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 […]