Cultural Calendar

Falstaffe woos two wives simultaneously hoping they will shower their husbands’ money on him. Discovering this, they teach him a lesson using their wits and jealous husband. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for Anne who, defying her parents, chooses for herself. All plots uncovered in a fairy filled finale.

Each Summer, OPS Fest is proud to bring no-cost Shakespeare to the Portland Public Parks. “Merry Wives of Windsor” will be performed August 23th at the Mt. Tabor Amphitheater at 7pm.

OPSFest brings no-cost repertory Shakespeare to parks and venues all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter.

Merry Wives of Windsor is free and family friendly.

This summer, PHAME is thrilled to present The Poet’s Shadow, a rock opera written by PHAME artists in collaboration with Portland Opera. A contemporary and original fairy tale, The Poet’s Shadow tells the story of Elizabeth, a young poet who, in despair after a break up, writes a series of poems that take on a life of their own. In search of resolution, she embarks on a quest that will challenge everything she knows about courage, strength, and love. The Poet’s Shadow showcases artists with developmental disabilities on and beyond the stage—performing and also writing the rock opera, composing the music, designing the costumes, creating set design elements, and more.

Cost: $21 General Admission, $30 VIP Admission, $15 Student/Child Admission

The musicians of Big Mouth Society invite you to a delightful summer afternoon fundraising party, featuring five special courses of decadent bite-sized delights, interspersed with musical performances, lively conversations, announcements of the upcoming season, and other exciting surprises!

Lauded by Oregon ArtsWatch as “one of Portland’s most promising new musical additions” and for adding “a wonderful, welcome wild card to Oregon music,” Big Mouth Society hosts community events with live music performances throughout the year, from informal salons and festive fundraisers, to professionally produced concerts. Each Big Mouth Society project celebrates a diversity of viewpoints and discovery of new artistic materials, and furthers social discourse by mixing artistic exploration with commentary on issues of the day. Whether you love music as an audience member, a beginning amateur, a serious hobbyist or a professional musician, we would love to meet you.

Come meet the many faces of Big Mouth Society, and mingle with our studio musicians, guest artists, teaching artists, volunteers, audience members, and board of directors. All proceeds of this afternoon party will go directly to funding our 2019-2020 Mainstage projects.

Mix together one dead father (now a ghost), a mother that 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.

Each Summer, OPS Fest is proud to bring no-cost Shakespeare to the Portland Public Parks. “Hamlet” will be performed August 6th at the Mt. Tabor Amphitheater at 7pm.

OPSFest brings no-cost repertory Shakespeare to parks and venues all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter.

Hamlet is free and family friendly.

This summer, PHAME is thrilled to present The Poet’s Shadow, a rock opera written by PHAME artists in collaboration with Portland Opera. A contemporary and original fairy tale, The Poet’s Shadow tells the story of Elizabeth, a young poet who, in despair after a break up, writes a series of poems that take on a life of their own. In search of resolution, she embarks on a quest that will challenge everything she knows about courage, strength, and love. The Poet’s Shadow showcases artists with developmental disabilities on and beyond the stage—performing and also writing the rock opera, composing the music, designing the costumes, creating set design elements, and more.

Cost: $21 General Admission, $30 VIP Admission, $15 Student/Child Admission

Cedar Hills UCC
Welcoming Recital Series
Bringing the Portland Music Scene to Beaverton’s backyard!

“Sing Good-bye to Summer and Hello Fall”
Come Join master teacher Nancy Olson Chatalas and her voice studio of Portland’s leading musical and opera theater professional artists for an evening of fun, humor, artistry and bravery! Enjoy a summer evening sponsored by the Cedar Hills United Church of Christ Welcoming church recital series!
WHEN- AUGUST 24TH, 730 PM
WHERE- CEDAR HILLS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 11695 SW Park Way, Portland, OR 97225
WHAT- fun and gorgeous vocal music selections from Opera, Broadway and the concert stage.
MINIMUM DONATIONS- $15

Join Opera Theater Oregon for a special performance of This Land Sings by Grammy® award winning composer Michael Daugherty. In the format of an old-time radio show, Daugherty has created 11 original songs and five instrumental pieces blending original lyrics with music that often draws from the simple, yet enduring folk melodies that Guthrie would rework into his own songs. Daugherty’s stylistically eclectic work weaves the political, social, and environmental themes of Woody Guthrie’s era with poignant and contemporary relevance. Also on the program is rising composer Michael Lanci‘s award-winning Songs for Joe Hill, inspired by the protest songs of 19th Century labor activist Joe Hill. OTO’s presentation will be the NW premiere of both of these works!

Look forward to performances by Hannah Penn, Daniel Mobbs, Helen Huang, Lisa Neher, and OTO directors Nicholas Meyer, Lisa Lipton and Justin Ralls with stage direction by Julia Bray – with a special appearance by Portland’s very own progressive talk radio host, Thom Hartmann as our radio announcer.

Join the Friends of Timberline for our 3rd Annual Fine Arts Luncheon and Lecture on August 25 at Timberline Lodge. The event will feature the images of scenic photography pioneer Ray Atkeson, who amassed more than 250,000 images in his decades-long career as a commercial and freelance photographer.

You will enjoy a catered lunch with wine and champagne, a lecture from Rick Schaffer, Atkeson’s stepson and protege, and the unveiling of the 22nd Mountain High exhibit, featuring some of the famed photographer’s most iconic PNW images. The lecture will focus on Atkeson’s photography and history, and will highlight a few of the stunning vistas he captured in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Your ticket supports Friends of Timberline’s conservation and restoration projects at National Historic Landmark Timberline Lodge.

Forgetting the French Princess is arriving soon, King Ferdinand and friends swear off women. The courtiers are smitten. Letters and sent and confused. Berowne reasons ways out of the oath. The French court departs, but will return in one year to marry the King and courtiers…if they prove worthy.

Each Summer, OPS Fest is proud to bring no-cost Shakespeare to the Portland Public Parks. “Loves Labour’s Lost” will be performed August 25th at the Downtown PDX Park Blocks at 1pm.

OPSFest brings no-cost repertory Shakespeare to parks and venues all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter.

Loves Labour’s Lost is free and family friendly.

This summer, PHAME is thrilled to present The Poet’s Shadow, a rock opera written by PHAME artists in collaboration with Portland Opera. A contemporary and original fairy tale, The Poet’s Shadow tells the story of Elizabeth, a young poet who, in despair after a break up, writes a series of poems that take on a life of their own. In search of resolution, she embarks on a quest that will challenge everything she knows about courage, strength, and love. The Poet’s Shadow showcases artists with developmental disabilities on and beyond the stage—performing and also writing the rock opera, composing the music, designing the costumes, creating set design elements, and more.

Cost: $21 General Admission, $30 VIP Admission, $15 Student/Child Admission

Doors at 1:45 | All Ages

Don’t miss the magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs from his spectacular Broadway Shows.

Excerpts from PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, EVITRA, CATS, JESUS CHRIST SUPER STAR, SUNSET BOULEVARD & MORE.

This dazzling concert will be performed by Metropolitan Opera and Broadway Artists ROSE KINGSLEY, THOMAS BOOTH, & Musical Director GRGORY BUCHALATER (current Conductor at The Metropolitan Opera, NYC).

ROSE KINGSLEY- “Opera Great Turned Jazz Great” has transformed from The International Opera Stage to Broadway, Jazz and Blues with a distinct sound like no other singer today. With her 4 octave range she is now wowing audiences from New York to Hollywood. Rose has performed with such greats as Luciano Pavoratti, Placido Domingo, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra to name a few.

THOMAS BOOTH-Tenor Thomas Booth has performed with The Metropolitan Opera as well as singing to critical acclaim in London, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Holland, Japan, Italy, Mexico and South Africa opera houses. His one man show “Remembering Mario Lanza” received rave reviews.

GREGORY BUCHALTER- Maestro Buchalter is currently on the music staff of the Metropolitan Opera as a Conductor, where the position of “Maestro di Banda” was created especially for him. Maestro Buchalter is also the Artistic Director and Conductor of Opera Fairbanks, Opera Camerata of Washington and has conducted opera’s throughout Europe.

Join Opera Theater Oregon for a special performance of This Land Sings by Grammy® award winning composer Michael Daugherty. In the format of an old-time radio show, Daugherty has created 11 original songs and five instrumental pieces blending original lyrics with music that often draws from the simple, yet enduring folk melodies that Guthrie would rework into his own songs. Daugherty’s stylistically eclectic work weaves the political, social, and environmental themes of Woody Guthrie’s era with poignant and contemporary relevance. Also on the program is rising composer Michael Lanci‘s award-winning Songs for Joe Hill, inspired by the protest songs of 19th Century labor activist Joe Hill. OTO’s presentation will be the NW premiere of both of these works!

Look forward to performances by Hannah Penn, Daniel Mobbs, Helen Huang, Lisa Neher, and OTO directors Nicholas Meyer, Lisa Lipton and Justin Ralls with stage direction by Julia Bray – with a special appearance by Portland’s very own progressive talk radio host, Thom Hartmann as our radio announcer.