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Joseph Gallivan interviews Sara Krajewski of the Portland Art Museum about Being Present.

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday June 2, 2020, Joseph Gallivan interviews Sara Krajewski of the Portland Art Museum about Being Present. This meta show is a critique of the Portland Center for the Visual Arts, which flourished in the 1970s and 1980s. Being Present will be up until November, with... Read more

June Busts Out – Movie-Wise – on Film at 11, Friday June 5, 2020

Airs at: Fri, 06/05/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Back with another new episode, today Film at 11 covers some recent releases, including the low-budget science fiction film  The Vast of Night, and the documentary about sexual harassment in hip hop, On the Record, and later the career in making westerns of Delmer Daves, fol... Read more

45th Parallel + World Stage Theatre

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae continues coverage of Portland arts groups creatively pivoting during the pandemic. First up  45th Parallel Universe and their Friday night Portland Social Distance Ensemble.  She talks with executive director Ron Blessinger and tech volunteer Danny Rosenberg who creat... Read more

"Pride," Nastashia Minto

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  The Occasion
The theme for June is "Pride," and the featured guest is Nastashia Minto. Nastashia is the author of Naked: The Rhythm and Groove of It. The Depth and Length to It. An African American woman born in South Georgia and raised there by her grandparents, she grew up in poverty ... Read more

The Quarantine Episode

Airs at: Sat, 05/30/2020 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
We'll be broadcasting slices of life created in quarantine and lockdowns from around the US, Ireland and France. Broadcaster's Note: The original mission statement for this show was to broadcast audio that is focused on the environment and nature in hopes of highlighting a... Read more

So much to choose from! Some great ideas for streaming, et cetera on Film at 11, Friday May xx

Airs at: Fri, 05/29/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
A quick survey of what is available this week. First there is an account of recent releases, including the thriller  Extraction and the fourth-in-a-series, The Trip to Greece. Then Friend-of-the-Show Britta Gordon discusses Fists in the Pocket, available on Kanopy, and Frie... Read more

Remembering Animator Bruce Bickford - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  For half a century, Bruce Bickford ran a one-man clay animation production house, constructing surreal miniature worlds in a cavernous Seattle studio and bringing them to life through the magic of stop-motion.  Bickford gained notoriety in the 1970's as the fertile mind ... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Jaq Chartier about her show SunTests

Airs at: Tue, 05/26/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday May 26, 2020 at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Jaq Chartier about her show SunTests, which is on now at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery through June 27. Chartier’s brightly colored prints on aluminum plate show the migration and fading of colored dyes ... Read more

"Mother," Traci Brimhall

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  The Occasion
The theme for May is "Mother," and this month's show features Traci Brimhall. Traci is the author of four collections of poetry: Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod (Copper Canyon Press), Saudade (Copper Canyon Press), Our Lady of the Ruins (W.W. Norton), and Rookery (S... Read more

Squirrels Know on 05/22/20

Airs at: Fri, 05/22/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
After two months in quarantine, seeing the development of events in America and the world, I strive to inspire you but also inform you of the critical importance of being able to embrace massive change in the days ahead. Make no mistake, there is no going back to status quo... Read more