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Episode 917: Thursday January 24, 2008

Monette Trumpets
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In a workshop tucked away near the Portland airport, everyone plays the trumpet. They also make the trumpets. And many knowledgeable players consider them to be the best sounding horns in the world. But wait till you see the way some of them look! Lets visit the trumpet manufacturing company of David Monette and see how they do it.
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Monette.net
Portland Juggling
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We explore the art of juggling, from a weekly gathering of jugglers at Reed College to the only juggling store in the country – all in Oregon.
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PortlandJugglers.com
SeriousJuggling.com
J.D. Perkin's Giant Ceramic Figures
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You won't believe how big J.D. Perkin can build his ceramic figures. It shouldn't be a surprise however. After all, he spent years engineering floats for Portland's Rose Festival. Now he's ready to devote himself to art full-time!
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LauraRusso.com — See more of J.D.'s work at the Laura Russo website.
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