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A lberta
R ose
T heatre
Family
Fun Day
Performing
Arts Center
hosts 25th
anniversary party
P ortland C enter for the P erfo rm
ing A rts is celebrating its 25th y ear
w ith a free, fam ily-oriented celeb ra
tion on Sunday, Sept. 16, from noon
to 5 p.m .
“ W e ’ve enjoyed tw o and a h a lf
d ecades as the co n v en er o f arts
events in the P ortland m etropolitan
area and w e invite the public to jo in
us in celebrating our silver an n iv er
sary,” said R obyn W illiam s, PC PA
executive director.
The afternoon will include hourly
live perform ances by groups such
as P o rtlan d T aik o and P o rtlan d
O pera, craft activities for kids, a rti
san booths, face painting, scav en
ger hunts, and behind-the-scenes
theater tours.
PC P A w as established in 1987
w hen A ntoinette H atfield H all, fo r
m erly called the N ew Theatre B uild
in g , o p e n e d as th e re s u lt o f a
The Portland Center for the Performing Arts, downtown, will host a free Family Day community
celebration on Sunday, Sept. 1 6 from noon to 5 p.m.
grassroots effort to create an arts
and culture d istrict in d ow ntow n
Portland.
T h e fo rm e r P a ra m o u n t T h e a tre
h a d b e en re c e n tly re s to re d to its
o r ig i n a l g lo r y a s th e A r le n e
S c h n itz e r C o n c e rt H all, in s p irin g
th e re g io n ’s a rts a d v o c a te s to e re -
to riu m , o rig in a lly c o n s tru c te d as
C iv ic A u d ito riu m , w as in c lu d e d
as w ell.
T h ro u g h a m ix o f o p e ra tin g rev-
e n u e s , c o m m e rc ia l re n ta l ra te s,
tic k e t u se r fe e s, tra n s ie n t lo d g in g
ta x e s an d g e n e ra l fu n d su p p o rt
fro m th e C ity o f P o rtla n d an d
ate a c a m p u s o f w o rld -c la ss p e r-
fo rm in g arts v e n u es. K e lle r A u d i-
M etro , th e P C P A h a s a c h ie v e d its
o r i g i n a l m i s s i o n to s u p p o r t
P o rtla n d ’s n o n -p ro fit a rts o rg a n i
z a tio n s in re a c h in g d iv e rse a u d i
e n c e s a c ro ss the re g io n an d state.
T oday, 21 arts o rganizations call
the PC PA hom e, including O regon
B allet T heatre, O regon S ym phony
O rchestra, Portland O pera, T ears o f
Jo y T h eatre, O reg o n C h ild re n ’s
T heatre, and P ortland Y outh P hil
harm onic.
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REGGIE HOUSTON’S C’fX ALL STARS
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all-ages, outdoor show by a New
Orleans’ sax legend, Grammy
nominated pianist JANICE
SCROGGINS, bass virtuoso
BEN JONES & a rotating cast
of Portland’s hottest percuss
ionists each week.
What could be better?
... Well, you never know what amazing,
surprise guest musician will sit in!
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