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KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY November 3rd 2009

Airs at: Tue, 11/03/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY November 3rd 2009 This is Paula with the KBOO Community Calendar for Tuesday, November 3rd 2009. Tonight at 6 pm is the Opening Reception for artists, Tatiana Gorbacheva, Momoko Sanderson and Sandy Bass at Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 E... Read more

Siren Nation's queer talent

Airs at: Tue, 10/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Siren Nation is a celebration of women in the arts. Out Loud focuses on the queer talent as part of the Siren Nation festival. Tonight we hear live music from The I's, and Carla interviews Natlalia Kay, Executive Director of Siren Nation. Natalia shares some queer film sugg... Read more

Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel

Airs at: Thu, 10/29/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Words & Pictures travels to Steamcon, Seattle's steampunk convention, where Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett are debuting their historical magnum opus Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel.Thanks to Lyn Moelich for her engineering help on this program. Read more

Lorraine Bahr of Well Arts Institute

Airs at: Tue, 10/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Dmae Roberts talks with Lorraine Bahr of Well Arts Institute's production of "Voices of Elders" an original play based on stories collected at senior centers in Portland. The shows run November 6-15 in Portland.  Read more

Dmae Roberts reads from "Lady Buddha and the Temple of Ma"

Airs at: Tue, 10/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts presents a preview of her memoir-in-progress, Lady Buddha and the Temple of Ma, a multicultural memoir.  She reads an excerpt that answer the question often asked of Mixed Race people: "How did your parents meet?" Dmae will be reading/performing another excerpt... Read more

KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY October 27th 2009

Airs at: Tue, 10/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY October 27th 2009 This is Paula with the KBOO Community Calendar for Tuesday, October 27th 2009. Today at 5 pm is the Dedication and Grand Opening Celebration of Simon and Helen Director Park. Director Park is located between SW Park and SW... Read more

Fall Film Festivals

Airs at: Thu, 10/22/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Behind the Screen
S.W. Conser and Natalie Butto profile the inaugural PDX African American Film Festival, the 36th annual Northwest Film and Video Festival, the Siren Nation Women's Arts Festival, and Stage 13's monthly evening of Russian cinema and culture. Read more

Exquisite Corpse Dance Concert

Airs at: Tue, 10/20/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae Roberts talks with Dancers Jim McGinn and Carla Mann and Composer Heather Perkins talk about their upcoming dance concert titled "Exquisite Corpse."   Read more

Coho Productions' "Fool For Love" by Sam Shepard

Airs at: Tue, 10/20/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Director Megan Kate Ward tells us about "Fool For Love" by Sam Shephard at Coho Productions.  (Photo: Val Lundrum and Chris Harder)  Read more

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

Airs at: Thu, 10/15/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Comics artist  Josh Neufeld met and talked with survivors of Hurricane Katrina while volunteering with the Red Cross in 2005.  The result of these conversations is the graphic chronicle A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, a critically-acclaimed collection of first-person ac... Read more