Portland Arts & Performance Guide
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PERFORMANCE
Nassim
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Portland Center Stage
at Portland Center Stage
Passing Strange
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Portland Playhouse
at Portland Playhouse
Coriolanus
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Portland Center Stage
at Portland Center Stage
The Brother and the Bird
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Shaking the Tree Theatre
at Shaking the Tree Theatre
Uncle Vanya
Thu May 2
& other dates
at 21ten Theater
at 21ten Theater
Borderline
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Milagro Theatre
at Milagro Theatre
From a Hole in the Ground
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Alberta House
at Alberta House
The Play About My Father
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Back Door Theater
at Back Door Theater
Annie
Tue May 14
& other dates
at Keller Auditorium
at Keller Auditorium
Things I Hide From Dad - A Multi-Sensory Storytelling Show
Fri May 17
& other dates
at Chapel Theatre
at Chapel Theatre
Legally Blonde The Musical
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Winningstad Theatre
at Winningstad Theatre
Dropped Notes: An Outrageous Musical Revue
Sat May 4
& other dates
at Curious Comedy Theater
at Curious Comedy Theater
The Addams Family Musical
Fri May 10
& other dates
at Tualatin High School Theater
at Tualatin High School Theater
Annie
Tue May 14
& other dates
at Keller Auditorium
at Keller Auditorium
Musical Theater Sing-a-Long Night: Broadway and Beyond!
Fri May 24
& other dates
at Favela Brazilian Cafe
at Favela Brazilian Cafe
Flo: A Musical Honoring Florence Ballard (The Supremes)
Thu May 30
& other dates
at The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza
at The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza
The Spitfire Grill
Thu May 30
& other dates
at Broadway Rose New Stage Theatre
at Broadway Rose New Stage Theatre
Girl From The North Country
Tue Jun 18
& other dates
at Keller Auditorium
at Keller Auditorium
Company
Tue Jul 16
& other dates
at Keller Auditorium
at Keller Auditorium
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Thu Jul 18
& other dates
at Deb Fennell Auditorium at Tigard H.S.
at Deb Fennell Auditorium at Tigard H.S.
Open Ended // Empress Archer
Fri May 3
& other dates
at BodyVox Dance Center
at BodyVox Dance Center
Salsa Night with Live Music by Pa’lante
Fri May 10
at Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center
at Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center
The Portland Ballet presents John Clifford's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sat May 11
& other dates
at Lincoln Hall
at Lincoln Hall
The History of Empires
Thu May 16
& other dates
at Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory
at Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory
14th ANNUAL FIRE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Sat May 18
at Dante's
at Dante's
3rd Annual Holi Spring Harvest Fest featuring DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid
Sat May 25
at Topaz Farm
at Topaz Farm
Made in Portland
Thu Jun 6
& other dates
at Newmark Theatre
at Newmark Theatre
Magic Men Australia
Wed Jul 31
at Aladdin Theater
at Aladdin Theater
Beginner Improvisation Classes in Portland
Mon Apr 29
& other dates
at Change Through Play Improv & Acting Studio
at Change Through Play Improv & Acting Studio
Laugh Basement with Mav Viola
Mon Apr 29
at Goodfoot
at Goodfoot
Comedy Darlings
Mon Apr 29
& other dates
at Bar Salut Cherie
at Bar Salut Cherie
Laugh Basement
Mon Apr 29
& other dates
at Goodfoot
at Goodfoot
It's Gonna Be Okay!
Mon Apr 29
& other dates
at EastBurn
at EastBurn
Stand Up Comedy: Open Mic
Mon Apr 29
at Haymaker
at Haymaker
Community Play Improv Classes in Portland
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Change Through Play Improv & Acting Studio
at Change Through Play Improv & Acting Studio
Angelo Colina
Tue Apr 30
at Helium Comedy Club
at Helium Comedy Club
Jamie Lissow
Wed May 1
at Helium Comedy Club
at Helium Comedy Club
Dough
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Mississippi Pizza Pub & Atlantis Lounge
at Mississippi Pizza Pub & Atlantis Lounge
Drag Bingo with Peachy Springs
Wed May 1
& other dates
at The Houston Blacklight
at The Houston Blacklight
Diva Drag Brunch: Portland
Sun May 5
& other dates
at Swan Dive
at Swan Dive
The SuperStar Divas Megashow
Sun May 5
& other dates
at CC Slaughters
at CC Slaughters
Latin Flavor - Queer Latinx Night
Sun May 5
& other dates
at Candy
at Candy
La Gente Bonita Cinco de Mayo Drag Show
Sun May 5
at Escape Bar & Grill
at Escape Bar & Grill
Triple D: Dungeons, Dragons, and Drag!
Sat May 11
at Art Design Xchange (ADX)
at Art Design Xchange (ADX)
Diva Drag Brunch: Olympia
Sun May 19
at Nicole's Bar
at Nicole's Bar
Drag Brunch at The Pharmacy
Sun May 19
at The Pharmacy
at The Pharmacy
Diva Drag Brunch: Bend
Sat May 25
at Campfire Hotel
at Campfire Hotel
Drag Bingo - Hood River Pride Edition
Fri Jun 7
at Hood River Hotel
at Hood River Hotel
BACKFENCE Podcast Release Party SHOW!!
Mon May 13
at Bunk Bar
at Bunk Bar
Paul Giamatti's Chinwag
Thu May 16
at Revolution Hall
at Revolution Hall
Two Dykes and a Mic - Topping Your Best Friend Tour
Fri May 31
at Aladdin Theater
at Aladdin Theater
Are You Garbage: Thru the Roof Tour
Thu Jun 6
at Aladdin Theater
at Aladdin Theater
Therapy Gecko Live: The Lizard Agenda Tour
Fri Jun 7
at Polaris Hall
at Polaris Hall
Shameless Sex Podcast
Sun Jun 16
at Hawthorne Theatre
at Hawthorne Theatre
Reality Gays - The "If You Can Dream It" Tour
Wed Jun 19
at Polaris Hall
at Polaris Hall
Circle Round – Live in Portland!
Sat Jun 22
at Aladdin Theater
at Aladdin Theater
Old Gods of Appalachia
Sun Jul 14
at Revolution Hall
at Revolution Hall
Comedy Bang! Bang! Live! - The Bang! Bang! Into Your Mouth Tour 2024
Fri Aug 16
at Revolution Hall
at Revolution Hall
READINGS & TALKS
DJ Green in conversation with Miriam Gershow
Tue May 14
at Broadway Books
at Broadway Books
Miranda July
Wed May 22
at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Emma Gannon in conversation with Satya Doyle Byock
Wed May 15
at Up Up Books
at Up Up Books
Rainmakers’ Poetry Reading Series
Tue May 14
at Annie Bloom's Books
at Annie Bloom's Books
Slamlandia
Thu May 16
& other dates
at Literary Arts
at Literary Arts
ALOK
Sun May 19
& other dates
at Revolution Hall
at Revolution Hall
After Sundown Spoken Word and Poetry
Thu May 30
& other dates
at Holy Beanz Coffee Shop
at Holy Beanz Coffee Shop
VISUAL ART
Nature Vive: Paul Missal
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
Isaka Shamsud-Din: Rock of Ages
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
Throughlines: Connections in the Collection
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
untitled (Plaid Pantry): Paintings by David Rosenak
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
Preserving Portland through Local Action: Historic Preservation in the Rose City
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Architectural Heritage Center
at Architectural Heritage Center
Betty Chilstrom and the Art of Preservation
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Architectural Heritage Center
at Architectural Heritage Center
Re:Generation – Manifesting at the Peach Blossom Spring
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Portland Chinatown Museum
at Portland Chinatown Museum
Policing Justice
Thu May 2
& other dates
at PICA
at PICA
Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
Monet to Matisse: French Moderns
Sat Jun 1
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s
Sat Sep 7
& other dates
at Portland Art Museum
at Portland Art Museum
Moon Rabbit: Jean Isamu Nagai and Ash Wyatt
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at ARTspace
at ARTspace
Heidi Schwegler: Existential Action Thriller
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at PCC Sylvania Campus
at PCC Sylvania Campus
Charting the World: A Journey through Old and New Maps
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Cordata Gallery
at Cordata Gallery
Squeeze: 2024 Senior Art Exhibition
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art at Lewis & Clark College
at Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art at Lewis & Clark College
Joan Nelson: New Works
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Adams and Ollman
at Adams and Ollman
The circus and the beach
Wed May 1
& other dates
at ILY2
at ILY2
Kinke Kooi: The Male Part of the Flower
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Adams and Ollman
at Adams and Ollman
Vision of Place
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Portland Japanese Garden
at Portland Japanese Garden
Terry Toedtemeier: Arches (and apertures)
Wed May 1
& other dates
at PDX CONTEMPORARY ART
at PDX CONTEMPORARY ART
Holly Osborne: Gardens
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Chefas Projects
at Chefas Projects
Nicole Williford: Madonna Madonna
Wed May 1
& other dates
at Chefas Projects
at Chefas Projects
Peter Gronquist: Light Record
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
Las Vegas Ikebana: Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Reed College, Cooley Gallery
at Reed College, Cooley Gallery
Changing the Narrative: Epilogue
Thu May 2
& other dates
at ILY2 too
at ILY2 too
Francesca Capone: A Mother's Discourse
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Nationale
at Nationale
Ryan Pierce: Improbable Springs
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
Confluence
Thu May 2
& other dates
at Eutectic Gallery
at Eutectic Gallery
Math Bass: Full Body Parentheses
Fri May 3
& other dates
at lumber room
at lumber room
Donyel Ivy-Royal: Ceremony
Fri May 3
at Hide & Seek
at Hide & Seek
First Friday Reception - Celebrating Mothers
Fri May 3
at Grey Raven Gallery
at Grey Raven Gallery
Future Visions Show
Fri May 3
at Splendorporium & The Art4Life Children's Gallery
at Splendorporium & The Art4Life Children's Gallery
Mediums Art Exhibition
Sat May 4
& other dates
at Helen's Costume
at Helen's Costume
MODULATIONS: Nathan Paul Rice and Ellen Robinette
Sat May 4
at SATOR Projects
at SATOR Projects
All We’ve Got Is Each Other
Sat May 4
& other dates
at Well Well
at Well Well
Cuts Across: Artists Respond to Lived Intersections
Sat May 4
& other dates
at Carnation Contemporary
at Carnation Contemporary
To know what we say we know
Sat Jun 1
& other dates
at Well Well
at Well Well
FILM
Challengers
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Cinema 21
at Cinema 21
Civil War
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Cinema 21
at Cinema 21
Civil War
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Hollywood Theatre
at Hollywood Theatre
The Beast
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Cinema 21
at Cinema 21
Sasquatch Sunset
Tue Apr 30
& other dates
at Cinema 21
at Cinema 21
Reel Science: Heceta Bank: Oregon’s Hidden Wonder
Tue Apr 30
at Empirical Theater at OMSI
at Empirical Theater at OMSI
Fantastic Fungi (Remastered 5th Anniversary)
Thu May 2
at Cinema 21
at Cinema 21
The People’s Joker // SOCIAL CINEMA
Fri May 3
at Tomorrow Theater
at Tomorrow Theater
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sat May 4
& other dates
at Clinton Street Theater
at Clinton Street Theater
Godzilla (1954) // 70TH ANNIVERSARY
Sun May 5
at Tomorrow Theater
at Tomorrow Theater
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part I in Concert with the Oregon Symphony
Fri May 24
& other dates
at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Geek Week PDX
Mon Sep 9
& other dates
MUSIC
Delgani String Quartet 2023-24 Season
Multiple dates through May 11
various locations - around Portland
Violent Femmes
Fri May 3
at Cuthbert Amphitheater
at Cuthbert Amphitheater
Chris Tomlin: Holy Forever World Tour
Fri May 3
at Moda Center
at Moda Center
Kane Brown: In The Air Tour
Thu May 9
at Matthew Knight Arena
at Matthew Knight Arena
Pearl Jam
Fri May 10
at Moda Center
at Moda Center
Bryson Tiller
Sat May 11
at Theater of the Clouds
at Theater of the Clouds
LCD Soundsystem
Tue May 14
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
The Postal Service & Death Cab For Cutie: Give Up & Transatlanticism 20th Anniversary
Wed May 15
at Moda Center
at Moda Center
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Deuces Wild 2024
Wed May 22
& other dates
at Keller Auditorium
at Keller Auditorium
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love Tour
Tue May 28
at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Daryl Hall + Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Sun Jun 2
at McMenamins Edgefield
at McMenamins Edgefield
Kamasi Washington
Sun Jun 2
at Crystal Ballroom
at Crystal Ballroom
Daryl Hall + Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Sat Jun 8
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Third Eye Blind with Yellowcard
Fri Jun 14
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Old Crow Medicine Show
Sun Jun 16
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Vampire Weekend
Wed Jun 19
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Cage The Elephant: Neon Pill Tour
Sun Jun 23
at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Cage The Elephant: Neon Pill Tour
Mon Jun 24
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Fuerza Regida: Pero No Te Enamores Tour 2024
Sat Jun 29
at Moda Center
at Moda Center
Foreigner & Styx
Sun Jun 30
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Noah Kahan: We'll All Be Here Forever Tour
Mon Jul 1
at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Nickel Creek and Andrew Bird
Sat Jul 6
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Ziggy Marley
Wed Jul 10
at McMenamins Edgefield
at McMenamins Edgefield
The Decemberists & The Head And The Heart
Fri Jul 12
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
An Evening With The Avett Brothers
Sat Jul 13
at McMenamins Edgefield
at McMenamins Edgefield
An Evening With The Avett Brothers
Sun Jul 14
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
A Day To Remember - The Least Anticipated Album Tour
Sun Jul 14
at Theater of the Clouds
at Theater of the Clouds
FairWell Festival 2024
Fri Jul 19
& other dates
at Deschutes County Fairgrounds & Expo Center
at Deschutes County Fairgrounds & Expo Center
Primus and Coheed and Cambria
Fri Jul 19
at McMenamins Edgefield
at McMenamins Edgefield
Jamn 107.5 Summer Jam Starring Ice Cube
Fri Jul 19
at Moda Center
at Moda Center
Portugal. The Man
Sat Jul 20
at McMenamins Edgefield
at McMenamins Edgefield