Recent Blog Posts

The KBOO Studio is back open! Reach out to us to make an appointment

Call our office at (503)231-8032 or email your staff contact person@kboo.org

Write Around Portland's Workshop for Transgendered Adults guests on Out Loud on 5/27

Tune into Out Loud on May 27th @ 6pm to hear from guests from Write Around Portland's Transgendered Adults Writing Workshop. Barbara interviews three participants and a program coordinator from this series of workshops. Read more

Queer Documentary Film Festival guests on May 20

Our discussion this week turns to QDoc, the only queer documentary film festival in the US, happening May 29 thru June 1 at the Clinton St Theater. Read more

Time to come out of hibernation!

First of all I want to thank all the volunteers who helped with the Amy Goodman/David Goodman benefit we did last month. It was a great success and we raised about $16,000. Upcoming benefits include the Pink Martini Fundfest in June at the Crystal Ballroom with KBOO as one ... Read more

mother's day for peace

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and by some counts it was the one-hundredth anniversary of Mother’s Day in the US . In 1870, social activist Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament, a call to unite women to organize against war.... Read more

Volunteer Mentor Training

The ASPIRE Mentoring Program needs volunteers for the summer. There is a free training/information session this Thursday at the NELA Center for Student Success,1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 135, PDX, 97232 (behind Benson High).The training will start at 11am and run no later... Read more

ASPIRE Mentoring Info Night @ NELA Center

ASPIRE is a free mentoring program for high school students. Join us for an evening of dessert and information on how you can get involved in our summer mentoring program. This event is open to students, parents, school staff, and community members. Thursday, May 29th from ... Read more