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OPB's weekly journal of arts and creative work.

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OPB's weekly journal of arts and creative work.

    SoW 081713 1 of 3 - open, theater, Aaradhna

    SoW 081713 1 of 3 - open, theater, Aaradhna

    FIrst pilot! First segment! A Roundtable of theater pros and critical types talk about the intersection worlds of what theaters can market, and what they decide to program. Also, kiwi pop phenom Aaradhna.

    • 22 min
    SoW 082413 1 of 2 - OR Ballet, Gone Home, PDX film fest

    SoW 082413 1 of 2 - OR Ballet, Gone Home, PDX film fest

    Our second pilot, first half. We start with a quick chat with the new Artistic Director fo the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Then game developer Steve Gaynor checks in on his company's runaway hit, Gone Home. Also, we Honey-Badger-nasty with the founders of the Portland Film Festival.

    • 27 min
    SoW 090713 1 Of 2 - Arts Tax, Jackson, Tamastslikt

    SoW 090713 1 Of 2 - Arts Tax, Jackson, Tamastslikt

    Today's show starts with a check in on Portland's arts tax. Then we visit Jackson Middle School, where the arts are already a part of everything kids do. And we check out the Warhol exhibit on view at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute.

    • 15 min
    SoW 092813 Cleaning Art Call&resp DisOriented

    SoW 092813 Cleaning Art Call&resp DisOriented

    Final segment of this week's pilot. The guy tasked with cleaning public art in Portland, Corvallis Artists' Call and Response exhibition, and Asian-American women in comedy.

    • 20 min
    SoW 092813 2 Of 2 - Galileo, The Blow

    SoW 092813 2 Of 2 - Galileo, The Blow

    2nd segment - we check out Portland Opera's CD release of a Phillip Glass work they staged last year. Also the Blow talks about their first record in 7 years.

    • 10 min
    SoW 092813 1 Of 3 - Geniuses, Maple theft, OR Trail

    SoW 092813 1 Of 3 - Geniuses, Maple theft, OR Trail

    Today's pilot kicks off with hat tips to Carrie Mae Weems and Trimpin. Also, remember the old Oregon Trail video game? We go to the live simulation staged in Salem last month.

    • 16 min

Customer Reviews

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25 Ratings

25 Ratings

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