Gemma Dicarlo

Stage magic reached its peak in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when illusionists such as Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston fascinated audiences with feats of escapism, levitation and more.

Filin is a style of music that combines traditional Cuban bolero with American jazz and blues. Over the next few weeks, Portland vocalist Jessie Marquez will explore the genre in a series of performances and conversations at El Centro Milagro, the first of which will take place this Saturday, Aug. 15. The series will culminate in a full ensemble performance on Sept. 5 as part of the Montavilla Jazz Festival.

The Hagen Fire, which started a month ago, continues to burn on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The tribes have declared a public health emergency because of the poor air quality from wildfire smoke.

The Inland Northwest Musicians have been performing across nine counties in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington for nearly three decades.

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation recently launched a dashboard that looks at drought indicators on the reservation and how they impact first foods. Community members can also submit their own observations and photos to illustrate the data collected by the tribes.

The nonprofit Stepping Stones Alliance partnered with several cities and the county to build a temporary housing and shelter site for people experiencing homelessness.

OHSU's trauma medical director joins us to share more about the team's work.

How do climate-driven events like wildfires affect tourism in communities like Bend? That’s one of the questions the Oregon State University Sustainable Tourism Lab is trying to answer.

The proposal would make it optional for federal agencies to consult with Native American nations about these projects. It would also change the definition of a historic property to exclude mountains, rivers and other landscape features.

Alex Murrell is the founder and executive director of Dream Big City. He joins us to talk more about the nonprofit's work.