Elbow grass stains
Confident tulips
Rubber ball kicks through blueberry bushes
Clicking pens to postcard pals
A Sicilian volcano
Bluebird timelapse
May’s April openings
Yellow books in yellow beds
Smell-O-Radio:
A trio of news
If you happen to be around Portland this coming Sunday from 1pm to 3 pm, I’m nudging you (gently) to come on over to Rose City Book Pub to hear some rather fantastic writers read their stuff. Writers are all part of the Atheneum cohort at the Attic Institute in Portland, a program that’s been motivating me over the last 8(ish) months to birth a new collection of essays. I’ll be reading one of those essays on Sunday alongside a team of talented others.
On Wednesday, June 5th, 4pm to 6pm PST, I plan to resurrect my bi-weekly Freeform Portland radio show, Bachelard’s Panty Drawer - a blend of musings, music, and interviews. Sharyll Burroughs will be joining me for a three part series on iconoclasts (focusing on the life and work of Howlin’ Wolf, George Clinton, and Alice Coltrane) June 21st, July 5th, and July 19th.
Free Periphery sensory workshops will be happening at various locations this summer. The next one on June 19th is all about the nose and how to use it. Details here.
The Love Show (on the radio)
What a delight it is to host this little radio show of mine on Freeform Portland.
Today from 10am to noon (PST) I'll be in conversation with Ben Pink and Sara McCormick about The 2018 PORTLAND LOVE SHOW. The show began in February 2006 with the goal of creating a safe and engaging space to highlight the varying attitudes about all types of love. The show was initially crafted in response to the annual deluge of heterosexist, consumerist, romance-centric advertising that Americans experience each year leading up to Valentine’s Day, For this year's event, they've invited over 200 artists to make one artwork each that digs a little deeper into the mysteries of Love.
There's more about all of this, and we are going to chat about it today on the radio. Stream the show online at freeformportland.org or, if you are in Portland, you can hit us up on the dial at 90.3fm. We'll be playing love inspired tunes by Bettye Swan, Orange Juice, The Drums, Buzzcocks, Joseph, Joan Armatrading, Dntel, Widowspeak, Bill Withers and MORE.
Oh yes! The Portland Love Show runs February 3rd-March 12th, 2018 at the Ford Gallery in PDX.
I'll be part of this shindig too, mostly officiating marriages and divorces to those who need it. Read more about that HERE.