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Fred Armisen to host Portlandia screening at The Cedar

Marianne Combs February 5, 2014, 10:33 AM Feb 5, 2014

Fred Armisen, co-star and co-creator of the comedy show “Portlandia,” will be at The Cedar Cultural Center on Tuesday, March 18 to give an advanced screening of the new season. Read more →

What if Ira Glass and Garrison Keillor were roommates?

Jon Collins September 6, 2013, 9:24 PM Sep 6, 2013

This American Life’s Ira Glass and Prairie Home Companion’s Garrison Keillor have each created shows that are expressions of their unique personalities and sensibilities. But they exist in different universes. It’s hard to even imagine them in the same room. That’s exactly what the team behind an animation series called Friendship All-Stars of Friendship proposed. Read more →