Home Forward and EngAGE joined together to bring storytelling classes to the Unthank Plaza and Rosenbaum Plaza affordable housing communities in Portland, OR, in 2018. 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. Soon after, we broadcast the show in two parts on Experience Talks on 90.7 KPFK-FM. The video below presents the entire “PDX All Ages Radio Hour.”
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
