Home Forward and EngAGE joined together to bring storytelling classes to the Unthank Plaza and Rosenbaum Plaza affordable housing communities in Portland, OR, last year. At a special culminating event performance, we celebrated the participants with a live radio hour dedicated to hearing their stories and educating Portland about the power of artistic opportunity. We broadcast the show in two parts on Experience Talks on 90.7 KPFK-FM on April 21st and April 28th. You can find both parts as well as the complete radio show posted on our Experience Talks website.
We’re excited now to present the video of that Live PDX All Ages Radio Story Hour! It also has been posted on the Home Page of our Experience Talks website.
The Live PDX All Ages Radio Story Hour was hosted by:
Multnomah Arts Center – Portland Parks & Recreation
with a special performance by singer/songwriter, Tyler Stenson.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Storytellers in the class – Gren Israel La Bleu, Ruby Mercier, Kimberly Lewis, Benjamin Matthews, Joyce Morrow, and Mary Whetsel
Will Hornyak, Instructor and Storyteller Extraordinaire
Tyler Stenson, singer/songwriter
Multnomah Arts Center
Friendly House, especially Vaune Albanese, Executive Director; Mya Chamberlin, Assistant Director; Denise LaFond, Co-Director of Community Services
Home Forward and their communities, Rosenbaum Plaza and Unthank Plaza
EngAGE Northwest Board of Directors
EngAGE Staff: Nancy Goodhart, COO; Consultants Dan Steffey, Jana Cole, and Stan Sawicki
Sound Recording: Roy Payne & crew
Promotion: Samantha Hanlin
Experience Talks will be on hiatus for the KPFK Fund Drive May 1 – 24. Please support the only radio station powered by the people. Visit KPFK.org to pledge!
