Donate and be entered - our grand prize is $1,000 in airfare for any airline, our first prize is two (2) Benefactor Passes to the 29th Annual Waterfront Blues Festival, and our second prize is one (1) gift certificate to Revolution Hall AND one (1) gift certificate to Mississippi Studios!

KBOO Community Radio and Street Roots Newspaper are proud to have Amy Goodman join us at the Aladdin Theater for a lecture followed by a book signing.

Join us as Amy speaks about Democracy Now! Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America. She will share the stories of the heroes - the whistleblowers, the organizers, the protesters - who have brought about remarkable change. 

David Barsamian is coming to visit Alternative Radio's Portland home on Friday, May 13th! He will be speaking at the First Unitarian Church/Sanctuary in Portland as a benefit for KBOO Community Radio. David Barsamian is one of America's most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists.

David will be speaking on one of the most critical issues we are facing, nothing short of saving the very planet that sustains us.

The KBOO Evening News All-Inclusive Candidate Forum is live on the air Wednesday, April 6 from 5-8pm. All candidates for city and county office have been invited to deliver their platforms and answer a tricky trivia question about their intended office.

The show also features live music by the KBOO Evening News House band, led by Michael "Shoehorn" Conley.

We are looking for people to interview who lost their job or retirement savings in the ENRON implosion. Can you help us tell this heartbreaking but cautionary tale of Oregon history? Please send potential contacts to interview to Lisa Loving at newsdirector@kboo.org, or call 503-231-8032 ext. 203.

The Cultivation Classic, with acclaimed speakers, more than 30 vendors, and growing awards, is the first of it's kind and puts Oregon on the map as the premier place for craft cannabis. The event is a benefit for KBOO and Research Cannabis, and tickets are available online!

Volunteering for the drive can be a great way to check out the station and to meet other volunteers!

Sign up for shifts here! 

The Inner City Blues Festival in the 1980s & 1990s was a community event for various civil rights and social justice causes. It has returned for the past 5 years to support Health Care For All - Oregon: the campaign to bring universal health coverage to everyone.

Join us for an incredible day of music, featuring Steve Cheseborough, Augustana Jazz Quartet with Marilyn Keller, Terry Robb, Sonny Hess, Rae Gordon, True Blue Lady Kat, Vicki Stevens, Bloca Alegria, Norman Sylvester, and Tevis Hodge Jr.!

Speakers include S. Renee Mitchell, Paul Knauls, and Carl Wolfson.

...or join us for a live broadcast on Saturday, April 16th, 2016. Doors open at 5pm and we'll be on the air at 6pm!

KBOO is a Founding/Legacy Sponsor of the Waterfront Blues Festival, and will be broadcasting the Festival over the weekend as well as helping ensure the broadcast happens across the state though Oregon Community Media!

Who Are My People? depicts how the world's energy firms have met their match in a small group of Native American elders, in the hottest desert on the planet. 

This searing documentary film exposes the current and controversial topic of the build-out of large scale renewable energy in the deserts of the West. Filmmaker Robert Lundahl, Native Elder Alfredo Figueroa and friends will host a 'free range' conversation with audience members drumming, dancing and sharing stories.

Imagine The Sound is an eloquent tribute to a group of highly celebrated artists that helped forge the avant-garde jazz of the 1960s. The film features articulate interviews and dramatic performances by pianists Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, tenor saxophone Archie Shepp, and trumpet player Bill Dixon.

 Join the Facebook event - share it with your friends!

Former Station Co-Manager Mic Crenshaw is making some amazing things happen. We're expanding our Youth Collective offerings to include another music program using Hip Hop as a tool for social justice and awareness - with Hip Hop Battles!

The KBOO Youth Collective was started in 2002. We are thrilled to support the youth in our community in this and many other ways.

Keep an eye out for more information on this program, and in the meantime: enjoy Mic's great on-air set from earlier this month.

KBOO producer Emma Lugo is launching a new Tuesday night public affairs show starting Tuesday, April 5, at 6pm. The program is an extension of the vibrant activism going on in Portland reflecting the Transgender, Two Spirit, Non Binary and Gender Non-Conforming Community. Emma is also a member of the Prison Pipeline collective and serves on the KBOO Finance Committee.

Also, we'd like to give a formal welcome to the new-ish members of the Youth Collective: Tristin, Quinton, Mallory, Sully, Oriah, Maeve, and Liana. If you want to know more about what we're about, please contact Erin Yanke at program@kboo.org.

It's spring cleaning time! Do you have used furniture, household goods, clothing etc. that are great for resale? Rerun can help you with all that - and make sure to tell them your stuff is for KBOO. After they sell it, KBOO will receive a check to help run our community radio station.

KBOO and Powell's Books have partnered, and we're looking for you to join us in supporting community radio. Everytime you shop online at Powell's Books, KBOO earns a flat 7.5% commission on all sales and book buy-back referrals.