Events - Week View

Weekend matinees go on from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

May 2 (Sat): Blind Stampede - blues grit, country soul, classic rock swagger
May 3 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
May 9 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
May 10 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - Traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
May 16 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
May 17 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
May 23 (Sat): TBA
May 24 (Sun): Tuba Django - Django-esque Roma jazz with Tuba bass
May 30 (Sat): MoonCats - acoustic roots remedies with a meaningful message
May 31 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies

On Sunday afternoons, the Hostel Café in Portland, Oregon provides a friendly setting for this TrailJams Irish traditional tune session. TrailJams is a music community focused on making acoustic music together outside for the enjoyment of the musicians and of people passing by. The cozy café makes a great place to keep the music going in the winter. In better weather, the tune playing moves out to the café’s courtyard. Guests of the Hostel Café and the adjoining Northwest Portland Hostel are likely to settle at one of the nearby tables to enjoy the music.

COVID Policy:
Please be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 if you are joining this session — that is a request, not a requirement.

Uilleann piper Preston Howard Wilde leads an Irish piping session - it’s a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon, all ages, 2-4 pm.

Mar 16 - pre-empted by St. Patrick‘s Day Celebration. Irish piping tunes can be heard on Mar 17 (Mon) from 11 am to 1 pm.

The First Sunday monthly song circle led by Cecilia Eng and Dave Mongeau will feature spooky songs.

Bring your songbooks, voices, and/or instruments for an afternoon of singing. A hat will be passed to defray the cost of the room. A small donation of $5 per person helps us pay for the location (a small open chapel down a short hallway to the right of the main narthex).

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. You are welcome to share songs from any genre.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 2 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle
May 3 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - music of Jan Garbarik and Eberhard Weber
May 4 (Mon): Mary Kadderly and Dan Gildea - jazz piano, voice, guitar
May 6 (Wed): Paul Mazzio - jazz trumpet
May 7 (Thu): Pete Peterson - jazz saxophone
May 10 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
May 11 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 13 (Wed): David Kim and Gary Lompray - the music of Jobim
May 14 (Thu): Terry Robb - Blues Master
May 17 (Sun): Gabriela Gimenez - Brazilian flute
May 18 (Mon): Cheryl Alex and Dan Balmer - jazz flute and guitar
May 20 (Wed): David Barber and Jack Radcliffe - jazz voice and guitar
May 21 (Thu): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 24 (Sun): Megan Yvonne and Andrew Oliver - tango duo
May 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 27 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
May 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 31 (Sun): JT Trawick - Ozark country Texan swing
Jun 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman - jazz voice
Jun 3 (Wed): Bigger Nova -j bossa nova soul jazz

Super supportive weekly open mic hosted by Johnny Franco! Check out the Facebook group, song prompts weekly for those wanting to create something unique to share!

Sign-up at 8 pm, music from 9 – 11:30 pm, free.

Blue Mondays with Lloyd and Friends!

Led by Joe Offer, new Zoom link posted every week, just before doors open: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=168014&messages=37.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 2 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle
May 3 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - music of Jan Garbarik and Eberhard Weber
May 4 (Mon): Mary Kadderly and Dan Gildea - jazz piano, voice, guitar
May 6 (Wed): Paul Mazzio - jazz trumpet
May 7 (Thu): Pete Peterson - jazz saxophone
May 10 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
May 11 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 13 (Wed): David Kim and Gary Lompray - the music of Jobim
May 14 (Thu): Terry Robb - Blues Master
May 17 (Sun): Gabriela Gimenez - Brazilian flute
May 18 (Mon): Cheryl Alex and Dan Balmer - jazz flute and guitar
May 20 (Wed): David Barber and Jack Radcliffe - jazz voice and guitar
May 21 (Thu): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 24 (Sun): Megan Yvonne and Andrew Oliver - tango duo
May 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 27 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
May 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 31 (Sun): JT Trawick - Ozark country Texan swing
Jun 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman - jazz voice
Jun 3 (Wed): Bigger Nova -j bossa nova soul jazz

Kate and The Lads play traditional music, transporting you to the West of Ireland, free.

Mar 17: Part of St. Patrick‘s Day Celebration

Join us for a fun Spring evening of dancing together!

Enjoy waltz, cha cha, rumba, latin, swing, blues, and more...

8:00 - 8:30 Warm Up/Lesson
8:30 - 10:30 Open Dancing

Our insightful DJ is Dorothy Sharrar with a playlist of waltz, swing, blues, NC2S and more...

All our dances are on a sliding scale of $15-$10

Visit Lenora‘s Ballroom on the web ~ LenorasBallroom.com

Our mailing address is:
Lenora‘s Ballroom
3300 SE Woodward
Portland, OR 97202

Settle in every Tuesday evening for a perfect pairing of craft beer and toe-tapping bluegrass. Tomorrow’s Verse Taproom transforms into a cozy community stage where local pickers and traveling troubadours bring banjos, fiddles, mandolins, and sweet harmonies to life. With an ever-rotating lineup of talent, each week promises something fresh—sometimes rowdy, sometimes soulful, always authentic.

Grab a pint from our wide selection of brews, pull up a chair with friends (or make new ones), and let the music carry you into the night. Whether you’re a lifelong fan of bluegrass or just here for the good vibes, it’s a Tuesday tradition worth raising a glass to.

Eagles Lodge have offered us their venue for our FIRST TUESDAY and THIRD THURSDAY Zydeco, $7 Cascade Zydeco members/$12 general admission.

It‘s funky and friendly and has a big shiny dance floor. And, as is typical of fraternal organization lodges, the drinks and snacks are a bargain!

Doors open 6:30
Zydeco Lesson 7:00
Music 7:30 - 9:30

The music corner fills with super talented female musicians and the room overflows with their fantastic music.

Join Portland’s all age + all level weekly uke social featuring rotating hosts & lots of friendly faces at our new location. Follow us on Facebook for weekly information.

Due to weekly online play list changes, an electronic tablet, laptop, or smart phone is highly recommended.

A donation of $5 is requested weekly, to cover rental costs & future workshops.

7:30-10 pm, $5-20 sliding scale, Info: joyridecontra(*at*)gmail.com or www.joyride.erikweberg.com.

Joyride: George Penk (fiddle), Erik Weberg (flutes, harmonicas, bombardes), Jeff Kerssen-Griep (guitar, percussion), Sue Songer (piano, fiddle)

Feb 4 (Wed): caller Seth Tepfer
Mar 4 (Wed): caller Noah Grunzweig
Apr 1 (Wed): caller Lindsey Dono
May 6 (Wed): caller Frannie Marr
Jun 3 (Wed): caller Susan Petrick
Sep 2 (Wed): caller Gaye Fifer

Nearly all of our callers since Spring 2022 have opted to use gender-neutral terms in their teaching and prompting. Assume gender-neutral calling unless otherwise indicated.

COVID Policy:
Masks are now optional for dancers and performers alike.
Proof of vaccination is not required for entry to the event.
You will not need to provide contact information and sign a waiver.

In other words, at this time, attending the first Wednesday contra dance will be the same as in pre-COVID years with the exception that wearing a mask for self-protection is encouraged for those who wish to do so. Please respect others’ choices with regard to wearing or not wearing masks without judgement or prejudice.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 2 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle
May 3 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - music of Jan Garbarik and Eberhard Weber
May 4 (Mon): Mary Kadderly and Dan Gildea - jazz piano, voice, guitar
May 6 (Wed): Paul Mazzio - jazz trumpet
May 7 (Thu): Pete Peterson - jazz saxophone
May 10 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
May 11 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 13 (Wed): David Kim and Gary Lompray - the music of Jobim
May 14 (Thu): Terry Robb - Blues Master
May 17 (Sun): Gabriela Gimenez - Brazilian flute
May 18 (Mon): Cheryl Alex and Dan Balmer - jazz flute and guitar
May 20 (Wed): David Barber and Jack Radcliffe - jazz voice and guitar
May 21 (Thu): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 24 (Sun): Megan Yvonne and Andrew Oliver - tango duo
May 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 27 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
May 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 31 (Sun): JT Trawick - Ozark country Texan swing
Jun 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman - jazz voice
Jun 3 (Wed): Bigger Nova -j bossa nova soul jazz

Accordionist extraordinaire Mike Beglan and multi-instrumentalist Nancy Conescu share with us their love of traditional Irish music.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 2 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle
May 3 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - music of Jan Garbarik and Eberhard Weber
May 4 (Mon): Mary Kadderly and Dan Gildea - jazz piano, voice, guitar
May 6 (Wed): Paul Mazzio - jazz trumpet
May 7 (Thu): Pete Peterson - jazz saxophone
May 10 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
May 11 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 13 (Wed): David Kim and Gary Lompray - the music of Jobim
May 14 (Thu): Terry Robb - Blues Master
May 17 (Sun): Gabriela Gimenez - Brazilian flute
May 18 (Mon): Cheryl Alex and Dan Balmer - jazz flute and guitar
May 20 (Wed): David Barber and Jack Radcliffe - jazz voice and guitar
May 21 (Thu): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 24 (Sun): Megan Yvonne and Andrew Oliver - tango duo
May 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 27 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
May 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 31 (Sun): JT Trawick - Ozark country Texan swing
Jun 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman - jazz voice
Jun 3 (Wed): Bigger Nova -j bossa nova soul jazz

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. A hat will be passed to defray the cost of the room. Sing at 7 pm.

Questions? Ken(*at*)KenGaines.com

Upcoming: Mar 14, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 13

Weekend matinees go on from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

May 2 (Sat): Blind Stampede - blues grit, country soul, classic rock swagger
May 3 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
May 9 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
May 10 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - Traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
May 16 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
May 17 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
May 23 (Sat): TBA
May 24 (Sun): Tuba Django - Django-esque Roma jazz with Tuba bass
May 30 (Sat): MoonCats - acoustic roots remedies with a meaningful message
May 31 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies

The North-End Slow Session is hosted by Kathleen Walsh on the second Saturday of each month at 1-3 pm.

Location: Columbia Ecovillage, 4621 NE Killingsworth St, # 20, Ptld, OR 97218 –host’s address on property.

The session will be in the guesthouse toward the back of the complex. Text host if you need help: 503-233-0331.

Please park on the street (Killingsworth) and walk over. There is no charge for the session.

We open up a "room" on Zoom at 6 pm Pacific Time every Saturday evening. We start singing at 6:30 pm and we keep it going until the last person leaves. Feel free to come in anytime, and stay as long as you like. We run it kind of like a physical song circle. Everyone who wants to can sing once, and then we’ll do another round, and just keep going around as long as you like. Of course, it is totally fine to just listen and some people do. For more information, go to the heading ‘Song Circles‘ on this drop down menu.

2026 VSC Themes
Mar 21: Natural or man-made disasters
Apr 18: Toss it! Catch!
May 16: Variations on ‘This Land Is Your Land‘
Jun 20: Animals acting like people - songs where animals talk, wear clothes, get married, tell the future, give warnings, etc.
Jul 18: Mountains
Aug 15: Neither plant nor animal: songs about minerals
Sep 19: Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties
Oct 17: Leaves Leave Leaf
Nov 21: Songs new to everyone‘s ears
Dec 19: Miracles

Bring the family and settle in with dinner & a beverage for some foot-tapping fun with a group of musicians playing traditional Irish tunes all evening.

The next Three Mugs session is this Saturday, May 9 from 6-9 pm. Thanks to Stephen Arnold, we‘re now on a regular schedule of the 2nd Sat of each month. Your participation will help keep it going!

Weekend matinees go on from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

May 2 (Sat): Blind Stampede - blues grit, country soul, classic rock swagger
May 3 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
May 9 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
May 10 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - Traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
May 16 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
May 17 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
May 23 (Sat): TBA
May 24 (Sun): Tuba Django - Django-esque Roma jazz with Tuba bass
May 30 (Sat): MoonCats - acoustic roots remedies with a meaningful message
May 31 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies

On Sunday afternoons, the Hostel Café in Portland, Oregon provides a friendly setting for this TrailJams Irish traditional tune session. TrailJams is a music community focused on making acoustic music together outside for the enjoyment of the musicians and of people passing by. The cozy café makes a great place to keep the music going in the winter. In better weather, the tune playing moves out to the café’s courtyard. Guests of the Hostel Café and the adjoining Northwest Portland Hostel are likely to settle at one of the nearby tables to enjoy the music.

COVID Policy:
Please be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 if you are joining this session — that is a request, not a requirement.

The 2nd Sunday English Dance for Experienced Dancers is an opportunity to dance to the music of Fine Companions (and friends), suggested donation $10-20 sliding scale, dance shoes required, no street shoes permitted beyond the entrance.

Mar 8 (Sun): Calling: Lindsey Dono (positional calling) with The Wolf Tones (George Penk, Heather Pinney, Jesse Shafer)
Apr 12 (Sun): Calling: Brooke Friendly (positional calling) with The Wolf Tones (George Penk, Laura Kuhlman, Lisa Scott)

The dances will be a balance of familiar dances and unfamiliar dances. The callers will encourage dancers to incorporate style points such as quality of movement, timing, transitions and dancing with the music.

We ask that dancers be comfortable dancing standard English Dance figures including:
- Heys in various orientations
- Regular and Double figure eights
- Triple minor progressions
- Dancing with couples outside of your group of 4
- Straight and draw poussettes.

Mask Policy:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All regular Contra and English dances will be mask-optional. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

COVID Policy:
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated. While currently available COVID-19 vaccines no longer do much to prevent transmission, they continue to be effective for protecting oneself from more serious illness.

Contra Remix: Gender-free Queer-friendly DJ‘d contra dancing.

Also keep spreading the good word to continue filling up the hall with even more of our friends and new friends we haven‘t met yet!

Contra Remix is back, with caller and DJ Noah Grunzweig.

This is a queer loving space that supports the expression, exploration, and rejection of gender & sex identities. The terms used to identify partnered positioning in our dance are Larks and Robins.

Community welcome and newcomers‘ lesson at 6:30 pm; dance 7-10

Admission: $6-$20 sliding scale

New Location! Norse Hall, upstairs - 111 NE 11th Ave, Portland

Mask Policy
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All regular Contra and English dances will be mask-optional. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

Vaccination Policy
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated. While currently available COVID-19 vaccines no longer do much to prevent transmission, they continue to be effective for protecting oneself from more serious illness.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 2 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle
May 3 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - music of Jan Garbarik and Eberhard Weber
May 4 (Mon): Mary Kadderly and Dan Gildea - jazz piano, voice, guitar
May 6 (Wed): Paul Mazzio - jazz trumpet
May 7 (Thu): Pete Peterson - jazz saxophone
May 10 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
May 11 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 13 (Wed): David Kim and Gary Lompray - the music of Jobim
May 14 (Thu): Terry Robb - Blues Master
May 17 (Sun): Gabriela Gimenez - Brazilian flute
May 18 (Mon): Cheryl Alex and Dan Balmer - jazz flute and guitar
May 20 (Wed): David Barber and Jack Radcliffe - jazz voice and guitar
May 21 (Thu): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 24 (Sun): Megan Yvonne and Andrew Oliver - tango duo
May 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 27 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
May 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 31 (Sun): JT Trawick - Ozark country Texan swing
Jun 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman - jazz voice
Jun 3 (Wed): Bigger Nova -j bossa nova soul jazz

Super supportive weekly open mic hosted by Johnny Franco! Check out the Facebook group, song prompts weekly for those wanting to create something unique to share!

Sign-up at 8 pm, music from 9 – 11:30 pm, free.