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Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Plympton pays a return visit to his hometown of Portland as his new short Hot Dog premieres in Mike Judge's upcoming Animation Show (beginning Oct. 26 at Cinema 21).  Bill's latest animated feature Idiots and Angels opened to critical acclaim ... Read more

Third Angle Music's "City Dance" project and Alutiiq Masks in Kodiak.

Airs at: Tue, 09/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Host Dmae Roberts talks with Ron Blessinger and Linda K. Johnson from Third Angle New Music Ensemble's production of "Frozen Music II:The City Dance Lawrence and Anna Halprin.  It's a public art performance Sunday Sept. 14th at 1&4pm at the Keller Fountain.  In the second p... Read more

Artists Repertory Theatre present's "Blackbird"

Airs at: Mon, 09/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Host Dmae Roberts talks with Artistic Director Allen Nause of Artists Repertory Theatre.  He's appearing in a production of "Blackbird" by David Harrower.  With him are the director of the production, Jo Ann Johnson and Actress Amaya Villazan.  The play is about a woman who... Read more

Michael Rohd of Sojourn's "Built"- civic planning theatre

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Michael Rohd, founder and artistic director of Sojourn Theatre, is back in town and ready to talk about BUILT. His civic planning engagement theatre piece at South Waterfront finishes up Linda K. Johson's Artist in Residence project there. And in the... Read more

UPA Retrospective

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Words & Pictures celebrates 65 years of the UPA animation studio with rare audio clips and stories from the people who were there.  Guest Jack Heiter helped animate Mister Magoo, Roger Ramjet, and the forgotten 1960's classic Gay Purr-ee; and animation historian Tee Bosusto... Read more

Julie Bernard interviews Lee Musgrave

Airs at: Wed, 07/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Julie Bernard interviews Lee Musgrave, curator of exhibits at the Maryhill Museum of Art in the Columbia Gorge. Read more

damali ayo of Crow clothing and Jason Webley of Monsters of Accordion

Airs at: Tue, 08/19/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Artist and Writer damali ayo about her new eco-friendly line of clothing called Crow. What's it like to start a fair trade business in this economic climate and how do you remain true to your art? And in the latter part of the show, Jason Webley tell... Read more

Clothesline Project: Women Survivors

Airs at: Wed, 08/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
On the August 14, Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Radiozine, Emily Young interviews Yvonne Simmons of  the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and a founder in Portland of the Clothesline Project, a visual display by women survivors of violence. Also discussed:  Women'... Read more

Boat Delivers Medecine Against Israeli Blockade

Airs at: Tue, 07/29/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Free Gaza movement is a group of international and Palestinian activists working to open the Gaza Strip, an area which is currently under siege by Israeli military forces.The group is currently in Cyprus loading medical supplies onto fishing ships. On Tuesday, they wi... Read more

SuperTrash Film Festival

Airs at: Tue, 08/12/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
S.W. Conser talks with Jacques Boyreau, curator of the SuperTrash Film Festival, about overlooked cinema and Portland's festival culture.  Jason Leivian joins the conversation to discuss the gallery show of Supertrash poster art currently at Floating World Comics in downtow... Read more