Nine Women Artists
Inspired by Katherine Ace’s 9 Portraits, which serve as the exhibition’s foundational starting point, Nine Women Artists will feature the work of the artists depicted in Ace’s portrait paintings. All mature artists in their careers and with a significant presence in the Northwest, their work reveals diverse artistic styl…
Noname
Noname is a Chicago rapper and activist, touted by Rolling Stone as one of the best rappers alive and by The New York Times as one of the most important voices of her generation. Critics have likened her to Erykah Badu, Nina Simone, and Lauryn Hill for her sharp lyricism paired with jazz-inspired instrumentation. She’s celebrating the 10th …
Not For Radio
Melt is the debut solo album and “alternate reality” from María Zardoya, the lead singer and songwriter of the Grammy-nominated indie-pop band The Marías. The idea began with a question, which came to Zardoya while isolating in the snowy hills of Upstate New York: “Is love worth the pain?” As if under nature’s spell, Zardoya tran…
Old Town Dance
The Summer of Love season kicks off with Old Town Dance, a free weekly street dance ritual celebrating movement, music, performance, and community in the heart of Portland. Every Saturday this summer, come together to learn, move, laugh, and connect through a rotating lineup of Portland’s most exciting dance instructors, performers, and cultu…
Old Town Dance
The Summer of Love season kicks off with Old Town Dance, a free weekly street dance ritual celebrating movement, music, performance, and community in the heart of Portland. Every Saturday this summer, come together to learn, move, laugh, and connect through a rotating lineup of Portland’s most exciting dance instructors, performers, and cultu…
Old Town Dance
The Summer of Love season kicks off with Old Town Dance, a free weekly street dance ritual celebrating movement, music, performance, and community in the heart of Portland. Every Saturday this summer, come together to learn, move, laugh, and connect through a rotating lineup of Portland’s most exciting dance instructors, performers, and cultu…
One Nation
One Nation brings together contemporary artists who explore the ideals and contradictions embedded in the American promise. Drawing on the national motto E Pluribus Unum — “Out of Many, One” — the exhibition reflects on how a diverse society strives toward unity while confronting social, political, and cultural divisions. …
Open Mic at The Barrel Room
Calling all artists, singers, and music lovers. Step into the spotlight and showcase your talent at our Open Mic Night. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just looking to have some fun, the beautiful stage is yours. Sign-ups start at 5 p.m.; performances start at 5:30. Please talk to Joel to sign up.No cover charge — …
Opera a la Cart
Celebrate summer! Enjoy the talented artists and musicians that live right here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest at the Opera a la Cart performances.Inspired by Portland’s food cart culture, Opera a la Cart is a mobile performance venue that brings live opera performances directly into the community spaces where people gather. You…
OPS Fest: A Midsommer Nights Dreame
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival (OPS Fest) is back in the parks for an 18th season. Come celebrate the eighteenth year of free Shakespeare, wild audience interaction, and onstage moments that are too good to be rehearsed with OPS Fest’s company of dynamic actors out in the Portland metro area’s beautiful parks (and beyond).H…
OPS Fest: Apprentice Showcase
See the summer Apprentice team showcase their newfound skills in the OPS style.Original Practice Shakespeare (OPS) Fest brings no-cost repertory Shakespeare to parks and venues throughout the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience inter…
OPS Fest: Hamlet
Mix together one dead father (now a ghost), a mother who quickly marries your murderous uncle, a complicated love life, two sycophantic childhood chums, a company of actors, a duel, poison, murder, madness, and the skull of a dead clown. Add pirates. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Original Practice Shakespeare Festiv…
OPS Fest: Julius Caesar
War, conspiracy, omens, assassination, and a ghost. The too-ambitious Caesar is killed by a group of high-ranking political conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius. Fleeing Rome, they are defeated in battle by Antony and Octavius, Caesar’s heir, but only after the battle do the bodies start piling up…Original Practice Shakespeare (OPS…
OPS Fest: Romeo and Juliet (Abridged)
The Capulets and Montagues hate one another. Romeo (Montague) sneaks into a Capulet party and meets Juliet (Capulet). They marry in secret. Juliet’s cousin challenges Romeo. Romeo kills him and is banished. Juliet fakes her death. Romeo doesn’t realise, takes poison, and dies beside her. Juliet wakes and stabs herself.Original Practice…
O-Tsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
Experience one of Japan’s most coveted cultural evenings. Stroll through lantern-lit paths, gather with tea in hand to await the moonrise, compose haiku, and savor a bento-style dinner provided by Obon Shokudo as the sounds of traditional Japanese instruments drift through the air.Moonviewing, or O-Tsukimi in Japanese, is the practice …
Outer Orbit with Onion
Montavilla Jazz Festival 2026 closes with a high-energy double bill blending jazz, funk, soul, improvisation, and deep groove.The evening begins with Onion, a Portland-based quintet performing original music shaped by modern jazz, hip-hop, Afrobeat, rock, Afro-Cuban music, and improvisation. Their sound combines electric textures, rhyt…
Painting in the Park
Inspiration is found everywhere in nature, especially in Forest Park. Come channel that inspiration through watercolor painting, make new friends and learn new skills during this 2-hour event. Materials will be provided, and all skill levels are welcome. Please visit the
Painting In The Park presented by Bottle & Bottega
Grab your friends (or come solo) and meet at Sellwood Park for Bottle and Bottega’s iconic summer series, Painting In The Park. Blankets, drinks, parasols for shade, and step-by-step guidance from an incredible local artist will be provided. No painting skills are needed; show up and get creative. Drinks will be available for purchase;…
Painting In The Park presented by Bottle & Bottega
Grab your friends (or come solo) and meet at Sellwood Park for Bottle and Bottega’s iconic summer series, Painting In The Park. Blankets, drinks, parasols for shade, and step-by-step guidance from an incredible local artist will be provided. No painting skills are needed; show up and get creative.Drinks will be available for purchase; …
Painting In The Park presented by Bottle & Bottega
Grab your friends (or come solo) and meet at Sellwood Park for Bottle and Bottega’s iconic summer series, Painting In The Park. Blankets, drinks, parasols for shade, and step-by-step guidance from an incredible local artist will be provided. No painting skills are needed; show up and get creative.Drinks will be available for purchase; …
Painting In The Park presented by Bottle & Bottega
Grab your friends (or come solo) and meet at Sellwood Park for Bottle and Bottega’s iconic summer series, Painting In The Park. Blankets, drinks, parasols for shade, and step-by-step guidance from an incredible local artist will be provided. No painting skills are needed; show up and get creative.Drinks will be available for purchase; …
Painting In The Park presented by Bottle & Bottega
Grab your friends (or come solo) and meet at Sellwood Park for Bottle and Bottega’s iconic summer series, Painting In The Park. Blankets, drinks, parasols for shade, and step-by-step guidance from an incredible local artist will be provided. No painting skills are needed; show up and get creative.Drinks will be available for purchase; …
Painting In The Park presented by Bottle & Bottega
Grab your friends (or come solo) and meet at Sellwood Park for Bottle and Bottega’s iconic summer series, Painting In The Park. Blankets, drinks, parasols for shade, and step-by-step guidance from an incredible local artist will be provided. No painting skills are needed; show up and get creative.Drinks will be available for purchase; …
Paint in the Dark Black Light Paint and Sip
Looking for a unique night out? Join Bottle and Bottega at the studio in Southwest Portland for a black light neon painting party. It’s painting in the dark. Spring and summer late-night and all-ages classes are now added.No experience needed. Step-by-step painting instructions are provided by a talented artist. Bring your glow sticks …
Paint in the Dark Black Light Paint and Sip
Looking for a unique night out? Join Bottle and Bottega at the studio in SW Portland for a black light neon painting party. It’s painting in the dark. Spring and summer late-night and all-ages classes are now added. No experience needed. Step-by-step painting instructions are provided by a talented artist. Bring your glow sticks …