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Homeless in Capital

Homeless in Capital Old Mole Variety Hour, December 8, 2014 It would be hard for anyone living in Portland not to be aware of people who live on the streets; we see them everyday, with their belongings packed into shopping carts or bike trailers, collecting bags of return... Read more

obamarama

Many progressive commentators have observed that Barak Obama’s rhetoric and supporters seem quite progressive, but his policies and record are much less so. Responding to Obama’s speech last week on race in America, Steven Pitts in The Black Commentator observes thatthe... Read more

Jeff Jahn and "Vection"

Jeff Jahn blasted into this town over ten years ago, curating group shows with far-reaching consequences. It’s safe to say that the PDX art world, as viewed through the commercial gallery system back then, seemed overly familiar. His curation of “The Best Coast,” “Play” ... Read more

Opportunities: Poetry Workshops; Critique Groups; Calls for Submissions; Contests; Fellowships etc

In Klamath Falls Saturday July 28: Free Literary Elements in Songwriting Workshop Klamath County Library, 126 S. Third St. Klamath Falls, OR Performance by Laura Gibson and workshop students at 4:30p.m. Free and open to the public. Portland singer and song writer Laura Gi... Read more

Cascade Festival of African Film and the Lan Su Chinese Garden on "Community Grooves" Friday

We are celebrating Black History Month and the Chinese New Year on Friday's “Community Grooves” program.Natalie Butto hosts the program live and is joined in studio by representatives from the Cascade Festival of African Film and Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden. htt... Read more

Egyptian Uprising: Implications and Lessons

We invite your calls as we reflect upon the amazing events in Egypt. What are the lessons that we can learn from this revolution? Call in and share your thoughts. Contrary to popular media, the uprising was not a sudden upheaval, but the results of years of careful pla... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library February 16, 2015

Chelan Equal Under Pressure Self Released Alt Rock Damage Bouquet Volume 1 Self Released Alt Rock Green, Colleen I Want To Grow Up Hardly Art Alt Rock Hatfield, Ju... Read more

9--TEXT: Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century

From: Rich Subject: TEXT: Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century To: onehundredonehours@yahoo.com Date: Monday, April 28, 2008, 9:09 AM Hello, I have a copy of the Greil Marcus book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, for anyone interested.... Read more

Islamic Center and Mosque at Ground Zero

About a decade ago, a friend and I visited the infamous Dachau concentration camp, just outside Munich Germany. As a Jew the experience was intense and overwhelming. We visited the barracks, gas chambers, crematorium, and later the cemetery where untold remains of hun... Read more

Columbus Day..How about a Hitler or Gadafi Day?

Denver always has a demonstration counter to the Columbus Day parade... I'm all for celebrating diversity, but how about NOT celebrating Columbus?! Read more