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  February 17th 2024,  1-5pm      ---   World Arts Foundation Inc. announces the annual tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Since 1976, this community event has celebrated Oregon’s African-American community. The event honors pioneering activists, community leade... Read more

----   Join KBOO every Tuesday at 7pm throughout the month of February to hear interviews from Black creatives, artists, activists, revolutionaries, KBOO hosts, musicians and more! This series aims to celebrate all aspects of the Black lived experience - from contemporar... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we share new music from folk legend Tom Rush, Lisa Bastoni, Austin-based singer-songwriter Jeff Talmadge and others.  We'll also hear favorites from Anna Tivel, Kristen Grainger & True North, Richard Thompson, Kieran K... Read more

  The Oregon legislative session began on Monday February 5th.   Lawmakers have just 5 weeks to address what they hope to accomplish, and one big agenda item is Measure 1-10, Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization measure. In 2020, voters passed the measure to decriminalize the p... Read more

Welcome to Out of the Streets of Portland, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have in pl... Read more

This Saturday we'll be playing tunes selected from the following cds: The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons, Bluegrass Number One Hits, Cayamo Sessions at Sea, Coal Country Music, The Horse Whisperer, KIN: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell, King of the Road:... Read more

With the frozen days of January behind us, the blackbirds are singing and the pipes that broke in the freeze are mostly repaired. So the music in this episode of Folk Espresso features blackbirds and pipes – bagpipes that is. You’ll also hear songs of the road, the sea, and... Read more

The environment and the climate are having a rough ride at Portland City Council and in the backrooms of the Oregon State Capitol. Less than a day before a hearing on a housing regulatory reform package, Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, working behind the scenes wi... Read more

Host Karen James speaks with Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, Senior Policy Manager and Keely Nguyễn, Communications Manager with Partnership for Safety & Justice. As Oregon legislators prepare to recriminalize addiction in Oregon, PSJ will lobby at the Salem Capitol on Feb 14th for ... Read more

Please join me for our annual celebration of Mardi Gras!  Lots of good music from the city NOLA (piano "professors" and more) and from the Louisiana countryside (cajun and zydeco).  What better way to kick off the "All Thrills No Frills" special programming drive!  Please h... Read more

• A whirlwind tour of new films including Maestro.  • A look at the new BFI monograph on John Boorman's Point Blank, from the thriller by Richard Stark. Read more

  The Global Sail Show         Hosted by TK Kapurura This is a 7pm talk show presented on the first Wednesday of the month. Through live conversations, I interact with immigrants and refugees from across the world. I encourage storytelling through interviews and ref... Read more