• The Royal Trumpeter: Kris’ Podium

    Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
    Trace the fascinating evolution of the trumpet from its utilitarian roots on the battlefield to its emergence as a refined instrument of expressive virtuosity. Curated by Principal Trumpet Kris Kwapis, this program delves into the vibrant soundscape of late seventeenth-century London, where the trumpet takes center stage alongside strings, winds,...
  • Restless

    Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
    Orchestra Nova Northwest presents a fascinating and engaging program featuring a dynamic work by Anna Clyne that draws inspiration and its title from Audre Lorde’s poem A Woman Speaks, a delightful and charming neoclassical cello concerto by Dmitri Kabalevsky featuring ONN’s Principal Cello Katherine Schultz, and Igor Stravinsky’s iconic neoclassic...
  • Portland Arts & Lectures: Abraham Verghese

    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Abraham Verghese is a physician, writer, tenured professor, and senior associate chair for the theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University. Verghese’s first book, My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story, was inspired by his early years practicing medicine as an orderly, taking care of terminal AIDs patients. The book...
  • A Christmas Story: The Musical

    A Christmas Story: The Musical
    Lakewood Center for the Arts 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
    Based on the movie classic set in the 1940s the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model BB gun. Rebuffed at every turn. Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted...
  • A Christmas Story: The Musical

    A Christmas Story: The Musical
    Lakewood Center for the Arts 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
    Based on the movie classic set in the 1940s the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model BB gun. Rebuffed at every turn. Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted...
  • The Juliet Letters

    The Juliet Letters
    Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison Street, Portland, OR, United States
    Shakespeare's tragic character, Juliet Capulet, continues to captivate us four hundred years later. To this day, thousands of tourists from all over the world visit a crumbling balcony in Verona, Italy to share their deepest feelings in the form of letters to Juliet. This phenomenon of human connection and emotion...
  • The Wardens

    Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States
    The Wardens don’t just sing about the land, they’re part of it. The Rocky Mountain-based band’s stories and songs rise from the very land they’ve protected as Canadian national park wardens collectively for over 50 years. With haunting three-part harmonies and chilling tales, the band’s mountain music—blending folk, roots, and...