Arts/Culture

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Joseph Gallivan interviews Dana Lynn Louis about La Grande Robe

Airs at: Tue, 09/26/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, September 29, 2017, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Dana Lynn Louis  about La Grande Robe, her installation at Front of House Gallery.  The installation of two large dresses made from plastic rice sacks in Senegal comes with many stories behind them, of Lo... Read more

La Victrola!

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Inspired to continue our celebration of "La Victrola" A Large Scale Art Nouveau Gramophone that was a 2017 Burning Man Honorarium Installation with music from early 1900s along with interviews with the artists who had brought their amazing vision to life out on the playa. ... Read more

An interview with Stacey Tran

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  As a part of KBOO's  News and Public Affairs Day, Pacific Underground will be interviewing local writer Stacey Tran. She curates Tender Table and her writing can be found in diaCRITICS, The Fanzine, Gramma, and The Volta. Wendy's Subway released her first chapbook, Fake ... Read more

Meet KBOO's Artist in Residence!

KBOO is proud to introduce our Artist in Residence, Nikki Martin!  Nikki has been an environmental sound designer for over a decade and now brings her skills to the KBOO airwaves to bring us some audio treats. Finding a place where the sounds of nature remain uninterrupted ... Read more

PERCEIVE

Airs at: Tue, 09/19/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  Killjoy Collective is pleased to announce the public opening of PERCEIVE, new works by Candace Jahn and Jill Falk. Please join us Saturday, September 16th from 7-9 pm for an opening reception. PERCEIVE will be on view until Saturday, October 7th. Curated by Tessa Heck.  ... Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 09/19/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
With the change of the seasons we present two stories of the uncanny by Charles G. Finney and Ray Bradbury. First, from the author of The Circus of Dr Lao, a story about a peaceful suburb terrioized by a mysterious, large dog entitled The Black Retriever. And read to us by ... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 09/17/2017 at 4:30pm - Sun, 09/24/2017 at 4:30pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Prayers for Hurricane Harvey victims!  Syphilis has made a comeback in the US.  Trump pardons Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was sentenced to serve time in jail for racially profiling Latino's.  Should a person's past matter in a new relationship?  Join us as we discuss the... Read more

Fun Home at Portland Center Stage

Airs at: Tue, 09/19/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Guest host Susannah Mars of Artslandia chats with Rick Lewis, resident music director at Portland Center Stage about Portland Center Stage at The Armory’s season opener, Fun Home – September 16 – October 22, 2017 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Fun Home is a winner of five Ton... Read more

Afterglow

Airs at: Thu, 10/26/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “What is a dog if not god? In Afterglow, Eileen Myles steps up to the challenge for writers to function as prophets. Ghostwritten in part by deceased pit bull Rosie, this ‘dog memoir’ explores—among other things—geometry, gender, mortality, evil, aging, and plaids. Myles... Read more

Little Fires Everywhere

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, ... Read more