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Joseph Gallivan at Froelick Gallery for printmaker Yoshihiro Kitai and painter Tom Prochaska

Airs at: Tue, 04/14/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Art Focus
In this crazy upside down world, on Tuesday April 14, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews Charles Froelick and Wilder Schmaltz of Froelick Gallery about printmaker Yoshihiro Kitai and painter Tom Prochaska. Their joint show has been extended through the end of May... Read more

Stories For Shut Ins presents The Dog Who Bit People

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Back for April, and our first installent of Stories for Shut Ins. Today we present Katherine Dunn reading a classic story by James Thurber about a troublesome Airdale that his family once owned while he was growing up in Columbus, Ohio in the early years of the 20th Century... Read more

Libraries and the Market Imperative

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie talks with Frank Little about the Multnomah County Library expansion bond, which will appear on the November ballot, and hold a light up to the neoliberal concepts and practices sneaking into our most socialist of institutions. For more about these issues see: "Notes... Read more

Luz y Fuerza, Ela Laboriel, Los Chijúas, Nadia Milton

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2020 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/11/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We prepared for you a mix of 60's 70's Mexican rock with Luz y Fuerza "We Can Fly" from 1971, Ela Laboriel, Los Chijúas Vol.2 and Nadia Milton with Aquellos de mi aedad. Read more

Gus Van Sant - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this encore episode of Words and Pictures, we welcome fimmaker Gus Van Sant, whose directorial work has ranged from the avant-garde (Gerry and Last Days) to the transgressive (Mala Noche and Drugstore Cowboy) to Hollywood crowd-pleasers (Good Will Hunting and Finding ... Read more

Art contest gives kids a chance to express their feelings about the pandemic

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  With schools closing down all across the state and country, many parents are finding themselves taking on the role of teacher and finding new forms of entertainment for their children at home. Dr. Christopher Cirino, an Infectious Disease Specialist at Adventist Health ... Read more

A Quarantine ReRun: The Story of Temple Drake, Friday 10 April

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Film at 11 is still in isolation, so here's a high point from December, our review of the terrific Pre-Code drama The Story of Temple Drake ... based on a Faulkner novel! KBOO's Fortunato joins for a thorough examination of this unearthed classic           Read more

On April 7 Joseph Gallivan interviews Elizabeth Leach from two arm's lengths on the Quiet Show.

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On April 7 Joseph Gallivan interviews Elizabeth Leach from two arm's lengths on the Quiet Show.  Read more

On April 7 Joseph Gallivan interviews Elizabeth Leach from two arm's lengths on the Quiet Show. 

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On April 7 Joseph Gallivan interviews Elizabeth Leach from two arm's lengths on the Quiet Show.    From the press release:  February 6 - May 2, 2020 Preview Reception: February 5, 2020, 6 - 8 pm First Thursday Reception: February 6, 2020, 6 - 8 pm March Reception: March... Read more

Local musicians go online for Alberta Rose Theatre's Portland Music Stream series

Airs at: Thu, 04/02/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
The coronavirus pandemic has hit our local musicians and music venues here in Portland especially hard. And, as with many of us, they’re adapting to the demands of social distancing, and staying home, by going online. That’s the reason for the new Portland Music Stream seri... Read more