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Diane Jacobs

This Tuesday Diane Jacobs will be my guest on Art Focus. Currently she has a show up called Bowing to Paradise at 23 Sandy – an installation in the front gallery and a room full of objects in back. The gallery website has plenty of installation shots. Read more

Volunteer Spotlight on Sam Parrish

January of 2009, Sam Parrish checked into volunteering at KBOO to fulfill a requirement for a class he was taking at PSU. He just needed to volunteer for a few hours, and connected with the Membership Department to provide some much needed clerical support. Although he'd be... Read more

30 years gone

 So CBS News Sunday Morning, in honor of its 30th birthday, conducted a poll using the same questions used by the CBS News/New York Times poll (and some other sources) 30 years ago. Some of the results were pretty interesting.     WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR NEWS?  CBS/NYT L.A. Ti... Read more

December 27th - Playlist Spotlight

Bridget B. here, I really enjoy, listening to and playing for you, international music, which I strive to convey in the first hour of An Evening of Afrotainment.  My professional work as an event producer has taken me to many countries and I always take pause to inhale the ... Read more

Spinning at Hall of Records this Tuesday!

 Sounds of a Revolution-a special night with the Seamstress of Sound at Hall of Records.  Music from around the world. Read more

Hello KBOO!

It's so good to make your digital acquaintance! I'm Becky, and I'm finishing my first week here at KBOO as the development director. I'll be working closely with the staff to cultivate all variety of relationships: partnership, sponsorship, community. It's an incredible hon... Read more

Jazz In The Afternoon

Jazz In The Afternoon will be heard on 2 consecutive weeks as David Lifton is taking a week off.   WED 8/25 will feature tune Origins and Inspirations, including some R&B, and a look and listen at the full life led by Abbey Lincoln. We'll close with a musical preview of a "loa... Read more

Tillicum Wawa show is promoting a drive for winter coats and boots for children K-12.

KBOO's own Tillicum Wawa show is promoting a drive for winter coats and boots for girls and boys age K-12. These children live on the snowy Pine Rdige  Reservation. They have been trying to get people to stop selling alcohol near their reservation and it has been fruitless ... Read more

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010, now at the Hollywood Theater

Oscar-Nominated Short FilmsVarious directors.By definition a mixed bag, this group of shorts is almost unfairly constituted.  How can one compare a film about a victim of Chernobyl with Nick Park’s latest Wallis & Gromit?  It can’t do justice to either to have them competin... Read more

Movie Talk: Interesting Links, Vancouver Voice on the Oscars

We here at Movie Talk are all trying to contribute more regularly to this blog, but life and work and other things get in the way. As a place holder, here is a link to my Oscar coverage over at the Vancouver Voice , which I offer in lieu of a post-Oscar show review that I ... Read more