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As part of Portland Opera’s reimagined 20/21 season, we bring you a series we are calling Live from the Hampton Opera Center. This recital series features opera artists who call Portland and the PNW “home.”

Each hour-long performance will be broadcast live from the Hampton Opera Center, Portland Opera’s home in Southeast Portland, where featured artists can follow health and distance protocols, reviewed by the company’s medical advisors, to ensure safe performance practices without an in-person audience.

This series will be streamed for free on our Portland Opera Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/portlandopera) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/portlandopera) channels. It is only available online, and there is no need to RSVP or register.

Learn more about the Portland Opera here.

Renegade Opera presents a virtual and interactive opera-pastiche, The Secret Diaries of Pennsylvania Avenue, a series of scenes devised from an original adaptation of W.A. Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito. Our immersive adaptation of Mozart’s classic opera is set in the White House, in the year 2028. President Tito and her administration are under investigation. Peruse the online archive of personal files on the president’s allies and enemies. Each case file includes a video performance of a recontextualized Mozart aria and a piece of evidence (an email, text message, to-do list, or letter).

Explore Renegade Opera’s virtual show and uncover the truth for yourself here: http://www.renegadeopera.org

Performers include Madeline Ross, Erin Walker, Sadie Gregg, Joannah Ball, Bailey Snelgrove, Lindsey Johnson, Marianne Sadee, Allison Knotts, Leslie Hassberg, Colin Shepard, Sequoia, Elliot Menard, and Dylan Aguayo, with musical direction by Danielle Jagelski, and dramatic direction by Joellen Sweeney, based on an original operatic adaptation of Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito by Leo Balkovetz.

Wheel of Musical Impressions: Halloween Edition

Wheel of Musical Impressions is BACK and IN-PERSON with a twist… It’s our spooktacular Halloween edition! Join us for dinner and debauchery as we lovingly butcher your favorite spooky tunes with outlandish character and celebrity impressions!

WHAT: A free event though reservations are required to secure your table for the show. Plan your evening to include a delicious dinner and drinks at our fantastic restaurant venue. Donations and tips during the show will benefit Torchsong Theater Company.

RESERVATIONS HERE: https://culturepdx.com or call 503-477-8365

WHEN: Friday, October 23rd from 7 pm to 9 pm

WHERE: Culture Mediterranean Restaurant
2422 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, Or 97214

MORE ABOUT THE SHOW: Audience members will be invited to request songs, musical genres, and character or celebrity impressions for our talented ghouls to perform. Join professional singer, actress, and hammy comedienne, Heidi Davis, and versatile “metal head” with the golden pipes, Norman Grey in this interactive musical improv show with a Halloween theme.

To add to the fun, we’ll have our wheel to spin to tell us which celebrities or characters we should impersonate while singing OR what genre we should sing the song in. We’ve included a list of some of our favorite celebrities to impersonate at the bottom, but skies the limit! We are ready to try anything (just keep it PG, please) for your musical entertainment!

Wheel of Musical Impressions: Halloween Edition is brought to you by Torchsong Entertainment: https://www.torchsongentertainment.com

WHEEL OF IMPRESSIONS SUGGESTIONS for Heidi: Cher, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Bjork, Carol Channing, Julie Andrews, Gwen Stefani, Gollum, Jack Sparrow, and MUCH MORE!

WHEEL OF IMPRESSIONS SUGGESTIONS for Grey: Christopher Walken, James Hetfield, Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse, Dracula, Marilyn Manson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and MUCH MORE!

GENRE SUGGESTIONS: Pop, Rock, Metal, Jazz, Blues, Country, Hip Hop/ R&B, Folk, Classical, and MORE!

ABOUT TORCHSONG:
Torchsong Entertainment is a local Portland, OR production company formed in 2015. Our mission is to bring new and exciting musical works, written and performed by local artists, to the greater Portland area. The Torchsong team creates unique and innovative cabarets and original rock musicals. Our shows are hilarious, quirky, nerdy, creative, and incredibly fun!
https://www.torchsongentertainment.com

ABOUT THE VENUE:
Culture Mediterannean Restaurant and Social Bar is Portland’s newest hidden gem in the heart of SE Hawthorne. A place where innovation meets tradition and classy meets casual. Our dishes incorporate flavors from the Mediterranean region, with influences from Lebanon, Morocco, Greece, Spain, and beyond. Culture also offers Portland’s only table-side shawarma experience. Our Table-side shawarma experience is perfect for sharing! While your choice of meat (chicken shawarma, beef sirloin, lamb kafta) or marinated veggies, slowly roasts at your table, you and your guests will be treated to our traditional Mezza. Once your shawarma is done roasting, you can slice into it yourself to create your very own pita sandwich, or of course, we are happy to do it for you! We are proud to welcome Portlanders of all backgrounds to come together to eat, sip, and relax! https://culturepdx.com
COVID-19 VENUE RESTRICTIONS :
Culture provides both covered outdoor seating and indoor seating. All tables are placed 6 feet apart and guests are required to wear masks to and from their tables and while not eating or drinking. Culture adheres to all state and city safety mandates regarding Covid-19.

FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/236901147731221/

Celebration Works Concert Series is excited to welcome Maria Olaya, guitarist, to present Lluvias de Guitarra: Rain Strings, a virtual concert experience streamed live from First Presbyterian Church in Portland. We hope you’ll join us [virtually] for a concert of acoustic guitar music inspired by the poetry of water throughout the ages with guitarist Maria Olaya and special guest vocalist Madeline Ross. This is a FREE event offered as a gift to our community.

Follow this link to watch the virtual concert and learn more: http://www.firstpresportland.org/music-arts/celebration-works/

For this concert we are partnering with the Oregon Environmental Council to highlight the wonderful work they are doing to shape water use and conservation policy in our state.

Follow this link to learn more about OEC’s Clean Water Initiative: https://oeconline.org/cleanwater/

Celebration Works Concert Series is excited to welcome Maria Olaya, guitarist, to present Lluvias de Guitarra: Rain Strings, a virtual concert experience streamed live from First Presbyterian Church in Portland. We hope you’ll join us [virtually] for a concert of acoustic guitar music inspired by the poetry of water throughout the ages with guitarist Maria Olaya and special guest vocalist Madeline Ross. This is a FREE event offered as a gift to our community.

Follow this link to watch the virtual concert and learn more: http://www.firstpresportland.org/music-arts/celebration-works/

For this concert we are partnering with the Oregon Environmental Council to highlight the wonderful work they are doing to shape water use and conservation policy in our state.

Follow this link to learn more about OEC’s Clean Water Initiative: https://oeconline.org/cleanwater/

What do a Venetian businesswoman, a champion fencer, and a music teacher have in common? They all wrote early Classical string quartets! In this program, Portland Baroque Orchestra presents works by Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen and Chevalier de Saint-Georges, as well as Joseph Haydn’s “Sunrise” quartet.

This performance, like all of PBO’s 20-21 Season, is presented through Great Arts. Period, an admission-free digital concert hall. Check out more performances at GreatArtsPeriod.org.

Learn more about The Businesswoman, the Swordsman, and the Servant here.

The live concert by Tambuco Percussion Ensemble on October 25, 2020, has been canceled, but we are thrilled that these musicians have agreed to offer a free virtual performance designed especially for Portland audiences. To watch, simply head on over to the Friends of Chamber Music YouTube channel. Need a little bit of extra help on how to watch from your TV? Get some helpful tips right here!

Tambuco Percussion Ensemble’s virtual concert will be available at 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 8, and on-demand for 48 hours. Considered a national treasure in Mexico, four-time Grammy nominee Tambuco is one of the most dynamic and innovative chamber percussion ensembles today.

“The music explored the outer dimensions of percussive sound” – Washington Post

As part of Portland Opera’s reimagined 20/21 season, we bring you a series we are calling Live from the Hampton Opera Center. This recital series features opera artists who call Portland and the PNW “home.”

Each hour-long performance will be broadcast live from the Hampton Opera Center, Portland Opera’s home in Southeast Portland, where featured artists can follow health and distance protocols, reviewed by the company’s medical advisors, to ensure safe performance practices without an in-person audience.

This series will be streamed for free on our Portland Opera Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/portlandopera) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/portlandopera) channels. It is only available online, and there is no need to RSVP or register.

Learn more about the Portland Opera here.

The live concerts by Fauré Piano Quartet on November 2 and 3, 2020 have been canceled, but we are thrilled that these musicians have agreed to offer a virtual performance designed especially for Portland audiences. To watch, simply head on over to our YouTube channel. Need a little bit of extra help on how to watch from your TV? Get some helpful tips right here!

Fauré Piano Quartet’s virtual concert will be available at 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 15, and on-demand for 48 hours. One of the world’s leading piano quartets, the German-based Fauré Piano Quartet brings fresh interpretations to the mainstream repertoire and offers new insights into undiscovered repertoire.

“Emotionally explosive… plenty of dynamism, musical style, and a lithe animation of texture.” – Daily Telegraph (London)

As part of Portland Opera’s reimagined 20/21 season, we bring you a series we are calling Live from the Hampton Opera Center. This recital series features opera artists who call Portland and the PNW “home.”

Each hour-long performance will be broadcast live from the Hampton Opera Center, Portland Opera’s home in Southeast Portland, where featured artists can follow health and distance protocols, reviewed by the company’s medical advisors, to ensure safe performance practices without an in-person audience.

This series will be streamed for free on our Portland Opera Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/portlandopera) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/portlandopera) channels. It is only available online, and there is no need to RSVP or register.

Learn more about the Portland Opera here.

“Autumn Leaves”
An evening of smooth jazz inspired by the season

Friday, November 20th from 7 pm-9 pm

Culture Mediterranean Restaurant
2422 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

It’s November and autumn is slowly coming to a close. The colorful leaves fall quietly and a crisp chill fills the air with the onset of winter on the horizon. What better way to celebrate the end of the season than with some smooth jazz and a delicious Mediterranean style dinner at Culture PDX. Get cozy with a warm drink and your comfiest sweater, and join professional vocalist Heidi Davis for an evening of beautiful songs inspired by autumn.

This is a free concert, but reservations are required to secure your table for dinner, and tipping the performer is highly encouraged.

RESERVE YOUR TABLE: https://culturepdx.com or call (503) 477-8365

ABOUT THE SINGER: Heidi Davis is a professional singer/ actress with her Master’s in Vocal Performance. An Ohio native and lifelong performer, she’s traveled across the states singing in a multitude of styles and genres with jazz and blues ensembles, choirs, and rock bands. On stage, she’s appeared in over 50 musicals, operas, plays, cabarets, and improv shows in both professional companies and community theaters. Here in Portland, Heidi is the Artistic Director and creator of Torchsong Entertainment, a local theater company that produces original rock musicals and parody cabarets. She has co-written the music and scripts for many of Torchsong’s shows and continues to wear many hats within the company. She is also a vocalist, character actress, and MC for Red Shoe Productions NW, performing all across the Pacific Northwest. For more information on Heidi and recordings visit: http://www.heididavissoprano.com

ABOUT THE VENUE: Culture Mediterannean Restaurant and Social Bar, is Portland’s newest hidden gem in the heart of SE Hawthorne. A place where innovation meets tradition and classy meets casual. Our dishes incorporate flavors from the Mediterranean region, with influences from Lebanon, Morocco, Greece, Spain, and beyond. Culture also offers Portland’s only table-side shawarma experience. Our Table-side shawarma experience is perfect for sharing! While your choice of meat (chicken shawarma, beef sirloin, lamb kafta) or marinated veggies, slowly roasts at your table, you and your guests will be treated to our traditional Mezza. Once your shawarma is done roasting, you can slice into it yourself to create your very own pita sandwich, or of course, we are happy to do it for you! We are proud to welcome Portlanders of all backgrounds to come together to eat, sip, and relax! https://culturepdx.com

COVID-19 VENUE RESTRICTIONS :
Culture provides both covered outdoor seating and indoor seating. All tables are placed 6 feet apart and guests are required to wear masks to and from their tables and while not eating or drinking. Culture adheres to all state and city safety mandates regarding Covid-19.

FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/780070982826809

The MYS YouTube channel (click here!) on November 21 at 7 pm will present the entirety of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, with movements re-ordered to match Ibsen’s original play, and featuring narration recorded by students. The Symphony Orchestra will perform the opening and closing movements and the other MYS ensembles will complete the remaining selections. The concert will highlight music by American composers Florence Price and William Grant Still, and will close with a rousing rendition of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, performed by all MYS ensembles.

As part of Portland Opera’s reimagined 20/21 season, we bring you a series we are calling Live from the Hampton Opera Center. This recital series features opera artists who call Portland and the PNW “home.”

Each hour-long performance will be broadcast live from the Hampton Opera Center, Portland Opera’s home in Southeast Portland, where featured artists can follow health and distance protocols, reviewed by the company’s medical advisors, to ensure safe performance practices without an in-person audience.

This series will be streamed for free on our Portland Opera Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/portlandopera) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/portlandopera) channels. It is only available online, and there is no need to RSVP or register.

Learn more about the Portland Opera here.

Portland Baroque Orchestra presents the third and final part of Bach’s six beloved sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord performed by Artistic Director Monica Huggett and harpsichordist Byron Schenkman. Part I and II are premiered in August and October and are available to watch on YouTube.

This performance, like all of PBO’s 20-21 Season, is presented through Great Arts. Period., an admission-free digital concert hall. Check out more performances at GreatArtsPeriod.org.

Learn more about Bach Sonatas: Part III here.

Celebration Works Concert Series is excited to welcome Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, and Stephanie Thompson, piano, to present If I Were a Bird, a virtual concert experience streamed live from First Presbyterian Church in Portland. We hope you’ll join us [virtually] for a concert of music exploring the human condition through the lens of birds. The concert features Winged from Within, a new work by Portland composer Theresa Koon. This is a FREE event offered as a gift to our community.

Follow this link to view the concert and learn more: http://www.firstpresportland.org/music-arts/celebration-works/

For this concert we are partnering with Portland Audubon to highlight the wonderful work they are doing to support our local wildlife and wild places through conservation, education, and advocacy.

Follow this link to learn more about Portland Audubon’s work: https://audubonportland.org/

Celebration Works Concert Series is excited to welcome Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, and Stephanie Thompson, piano, to present If I Were a Bird, a virtual concert experience streamed live from First Presbyterian Church in Portland. We hope you’ll join us [virtually] for a concert of music exploring the human condition through the lens of birds. The concert features Winged from Within, a new work by Portland composer Theresa Koon. This is a FREE event offered as a gift to our community.

Follow this link to view the concert and learn more: http://www.firstpresportland.org/music-arts/celebration-works/

For this concert we are partnering with Portland Audubon to highlight the wonderful work they are doing to support our local wildlife and wild places through conservation, education, and advocacy.

Follow this link to learn more about Portland Audubon’s work: https://audubonportland.org/

The live concert by Richard Goode & Sarah Shafer on October 11, 2020, has been canceled, but we are thrilled that these musicians have agreed to offer a virtual performance designed especially for Portland audiences. Sarah Shafer’s virtual concert will be available at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 6. This virtual concert will be on-demand for 48 hours. To watch, simply head on over to our YouTube channel. Need a little bit of extra help on how to watch from your TV? Get some helpful tips right here!

For the virtual concert soprano Sarah Shafer, whose elegance, expressiveness, and tonal beauty leave audiences dazzled, will be performing with her father, Timothy Shafer, on piano Sunday, December 6th.

“[Sarah Shafer] has a beautifully crystalline sound, perfectly true intonation, glowing warmth, and total presence.”  – Philadelphia Inquirer

This recital will also feature pianists Nicholas Fox and Kira Whiting.

As part of Portland Opera’s reimagined 20/21 season, we bring you a series we are calling Live from the Hampton Opera Center. This recital series features opera artists who call Portland and the PNW “home.”

Each hour-long performance will be broadcast live from the Hampton Opera Center, Portland Opera’s home in Southeast Portland, where featured artists can follow health and distance protocols, reviewed by the company’s medical advisors, to ensure safe performance practices without an in-person audience.

This series will be streamed for free on our Portland Opera Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/portlandopera) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/portlandopera) channels. It is only available online, and there is no need to RSVP or register.

Learn more about the Portland Opera here.