Events at this location

Welcome to the Annual Holiday Variety Show and Christmas Pageant at St. Everybody’s Non-Denominational Church of Acceptance – where all faiths are welcome because, let’s face it, they’ll believe anything! But this year’s celebration has a twist: none of the scheduled acts have arrived. Now, the three quick-witted and resourceful members of the Reduced Shakespeare Company are stepping in to perform the entire show themselves.

The fruitcakes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take you on an irreverent yet heartwarming trip through the holidays in The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged). It’s festive funny physical family fun as these Three Wise Guys send-up and celebrate your favorite winter holiday traditions. You can even bring a wrapped Christmas gift of $5 value or less and participate in the audience gift exchange. Let the RSC rekindle the joy, inner-child and familial dysfunction inside us all!

LEARN! How Santa saved Christmas!
SING! The Ultimate Reduced Christmas Carol!
CELEBRATE! Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Saturnalia!
CRINGE! At the origin of the term “Nutcracker!”
MEMORIZE! New lyrics to The 12 Days of Christmas” with iPads, not Lords A Leaping!
GASP! At the shocking history of our best-loved Christmas traditions!

Mark O’Connor began his creative journey at the feet of American fiddling legend Benny Thomasson, and the iconic French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Today, he has melded these influences into a new American classical music, and is perpetuating his vision of an American School of String Playing. Mr. O’Connor has won three Grammys, seven CMA awards and several national fiddle, guitar and mandolin champion titles. Mr. O’Connor has composed nine concertos and two symphonies recorded by the Baltimore Symphony, London Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony among others. O’Connor is well-known for his chamber music including his million-selling composition “Appalachia Waltz” featuring Yo-Yo Ma for the Sony Classical label. His recent album back on his own label OMAC Records is Life After Life, an Americana music collection of his original songs and some classics he sings with his wife Maggie O’Connor who is featured on lead vocals. 2025 sees the release of their new holiday music album, A Christmas Du0 – captured live at Sheldon Hall in St. Louis from Mark’s perennial An Appalachian Christmas tour. O’Connor released his memoir a few years ago, Crossing Bridges: My Journey from Child Prodigy to Fiddler Who Dared the World.

Mr. O’Connor has authored a series of educational books called the O’Connor Method and is now the fastest growing violin method in the country. The O’Connor Method features American music styles, creativity, cultural diversity and western classical technical training. For more information, visit www.markoconnor.com.

American violinist/fiddler and vocalist, Maggie O’Connor performs a variety of musical styles throughout the U.S. and beyond, most recently as a member of the Grammy award-winning bluegrass group, the O’Connor Band. She spends most of her time now performing with her husband, violinist and composer Mark O’Connor. Together they have appeared as guest soloists with the Charlotte Symphony, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Santa Rosa Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Winston Salem Symphony, with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and appeared in violin duo performances in such prestigious settings as the Yehudi Menuhin Centennial celebration at the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Lockenhaus, Austria Musikfest, and the Leopold Auer Festival in Hungary. In an Americana duo setting, the couple tours music from their new album, Life After Life, a collection of original songs and classics. Her latest album is A Christmas Duet, a live-in-concert album from their annual An Appalachian Christmas tour. Along with performing, Maggie continues to work as co-director with Mr. O’Connor at O’Connor Method String Camp currently taking place in Charlotte, NC featuring the lesson book series that is rising in popularity each year.

In the fall of 2006 a group of 9 cellists got on stage at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge to perform western classical music in an informal setting.

Many of the cellists that night thought that was a fun one-off gig.

But the energy of the night carried on, and Portland Cello Project quickly evolved into a nationally-recognized performing, recording and educational group touring everywhere in North America, performing in every type of venue imaginable, from punk rock clubs to symphony halls, to street parties, to TED Talks and exclusive private events, collaborating and/or touring with everyone from Buckethead to Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary) to Trampled by Turtles to The Dandy Warhols to Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), longstanding collaborations with Prince alumni Tyrone Hendrix and Saeeda Wright, and alongside cellists such as Zoe Keating and Ben Solee.

The Cello Project’s three-part philosophy for the group that has mostly remained its unchanged north star over the years is:

1: To bring the cello places you wouldn’t normally see it
2: To perform music on the cello you wouldn’t normally associate with the instrument
3: To build bridges between different musical communities through collaborations and community outreach

In the fall of 2006 a group of 9 cellists got on stage at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge to perform western classical music in an informal setting.

Many of the cellists that night thought that was a fun one-off gig.

But the energy of the night carried on, and Portland Cello Project quickly evolved into a nationally-recognized performing, recording and educational group touring everywhere in North America, performing in every type of venue imaginable, from punk rock clubs to symphony halls, to street parties, to TED Talks and exclusive private events, collaborating and/or touring with everyone from Buckethead to Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary) to Trampled by Turtles to The Dandy Warhols to Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), longstanding collaborations with Prince alumni Tyrone Hendrix and Saeeda Wright, and alongside cellists such as Zoe Keating and Ben Solee.

The Cello Project’s three-part philosophy for the group that has mostly remained its unchanged north star over the years is:

1: To bring the cello places you wouldn’t normally see it
2: To perform music on the cello you wouldn’t normally associate with the instrument
3: To build bridges between different musical communities through collaborations and community outreach

CMNW is proud to present one of the most tremendous chamber music tours of the season: the superstar trio of seven-time Grammy Award-winning bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer, genre-crossing Kentucky-born violinist Tessa Lark, and electrifying cellist Joshua Roman. The ensemble will perform everything from Bach to Meyer’s own string trios, plus some new music written especially for their inaugural tour—and some fancy fiddling on violin, cello, and bass! Don’t miss this collaboration of three singular figures in American concert music who are adept instrumentalists with fierce classical chops, deep connections to roots and fiddle music, and expansive artistic sensibilities.

For tickets and more information, visit cmnw.org. 

Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Starring band members David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth (along with their incredible touring musicians), the live performance was shot at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.

The live event will feature a public screening of the re-release and hosted by co-star Jerry Harrison who will deliver introductory remarks, post screening comments and audience Q&A.

A Pan-American Celebration!

ONN’s signature January special event celebration honoring Ashley Roland and Jamey Hampton. Introducing Cognizart young artists and featuring a new flute concerto by Portland composer Giancarlo D’Addona Castro, performed by Adam Eccleston, alongside festive works by Freddy Vilches and others in a vibrant celebration of Pan-American voices.

Joyful. Exuberant. Unforgettable.

More information coming soon, stay tuned!

Ruth Moody is an award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her otherworldly soprano voice and her inspired songwriting have gained the admiration of the hearts, minds, and ears of millions of listeners. As a solo artist and a founding and current member of The Wailin’ Jennys, she has garnered two JUNO Awards and performed to rapt audiences in sold-out venues around the globe.

Now in its seventh year, PRAx and the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University present American Strings, a series of conversations and intimate performances with iconic musicians from the Americas whose perspectives shape our world. Prior guests have included Keb’ Mo’, Rosanne Cash, esperanza spalding, and many more.

Hosted by ethnomusicologist and public historian Kelly Bosworth, American Strings performances offer audiences the chance to hear artists play and reflect on their practice. In conversation, artists discuss process, biography, and the themes of their work. Conversation is followed by musical performance. Guests typically perform unaccompanied, but in select cases may appear with their ensembles.

Dr. Kelly Bosworth is Mary Jones and Thomas Hart Horning Assistant Professor of Public History and Ethnomusicology at Oregon State University, where she teaches courses such as “Social Change and American Popular Music” and “Musical Worlds of the Pacific Northwest.” She works at the intersection of sound, place, and belonging. Her research on music/sound/noise in U.S. history delves into the diverse archives of musicmaking, reconstructing often-silenced histories through the songs and sounds associated with place. Her PhD dissertation (Indiana University, 2024) explored “The Music of Miracle City: Vanport, Oregon and the Sonic Imaginaries of Multiracial Democracy.”

A baroque band with a fresh, visceral approach, Ruckus aims to fuse the early music movement’s questing, creative spirit with the grit, groove, and jangle of American roots music, creating a unique sound. Time traveling through four centuries of reimagined songs, hymns, and ballads, Ruckus and path-breaking singer Davóne Tines have created an extraordinary program commemorating our country’s anniversary year.

“The world’s only period-instrument rock band.” San Francisco Classical Voice
“Davóne Tines is changing what it means to be a classical singer.” The New Yorker

Program: “What is Your Hand in This?” The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence demands we acknowledge that the quest for a better world continues through the present moment. Time traveling through four centuries of reimagined songs, hymns and ballads, the intrepid early music band Ruckus and pathbreaking singer and creator Davóne Tines converge

For tickets and more information, visit focm.org

International Guitar Night (IGN) returns with a dynamic lineup featuring classical guitar virtuoso Stephanie Jones (Australia), rock/flamenco/classical powerhouse Lucas Imbiriba (Brazil), innovative fingerstyle guitarist Alexandr Misko (Russia), and, for the first time, ukulele master Taimane (Hawaii).

Lucas Imbiriba blends flamenco fire, Latin rhythms, classical melodies, and rock energy into breathtaking performances. A former multiple classical competition winner, he later embraced rock and viral acoustic arrangements, earning millions of views and a worldwide following.

Stephanie Jones is an acclaimed classical guitarist known for her expressive performances across a wide range of styles. A graduate of Germany’s Franz Liszt University, she has won numerous international competitions and continues to tour and teach globally.

Alexandr Misko is a modern fingerstyle innovator whose percussive techniques and viral videos have captivated audiences. With six albums and performances from Carnegie Hall to major festivals, he continues to push guitar boundaries with his custom-built instruments.

Taimane redefines the ukulele with her genre-spanning artistry, blending classical, rock, and Polynesian influences. From Waikiki street performances to global tours, she has amassed millions of fans and four Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, proving the instrument’s limitless potential.

Acclaimed nature writer Robert Macfarlane proclaimed that “if snow could sing, it would sing like Julie Fowlis.” Hailing from the Outer Hebrides and now based in the Highlands, Julie Fowlis is a multi-award winning singer whose music is deeply influenced by the Hebridean islands where she grew up and by the Highland landscapes where she now resides. Voted Musician of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2023, and with a career spanning several studio albums and numerous high profile collaborations, her ‘crystalline’ and ‘intoxicating’ vocals have enchanted audiences around the world.

She will forever be recognized for singing the theme songs to Brave, Disney Pixar’s Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning animated film, set in the ancient highlands of Scotland. One of these songs was long-listed for an Oscar. A winner of ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Julie has graced stages around the world, from village halls in the Highlands to Carnegie Hall in New York, the Mozart Concert Hall in Vienna, The Philharmonie de Paris, Shakespeare’s Globe in London and the World Festival of Sacred Music in Fez, Morocco. She has collaborated with the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall for the Proms, sang live at the closing ceremony of the Ryder Cup in Chicago in 2012 to a TV audience of 500 million, an event that was only eclipsed by singing live at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games in 2014, to a TV audience of over 1 billion. Her voice has been streamed on Spotify alone over 200 million times, and has been heard in space on an official NASA astronaut playlist. She even has a lily flower named after her.

She was vocal coach for the Eric Whitacre Singers on the Dreamworks Animation How To Train Your Dragon 3: The New World (Cressida Cowell, score by John Powell) in Abbey Road Studios, London in 2018. She is also an artist with a genuine curiosity and ability for cross-over, and regularly sings and records in other languages. She currently performs and records with the folk ‘supergroup’ Spell Songs. A natural collaborator, she has performed with artists such as James Taylor, KT Tunstall, Chris Thile, Graham Coxon, Bill Whelan (Riverdance), electronica duo Valtos, Tommy Smith and the Scottish Jazz Orchestra, Nicola Benedetti, the Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Mary Chapin Carpenter. On June 5th 2024 she closed the official D-Day 80 Commemorations in Portsmouth, England with a live BBC TV performance of The Parting Glass with full orchestra and spectacular drone light show.

Soaring vocals meet dextrous, layered guitar and intimate storytelling that can evoke the poetic lyricism of Passenger in one song before sliding into the wrenching neo-soul of Leon Bridges in another.

Artis was born and raised in a large musical family on the North Shore of Oahu, and it’s easy to find the laid-back vibe of island life effortlessly blended with the real life experiences that inspire his music. As a Season 18 finalist on The Voice, Artis wowed audiences with both his original compositions, including quiet acoustic track “Sedona,” and loving reinterpretations of songs by artists like The Beatles and Louis Armstrong, with John Legend describing his tone as “magical” and Billboard praising his “earnest, uplifting presence.” Artis has played alongside modern icons Jack Johnson and Train, and The Zac Brown Band, as well as toured extensively with his brother, Ron Artis II. He also was a featured artist at Bottlerock Music Festival.

Tambuco is known for its unique repertoire and breathtakingly vibrant performances. From body percussion, to sticks and stones, to modern percussion instruments, Tambuco’s approach to sound and rhythm is virtuosic, visceral, and extraordinarily enjoyable. Considered a national treasure in Mexico, Tambuco is one of the most dynamic and innovative chamber percussion ensembles performing today.

“What mesmerizing creativity! A tour de force of subtle and forceful artistry. The members of Tambuco are chameleons on dozens of instruments.” Gramophone Magazine

For tickets and more information, visit focm.org

Join us for the Red Door Project: Evolving Through Film— the world premiere screening of a powerful new film from Portland’s Red Door Project. Expanding upon their award winning theatrical work of Hands Up, Cop Out, and The Evolve Experience, this new work uses storytelling to introduce multiple conflicting truths, challenging our assumptions and inviting deeper thinking.

Following the screening, stay for a compelling post-film conversation with Red Door Project co-founders Lesli Mones and Kevin Jones. They will discuss the artistic choices behind this new medium, and the power of storytelling as a tool for social transformation. This evening offers not only a screening, but an invitation—to reflect, to engage, and to be part of a larger conversation about how deep listening and meaningful dialogue create resilience. Whether you’ve seen The Red Door Project on stage or are encountering it for the first time, this film screening and dialogue promises to be a bold, thought-provoking experience.

Founded in 2011, The Red Door Project is an award-winning nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to using storytelling to bridge divides. Our work explores the complexities of social issues fostering dialogue that leads to meaningful change.

Join us for the Red Door Project: Evolving Through Film— the world premiere screening of a powerful new film from Portland’s Red Door Project. Expanding upon their award winning theatrical work of Hands Up, Cop Out, and The Evolve Experience, this new work uses storytelling to introduce multiple conflicting truths, challenging our assumptions and inviting deeper thinking.

Following the screening, stay for a compelling post-film conversation with Red Door Project co-founders Lesli Mones and Kevin Jones. They will discuss the artistic choices behind this new medium, and the power of storytelling as a tool for social transformation. This evening offers not only a screening, but an invitation—to reflect, to engage, and to be part of a larger conversation about how deep listening and meaningful dialogue create resilience. Whether you’ve seen The Red Door Project on stage or are encountering it for the first time, this film screening and dialogue promises to be a bold, thought-provoking experience.

Founded in 2011, The Red Door Project is an award-winning nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to using storytelling to bridge divides. Our work explores the complexities of social issues fostering dialogue that leads to meaningful change.

Lion and Lotus, a performance fusing Asian-American composers and the ancient art of Chinese Lion Dancing, will be the theme of The Portland Chamber Orchestra’s celebration of the Chinese New Year on March 3, 2026. Works by composers including Oswald Huỳnh, a Portland-native and Rome Prize winner whose music weaves a distinctive Vietnamese-American voice, and Bright Sheng, a Pulitzer Prize finalist known for his evocative Chinese-American compositions, are among the orchestra’s selections. The evening also features the ancient art form of lion dance performed by the White Lotus Foundation Lion Dancers, which is the largest lion dance team in Oregon. For additional information and to purchase tickets, go to: PortlandChamberOrchestra.org.

With their unique instrumentation—soprano saxophone, alto flute, cello, guitar, and hand percussion—Quarteto Nuevo merges western classical, eastern European folk, Latin, and jazz with an organic feel that packs a wallop! The ensemble’s razor-sharp precision is enhanced by jazzy interludes, lightly rumbling percussion motifs, and mesmerizing rhythms.

“Deftly weaving between jazzy improvisation and syncopations that surprise and delight, these four musicians are truly a symphony unto themselves.” Montana Public Radio

Program: World Fusion
Quarteto Nuevo’s program effectively melds the music of ancient worlds and faraway places with a contemporary groove. Their unique instrumentation richly colors their wideranging repertoire, from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Chick Corea to traditional Macedonian works to original compositions.

For tickets and more information, visit focm.org

Sharks have roamed the planet’s waters since before the dinosaurs, but only recently have we begun to understand the lives of these powerful predators in the ocean. Fifty years after Jaws shocked audiences in theaters, we open the National Geographic archives to reveal the true story of 20th-century women leading shark science and dive into cutting-edge conservation work of shark researcher and National Geographic Explorer Jess Cramp. Swim alongside her under the vibrant waters of the South Pacific to find out what it truly means to save sharks.

Dr. Jess Cramp is a shark researcher who specializes in conservation policy and engaging communities in the management of their ocean. Jess co-championed a grassroots campaign that resulted in the Cook Islands Shark Sanctuary in 2012, an area exceeding 770,000 square miles. She is the founder and executive director of Sharks Pacific, a non-profit organization that conducts research, outreach, and advocacy throughout the Pacific Islands region.

Artina McCain, Piano 

This extraordinary program presents a work of the powerful, contemporary voice of composer Carlos Simon, whose works resonate with history, hope, and heart. Pianist Artina McCain returns to perform George Gershwin’s brilliant Piano Concerto in F, a work that blends classical traditions with the bold rhythms of jazz and pulses with energy, romance, and the unmistakable spirit of the American Jazz Age. The program closes with Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: Dream of America, a poignant and inspiring tribute to the immigrants who shaped the American story. Innovative in its format, the work brings elements of the theater and multimedia into the concert hall, employing actors and projected historical images from the Ellis Island archives. The spoken texts for the work come from the Ellis Island Oral History Project, an historic collection of interviews with actual immigrants about their experiences emigrating to America. This dynamic work reminds us of the hopes, struggles, and dreams that built a nation. 

Program:

CARLOS SIMON                               Hellfighter’s Blues

GEORGE GERSHWIN                       Piano Concerto in F

PETER BOYER                                  Ellis Island: Dream of America

“In The Mood” for swing music?

The most popular and sought after big band of all time returns to Beaverton for an evening of swing music at the Reser Center For The Arts!

On March 17, The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform their greatest hits, including “In The Mood”, “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, “American Patrol”, “A String Of Pearls”, “Little Brown Jug”, “Pennsylvania 6-5000”, Tuxedo Junction”, and of course their theme song “Moonlight Serenade” as they continue their national tour.

The 15 member orchestra, their lead singers, and vocal group will perform their catalog of big band classics just the way they would have over 80 years ago when Glenn Miller stood in front of his band. It is a show that continues to transport audiences back in time and is as nostalgic as it is exciting.

Touring continuously since 1956, The Glenn Miller Orchestra is featured in over 200 concerts and dances per year. Each performance includes the timeless classics that made them famous the world over in a show that has moved audiences for generations.

Teacher, Rapper, Hero, DJ, Author, Father….We’re running out of titles. After spending time during the pandemic expanding his family as a foster parent and innovating his approach, Mega Ran continues to defy expectations with a children’s album.

Inspired by the baby boy the couple fostered for 16 months, whom they adopted this past Spring, Mega Ran’s album explores the innocence, challenges, and fun of parenthood on a release sure to entertain and inspire the young and young at heart. Enter Buddy’s Magic Toy Box! Out Now!

Huntertones—Dan White (sax), Jon Lampley (trumpet/sousaphone), Chris Ott (trombone/ beatbox), Adam DeAscentis (bass), John Hubbell (drums), Josh Hill (guitar)—brings people together with fun, imaginative, and fearless jazz music. Their high energy, horn-driven sound features genre-bending compositions and unconventional covers.

“When feeling and technique come together it’s like Swan Lake. Huntertones, y’all are like ballerinas!” Audiotree

For tickets and more information, visit focm.org