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For The Old Mole July 14 2008, we review WALL-E, the latest Pixar animation, also brought to us by Disney.   The title character is a lonely trash compactor, a Waste Allocation Load Lifter—Earth-class—the last operating robot on a desolate planet Earth, with mountains of... Read more

scope and grope

Today the well-read red is as obsessed as any rabid tea-bagger about the transportation security administration's invasive new screening procedures for airline passengers. In a weird convergence of left and right, huge numbers of Americans turn out to be averse to havi... Read more

INSATIABLE: A Contemporary Performance of Japanese Folk Art Created by Director Michelle Fujii

INSATIABLEA premiere of new, innovative work featuring the artistic vision of Artistic Director, Michelle Fujii.Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th, 2013PSU Lincoln Performance Hall | 1620 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR.Purchase tickets online at Portland Taiko.A prem... Read more

Sarcasm versus war

A serf is a feudal subject, as you know, not quite a slave but imprisoned in a system of exploitation.  Land owners also owned the labor of the people living on the land, so if you were a serf, you had to work at certain times of the year to get in the Master's crops, an... Read more

Ford's Toxic Waste Dump in Indian Country

Tell the EPA: Don't let Ford use Ringwood State Park as a toxic waste dump Dear Per, For 25 years, Ford Motor Company dumped toxic waste from a nearby factory into New Jersey's Ringwood State Park. ... Read more

99-102--CALL--email contained audio files of readings going out to musicians & audio artists--email list only

Audio files available only to those signed up on our email list.  Sorry.  You will be able to hear them during festival. Read more

June Board Meeting 6/26 4th Monday

Since no one can recall changing the date of this month's board meeting we will stick to the 4th Monday as scheduled.  Please let me know ASAP if you have items for the agenda.   Current Agenda Items: Bylaws Amendments Elections Staff Evaluations Strategic Planning Read more

Singer Songwriter Showcase

The Singer Songwriter Showcase on the Monday Sampler happensthe first Monday of every month 2pm to 4pm.  I hope you will join me. Read more

From Dancers to Novelist

 I spoke with three dancers at the Portland Project at Performance Works Northwest, an umbrella organization for some of the most skillfull dancers in Portland. Linda Austin started this venue ten years ago. She's joined on today's Stage and Studio with Anne Furfey and T... Read more

Fun On Foster

KBOO is a proud media partner for Fun On Foster When: September 24th, 2011 10AM-5PM Where: SE Foster Road from SE 49th-SE 93rd Ave From 10am to 5pm this Saturday, Sept 24th, Foster Road puts itself on display; an opportunity for the residents of FoPo, Lents and Mt. Scott... Read more