First Friday: Endless Pigeons Debut September 01 | 6 – 9 pm Celebrating her new bronze sculpture, Endless Pigeons, Malia Jensen welcomes all to participate in the act and art of observing. Viewing the monumental work (which stands over ten feet tall), guests will have a chance to witness the birds and join in the...
We need 1,000 people to step up every day to keep our community’s blood supply at safe and reliable levels. The days may be getting shorter and the nights colder, but before Fall comes, there’s still time to make a summer blood donation. So before you bust out your favorite fall cardigan, make a blood...
Walking With Giants A world premiere by composer Nicole Buetti Popular local ensemble Big Horn Brass approaches their 40th anniversary under the artistic direction of founder Andrew Harris by commissioning and premiering this work by exciting Portland composer Nicole Buetti! Inspired by the grandeur, dignity & modern peril of the elephant, Ms. Buetti’s colorful and...
Al Stewart with his Band The Empty Pockets After Al’s US tour in 2019 with his band The Empty Pockets, he spent most of 2020 and 2021 sidelined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But in 2022, he came back full force with a string of sold-out shows in the United States and the United Kingdom,...
Artist Talk: Malia Jensen Thursday, September 21 6:30 – 8:00 pm Malia Jensen’s public-facing sculpture, Endless Pigeons, provides an urbane and humorous conversation on the sacred nature of both monuments and modern art. The subject may appear to be the humble pigeon, common to cities worldwide, but as suggested by the artist, “the real subject...
Love in Exile is the trio of Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily — three of the most innovative composers and music-makers of today. Together, they create lush, haunting soundscapes of meditation and yearning, weaving bass, piano, and vocals into a breathtakingly unified sound. Arooj Aftab describes the project as "about self-exile, and the...
The three-time Grammy-nominated Afro-Caribbean music group Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs, festival stages, and dance venues, Tiempo Libre is celebrated for their sophisticated tropical music featuring an irresistible, exhilarating mix of jazz harmonies, contemporary sonorities, and seductive Latin rhythms. Since the group’s formation...
British pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, a rising star known for her refined and expressive playing, will make her Portland debut in recitals presented by Portland Piano International (PPI). Lauded as "one of the most thoughtful and sensitive of British pianists" (The Times) whose performances are "full of vim and vigour throughout" (BBC Music Magazine), Rushdie...
Be sure to take your seat(s) EARLY! Recorded music, a slide show, LIVE boogie-woogie on the piano, and a dance number to the song SEPTEMBER will all take place between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Take your seat(s) EARLY, you don't want to miss the pre-concert show! Join Philip for his 70th Birthday celebration at...
Saturday, September 30, 2023, 11 am - 2 pm. FREE. No tickets are required for entry. Schedule & Map Flyer Musical Playground is a FREE, fun, interactive event for families with children ages 0-10. Join us and explore music and instruments from around the world! The Reser has partnered with local arts providers to create...