2011

Friday, June 3, 2011
Lizz Winstead, Erik Larson, David Shields, musical guests, Alela Diane, Ramona Falls.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Matthew Inman, Peter Richardson, Boaz Frankel, Margaret Malone, musical guests, Dolorean, Klezmocracy
Friday, April 29, 2011
Authors Susie Bright, Mike Sacks, Beth Lisick, poet Matthew Dickman, musical guests, David Bazan, Celilo
Friday, April 15, 2011
7th Anniversary Show and 150th show SesquiSensational Spectacular with guests Todd Haynes, Chelsea Cain, Anne Lamott, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Holcombe Waller, Sophe Lux
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Jon Raymond, Ward Cunningham, Emily Chenoweth, Third Angle Ensemble with composer Eve Beglarian, musical guests Rocky Votolato, AgesandAges
Friday, March 18, 2011
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch, Author André Dubus III, Filmmaker Matt McCormick, Roey Thorpe, musical guests Tony Furtado, Priory
Friday, March 4, 2011
Wesley Stace/John Wesley Harding, Aaron Scott, Christine McKinley, Kurt Reighley, musical guests Chervona, The Thermals
Friday, February 18, 2011
Portland Timbers' owner Merritt Paulson, author Karen Russell, Mark Bitterman, Fisher poet Moe Bowstern, musical guests Seattle's Cave Singers, Langhorne Slim

2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010
Star-Studded Holiday show with Carrie Brownstein, Gus Van Sant, Dan Savage, Thao Nguyen
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Todd Levin, Stephen Elliott, Harriet Fasenfest, Justin Hocking, musical guests Laura Veirs, Mimicking Birds
Friday, November 19, 2010
Will Durst, Biruté Gladikas, Cort and Fatboy, Jeff Greenwald, musical guests Weinland, Blue Cranes
Friday, November 5, 2010
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Andy Blubaugh, Karen Brooks and Mike Thelin, Nathanial Boggess, musical guests The Upsidedown with Peter Buck, Erin McKeown
Friday, October 22, 2010
Willy Vlautin, Jamie Ford and Jennie Shortridge, Craig Allen and Eric Kallman, Grievous Angel - The Legend of Gram Parsons, musical guests Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager, Sean Flinn and the Royal We
Saturday, October 9, 2010
6th Annual Wordstock Extravaganza: Featuring writer/humorist David Rakoff, Comedian Paul Provenza, Author Jonathan Lethem, singer/songwriter Kristin Hersh and others!
Friday, September 24, 2010
CEO of Burgerville, Jeff Harvey, Tom Bissell, David Oliver Relin, Johanna Stein, musical guests Hillstomp, Moondoggies
Friday, September 10, 2010
Lizz Winstead, Mike Daisey, musical guests Corin Tucker, Bobby Bare Jr.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
From the Gerding Theater at the Armory: Reggie Watts, Taggart Siegel, Jacqueline Freeman, Dayna Hanson, Brett Burmeister, Trevor Solomon, David Bragdon, musical guests 3 Leg Torso, Menomena
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Michael Curry, Richard Russo, Too Much Coffee Man Opera, Plate and Pitchfork, musical guests John Roderick of The Long Winters, Dirty Mittens
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Steve Almond, Bill Oakley, Stacy Bolt, musical guests The Baseball Project, Damien Jurado
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Daniel H. Wilson, Dave Dahl, Wendy Burden, Anis Mojgani, musical guests Maia Sharp, Sneakin' Out
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Scott Adsit, Maria Bamford, Lizz Winstead, Tig Notaro, Matt Braunger, Danny Pudi, musical guests Michelle Shocked, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Donald Miller, One Night In Frogtown, Derrick Brown, Joe Sib, musical guests Black Prairie, Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Timmy Williams, Kevin Sampsell, Robin Romm, Arianne Cohen, musical guests Floater, Ritchie Young of Loch Lomond
Friday, March 12, 2010
Bob Moore, Annabelle Gurwitch, Jeff Kahn, Radio8Ball, Karen Karbo, musical guests Ben Darwish, Breathe Owl Breathe
Friday, February 19, 2010
Daniel Stern, John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Fisher Poet Dave Densmore, Dayvid Figler, Scott Poole, musical guests Holcombe Waller, Haley Bonar

2009

Saturday, December 19, 2009
Chuck Thompson, Lisa Schroeder, Matthew Dickman, Stacy Bolt, Wade McCollum, musical guests John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats, Nurses
Saturday, November 7, 2009
David Javerbaum, Peter Ames Carlin, Rick Emerson, Tara Dublin, Eric Reid, Justin Hocking, Bag and Baggage, musical guests The Helio Sequence, The Lonely Forest
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Annual Wordstock Extravaganza featuring authors James Ellroy, Sherman Alexie, Chelsea Cain, Candy Tan, Wesley Stace, Derrick Brown, G. Xavier Robillard, Michael Rubens, musical guests Y La Bamba and Tahoe Jackson
Saturday, September 12, 2009
From the Historic Elsinore Theater in Salem. Guests include Governor Barbara Roberts, OSU Basketball Coach Craig Robinson, Portland Cello Project and more.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
From the Gerding Theater at the Armory: Cancer pioneer Dr. Brian Druker, Thomas Lauderdale, Reggie Watts, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Dennis Wilde, musical guests Thomas Lauderdale and Steve Turner
Friday, July 24, 2009
Angus MacLane, Shawn Levy, Jessica Anthony, auGi, aka "SexyNurd", musical guests Laura Gibson, Captain Bogg & Salty
Saturday, June 13, 2009
David Carr, Katherine Dunn, Julie Sabatier, Loren Hoskins, Shelley McLendon, musical guest Chris Ballew, The Old Believers
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Michio Kaku, Rylee Newton, Kurt Andersen, Anis Mojgani, musical guests Run On Sentence and Horse Feathers
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Dan Savage, Storm Large, Arthur Bradford, Adrian Chen, musical guests Asylum Street Spankers, Stephanie Schneiderman with Keith Schreiner
Friday, February 13, 2009
Jon Raymond, Peter Ames Carlin, Thom Hartmann, Michele Gendelman, musical guests Talkdemonic, Point Juncture, WA

2008

Friday, December 19, 2008
Henry Selick, Stacy Bolt, Ari Shapiro, Thomas Lauerdale, Marc Acito, Jon Kretzu, Scott Poole, musical guests Blue Giant, Blind Pilot
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Lynda Barry, Alison Bechtel, John Hodgman, Jonathan Coulton, Anis Mojgani, Jay Allison, Sandra Tsing Loh, musical guest The Long Winters
Friday, October 17, 2008
Berkeley Breathed, Greg Gasperin, Earl Blumenauer, Designers from Nau, musical guests Superman Orchestra, The Dimes, Storm Large and Holcombe Waller
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Carrie Brownstein, The Deciders, Sean Wilsey, Daphne Beal, Lydia Millet, musical guests Blitzen Trapper, Po Girl
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Channing Frye, Super Project Lab, Bill Bradbury, Reggie Watts, musical guests The Dandy Warhols, Portland Cello Project
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Michael Ian Black, Paul Anthony, Curt Ellis, Willy Vlautin, musical guests Derby, Richmond Fontaine
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Dan Merchant, Lois Leveen, Christopher Moore, Susan Sokol Blosser, musical guests Matt Sheehy, The Long Winters
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Will Durst, Tad Savinar, Marc Acito, Shelley McLendon, musical guests The Builders And The Butchers, Quasi
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Ursula K. LeGuin, Cole Gamble, Alicia J. Rose, Frederick Shilling, Third Rail Reperatory Theater, musical guests Grand Archives, Laura Veirs and The Saltbreaker
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Pander Brothers, Sojourn Theatre, Chuck Thompson, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Amelia, March Fourth Marching Band
Friday, February 15, 2008
Harry Rabinowitz, Daniel H. Wilson, musical guests The Everybodyfields and China Forbes

2007

Friday, December 14, 2007
Peter Yarrow, Curt Ellis, Chris Walla, Paul Collins, Scott Poole, musical guest Holcombe Waller
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Harry Shearer, Peter Sagal, Wesley Stace, Lauren Weedman, Shane Koyczan, Alexandra Fuller, Steve Almond, musical guests John Wesley Harding, Weinland, Seattle's Carrie Akre
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Bruce Campbell, Mike Richardson, Adrian Chen, Daniel H. Wilson, Rick Huddle, musical guests Loch Lomond, Viva Voce
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Steve Almond, Sam Adams, Storm Large, Andi Zeisler, musical guests The Sort Ofs, The Stars of Track and Field
Friday, August 17, 2007
Chelsea Cain, Stacy Bolt, "Farmer" John Peterson, Andrew Dickson, musical guests Nick Jaina, Yard Dogs Road Show
Friday, July 20, 2007
Jarrett Jack, Jason Graham-Nye, Ann Terry Hill, Cole Gamble, musical guests Jesse Sykes and the Sweethereafter, The Shaky Hands
Friday, June 22, 2007
Bill Plympton, Karen Karbo, The 3rd Floor, Tanya Barham, musical guests The Thermals and Rory Stitt
Friday, May 18, 2007
Chuck Barris, Derek Sivers, Dave Allen, Belinda Miller, Hova Najarian, Rick Huddle, musical guests Dolorean, Ashleigh Flynn and her All-Star Band
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Matthew Stadler, Monica Drake, Scott Poole, Marc Acito, musical guests: 3 Leg Torso, Laura Gibson
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Will Vinton, Frank Warren, Claudia Handler, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Kelly Joe Phelps, The Blow
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Damili Ayo, Bill Foster, Irene Taylor Brodsky, The Heartless Heathers, Rose City Rollers, Improv All-Stars, musical guests Tony Starlight, Super XX Man, Foghorn String Band
Friday, January 19, 2007
John Callahan, Alex Steffan, Paul Collins, Paul Linnman, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Everclear, Hillstomp

2006

Thursday, December 14, 2006
Mike Richardson, Barbara Davilman & Ellis Weiner, Lee Medoff, musical guests Storm Large & the Balls, Papa Mali
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Thom Hartmann, Christopher Stowell, Adrian Chen, musical guests Dave Frishberg, Fernando, Nu Shooz
Saturday, October 14, 2006
James Westby, Lee Montgomery, Dave Helfrey, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Dirty Martini, Little Sue and Jen Bernard and the Murder Balladeers
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Jonathan Nicholas, Scott Poole, Joe Kurmaskie, musical guests Alan Singley and Pants Machine, Too Loud Macleod
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Tom Spanbauer, Chris Coleman, Hoskins and Breen, Anthony Effinger, Elizabeth Wayne, Thomas Lauderdale musical guests, March Fourth Marching Band, Heroes and Villains
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Michael Showalter, Leo Allen, Euguene Mirman, Maria Dahvana Headley, Lawson Inada, Scott Poole, musical guests Norfolk and Western, Darol Anger with Tony Furtado
Friday, June 16, 2006
Wade McCollum, Catherine Coulson, Karen Karbo, Jackie Weissman, Haiku Inferno, musical guests Kristin Hersh, The High Violets
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Peter Ames Carlin, Marc Acito, Hillary Carlip, musical guests Stephen Malkmus, Robbie Fulks with Danny Barnes, El Cuadro Solo Flamenco

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