Making Change

Rupa Marya – ‘Making Change Special

Nov 23, 2012 Comments Off by

Hear the Making Change final special.  Join Producer and Guest Host Sarika Mehta for a special on gifted singer and activist Rupa Marya, the lead vocalist and director of Rupa and the April Fishes. Their music encompasses elements of jazz, blues, klezmer, folk amongst others, with songs in Spanish, French and English. Rupa herself was born in [...]

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Horatio Law & Open Circles

Nov 10, 2012 Comments Off by

How do you bring together widely different communities through an art-making project? Hear some insights with artist Horatio Law and his Open Circles project. Law is working with communities at Sisters of the Road and Planned Parenthood to create a public installation that will get people thinking and talking about social currency and self-empowerment.
Horatio Law and Sandy [...]

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Street Roots, Colored Pencils & A Mural

Sep 29, 2012 Comments Off by

A Making Change special featuring Portland’s Street Roots newspaper and Colored Pencils  who are working toward social and cultural change through literary and artistic ways. We’ll also hear about  a Corvallis man who drew international attention for outdoor mural. Join Dmae Roberts for a half-hour of inspirational stories about people working toward Making Change in their communities.

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OSF’s The White Snake & ‘RepresentAsian’

Mar 23, 2012 No Comments by

A Making Change special with six Asian American actors at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival currently performing in The White Snake, an original adaption of a beloved Chinese legend. Tune in 11am  Sat 3/31 on KZME 107.1FM for a rebroadcast of this show. 
Dmae Roberts offers this backstage insight into the progress OSF has made in bringing more communties [...]

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PHAME: H is for Honored

Mar 09, 2012 No Comments

11am Tues 3/13 on KBOO 90.7FM and 3/17 on KZME 101.7 FM, documentary special on Stephen Marc Beaudoin and PHAME. Dmae went to a rehearsal at PHAME as they got ready for a four-county tour and performance at Aladdin Theatre.  This is part of  ’Making Change’ – a series about the intersection of creativity and [...]

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Survivors of the Sex Trade & Tripping Point

Jan 20, 2012 No Comments

Dmae Roberts presents a ‘Making Change’ feature story  of the women behind Stories: From Survivors of the Sex Trade, a performance produced by Lunacy Stageworks. And in the second part of the show, we’ll hear about The Tripping Point, an exhibition of fairytale installations at Shaking The Tree Theatre. (Aired Tues. Jan.24th at 11am on KBOO [...]

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Make A 2012 Donation!

Nov 23, 2011 1 Comment

Dear Friends,
Help support a year-long project on Stage & Studio. I’m seeking funds for our new year-long series “Making Change.”
This series of feature stories and documentary specials is about the creative people who make social, environmental and cultural change happen through artistic projects.  Oregon artists, writers, performers, nonprofit and community groups who want to improve [...]

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