Natalie Butto hosts a Latino leadership roundtable including:

Patricia Martinez - founding Chair of Latino Fund of Oregon; associate faculty at Marylhurst University; former Executive Director for Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement; and an educator with 25 years experience as a teacher, principal, and district administrator.

Steven Bender - University of Oregon Law school Professor; Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs appointee; co-president of SALT (Society of American Law Teachers); and author of several books encompassing legal, cultural, and historical issues involving Latino(a)s including just released "Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing".

Consuelo Saragoza - Senior Advisor of Public Health & Community Initiatives, Multnomah County Health Department; Co-founder of the Oregon Latino Agenda for Action; and Board member of Hacienda CDC and TriMet.

We talked about current outlook, immigration, education, and health, and the upcoming Latino Agenda for Action inaugural Summit.

This program aired during KBOO's Fall membership drive. You can join and contribute on the website at http://www.kboo.fm/

Intro/outro music clips from Jessie Marquez CD.

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