Antoinette Hatfield Hall
Downtown
Home to the Portland Center for Performing Arts, this hall contains Dolores Winningstad, Newmark, and Brunish theaters and is across the street from the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
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Portland is quite the creative town. Every night top-ranked dance, theater, and musical performers take the stage somewhere in the city. Expect to find never-ending choices for things to do, from taking in true independent films, performance art, and plays, to checking out some of the Northwest's (and the country's) hottest bands at one of the city's many nightclubs or concert venues.
Given the city’s unabashed passion for craft cocktails and beer, local wines, and artisanal coffee, it makes sense that Portland abounds with cool lounges, coffeehouses, and bars. Hard-core clubbing and dancing has a bit less of a following here than more casual bar-hopping, and Portlanders do like to combine noshing and sipping—you’ll find an abundance of nightspots serving exceptional food (and often offering great happy hour deals on victuals and drinks), and quite a few full-service restaurants with popular side bars and lounges. Nightlife and dining really overlap in the Rose City.
BodyVox
Pearl District
Led by Emmy Award–winning choreographers, BodyVox performs energetic contemporary dance–theater works at its state-of-the-art space in the Pearl District.
Cinema 21
Nob Hill
An old-school, one-screen movie theater in Nob Hill, Cinema 21 shows independent and foreign films and hosts the annual Portland Queer Film Festival in October.
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Portland Baroque Orchestra
The city's baroque group performs music composed before 1840 on period instruments in a season that runs October to April. Performances are held at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium, First Baptist Church, and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Reed College's Kaul Auditorium
Southeast
This 756-seat concert space at Reed College hosts the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Chamber Music Northwest, and Portland Gay Men's Chorus, among other groups.
Ticketmaster
For tickets to most events, call Ticketmaster or book online.
TicketsWest
Tickets to many Portland shows are available from TicketsWest.
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Northeast
This 12,000-seat venue on the MAX light-rail line serves as home to the WHL Winterhawks and books more than 150 events a year, including rock groups, touring shows, the Ringling Brothers circus, ice-skating extravaganzas, and sporting events.
Waterfront Blues Festival
Downtown
One of the nation's premier blues gatherings, the four-day Waterfront Blues Festival, a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank, has been drawing big crowds and big names in blues over the July 4 weekend since 1987. Past performers have included Keb' Mo', Susan Tedeschi, Johnny Winter, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.
White Bird Dance
Since its founding in 1997, White Bird Dance has been dedicated to bringing exciting local, regional, national, and international dance performances to Portland stages including the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and the Newmark Theatre.
