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WellArts: The Power of Story Telling, The Art of Healing

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Well Arts Institute

Every year The Well Arts Institute reaches out to people struggling with life-threatening illnesses and chronic conditions like AIDS,  Alcoholism, Cancer, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Juvenile Diabetes, and the list keeps growing. Phoogoo was proud to assist WellArts with a pro-bono web site built on the Wordpress CMS. | View Web site

Baseroot’s “Radio Golf” garners outstanding reviews

Baseroots Theater Company received glowing reviews from The Oregonian, Willamette Week and Portland Mercury on its second ever show, Radio Golf (View Play details), a play by August Wilson.

“Portland Playhouse’s current production of Radio Golf, the 10th and final play in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh cycle, is easily their most polished show to date.”

Portland Mercury- April 8th, 2010
The Unexpectedly Timely Radio Golf

Radio Golf,directed by co-founder Brian Weaver and co-produced with Baseroots Theatre Company, is the young company’s strongest production yet, a moving, infuriating enterprise, well acted, directed and designed

Willamette Week – April 7th, 2010
Radio Golf (Portland Playhouse and Baseroots Theatre Company)

Best of all, with the aid of director Brian Weaver they’ve found ways to really show the nuances of all the unfolding relationships: Sterling’s innate distrust of Roosevelt, Mame’s devotion to and frustration with Harmond, both the lasting camaraderie and the widening gulf between  Harmond and Roosevelt, and so on. There’s great humor throughout, yet moments of profound connection or bitter division land with clarity and force. They bring the battlefield to life.

OregonLive – April 4th, 2010 
Portland Playhouse scores with clear, powerful production of ‘Radio Golf’

OregonLive – April 1st, 2010
Bridging a gulf in Albina district with August Wilson’s ‘Radio Golf’

BaseRoots adds a new perspective to Portland’s theater scene

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Baseroots Theatre Company

A group of professional theater artists organized to build bridges between communities by presenting classical and contemporary theatre that showcases the unique African-American experience. Phoogoo assisted Baseroots build it’s web presence and promote its two debut shows, Rocket Man and Radio Golf on a pro-bono basis. | View Web Site

Levé: 7 Years of giving back to the community

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Levé

Levé is a group of 15 young professional women who have devoted significant amounts of time, expertise and resources into raising money and awareness for a number of non-profit organizations that are active in the Portland, Oregon community. Each year, Levé chooses a local non-profit to benefit through a large end-of-the-year charity ball. Past partners include p;ear, Mercy Corps International, the YWCA of Greater Portland, Friends of the Children-Portland and Schoolhouse Supplies. Last year Levé selected Growing Gardens their partner.

Phoogoo offered to help boost Levé with a pro-bono web site, blog, and other marketing services. | View Website