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July 13, 2026
Special Series: The -Ism Storytellers, Astoria
On July 17th, 2025, MediaRites launched the inaugural event for The -Ism Storytellers Project in Astoria, Oregon. Despite the good weather, about 40 people attended, including the mayor of Astoria. Each event is curated by a local host who chooses … Read the rest
April 11, 2026
Special Series: Ism Storytellers, Mixed Race
Stories bring people together in shared humanity. Personal stories can uplift, move and connect. In 2025, Dmae Lo Roberts embarked on a statewide storytelling experience focusing on personal stories from both artists and community members. These stories are a form of living oral histories.
June 25, 2025
Olga Kravtsova’s Harvest of Woman
Olga Kravtsova is a Russian-born movement director, performer, and interdisciplinary artist artist who lives in Portland. She is opening a new solo show called “Harvest of Woman” which she describes as a “raw excavation of women’s unseen labor, endurance, and survival.”
February 17, 2025
Portland Playhouse’s “Notes From The Field”
In 2015 famed playwright of verbatim” or “documentary” theater, Anna Deavere Smith created a solo show called “Notes From the Field.” Drawn from more than 200 interviews with students, parents, teachers administrators, Smith played multiple characters who talk about the school to prison pipeline. “Notes From the Field” is even more pertinent today
January 23, 2024
A Memory of Gerardo Calderon
It’s becoming a frequent and unfortunate recurrence to learn of someone’s passing on social media. On January 22, friends and family of Gerardo Calderon were posting condolences and memories his death. The messages on his Facebook page are filled with … Read the rest
January 18, 2024