Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
2024-12-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-27 14:30 - 16:30, 2024-12-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-28 14:30 - 16:30, 2024-12-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-29 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Judy Kaufoury Center for Youth Arts, 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
The holiday classic soars from screen to stage in this LIVE musical adaptation of the beloved television special. Because of his shiny nose, Rudolph doesn’t feel like he belongs in Christmastown and sets off to find a place that accepts him. Along his journey, he encounters fellow misfits, only to realize that home is where he has belonged the whole time. When a storm threatens to keep Santa’s sleigh from taking flight, it’s up to Rudolph to save Christmas!
Tickets to all shows at The Judy are general admission.

A Christmas Carol
2024-12-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
This holiday season, step into a world of wonder and enchantment for A Christmas Carol—the timeless holiday classic that tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy and miserly businessman who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
The story begins with Scrooge, who is known for his cold heart and his lack of compassion for others. He is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of his selfish ways. Throughout the night, Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, who take him on a journey through time and space to show him the true meaning of Christmas.
As Scrooge experiences visions of his past, present, and future, he learns the importance of kindness, connection, and love. The play is full of heartwarming moments, magical special effects, and beautiful musical numbers that will leave audiences feeling uplifted and inspired.
Don’t miss this chance to experience the wonder of A Christmas Carol at Portland Playhouse. This production is sure to be a highlight of the holiday season, and a perfect way to share the joy of Christmas with loved ones. Get your tickets today and join us for an unforgettable evening of magic, music, and merriment!

New Year’s Concert in Portland–Beethoven’s Ninth
2024-12-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
The beauty and drama of this uplifting masterpiece, with its crowning jewel the “Ode to Joy” chorus followed by an exhilarating balloon drop, is a wonderful way to end the calendar year and look boldly to the year ahead.
Artists
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Mary Evelyn Hangley, Soprano
Julie Miller, Mezzo Soprano
Sean Panikkar, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Bass-Baritone
Members of Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland State University Chamber Choir
Alumni of Pacific Youth Choir
Oregon Symphony

Michael Feinstein in Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett Featuring The Carnegie Hall Ensemble
2024-12-31 19:30 - 23:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Supported by the Carnegie Hall Ensemble, Michael Feinstein pays a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Tony Bennett, bringing his iconic songs to life in a symphony of sound. The performance will feature hits such as “Because of You,” “Rags to Riches,” “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “The Best is Yet to Come,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Stranger in Paradise,” and many more. Feinstein’s dynamic interpretations, coupled with the grandeur of the big band, will create an unforgettable night that honors Bennett’s legacy in all its glory.
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Chantil Dukart: New Year's Eve Celebration
2024-12-31 20:30 - 22:00 | Ray Theater, 470 SW 15th Street, Corvallis, OR, 97331, United States
Chantil dawayuu. L’axgiik d’ipdaagu. T’simshian aada Sugpiaqnuu. N’toixsn n’uusm.
Chantil Dukart is from the Eagle clan. She is the granddaughter of Anna and Cecil Barnes and a descendant of the T’simshian and Sugpiaq (Aluutiq) Indigenous People of Alaska. Through the lens of her ancestral roots, personal experiences and contemporary influences, she writes and produces a blend of pop and jazz music. An accomplished jazz pianist/singer/composer, Dukart has performed all over the world and shared the stage with such world class musicians as Jill Scott, Junius Bervine (Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar); Michael Piolet (Hamilton); Dwayne Moore (Beck, Lauren Hill); Adam Deitch (Lettuce); and Kris Myers (Umphrees Mcgee).

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert
2025-01-03 19:30 - 23:00, 2025-01-04 19:30 - 23:00, 2025-01-05 14:00 - 17:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
In the epic finale to the Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series, the battle between good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert brings the final chapter to the big screen as the Oregon Symphony performs every note of the magical score. The stakes have never been higher!
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Krapp’s Last Tape
2025-01-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-05 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-01-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-01-16 19:30 - 22:00 | 21Ten Theatre, 2110 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Krapp’s Last Tape, a rarely seen gem from Nobel Prize–winning playwright Samuel Beckett, opens Friday, January 4th at 21Ten Theater!
This succinct and searing play features veteran Portland actor Bruce Burkhartsmeier in the title role, and is directed by the luminary Victoria Parker-Pohl.
This play cleverly and movingly examines three iterations of one man—at ages 29, 39 and 69—as captured on tape. Critic Michael Billington writes that Krapp’s Last Tape “never ceases to astonish.”

Camerata PYP: Sound Garden Series
2025-01-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, 97005, United States
The PYP Camerata ensemble returns with a thrilling program that blends the elegance of classical traditions with vibrant modern compositions. Our first Camerata concert of the year features special guest Llewellyn SÁNCHEZ-WERNER, piano.
Joaquín Turina’s Rapsodia Sinfónica opens the evening, showcasing lush, Spanish-inspired themes that ebb and flow with rich harmonies. This will be followed by Franz Liszt’s brooding and virtuosic Malédiction, a powerful showcase for the piano.
Camille Saint-Saëns’ playful and refined Wedding Cake, a sparkling showpiece, rounds out the first half, leaving the audience ready for what’s to come after the intermission. Contemporary sounds take center stage with Jessie Montgomery’s evocative Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra, blending rhythm and melody in fresh and exciting ways. The intensity builds with Carlos Surinach’s Concertino for Piano, Strings, and Cymbals, an electrifying mid-20th-century piece filled with energetic shifts between its three movements, ranging from the lyrical to the fiery.
Bruce Stark’s playful and dynamic Mischief Dance serves as a delightful encore, ensuring that this Camerata PYP concert will leave the audience both exhilarated and enchanted.

Beethoven's Emperor: Leaders & Pathbreakers
2025-01-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-01-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-01-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Composed while the Napoleonic Wars raged outside his door, Beethoven’s heroic piano concerto receives a powerhouse performance from the world-renowned Yefim Bronfman, who brings “fire and poetry” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) to each epic moment. And Duke Ellington connects past and present in the jazzy dreamscapes of Three Black Kings, his soulful tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A Powerful Voice Rises: Soloists in the Spotlight
2025-01-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
MYS’ dynamic January concert will feature a guest artist who breaks the barriers of how and where classical music can be performed and enjoyed: Hunter Noack!
In performance with Symphony Orchestra, Noack will present Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No.2, Op.18.” Noack is a classical pianist and founder of the wilderness concert series, “IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™”, a unique example of solo performance breaking the confines of the concert hall.
Further, Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of “Seas of Glass” by YCP/Authentic Voice student composer Frazar Henry. The concert will also feature the winners of MYS’ Concerto Competition: Leena Karmarkar (violin) will perform “Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, Mvt. 3” by Antonín Dvořák, and Kaden Prichard (clarinet) will perform “Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 74, Mvt. 3” by Carl Maria von Weber.

Winter Recital
2025-01-16 18:30 - 21:30 | Jefferson High School Auditorium, 5210 N. Kerby, Portland, OR, 97217, United States
Come and see the skilled Jefferson Dancers perform a variety of dance styles including jazz, modern, ballet, African dance, and hip-hop.

Portland Arts & Lectures: Timothy Egan
2025-01-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Timothy Egan is an American journalist and author of ten books. The most recent, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them, was an immediate New York Times bestseller. Egan worked for The New York Times for 18 years, first as the Pacific Northwest correspondent, and then as a national enterprise reporter. As part of a team of reporters Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2001 for writing a series called How Race is Lived in America. Egan lives in Seattle with his family.
