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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 that 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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Oregon's Poet Laureate Lawson Inada
After a 16-year gap, the State of Oregon designates a new poet laureate. He's Lawson Inada, a jazz-loving Japanese-American who spent his childhood in an internment camp. Lawson is Oregon's fifth poet laureate.
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Open Studios
Find out what Portland area artists think about opening their studios to the public for two special weekends.
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