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THINGS TO DO IN PORTLAND
LIVE
entertainment
On campus, Lincoln Hall is Portland
State’s go-to performance space. We
host concerts and a variety of artistic
productions featuring student and
faculty artists and performers from
around the world. The Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall and Keller Auditorium are
both within walking distance and host
Broadway performances, the Oregon
Symphony, comedians like Hannah
Gadsby and dance performances.
Local and not-so-local acts take the
stage at Mississippi Studios, Crystal
Ballroom, Wonder Ballroom, Doug Fir
Lounge and Revolution Hall. For the
occasional outdoor experience, look
to Edgefield and the Tom McCall
Waterfront Park. These spaces have
more than music, they host stand-up
comedy, storytelling shows, themeddance nights and live recordings of your
favorite podcasts.
Above: Pickathon stage designed by PSU
architecture students made from recycled local
materials. Below: A PSU student performs live at
Parkway North on the PSU Campus.
The biggest names take the stage at
the Moda Center, in the Rose Quarter,
which is also home to the Portland Trail
Blazers and Winterhawks. Artists like
Lizzo, Bad Bunny and The 1975 all
featured Portland in their world tours.
Mark your calendar for Pickathon,
an annual three-day folk and indie
music festival, held every July/August
just outside the city. PSU’s School of
Architecture students are one of the
groups tasked with creating a Pickathon
stage from local materials each year.
They designed and built the Cherry
Hill Stage (see images above). The
wood used from the Cherry Hill Stage
is repurposed and used for building
sleeping pods. The sleeping pod project
is a city-wide initiative aimed at helping
improve the housing crisis in Oregon.
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