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Paleolithic Art by our ancestors, now playing in a 3-D documentary

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (3-D Doc 2010) Director: Werner Herzog Herzog may be a genius, and he is probably a little nuts, too.  Thank heaven for that. All of this is evident in this documentary about cave paintings discovered in Chauvet Cave in the south of France in 1994... Read more

Jack Flanders Moon Over Morocco - Mother's Day Special Programming

Hi All, I'm writing to encourage you to TUNE IN TODAY, SUNDAY AT 4PM and LISTEN to the entire (or as much as you can stay awake) to JACK FLANDERS, MOON OVER MOROCCO.  Listen to the promo here This is radio theater, but not what you're used to hearing on KBOO. This IS ... Read more

A Tribute to Utah Phillips ~ Sisters of the Road Benefit

KBOO is a proud sponsor of A Tribute to Utah Phillips When: May 15th @ 6PM Where: Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta St All Proceeds Benefit Sisters of the Road A host of musicians, including Jim Page, David Rovics, Utah's son Brendan Phillips and many more celebrate Utah'... Read more

Rethining Psychiatry - Two Day Symposium featuring Robert Whitaker

KBOO is a proud sponsor for Rethinking Psychiatry Rethinking Psychiatry Two-Day Symposium Friday and Saturday, May 13 & 14, 2011 First Unitarian Church of Portland · 1011 SW 12th · Portland, OR $5 – $20 Donation · No one turned away for lack of funds · No reg. necessary F... Read more

NWFC Deneuve Retrospective, Miranda July at the Hollywood Theater

Miranda July at the Hollywood Theater This is a press release from the Hollywood.  Miranda July has a new film about to be released. MIRANDA JULY TO VISIT THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE MAY 6th and 7th (Portland, OR), Apr. 19, 2011 – In partnership with Portland State University’s... Read more

Islamophobia and Islamic feminism

For the Old Mole Variety Hour May 2, 2011.  Despite women's active participation in the popular revolutions of this "Arab spring," US media often continue to present women in the middle east as uniquely and homogenously oppressed by patriarchal culture. But these alig... Read more