OPB's State of Wonder

Nov. 8, 2014: New Decemberists, Art Post-Cancer, Remembering Ben Buckley, Art From Short Stories


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1:05: New Decemberists music. Plus the band's keyboardist Jenny Conlee talks about her struggle with cancer, and an effort to help others who are diagnosed young.

11:00: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche from the Literary Arts archives.

20:30: Ben Killen Rosenberg, inspired by a devastating short story his wife wrote, curates a group show in Astoria with Holly Andress, Hickory Mertsching, Christine Lahti and others.

26:05: David Wolman on Pipino, Gentleman Thief, and the heist of a lifetime.

34:10: Art Beat tracks the progression of Portland Opera’s productions.

36:50: Vin Shambry tells a story at Backfence, remembering friend and colleague Benjamin Buckley, who took his own life in September.

44:00: Charles D’Ambrosio reflects on his family’s influence on his stories.
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