You can join OPB and KMHD jazz radio at a variety of community events and engagements this year. From screenings to panels and audience Q&A’s, learn more about our events below and check back for event updates.
Explore KMHD’s full community events calendar here.
Upcoming Events
Event series: ‘Beyond the Beats’
Join OPB, KMHD, and Multnomah Country Library for an exploration of Portland’s unique hip-hop history.
Featuring a short documentary produced in partnership by OPB’s “Oregon Experience” team, KMHD Jazz Radio and Albina Music Trust, these stories go beyond the beats in more ways than one.
Free and open to the public. All abilities are welcome. For disability accommodations, call 503.988.5123 or email help@multcolib.org 2–3 days before a program.
LOCATIONS & SHOWTIMES:
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 6 p.m. | Gresham Library in Gresham
Address:
Gresham Library
385 NW Miller Ave., Gresham
Saturday, Apr. 11, 4 p.m. | Midland Library in Portland
Address:
Midland Library
805 SE 122nd Ave., Portland
Film Tour: ‘First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath’
Watch the film | Meet the people | Connect with history in person
Join us with OPB producer Jessie Sears (Karuk) as we kick off our film tour for “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath.”
In 2025, 28 Indigenous youth completed a 300-mile, 30-day river expedition, becoming the first to paddle the entire Klamath River from source to sea since four major dams were removed. An “Oregon Field Guide” special, “First Descent” brings you an inside look at this emotional, historic and triumphant journey.
This event is part of a series of community screening events happening across Oregon in 2026.
LOCATIONS & SHOWTIMES:
Sunday, Mar. 22 | The Redd in Portland
Showtime:
Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. | Doors at 2 p.m.
Tickets are free but required | Get tickets
Address:
The Redd
831 SE Salmon St., Portland
Event details:
Community engagement activities start at 2 p.m. The screening starts at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a panel conversation with producer Jessie Sears, cinematographer and editor Brandon Swanson, and a group of the Indigenous kayakers who traveled down the free-flowing Klamath River since dam removal.
Snacks provided by OPB from Javelina Indigenous Catering.
OPB documentary showcase at Portland Panorama Film Festival
Head to the Portland Panorama Film Festival for an OPB documentary showcase. Enjoy the best from OPB’s science and environment, arts, culture, history and more that bring you across the Pacific Northwest and tell the stories from the place we call home.
EVENT DETAILS:
Sunday, Apr. 19
Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland
Event details coming soon. Check back updates, including how to get tickets.
Event details are subject to change. Check back for updates.