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Overview
Last updated Nov-13-08
The Portland Center for the Performing Arts (or PCPA as we call it), is your premier arts and entertainment venue in the Pacific Northwest. Nationally recognized as one of the top 10 performing arts centers in the nation, the PCPA hosts every type of event imaginable. In fact, every year we have over 900 performances.
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Eloise says (Feb-8-09)  : |
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Great local venue for plays and performances. Nice theaters with great seats for all. I enjoy seeing plays and dances here and the proximity to downtown eateries is wonderful too.
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The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Jazz Combo, based in San Diego, CA, is comprised of six combat-trained Marines with diverse musical backgrounds. Instrumentation includes electric piano, bass guitar, electric guitar, drum set, trumpet and saxophone. The combo plays many standard Jazz charts including Bop, Swing, Latin and Funk. Come celebrate Rose Festival with a tune-filled noontime concert by this exciting group.
Suitable for all ages.
This show is part of PCPA Noontime Showcase, a series of free, monthly, noontime, public performances. Bring your lunch or buy it at the Portland Farmers Market next door and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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Pendulum is an innovator is both performance and education in the Pacific Northwest mixing dance, theatre and storytelling with contemporary circus focusing on aerial works. The company creates new works ranging from vaudeville style entertainment to narrative-driven contemporary works. Fresh and fascinating, Pendulum’s work is a window into strength, beauty, joy, and the desire to take risks. Come see a unique, entertaining aerial performance.
Suitable for all ages.
This is the first of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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Marti Mendenhall is a local jazz singer and instructor. She signs with spontaneity, passion, power and warmth. She will perform selections from her new CD, “An Evening of Live Jazz,” and more.
Suitable for age 6 and older.
This is the second of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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The Bottlecap Boys are pure, insatiable energy. Guaranteed to lift your spirits, their infectious, boot-stompin’ folk captures the freedom and vastness of middle America with a city pace. They play with such a raw, exultant tenacity that you imagine they’re hollerin’ at the big blue sky with their feet planted firmly on greener pastures. Together, The Bottlecap Boys offer an atmosphere or care-free exuberance through their joyful charisma and camaraderie.
Suitable for age 6 and older.
This is the third of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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Zimba! is a ten-member, all-women, Portland-based marimba band specializing in the music of Zimbabwe and other countries of southern Africa. Marimbas are wooden instruments resembling xylophones that accentuate the unique, energizing harmonies and rhythms of the music. The group uses marimbas of four different sizes along with drums and gourd shakers. The music, ideal for dancing or just listening, creates a joyful response from people of all ages.
Suitable for all ages.
This is the fourth of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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The Beat Goes On is an all-adult marching band committed to delighting Northwest audiences while reliving the best parts of the marching band experience. The band is known for its feel-good attitude, emphasis on audience interaction, and spontaneity on the street and on stage. TBGO features a high-energy, brassy, rock and roll style that will get you on your feet and marching along with them.
Suitable for all ages.
This is the fifth of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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The Cascade Four, a barbershop quartet, is comprised of 4 skilled and experienced vocal artists. The quartet brings to life classic barbershop tunes and harmonies as well as newer melodies. Their performance will be both nostalgic and contemporary. The quartet is a subset of Bridge Town Sound that strives to be the premiere barbershop organization in the Portland area and has won numerous competitions as proof of its standing.
Suitable for all ages.
This is the sixth of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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The Northwest Dance Project is dedicated to the creation and performance of innovative, contemporary new dance works from established and emerging dance makers. Northwest Dance Project returns to Noontime Showcase after a thrilling outdoor performance in the summer of 2011. Celebrate summer with the talented, skilled, and athletic artists of Northwest Dance Project as they perform "short takes" from a selection of Portland choreographers.
Suitable for all ages.
This is the seventh of 8 free weekly noontime performances which feature international music and dance. Bring your lunch or buy it on site and enjoy the outdoor setting, weather permitting. It’s part of Summer Arts on Main with free hands-on arts activities for children, artisans from Handmade NW, and a farmers market next door. Located outdoors in SW Main Street at SW Broadway next to Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Tickets are not required.
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