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The large oil paintings Michael Brophy was working on last year before a nighttime fire blasted through his house and studio seem oddly prophetic now. Brophy's vision of the Northwest landscape has always tended toward the subtly cataclysmic: forest clear-cuts, burned-out shells of buildings, ominous skies, the log-strewn aftermath of unspecified disaster. In Brophy's current show "Here — There"...

From The Oregonian - Hey musicians! Those pearly whites looking pearly gray, but you don't have the dental insurance to fix that? Have no fear:Free Dental Clinic Portland Friday, June 27, 2008 MusiCares, in conjunction with Dr. Patrick Sherrard, will be offering comprehensive dental exams and consultations to low-income music professionals without insurance. Exams (include complete x-rays and clean...

Hmm. Watch OPB Thursday May 22 at 8pm and Sunday, May 25 at 6pm to see "Everybody's Art," an Oregon Art Beat special. Join the public art conversation on Think Out Loud, Friday May 23 at 9am.See the web site - OPB's Everybody's ArtMore than 30 years ago Oregon was one of the first states to commit consistent funding to public art. Thanks to our Percent for Art program Oregon is home to a collection...

Lola Greene Baldwin was one of Portland's few great heroes, and it's most important police officer - the first woman police officer in the nation. Her story plays tonight on Oregon Experience, 9 PM on OPB.On April 1, 1908 Lola G. Baldwin was sworn in "to perform police service" for Portland, Oregon and became the nation's first policewoman. As Superintendent of the new Women's Protective Division,...