Renowned Scandinavian folk fiddler Peter Michaelsen will perform at 3:30 p.m. June 25 in Grieg Lodge at Norse Hall, 111 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland. Michaelsen will discuss the Norwegian instrument called the Hardanger fiddle and play some tunes. Tickets are $10 or $5 for Sons of Norway members), available at the door. Doors open at […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents "Poetry in Music" from 4 to 6 p.m. June 25 at Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. German, English and Persian poetry are the inspirations for songs by Johannes Brahms and the premiere of a piece by composer Kian Ravaei. The program is capped by Brahms’s second […]
James Garner will perform his tribute to Johnny Cash at 7:30 p.m. June 29 at the Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Tickets are $29 to $49, available at portland5.com/newmark-theatre/events/james-garners-tribute-johnny-cash. For the past 16 years, Garner and his band have faithfully recreated Cash's biggest hits. This tribute to the ‘Man in Black’ has been featured […]
Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival is coming to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 1-4 features some of the world's top blues performers on five stages as well as food, vendors and premium seating for Portland's fireworks display on July 4. Ticket prices vary. Get the complete schedule and […]
The city of La Center is hosting Saturdays in the Park, featuring free, live concerts with local bands and tribute bands in Sternwheeler Park, 100 W. Fourth St., La Center, from June 24 to Aug. 5. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and low-baked chairs for seating in the outdoor amphitheater. Opening acts start at 5:30 […]
Chamber Music Northwest presents the Oregon Bach Festival, 8 to 10 p.m. July 1 at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium, 3017 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland. Jos van Veldhoven leads the Oregon Bach Festival Period Orchestra and Chamber Chorus through a Baroque-era musical journey. Beginning with movements from Telemann’s celebratory nautical oratorio “Hamburg Admiralty Music,” the program […]
Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival is coming to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 1-4 features some of the world's top blues performers on five stages as well as food, vendors and premium seating for Portland's fireworks display on July 4. Ticket prices vary. Get the complete schedule and […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents Schumann, Schubert and Brahms from 4 to 6 p.m. July 2 at Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. Metropolitan Opera soprano Susanna Phillips performs works by Franz Schubert and William Bolcom. Bolcom’s song cycle, "Let Evening Come," is set to poems by Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson and […]
Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival is coming to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 1-4 features some of the world's top blues performers on five stages as well as food, vendors and premium seating for Portland's fireworks display on July 4. Ticket prices vary. Get the complete schedule and […]
Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival is coming to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 1-4 features some of the world's top blues performers on five stages as well as food, vendors and premium seating for Portland's fireworks display on July 4. Ticket prices vary. Get the complete schedule and […]
Chamber Music Northwest presents "New at Night," 8 to 10 p.m. July 5 at Alberta Rose Theater, 3000 N.E. Alberta St., Portland. The audience will hear the dynamic flute, viola and harp trio umama womama, new music by Han Lash, a string trio composition by R. Murray Schafer and Maombi Asante's piece with flutist Valerie […]
Vancouver Waterfront Park, 695 Waterfront Way, is the place to be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays from July 6 to Aug. 10 for Vancouver Waterfront Concerts. Arrive early for dinner at one of the restaurants along the waterfront or bring picnic fare to enjoy during the show. Boat owners can also enjoy concerts from […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents the nine-time Grammy Award-winning Emerson Quartet from 8 to 10 p.m. July 6 at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium. The evening includes a West Coast premiere by Sarah Kirkland Snider, a Bartók quartet from the group's first Grammy recording, and a collaboration with the clarinetist David Shifrin in Brahms’s last chamber […]
Legendary Country singer-songwriter Hank Williams, Jr., known for his blend of southern rock, blues and country, will perform at 7 p.m. July 7 at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater alongside special guest Old Crow Medicine Show to promote Hank’s new album, "Rich White Honky Blues." Get tickets at ridgefieldamphitheater.com/events/hank-williams-jr-old-crow-medicine-show/. Everything from lawn seating to […]
The city of La Center is hosting Saturdays in the Park, featuring free, live concerts with local bands and tribute bands in Sternwheeler Park, 100 W. Fourth St., La Center, from June 24 to Aug. 5. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and low-baked chairs for seating in the outdoor amphitheater. Opening acts start at 5:30 […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents the Emerson Quartet from 8 to 10 p.m. July 8 at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium. After 17 appearances over a span of 30 years, this is their final performance at Chamber Music Northwest. They will perform Beethoven’s Opus 131 quartet and Robert Schumann’s piano quintet. Learn more about the […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents the trio umama womama from 4 to 6 p.m. July 9 at Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. Be among the first to hear the West Coast debut of this powerhouse ensemble featuring flutist Valerie Coleman, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama and harpist Han Lash. Learn more about the […]
Enjoy Columbia Tech Center Sunday Sounds Concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays July 9 to Aug. 13 at Columbia Tech Center Park, 17701 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Check out the beautiful new amphitheater while enjoying an eclectic mix of music in east Vancouver. A few vendors may have food and non-alcoholic beverages available […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents the trio umama womama from 8 to 10 p.m. July 10 at Reed College's Kaul Aditorium, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland. Be among the first to hear the West Coast debut of this powerhouse ensemble featuring flutist Valerie Coleman, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama and harpist Han Lash. Learn more about […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents award-winning violinist Alexi Kenney from noon to 2 p.m. July 11 at Lincoln Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. This showcase recital will illuminate his virtuosity with pianist Zitong Wang performing Bach, Salina Fisher and Eugène Ysaÿe. Learn more about the festival and get tickets ($10 to $62.50) at […]
