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b'In honor of Mothers everywhere, we have several stories about new projects being brought into the world this week: a film project that\'s all about learning from the past, the Eugene Symphony\'s three ambitious new compositions, and a play that takes us across the boarder. Plus, Charles Bradley sings tribute to his own mom.

Into the Beautiful North
An adaptation of Luis Alberto Urrea\\u2019s bestselling novel \\u201cInto the Beautiful North\\u201d premieres at Milagro Theatre this week. The story follows three women from a small town in Mexico\\u2014a town with a total male population of zero. Immigration to the US has lured their community\'s men away, but our heroines, spurred on by the classic western flick \\u201cThe Magnificent Seven,\\u201d are determined to bring back at least half a dozen of the good ones.

Rough Waters for Arts Central - 4:50
For twenty years, the Bend-based nonprofit Arts Central has brought arts education to central Oregon under the leadership of executive director Cate O\\u2019Hagan. Last month, though, O\\u2019Hagan quit after coming into conflict with the organization\\u2019s board over her role and the nonprofit\'s office space. We look at what this could mean for the region.

Changes, from Charles Bradley - 8:47
NPR called Charles Bradley\\u2019s \\u201cthe most unlikely soul career of the millennium,\\u201d and the singer\\u2019s new album, \\u201cChanges,\\u201d reflects this and more. Bradley talks with NPR\'s David Greene about the album\'s unlikely starting place in a Black Sabbath cover, before opening up about how deeply the album is influenced by the loss of his mother. Bradley plays the Crystal Ballroom on May 19.

The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival Is One of a Kind - 16:33
Every year, the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival, or QDoc for short, brings films (and often their makers) from around the world to Portland, about subjects ranging from gay athletes to New Zealand\'s favorite yodeling lesbian twins. It\'s the only such festival in the world, and this year it celebrates its 10th year May 19\\u201322 at the Hollywood Theater. The co-founder David Weissman, a filmmaker best known for his docs "The Cockettes" and "We Were Here," stops by to talk about the festival and his newest project, "Conversations with Gay Elders."

Eugene Symphony\'s Big 5-0 - 23:30
The Eugene Symphony has a reputation for programming challenging works, but the symphony is pushing itself to a new level for its 50th anniversary with three new commissions by world class composers. Hear Oregon composer Robert Kyr\'s \\u201cDawning of the World (Piano Concerto No. 1)\\u201d during the season finale on May 12.

Return to Neverland with Peter and the Starcatcher - 30:45
What does it take to recapture the wonder of being a kid? Turns out, the Tony-winning musical "Peter and the Starcatcher," which bills itself as a grown-ups\' prequel to Peter Pan. We ask Broadway veteran Rodney Hicks to see the Portland Playhouse\'s local premiere for the next stop in our \\u201cWhat Are You Looking At?\\u201d series, and are rewarded with a night of uproarious laughs and unbridled imagination, playing through May 29.

Mohsin Hamed - 38:58
Pakistani and British author Mohsin Hamed reliably produces books with painfully clever titles and wisely-portioned doses of experimentation. His novels \\u201cThe Reluctant Fundamentalist" and "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia,\\u201d were short listed for the Man Booker Prize and made the New York Times Best Seller list, respectively. \\u201cDiscontent and Its Civilizations,\\u201d a collection of essays, came out last year and his newest novel, \\u201cExit West,\\u201d is slated for release in 2017. Hamed visited Portland recently and found time to sit down with Think Out Loud\\u2019s Dave Miller. It\'s always good to go out with a bang, so listen in for that conversation at the end of the show.'