Escaped from the Zoo Aug. 8 – 12 9 am – 12 pm Ages 6 – 9 What happens when a mischievous monkey steals the zookeeper’s keys? Find out as you step inside a zoo where the animals run free. From the smallest snake to the tallest giraffe, there are adventures around every corner in…
Frozen Magic Aug. 8 – 12 9 am – 4 pm Ages 8 – 10 Cool off in Arendelle this summer with Elsa, Anna, and all of your Frozen favorites! Olaf finally learns what it’s like “in summer” until Hans and Volaf (like Olaf, only evil) hatch their plan to take over the kingdom. Will…
Musical Theater: Teen Pop Aug. 8 – 12 1 – 4 pm Ages 11 – 15 In this NWCT Skills Camp, teens rule the stage! Tackle songs and choreography from contemporary Broadway favorites like Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, and Mean Girls. Northwest Children’s Theater Summer Camps kick off at The Reser! Whether you’re new to…
This concert is specifically geared to young people (recommended for ages 10 and up) and all minor attendees will need a supervising adult in attendance with them throughout the performance. Founder of Jai Ho! Dance Party & Bollywood Dreams Entertainment, Prashant is an engineer turned entertainer with a story of transformation straight out of a…
This concert is specifically geared to young people (recommended for ages 8 and up) and all minor attendees will need a supervising adult in attendance with them throughout the performance. Thunderstorm learned at a very young age to play piano, guitar, harp and percussion from his father Ron Artis and mother Victoria. Ron was a…
This concert is specifically geared to young people (recommended for ages 8 and up) and all minor attendees will need a supervising adult in attendance with them throughout the performance. The Portland Cello Project is a nationally-recognized performing, recording and educational group with a revolving cast of cellists. Cello Project (or PCP as their fans…
This concert is specifically geared to young people (recommended for ages 8 and up) and all minor attendees will need a supervising adult in attendance with them throughout the performance. Thomas Lauderdale was raised on a plant nursery in rural Indiana. He began piano lessons at age six . He has appeared as soloist with…
Join us for this free community open house celebration! This family day will include opportunities to explore The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, art activities, and fantastic performances. Beloved local performers and organizations include Ballet Folklorico Academia Gabriela, Murray School of Irish Dance, The Maasai Dancers, and more… Sponsored by The Reser Family Foundation.
In 1994, in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Lauderdale was working in politics, thinking he would run for mayor one day. Like other eager politicians-in-training, he went to every political fundraiser under the sun… but was dismayed to find the music at these events underwhelming, lackluster, loud, and un-neighborly. Drawing inspiration from music from…
PDX Jazz 2022 Fall Season Ever since her debut release, Another Mind, Hiromi has electrified audiences with a creative energy that encompasses and eclipses the boundaries of jazz, classical and pop, taking improvisation and composition to new heights of complexity and sophistication. On her new album, Silver Lining Suite, Hiromi further exemplifies her virtuosic hybridity…
Hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine, DakhaBrakha reflects the fundamental elements of sound, soul, and “ethno-chaos” to create a world of unexpected new music. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian, and Australian traditional instrumentation, this quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a transnational sound rooted in Ukrainian culture and ethos. “The group mixes everything from…
DakhaBrakha performing a live score to the silent film, Earth by Alexander Dovzhenko. Returning to The Reser after an unforgettable concert in April, DakhaBraka hails from Kyiv, the now devastatingly war-torn capital city of Ukraine. With their multicultural traditional instrumentation, theatrical costuming, and the quartet’s astonishingly powerful vocal range, they create a transnational sound rooted…