Arts/Culture

2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for: KBOO

Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx. But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

Melody joins All My Greatest Teachers Showed Me Love

Airs at: Wed, 11/19/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: All My Greatest Teachers Showed Me Love

If you are looking for services from Melody, please find her at: https://physicalfreedom.net/ If you are looking for counseling, please find Xan at: https://foragewellnesscollective.com/ Read more

Talking Earth on 11/17/25--Terwilliger, Fair-Layman, Eiford Schroeder

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Talking Earth

Kelly Terwilliger is the author of three previous collections of poetry, A Glimpse of Oranges; Riddle, Fish Hook, Thorn, Key, and Night Maps. She reads tonight from Endnotes, which comes out 2/6/26, where she combines poetry, prose, and visual art to explore unexpected ... Read more

Rothko Pavilion

Airs at: Wed, 11/19/2025 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Art Focus

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 9AM, Joseph Gallivan tells you 10 Things You Need to Know about the newly remodeled Portland Art Museum. On November 20, 2025, PAM reopens fully with the Mark Rothko Pavilion and other new spaces and artworks. Joseph talks to curators ... Read more

The Battle (Grounds) Come To Winner's Bias

Airs at: Tue, 11/18/2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Winner's Bias

James and Nate welcome Steve Coker, owner of Battle Grounds Gaming Cafe in the Hollywood District. They talk about running a board game cafe, the booming board game scene in Portland, board game garage sales, and yes, if food and beverage and board games mix. Read more

"Death of a Drag Queen" this week on Transpositive

Airs at: Tue, 11/18/2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Transpositive PDX

This week on Transpositive PDX, airing Tuesday at 6pm on KBOO Community Radio, we are excited to bring you a conversation rooted in the power, vulnerability, and artistry of queer performance. Transpositive is KBOO’s biweekly program exploring the lives, culture, politic... Read more

By The Dawn's Early Light by Lawrence Block

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/18/2025 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gremlin Time

Ex NYPD detective Matt Schudder is drawn into a murder investigation of a sometime drinking acquaintance accused of murdering his wife. The bedtime radio show for grownups presents a 3D Radio Theater presentation adapted by Matthew Clark from a short story by Lawrence Bl... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 11/16/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Portland Jewish Hour

Danish radio returns! Great Jewish music from all over. Read more

Jefferson Dancers sell out 50th anniversary kick-off performance

Airs at: Fri, 11/14/2025 at 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Pictured: Jay'Quan Lewis-Price (above) and Sierra Miller (below) during the final performance of Soar on Friday. The Jefferson Dancers are celebrating their 50th anniversary today at Bodyvox Dance Studio in Portland. The award-winning dance company is part of Je... Read more