Arts/Culture

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Wendy Doniger on Redeeming the Kamasutra

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Host John Shuck speaks with Wendy Doniger, a leading Indian/Hinduism scholar, about her latest book, Redeeming the Kamasutra, which argues for the restoration of The Kamasutra to its proper place in the Sanskrit canon. Doniger finds The Kamasutra a liberating text for wo... Read more

KBOO Artist in Residence 2016 LOU WATSON

Congratulations to our Artist in Residence LOU WATSON who will spend her 20 hours studio time to developing a new soundscape based on the traffic patterns, signage and experience of driving the I-5.  The piece will be in three sections, played by a band, then a solo operati... Read more

The IMPROVISATION SUMMIT of PORTLAND featured artists THOLLEM McDONAS, VINNY GOLIA, AVA MENDOZA, MIKE GAMBLE & others invade The Outside World THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

Airs at: Sat, 06/04/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  The Outside World
  Tune into THE OUTSIDE WOILD this Friday night from midnight til 3:00 am as guest hosts Alex Callenberger and Mike Gamble feature the CREATIVE MUSIC GUILD's annual June orgy of freedom and creativity : IMPROVISATION SUMMIT OF PORTLAND: JUNE 2-4, 2016   The Improvisation... Read more

With You on the Journey: Families of People in Prison Tell Their Stories, Part 6

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
  With You on the Journey was a performance of monologues written by family members of people in prison, it included 11 monologues by 10 family members. The performance was the culmination of six writing workshops and was held at The First Unitarian Church of Portland on O... Read more

Insane Music for Insane People Vol. 12

Airs at: Fri, 05/27/2016 at 10:00pm - Sat, 05/28/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Coninuation of the series of Belgium produced cassettes from the Insane label. This is Vol. 12 and will be adorned with other underground material. Read more

MILES DAVIS' 90th Birthday Special

Airs at: Sat, 05/28/2016 at 12:00am - 6:00am
Produced for:  The Outside World
TUNE IN FROM MIDNIGHT TIL 6:00 AM and join COUSIN JIMI, UNCLE AV CLUB,  RANGER ROWLF COULSON, CHEF PETER, DR. KIPILMAN and probably other Miles devotees who drop by for our annual birthday celebration. Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois (just across the Missi... Read more

News In Depth on 05/26/16

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
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Honoring the life and art of Prince Rogers Nelson (part 2)

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
To cover the vast amount of work Prince Rogers Nelson has done on this earth, it's going to take a full year (at least).  We still wanted to do something with the minimal amount of time we have though, so we are spending this week looking at just a few of the MANY songs he ... Read more

Village Building Convergence 2016

Airs at: Fri, 05/27/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
The Village Building Convergence is an annual celebration of placemaking, community, permaculture, natural building, music, and art. A project of City Repair, the VBC is a vehicle through which neighbors come together to plan, create, and implement tangible lasting projects... Read more

Vanessa Renwick and the Oregon Department of Kick Ass

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Vanessa Renwick is the founder of the Oregon Department of Kick Ass and a member of the experimental film collective Peripheral Produce.  The Portland Art Museum is currently featuring an multi-channel video and sound installation by Vanessa titled Next Level Fucked Up, ... Read more