The Golden Age

The 2025 Byrd Festival celebrates a golden age of English church music. This year’s program is a tribute to the great composer Orlando Gibbons on the 400th anniversary of his death in 1625. The singers of Cantores in Ecclesia will perform resonant choral anthems and intricate solo music by Gibbons, along with seldom-heard movements from Byrd’s Great Service, another choral masterpiece of the early seventeenth century. There will also be an organ recital by Mark Williams featuring the music of Gibbons, followed by a special Saturday evening compline service. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Dr. William Mahrt, distinguished professor of musicology, who died on New Year’s Day. He was involved in the festival since it began in the 1990s and he was an inspiration to the musicians who took part in it. We will sing the Victoria Requiem in his honor on the morning of Saturday, August 9th.

Mark Williams, Artistic Director
Blake Applegate, Festival Director
Cantores in Ecclesia, Festival Choir

Festival Locations:
Holy Rosary Church, 375 NE Clackamas St.
The Madeleine Parish, 3123 NE 24th Ave.
The Parish of St. Mark, 1025 NW 21st Ave.
The Church of St. Patrick, 1623 NW 19th Ave.

For full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit https://cantoresinecclesia.org

Join us to kick off the season in style…

Featuring Mei-Ting Sun, piano

Reception at 6:30PM – Recital at 7:30PM; Adults $40; Students $15

PROGRAM:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in D major K. 576

Felix Mendelssohn, Songs Without Words (selections)

Intermission

Maurice Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales

Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

Presenting 11 concerts at five venues in Lincoln City and Newport, this summer’s Siletz Bay Music Festival will offer an adventurous program of chamber, jazz and orchestral music performed by 58 artists who travel to the Oregon coast from locations around the world. Featuring a mix of seldom-performed masterworks and audience favorites, the festival begins August 14 and runs through August 24. The series features two free concerts, including a performance of the family classic, “Peter and the Wolf.”

Festival highlights include tributes to Ravel’s 150th birthday, the popular “Musical Tapas” concert, combining short musical pieces and small plate culinary delicacies, performances of Rodrigo’s “Concerto de Aranjuez,” Copland’s “Appalachian Spring,” and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” plus new work from Portland-based composer Nancy Ives, with an orchestra led by the festival’s new conductor, rising international star Johann Stuckenbruck.

Performances will be held at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, the Lincoln City Congregational Church, Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, Lincoln City’s Regatta Park Bandshell and Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
Tickets are now on sale at SiletzBayMusic.org. Complete program information is available on the website.

Climb aboard for a tap-filled classic this summer! With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, this voyage of the S.S. American between New York and England is filled with a madcap group of passengers, witty repartee, exceptional songs, and thrilling tap dancing. The 2022 revision includes familiar classics from the Great American Songbook such as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” This musical will have you rooting for true love to win out in the end. It’s delightful, delicious, and de-lovely. For tickets and more information, visit broadwayrose.org.

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Directed by Peggy Taphorn

Performances held at the Deb Fennell Auditorium,
9000 SW Durham Rd., Tigard, OR

THEM is Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi’s striking drama about hope, war, and survival. Omar and Leila are a young couple living in a war zone with their baby Marwan. Omar and his friends meet every day, Leila attends to their infant, and the two of them even find moments of intimacy while sheltering under the kitchen table during daily air raids. However, things are only getting worse. Suddenly, Omar’s secretive sister Salma arrives in the middle of this increasingly tense situation. The local militias have their suspicions about her and even Omar is wary: where has Salma been, and what’s really going on with her brokering marriages for young women? Salma has a way for Omar and his family to escape their doomed city and offers them the chance to take it, but can they seize their freedom if it is going to cost others theirs?

The cost of admission is $30.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students.

The Golden Age

The 2025 Byrd Festival celebrates a golden age of English church music. This year’s program is a tribute to the great composer Orlando Gibbons on the 400th anniversary of his death in 1625. The singers of Cantores in Ecclesia will perform resonant choral anthems and intricate solo music by Gibbons, along with seldom-heard movements from Byrd’s Great Service, another choral masterpiece of the early seventeenth century. There will also be an organ recital by Mark Williams featuring the music of Gibbons, followed by a special Saturday evening compline service. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Dr. William Mahrt, distinguished professor of musicology, who died on New Year’s Day. He was involved in the festival since it began in the 1990s and he was an inspiration to the musicians who took part in it. We will sing the Victoria Requiem in his honor on the morning of Saturday, August 9th.

Mark Williams, Artistic Director
Blake Applegate, Festival Director
Cantores in Ecclesia, Festival Choir

Festival Locations:
Holy Rosary Church, 375 NE Clackamas St.
The Madeleine Parish, 3123 NE 24th Ave.
The Parish of St. Mark, 1025 NW 21st Ave.
The Church of St. Patrick, 1623 NW 19th Ave.

For full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit https://cantoresinecclesia.org

Portland Opera is partnering with Portland Parks for their Summer Free for All: Lunch + Play program to bring Building Block of Opera to children and families in select area parks!

Building Blocks of Opera programs introduce audiences in a fun and interactive way to elements that make an opera! Learn about arias, recitative, ensembles, voice types, and how the orchestra helps tell the story!

Inspired by Portland’s food cart culture, Opera a la Cart is a mobile performance venue that brings live opera performance directly into the community spaces where people gather. Designed and built by architecture students at Portland State University, the cart features a fold-out stage and a “menu” of operatic specials of the day to be sung by local artists.

For more information, please visit portlandopera.org.

Ping & Woof Opera revisits its inaugural production from 2015 — Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel! Sung in English and perfect for audiences of all ages, this beloved fairy tale opera returns with a fresh cast and a familiar face: original co-founder Rebecca Sacks as “The Witch”.

Donation based Admission — no ticket required. A fun and accessible opera for the whole family!

Cast:
Gretel – Emily Way, soprano
Hansel – Allison Knotts, mezzo-soprano
The Witch – Rebecca Sacks, mezzo-soprano
Father – Zachary Lenox, baritone
Mother – Jocelyn Claire Thomas, soprano
Sandman / Dew Fairy – Erin Mikelle Walker, soprano
Gingerbread Children – Jenna Arenivar, Maryn Arenivar, Sana Kantak, Mallory Keene
Pianist – Brian Thomas

Climb aboard for a tap-filled classic this summer! With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, this voyage of the S.S. American between New York and England is filled with a madcap group of passengers, witty repartee, exceptional songs, and thrilling tap dancing. The 2022 revision includes familiar classics from the Great American Songbook such as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” This musical will have you rooting for true love to win out in the end. It’s delightful, delicious, and de-lovely. For tickets and more information, visit broadwayrose.org.

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Directed by Peggy Taphorn

Performances held at the Deb Fennell Auditorium,
9000 SW Durham Rd., Tigard, OR

THEM is Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi’s striking drama about hope, war, and survival. Omar and Leila are a young couple living in a war zone with their baby Marwan. Omar and his friends meet every day, Leila attends to their infant, and the two of them even find moments of intimacy while sheltering under the kitchen table during daily air raids. However, things are only getting worse. Suddenly, Omar’s secretive sister Salma arrives in the middle of this increasingly tense situation. The local militias have their suspicions about her and even Omar is wary: where has Salma been, and what’s really going on with her brokering marriages for young women? Salma has a way for Omar and his family to escape their doomed city and offers them the chance to take it, but can they seize their freedom if it is going to cost others theirs?

The cost of admission is $30.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students.

CDZ Collegium Musica Presents: Hiroya Tsukamoto – Inspiring Vocals, Unique orchestral guitar, Original music with Mixture of Musical Styles

“Hiroya’s fingerpicking is delicate, fluid, and beautifully detailed” -Acoustic Guitar Magazine

“…chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!” -Jazz

“HiroyaTsukamoto takes us on an impressionistic journey ” -Boston Herald

…chops, passion, and warmth. Zealously recommended!” -Jazz Revieew

Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist, and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up the guitar shortly after. In 2000, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He formed his own group in Boston, “INTEROCEANICO (inter-oceanic)”, which consists of unique musicians from different continents, including Latin Grammy Colombian singer Marta Gomez. The group released three acclaimed records (“The Other Side of the World”, “Confluencia” and “Where the River Shines”). Hiroya has released five solo albums.

Hiroya has been leading concerts internationally, including several appearances at Blue Note (NYC), the United Nations, and Japanese National Television (NHK). Hiroya is a two-time 2nd place winner of the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2018 and 2022.

Price: $30 per person

Join us for an evening of beautiful chamber music…

Adults $29; Students $10

PROGRAM:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, K. 379

James Stern, violin & Michelle Bushkova, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in F major for Horn and Piano, Op. 17

Daniel Partridge, horn & Mei-Ting Sun, piano

Intermission

Antonín Dvořák, Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81

Mimi Jung & James Stern, violins; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello; Michelle Chow, piano

The Golden Age

The 2025 Byrd Festival celebrates a golden age of English church music. This year’s program is a tribute to the great composer Orlando Gibbons on the 400th anniversary of his death in 1625. The singers of Cantores in Ecclesia will perform resonant choral anthems and intricate solo music by Gibbons, along with seldom-heard movements from Byrd’s Great Service, another choral masterpiece of the early seventeenth century. There will also be an organ recital by Mark Williams featuring the music of Gibbons, followed by a special Saturday evening compline service. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Dr. William Mahrt, distinguished professor of musicology, who died on New Year’s Day. He was involved in the festival since it began in the 1990s and he was an inspiration to the musicians who took part in it. We will sing the Victoria Requiem in his honor on the morning of Saturday, August 9th.

Mark Williams, Artistic Director
Blake Applegate, Festival Director
Cantores in Ecclesia, Festival Choir

Festival Locations:
Holy Rosary Church, 375 NE Clackamas St.
The Madeleine Parish, 3123 NE 24th Ave.
The Parish of St. Mark, 1025 NW 21st Ave.
The Church of St. Patrick, 1623 NW 19th Ave.

For full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit https://cantoresinecclesia.org

Climb aboard for a tap-filled classic this summer! With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, this voyage of the S.S. American between New York and England is filled with a madcap group of passengers, witty repartee, exceptional songs, and thrilling tap dancing. The 2022 revision includes familiar classics from the Great American Songbook such as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” This musical will have you rooting for true love to win out in the end. It’s delightful, delicious, and de-lovely. For tickets and more information, visit broadwayrose.org.

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Directed by Peggy Taphorn

Performances held at the Deb Fennell Auditorium,
9000 SW Durham Rd., Tigard, OR

Ping & Woof Opera revisits its inaugural production from 2015 — Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel! Sung in English and perfect for audiences of all ages, this beloved fairy tale opera returns with a fresh cast and a familiar face: original co-founder Rebecca Sacks as “The Witch”.

Donation based Admission — no ticket required. A fun and accessible opera for the whole family!

Cast:
Gretel – Emily Way, soprano
Hansel – Allison Knotts, mezzo-soprano
The Witch – Rebecca Sacks, mezzo-soprano
Father – Zachary Lenox, baritone
Mother – Jocelyn Claire Thomas, soprano
Sandman / Dew Fairy – Erin Mikelle Walker, soprano
Gingerbread Children – Jenna Arenivar, Maryn Arenivar, Sana Kantak, Mallory Keene
Pianist – Brian Thomas

The final performances of the 2024 Festival will take place on Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17th in the magical acoustic of Archery Summit’s barrel caves. This program begins with Akshaya Tucker’s haunting Hollow Flame, a thoughtful look at the power of West Coast wildfires. The poignant quirk of Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte creates an intriguing bridge into Shelley Washington’s groovy celebration of family, Middleground. We cap off the season by celebrating the triumph of the human spirit as only Beethoven can – with his magnificent Op. 59 #1 String Quartet taking us out into the final magical summer evenings together.

Admission includes a complementary three wine tasting specially paired to the musical program. Following the concert, food and additional wine will be available for purchase to enjoy on the winery grounds.

CONCERT 5 & 6: Archery Summit Wines

PROGRAM:

Akshaya TUCKER – Hollow Flame

Caroline SHAW – Entr’acte

Shelley WASHINGTON – Middleground

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN – String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 “Rasumovsky”

The International Children’s Arts Network (ICAN Radio) is thrilled to once again partner with Portland Parks and Recreation for a Summer Free For All event. This year, ICAN invites children and families to join us at Grant Park (NE 33rd Avenue & US Grant Place, Portland, OR 97212) at 6:30 PM on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Get ready for a wildly fun, laugh-out-loud dance party with Mo Phillips and the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band!

Known for their playful songs and high-energy performances, the band guarantees a hilariously good time for kids and grown-ups alike. Expect infectious beats, silly lyrics, and plenty of chances to dance like nobody is watching.

Learn more about this event at icanradio.org. 

Climb aboard for a tap-filled classic this summer! With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, this voyage of the S.S. American between New York and England is filled with a madcap group of passengers, witty repartee, exceptional songs, and thrilling tap dancing. The 2022 revision includes familiar classics from the Great American Songbook such as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” This musical will have you rooting for true love to win out in the end. It’s delightful, delicious, and de-lovely. For tickets and more information, visit broadwayrose.org.

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Directed by Peggy Taphorn

Performances held at the Deb Fennell Auditorium,
9000 SW Durham Rd., Tigard, OR

THEM is Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi’s striking drama about hope, war, and survival. Omar and Leila are a young couple living in a war zone with their baby Marwan. Omar and his friends meet every day, Leila attends to their infant, and the two of them even find moments of intimacy while sheltering under the kitchen table during daily air raids. However, things are only getting worse. Suddenly, Omar’s secretive sister Salma arrives in the middle of this increasingly tense situation. The local militias have their suspicions about her and even Omar is wary: where has Salma been, and what’s really going on with her brokering marriages for young women? Salma has a way for Omar and his family to escape their doomed city and offers them the chance to take it, but can they seize their freedom if it is going to cost others theirs?

The cost of admission is $30.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students.

Join us for an evening of beautiful chamber music set against an incomparable ocean backdrop…

Adults $29; Students $10

PROGRAM:

Frédéric Chopin, Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3
Isaac Ward, cello & Mei-Ting Sun, piano

Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40
Daniel Partridge, horn; Michelle Bushkova, violin; Mei-Ting Sun, piano

Intermission

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Mimi Jung, violin; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello; Michelle Chow, piano

The Golden Age

The 2025 Byrd Festival celebrates a golden age of English church music. This year’s program is a tribute to the great composer Orlando Gibbons on the 400th anniversary of his death in 1625. The singers of Cantores in Ecclesia will perform resonant choral anthems and intricate solo music by Gibbons, along with seldom-heard movements from Byrd’s Great Service, another choral masterpiece of the early seventeenth century. There will also be an organ recital by Mark Williams featuring the music of Gibbons, followed by a special Saturday evening compline service. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Dr. William Mahrt, distinguished professor of musicology, who died on New Year’s Day. He was involved in the festival since it began in the 1990s and he was an inspiration to the musicians who took part in it. We will sing the Victoria Requiem in his honor on the morning of Saturday, August 9th.

Mark Williams, Artistic Director
Blake Applegate, Festival Director
Cantores in Ecclesia, Festival Choir

Festival Locations:
Holy Rosary Church, 375 NE Clackamas St.
The Madeleine Parish, 3123 NE 24th Ave.
The Parish of St. Mark, 1025 NW 21st Ave.
The Church of St. Patrick, 1623 NW 19th Ave.

For full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit https://cantoresinecclesia.org

Climb aboard for a tap-filled classic this summer! With music and lyrics by Cole Porter, this voyage of the S.S. American between New York and England is filled with a madcap group of passengers, witty repartee, exceptional songs, and thrilling tap dancing. The 2022 revision includes familiar classics from the Great American Songbook such as “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” This musical will have you rooting for true love to win out in the end. It’s delightful, delicious, and de-lovely. For tickets and more information, visit broadwayrose.org.

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Directed by Peggy Taphorn

Performances held at the Deb Fennell Auditorium,
9000 SW Durham Rd., Tigard, OR

A Cornucopia of Musical Delights & Light Bites

Tickets: $80 (include a wide selection catered drinks and appetizers)

Gabriel Fauré, Papillon

Isaac Ward, cello &Mei-Ting Sun, piano

Paul Dukas, Villanelle

Dan Patridge, horn & Michelle Bushkova, piano

Amy Beach, Romance

James Stern, violin & Mei-Ting Sun, piano

Antonín Dvořák, Silent Woods

Miriam English Ward, viola & Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar

…and much more!

BIG NIGHT Salmon Bake
Yamhill County Chefs, Vintners and Farmers at Sokol Blosser Winery

Celebrate with us at BIG NIGHT as we gather to raise funds for the Yamhill Enrichment Society. Feast on Chinook salmon roasted over an open fire and savor a delicious buffet dinner prepared by talented Yamhill County chefs showcasing produce and meat from Yamhill County farms. Your meal is accompanied by an enviable array of wines from our 25 Featured Wineries. After dinner, enjoy a delightful spread of sweet treats. Our famous Wall of Wine returns with gems for your cellar and proceeds benefitting the Yamhill Enrichment Society. For tickets and more information, visit yamhillenrichmentsociety.org.

$175 per person
$1500 for table of 10
21 and over only

Date: 
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Time: 
5:30-8:30 p.m.

Location:
Sokol Blosser Winery
5000 NE Sokol Blosser Lane
Dayton, OR  97114

This event is a fundraiser for Yamhill Enrichment Society (YES), a local non-profit that provides music and literacy enrichment programs to Yamhill County children to help them dream more and be more.

All Classical Radio is a proud sponsor of this event.

The final performances of the 2024 Festival will take place on Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17th in the magical acoustic of Archery Summit’s barrel caves. This program begins with Akshaya Tucker’s haunting Hollow Flame, a thoughtful look at the power of West Coast wildfires. The poignant quirk of Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte creates an intriguing bridge into Shelley Washington’s groovy celebration of family, Middleground. We cap off the season by celebrating the triumph of the human spirit as only Beethoven can – with his magnificent Op. 59 #1 String Quartet taking us out into the final magical summer evenings together.

Admission includes a complementary three wine tasting specially paired to the musical program. Following the concert, food and additional wine will be available for purchase to enjoy on the winery grounds.

CONCERT 5 & 6: Archery Summit Wines

PROGRAM:

Akshaya TUCKER – Hollow Flame

Caroline SHAW – Entr’acte

Shelley WASHINGTON – Middleground

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN – String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 “Rasumovsky”

Villa Catalana Cellars presents a magical summer evening of opera, and dinner in the gardens of Villa Catalana Cellars August 17th. Field and Vine Events will create a five course farm to table family style dinner and Ping and Woof Opera will sing your favorite opera arias between courses and after desert. The setting is under the big grape arbor at the lake’s edge with the 12th century inspired stone Spanish villa as a back drop.

Puccini’s Nessum Dorma will be performed along with works by Verdi, Offenbach, Thomas, Donizetti and Bizet. Many people in the past have said this is the highlight of their summer. Dinner includes the award wining wines of Villa Catalana Cellars. and gratuity. Tickets can be purchased on the web page.

For tickets and more information, please visit villacatlanacellers.com.

Our gift to you, join us for an evening of complimentary, beautiful chamber music…

FREE

PROGRAM:

Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Suite No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, 24 Caprichos de Goya, Nos. 20, 2, 24

Benjamin Britten, Nocturnal after John Dowland

Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar

Intermission

Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert

James Stern, violin; Ricky Smith, clarinet; Michelle Chow, piano

Maurice Ravel, Quartet in F major, M. 35

Mimi Jung & Michelle Bushkova, violins; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello

Listen to Dan Balmer, jazz guitarist extraordinaire as you sip on Lady Hill Winery wines and enjoy Charcuterie and Focaccia bread by Trellis Catering. Also provided are Lemon Cake by Dessert Tray and Watermelon batons by Mother Nature. In addition, there will be gluten free crackers and nonalcoholic beverages. All the above plus one glass of wine costs $65 per ticket. Purchase tickets online via learn more.

Monday Musical Club is a 501c3 organization. We have been investing in classical music since 1904! We provide significant annual financial awards to music students aged 14 to 24. For more information: pdxmmc.org or visit us on Facebook.

THEM is Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi’s striking drama about hope, war, and survival. Omar and Leila are a young couple living in a war zone with their baby Marwan. Omar and his friends meet every day, Leila attends to their infant, and the two of them even find moments of intimacy while sheltering under the kitchen table during daily air raids. However, things are only getting worse. Suddenly, Omar’s secretive sister Salma arrives in the middle of this increasingly tense situation. The local militias have their suspicions about her and even Omar is wary: where has Salma been, and what’s really going on with her brokering marriages for young women? Salma has a way for Omar and his family to escape their doomed city and offers them the chance to take it, but can they seize their freedom if it is going to cost others theirs?

The cost of admission is $30.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students.

JAZZ & BLUES MUSIC: The 2025 Festival features nationally acclaimed jazz, blues, gospel, and GRAMMY winning bands, 70 Northwest wines, fine art, food, and MORE.

Bands include: trumpeter and 10-time GRAMMY-winner Arturo Sandoval, vocal jazz and gospel icons Take 6, blues harmonica virtuoso Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland, GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist David Benoit, jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, The Rumba Kings, Seattle jazz singer Greta Matassa, jazz singer Halie Loren, Christopher Brown Quartet, Strange Pilgrims, Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle, Taylor Newville & The Riders, the Bridgetown Sextet, pianist Jasnam Daya Singh, and Oregon Hall of Fame blues guitarist Norman Sylvester Band.
18 concerts are scheduled for the 3-day festival, starting Friday August 22nd to Sunday August 24th.

Cost of event ranges from $25.00 to $250.00 entry ticket. Children 12 and younger are free!

The honored Viking Beer Fest is back for its fourth year! Awarded 2nd Best Beer Festival in 2024 by Best of the Rose City, the Nordic Northwest Campus in SW Portland will transport visitors back to the Viking age the last weekend of August. Viking groups will be joining us again this year for thrilling combat and costumery. At least four dozen beers will be on tap, including custom beers brewed just for the festival. Cider, mead, and non-alcoholic options also will be available.

There will be live entertainment, dancing, Nordic food, a secret tap, blacksmith demonstrations, axe throwing, costume and beard contests, and more! Metal band Greyhawk will headline Saturday night.

Forbes magazine also featured VBF in its August 2024 issue.

The festival will be Friday, August 22 from 4 to 10 pm, and Saturday, August 23 from Noon to 10 pm. This year we are launching family hours, where all ages can join in on the fun on Saturday, August 23 from Noon to 4 pm. The rest of the festival will be 21+.

Tickets grant access to both Friday evening and Saturday festivities. Tickets may sell out and will be more expensive at the door.

Contact: Shawn MacArthur at shawnm@nordicnorthwest.org or 201-341-9822

For tickets and more information, please visit nordicnorthwest.org.

We’re excited to bring the Opera a la Cart truck to Director Park in the heart of Downtown Portland. Pack a picnic and join us for an evening of gorgeous, passionate selections from opera, art song, and musicals with the outdoor backdrop of a Perfect Portland Summer™. This event is free and open to the public.

Inspired by Portland’s food cart culture, Opera a la Cart is a mobile performance venue that brings live opera performance directly into the community spaces where people gather. Designed and built by architecture students at Portland State University, the cart features a fold-out stage and a “menu” of operatic specials of the day to be sung by local artists.

THEM is Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi’s striking drama about hope, war, and survival. Omar and Leila are a young couple living in a war zone with their baby Marwan. Omar and his friends meet every day, Leila attends to their infant, and the two of them even find moments of intimacy while sheltering under the kitchen table during daily air raids. However, things are only getting worse. Suddenly, Omar’s secretive sister Salma arrives in the middle of this increasingly tense situation. The local militias have their suspicions about her and even Omar is wary: where has Salma been, and what’s really going on with her brokering marriages for young women? Salma has a way for Omar and his family to escape their doomed city and offers them the chance to take it, but can they seize their freedom if it is going to cost others theirs?

The cost of admission is $30.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students.

Saturday, August 23, 2025
10AM – 4PM
17405 NE Glisan St., Portland, OR 97230

Our annual Celtic Festival raises funds for us to faithfully care for the vulnerable in our community. Enjoy food, a basket raffle, and LIVE MUSIC every hour from 10am to 4pm, including the Scottish Fiddlers, a bagpiper, and an organ recital. Shop our vendors for tie-dyed clothing, craft jewelry, paper jewelry, woodworking, houseplants, floral headbands – and so much more!

This event is free and open to the public. Food, vendor items, and raffle tickets are available for purchase.

Here are just a few of the things that your participation in our Celtic Festival helps to fund:
• Sack lunches for our members to give out throughout the week to those in need
• Wound care kits for those who have limited access to first aid or medical care
• Personal care kits for those without access to running water or basic hygiene resources

JAZZ & BLUES MUSIC: The 2025 Festival features nationally acclaimed jazz, blues, gospel, and GRAMMY winning bands, 70 Northwest wines, fine art, food, and MORE.

Bands include: trumpeter and 10-time GRAMMY-winner Arturo Sandoval, vocal jazz and gospel icons Take 6, blues harmonica virtuoso Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland, GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist David Benoit, jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, The Rumba Kings, Seattle jazz singer Greta Matassa, jazz singer Halie Loren, Christopher Brown Quartet, Strange Pilgrims, Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle, Taylor Newville & The Riders, the Bridgetown Sextet, pianist Jasnam Daya Singh, and Oregon Hall of Fame blues guitarist Norman Sylvester Band.
18 concerts are scheduled for the 3-day festival, starting Friday August 22nd to Sunday August 24th.

Cost of event ranges from $25.00 to $250.00 entry ticket. Children 12 and younger are free!

THEM is Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi’s striking drama about hope, war, and survival. Omar and Leila are a young couple living in a war zone with their baby Marwan. Omar and his friends meet every day, Leila attends to their infant, and the two of them even find moments of intimacy while sheltering under the kitchen table during daily air raids. However, things are only getting worse. Suddenly, Omar’s secretive sister Salma arrives in the middle of this increasingly tense situation. The local militias have their suspicions about her and even Omar is wary: where has Salma been, and what’s really going on with her brokering marriages for young women? Salma has a way for Omar and his family to escape their doomed city and offers them the chance to take it, but can they seize their freedom if it is going to cost others theirs?

The cost of admission is $30.00 for adults, $18.00 for seniors and $15.00 for students.

Jacqueline is a new opera about legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré. A musical maverick, du Pré captivated audiences with her passionate playing and radiant charisma. By the age of 20, she was performing with the world’s finest orchestras. When she married conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, the dazzling couple became the Jackie and JFK of the classical world. Yet in 1971, du Pré began to lose feeling in her fingers. This opera portrays her journey with multiple sclerosis, illuminated by an emotional score that draws audiences into the soul of an artist whose music and spirit continue to resonate.

Composer Luna Pearl Woolf wrote Jacqueline specifically for celebrated soprano Marnie Breckenridge and renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz—who was du Pré’s protégé. These virtuosic artists revive their acclaimed performances in Portland. The opera had its world premiere at Tapestry Opera in Canada in 2020, earning rave reviews and five DORA award nominations. It was such a hit that the company reprised it two years later. Portland will be the third city to experience its magic.

Cost: $25-$110

For tickets and more information, visit orpheuspdx.org.

Experience the magic of the Siletz Bay Music Festival Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Johann Stuckenbruck.

PROGRAM:

Arthur Honegger, Pastorale d’éte, H. 31

Joaquín Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez featuring Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar

Intermission

Richard Strauss, Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60

W.A. Mozart Violin Sonata in E Minor K. 304

JAZZ & BLUES MUSIC: The 2025 Festival features nationally acclaimed jazz, blues, gospel, and GRAMMY winning bands, 70 Northwest wines, fine art, food, and MORE.

Bands include: trumpeter and 10-time GRAMMY-winner Arturo Sandoval, vocal jazz and gospel icons Take 6, blues harmonica virtuoso Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland, GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist David Benoit, jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, The Rumba Kings, Seattle jazz singer Greta Matassa, jazz singer Halie Loren, Christopher Brown Quartet, Strange Pilgrims, Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle, Taylor Newville & The Riders, the Bridgetown Sextet, pianist Jasnam Daya Singh, and Oregon Hall of Fame blues guitarist Norman Sylvester Band.
18 concerts are scheduled for the 3-day festival, starting Friday August 22nd to Sunday August 24th.

Cost of event ranges from $25.00 to $250.00 entry ticket. Children 12 and younger are free!

Jacqueline is a new opera about legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré. A musical maverick, du Pré captivated audiences with her passionate playing and radiant charisma. By the age of 20, she was performing with the world’s finest orchestras. When she married conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, the dazzling couple became the Jackie and JFK of the classical world. Yet in 1971, du Pré began to lose feeling in her fingers. This opera portrays her journey with multiple sclerosis, illuminated by an emotional score that draws audiences into the soul of an artist whose music and spirit continue to resonate.

Composer Luna Pearl Woolf wrote Jacqueline specifically for celebrated soprano Marnie Breckenridge and renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz—who was du Pré’s protégé. These virtuosic artists revive their acclaimed performances in Portland. The opera had its world premiere at Tapestry Opera in Canada in 2020, earning rave reviews and five DORA award nominations. It was such a hit that the company reprised it two years later. Portland will be the third city to experience its magic.

Cost: $25-$110

For tickets and more information, visit orpheuspdx.org.

Experience the magic of the Siletz Bay Music Festival Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Johann Stuckenbruck.

PROGRAM:

Bernard Herrmann, Psycho Suite

Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring

Intermission

Nancy Ives, Spirit of Columbia

George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue featuring Mei-Ting Sun, piano

David Saffert is a Portland based, classically trained pianist from Wisconsin. He has been seen on stage in sketch comedy, improv, solo piano concerts, and in his very own music & comedy variety shows. David has worked as a pianist with such organizations as the Guthrie Theater, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland Opera, Oregon Symphony, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage and the Interlochen Arts Camp. He was recently featured in “All Classical Radio Artist Anthology: 40 Creatives of the Pacific Northwest” and was knighted by Portland’s Royal Rosarians. His first solo piano album, “Stopping Time,” came out Spring 2025 and is available at davidsaffert.com. David tours the country as Liberace in “Liberace & Liza: A Tribute” and is currently advised by Bo Ayars, Liberace’s own music director from 1973-1975.

Price: Concert is free, with freewill donation accepted. Reception to follow.

Villa Catalana Cellars and Ping and Woof Opera present an abridge version of Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte August 24th. The extensive gardens of Villa Catalana, a magical setting reminiscent of old Spain, over looks a large pond with a 12th century inspired stone villa as a backdrop. Bring your picnic, low backed chair or blanket and wine glasses. Wine is available for purchase by the bottle.

Musicians: Kari Burgess, Rebecca Sacks, Jocelyn Claire Thomas, Daniel Gibbs, Anthony Nguyen, Zach Lenox, Claire Forstman.

For tickets and more information visit villacatalanacellars.com

Portland’s only all-original jazz festival is back this Labor Day Weekend!

The 12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival, presented by Accelerator Design Studios, celebrates the vibrant voices of our city in a three-day village-style outpouring of boundary-pushing music by hometown artists. From Mae.Sun and Reb & The Good News to Mary Flower and Pa’lante PDX – there’s something for everyone!

Between August 29th and 31st, discover the scene, the sound, and the vibe of Portland’s most adventurous musicians with more than 25 concerts centered in East Portland’s historic Montavilla neighborhood and Mt. Tabor Park.

Get your Jazz Adventure Pass today to unlock the full festival experience!

Cost: Free-$99

Blues virtuoso Mary Flower meets PJCE’s 12-piece ensemble for a night of musical fusion where fingerstyle roots blossom into jazz band brilliance. Arrangements of Flower’s beloved tunes have been crafted by Portland composers Adriana Wagner, Bryan Smith, Kathleen Hollingsworth, John Savage, Ryan Meagher, and Andrew Oliver.
This project kicks off the 12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival. It began as a celebration of Portland’s rich musical heritage, bringing Mary Flower’s masterful roots compositions into conversation with Portland’s innovative jazz arrangers. Mary’s work seamlessly blends traditional blues forms with the harmonic sophistication that jazz audiences appreciate, and the music thrives with orchestration and accompaniment by PJCE. The arrangers preserve the essence of Flower’s writing and expand the sonic palette to showcase the 12-piece ensemble. Audiences will experience the intimate storytelling of the blues tradition and reveal a new dimension through jazz orchestration.
Award-winning Portland guitarist Mary Flower blends Piedmont, Delta blues, ragtime, and jazz with masterful fingerstyle technique. A two-time International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship finalist and renowned educator, Mary joins Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE), a nonprofit dedicated to creating and performing original jazz by local musicians since 2008. Together, they build bridges across Portland’s diverse communities through collaborative programming celebrating roots music and place-based creativity.

Cost: 25-35

Art In The Pearl®, Portland Oregon’s annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. The 29th annual festival will occur Labor Day Weekend, 2025 in the Pearl District’s North Park Blocks -August 30, August 31, and September 1, 2025.

Hours:
10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday (August 30 and August 31, 2025)
10am-4pm, Monday (September 1, 2025)

The Festival is FREE and requires NO TICKETS for entry. Art In The Pearl has been named one of the top 10 Arts and Crafts Festivals in the country (source: Art Fair Source Book). Our festival fills the Northwest Portland Park blocks with hand made artworks and their makers, food, crafts demonstrations and hands-on activities for people of all ages.

Portland’s only all-original jazz festival is back this Labor Day Weekend!

The 12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival, presented by Accelerator Design Studios, celebrates the vibrant voices of our city in a three-day village-style outpouring of boundary-pushing music by hometown artists. From Mae.Sun and Reb & The Good News to Mary Flower and Pa’lante PDX – there’s something for everyone!

Between August 29th and 31st, discover the scene, the sound, and the vibe of Portland’s most adventurous musicians with more than 25 concerts centered in East Portland’s historic Montavilla neighborhood and Mt. Tabor Park.

Get your Jazz Adventure Pass today to unlock the full festival experience!

Cost: Free-$99

Art In The Pearl®, Portland Oregon’s annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. The 29th annual festival will occur Labor Day Weekend, 2025 in the Pearl District’s North Park Blocks -August 30, August 31, and September 1, 2025.

Hours:
10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday (August 30 and August 31, 2025)
10am-4pm, Monday (September 1, 2025)

The Festival is FREE and requires NO TICKETS for entry. Art In The Pearl has been named one of the top 10 Arts and Crafts Festivals in the country (source: Art Fair Source Book). Our festival fills the Northwest Portland Park blocks with hand made artworks and their makers, food, crafts demonstrations and hands-on activities for people of all ages.

Portland’s only all-original jazz festival is back this Labor Day Weekend!

The 12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival, presented by Accelerator Design Studios, celebrates the vibrant voices of our city in a three-day village-style outpouring of boundary-pushing music by hometown artists. From Mae.Sun and Reb & The Good News to Mary Flower and Pa’lante PDX – there’s something for everyone!

Between August 29th and 31st, discover the scene, the sound, and the vibe of Portland’s most adventurous musicians with more than 25 concerts centered in East Portland’s historic Montavilla neighborhood and Mt. Tabor Park.

Get your Jazz Adventure Pass today to unlock the full festival experience!

Cost: Free-$99