Events at this location

A Jazz and Poetry Exchange
Featuring musicians Shao Way Wu, Ed Bennett, Randy Porter, and poet Mark Shikuma
Friday, September 17 | 7:30 pm | $8 advance/$11 day of show
Instrumental Jazz & Poetry

Enjoy an evening of jazz intersections. Through compositions relatable to what is going on today and rooted in the explorations of jazz’s musical possibilities, West Coast renowned musicians Shao Way Wu, Ed Bennett, and Randy Porter take the stage along with poet Mark Shikuma. Exploring a repertoire of original compositions, along with original poems and arrangements from the Great American Jazz Songbook, the dynamic sounds of live jazz meets words, bass meets bass, and piano adds to the depth of an evening of sound and rhythmic conversations between the four on the Walters stage.

Portland Opera: From Puccini to Porter & Everything in Between
Friday, September 24 | 7:30 pm | $5 advance/$8 day of show
Opera’s Greatest Hits and More

Join us for an evening as effervescent as the bubbles in your favorite champagne, with a show from local favorites, the Portland Opera. You may be familiar with the Portland Opera’s annual children’s programming at the Walters, but this evening leaves the youngsters at home! Enjoy an evening where the artists don their tuxes and gowns to regale you with some of opera’s most beautiful and accessible gems and Broadway’s lesser-known hits. From Puccini to Porter, it’s an evening to remember, with no regrets in the morning! Come and share an opera experience that enlivens and entertains. PortlandOpera.org

Portland Opera: The Building Blocks of Opera
Saturday, October 9 | 2 pm matinee | $5 suggested donation
Opera: How it Works, Youth & Family-Friendly

Ever wonder what makes an opera? Now’s your chance to participate with our friends from the Portland Opera! The Building Blocks of Opera is a fast-paced highly interactive program where you and your child choose what the artists sing as you become an opera chorus and explore different voice types. You’ll also learn how arias, recitatives, ensembles, and the orchestra come together to make an opera. Designed for elementary school audiences, but enjoyed by all, this show will leave you wanting more opportunities to experience the joy and drama of the universal language that is opera. PortlandOpera.org

Guy Davis
Friday, October 22 | 7:30 pm | $16 advance/$20 day of show
Original Blues, American Roots

Grammy-nominated Guy Davis has spent his musical life carrying his message of blues around the world, from the Equator to the Arctic Circle, earning him the title “An Ambassador of the Blues.” Influenced by such artists as Blind Willie Mc Tell, Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Babatunde Olatunji, and the legendary Sonny Terry, his reverence for the music of the blues masters who’ve gone before him is evident in every album and concert he’s performed. His career spans 27 years and with his newest release and 14th album, Be Ready When I Call You, Davis brings his blend of blues and Americana to bear the stories of life in our world today with poignant reflections on conflict, prejudice, heartbreak, and separation expertly woven through lyric and melody. Join us for an evening with this critically acclaimed songwriter and musical storyteller whose well-traveled voice moves and inspires the spirit and soul. GuyDavis.com