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Episode 804: Thursday October 12, 2006

Bird Painter Jon Janosik

After studying zoology, Jon Janosik devoted himself to painting birds, many of them vanishing species. His work is so true-to-life it's been used in National Geographic and Audubon Society field guides. A resident of Hubbard, Oregon, his work has been exhibited as far away as Japan and the British Museum.

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On the web:

natureartists.com — See more of Jon's work at his website.

Oregon's Poet Laureate Lawson Inada

It's been more than 16 years since Oregon had a poet laureate. Find out why Lawson Indada has been picked as the right poet to tell Oregon's story in verse.

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On the web:

oregonpoetlaureate.org — Visit the Oregon Poet Laureate website to learn more about Lawson Inada.

Open Studios

Find out what Portland area artists think about opening their studios to the public for two special weekends.

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