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September 12 | Friends After Good Sound Summer Concert
Friends After Good Sound will be premiering three new works by Kennedy Verrett, Ted Laderas, and Jazel Morfin for an evening of Portland’s newest of new. September 12th, 2026 Doors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm $10-30 dollars sliding scaleTickets sold at the door—cash or Venmo accepted ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Friends After Good Sound is a queer new…
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August 4–8 | Workshops with Noel Price-Bracey
Join our Alembic Parent Artist Resident, Noel Price-Bracey for one or more of these free workshop offerings! Tuesday, August 4 | 5:30–7:00 PMPaper MakingExperience the satisfaction of making paper by hand! Together we’ll stir, sift, lift, and mold pulp into beautiful handmade paper. All ages are welcome. Wednesday, August 5 | 10:30 AM–12:30 PMMy PortionA…
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2026 Alembic Parent Artist!
PWNW enthusiastically introduces our 2026 Alembic Parent Visting Artist, Noel Price-Bracey! The Alembic Parent Artist receives studio time plus a stipend to help with childcare and/or any other life expenses. Noel will be in residence at Performance Works NW August 3rd–14th.
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July 11 | TOILET LAUNCH
PWNW TOILET LAUNCH!It’s a bathroom reveal party! It’s free! Saturday, July 11Doors 6:30 Free, but donations accepted! Yes, the wait is finally over and our new ADA bathroom addition is officially open! Doors open at 6:30. Come early to hang out and have a drink.Performances start at 7:15, followed by a naming rights auction* and…
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July 17 | noise night
noise night noise night quietly presents: Time DeBeauchamp & [_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] PerformingTape B & Baggage 2 Friday, July 17thdoors 7:30 | show 8:00pm$10-15 sliding scale$5 Arts for All (Oregon Trail / SNAP) [———-]’s “tape b” is an investigation into the tensions that hold together poetic language: interiority,…
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August 22 | workshop #9: warm canopy, Maxx Katz and Vanessa Micale
workshop 7 at features new and in-process sound and music by John Niekrasz, Gilly Hanner, and ari albertson. workshop is a series for musicians and artists working in sound to present new and in-progress works and compositions.
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July 31 | SEARCH AND DESTROY (S.A.D.)
Genderbomb’s “Impact Play” is a soiree combining kink and storytelling live onstage. Enter our salon, sample crudités from a human platter, and settle in for an evening of bondage, cannibalism, living dolls, and, of course, impact play!
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June 20 | Punk Rock Pride | Benefit for Outside In
Punk Rock Pride is back this year on June 20th! The event takes place at multiple venues along Foster Road, featuring a punk all-ages queer punk bands at Performance Works, drag brunch, and vendors on SE Foster Road. The event is a benefit for Outside In, supporting their work in gender-affirming care and healthcare for…
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May 13 | Tom’s Movie Night | The Man Who Fell To Earth
Tom would like to most cordially invite you to a free screening of Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth. Wednesday May 13, 2026Doors at 6:30pmFilm at 7pmRuntime is 2 hours 20 minutes Starring David Bowie, Rip Torn, and Candy Clark, an alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but…
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2026 | Summer Events
Performance, music, movies, and more!
Performance Works NW || Linda Austin Dance 