Waterfront Blues Festival, Ron Rogers and Bill Keale, Airs July 3, 2008
Posted Tue June 03, 2008
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Celebrate 20 years of the blues as OREGON ART BEAT goes behind the scenes of the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland. Tune in to the stations of Oregon Public Broadcasting on Thursday, July 3 at 8pm and Sunday, July 6 at 2am and 6pm to learn more about the history of this event and its producer, the Oregon Food Bank.
Ron Rogers made music for most of his career in Texas and Los Angeles. Now he makes striking icons of blues, R&B and jazz musicians who have passed on. Some are small caskets, celebrating their lives and decorated with Ron's portraits of the musicians.
There’s a surprising Hawaiian connection in the central Oregon town of Bend and the key to it may be Bill Keale. He's been voted most popular singer in Bend three years running! His beautiful voice is no surprise when you learn his family history. This shy man now is looking to share his talent with a larger audience.
Video clips of the stories featured on ART BEAT can be viewed online immediately following the broadcast at www.opb.org/programs/artbeat.
About OREGON ART BEAT
OREGON ART BEAT, Oregon Public Broadcasting's local arts series, is in its ninth season. The program airs Thursdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm. In the Mountain Time Zone of Eastern Oregon, the program airs at 9pm Thursdays and repeats at 7pm on Sundays. More information is available online at opb.org/artbeat.
About OPB
OPB is the state's most far-reaching and accessible media resource, providing free access to programming for children and adults designed to give voice to community, connect Oregon and its neighbors and illuminate a wider world. Every week, over 1.5 million people tune in to or log on to OPB's television, radio and Internet delivered services. As the hub of operations for the state's Emergency Broadcast and Amber Alert services, OPB serves as the backbone for the distribution of critical information to broadcasters and homes throughout Oregon. OPB is one of the largest producers and presenters of national television programming through PBS, and is also a member station of NPR, Public Radio International (PRI), and American Public Media (APM).
The OPB Web site is opb.org.
Last Modified Tue June 03 2008 13:13PM
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