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3.9 (44 reviews)
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Derrick G.

I saw a comedy show in this theatre, it was a great venue for the show. Celeste Barber put on a great performance. The theatre is located in downtown Portland, but it was easy and affordable to find parking.

Bennette I.

My very first opera at the Newmark! We easily found street parking a few blocks away. The building and design itself is gorgeous, it is the perfect size for any show - not a bad seat in the house. Because of the age of the building, the seats are not new, so the cushions aren't 100% comfortable. The seating is also close together so it can be a bit of a tight fit (both side to side and front to back). The staff was helpful in assisting us to find our seats. They also sold beverages (a bit pricey) with a very cool sitting area, offering plenty of seats and tables on the first level.

6/6/2024 - OBT's 'Made in Portland' at the Newmark Theater.
Mikhail H.

Here's the thing - GO TO SHOWS HERE...support the arts and the amazing people who perform here. I just want you to know what you are in for and this is from a person who averages 1-2 performances PER WEEK sometimes. I go to both theaters in here but most is at the Newmark (the larger of the two). I have so many words to say about a lot of the staff at Newmark Theater being abusive and genuinely hateful to ADA - they make every performance an unnecessary anxiety attack going in and leaving. It's very unfortunate because I know so many people who just don't go to things because of hateful people like this. I look relatively young for my age and have found I get the worse treatment from my elders who talk down to me. I cannot imagine anyone enjoying that and it has happened several times here. After dropping into see a ballet performance a few nights ago though, I have to update since it has been countless performances, one after another and one of the ushers leveled the foulness up threatening to kick my friend and I out. She hit my shoulder while I too a photo of....drumroll please THE PERFORMERS BOWING AFTER THE PERFORMANCE!!! I post these to tag the artists and I share them on the Yelp pages too as I have folks email me about happenings and such. Before performances, words are stated that you are not to take photos or video OF THE PERFORMANCE - I am not sure if this person knows what a performance is. I got to a lot of things and even ones which encourage pictures I try to be mindful of not being a jerk and having my phone really there - they can be pretty bright etc. One at another (coincidentally enough - another OBT performance) performance, the person doing the introduction actually said they encourage photos NOW and at the applause for people to post and make sure to tag since pictures, even just the venue and bows encourage others to go to the other performances. I was happy he said that because I personally get a migraine when someone brights up the area with their phone. My pedestal complaint does not end there, and please remember this is JUST the latest "encounter" since every time I attend something it is something thanks to one of the folks who work and/or volunteer here. You would think that I'd be able to get through unscathed but oh no, dear reader, they have to make themselves into the problem I never needed which is extra special. Down to my seats - I always get the same seats at the Newmark which people do not realize are there - you actually have to arrange them and I have folks who do this for me. I come here for the opera (two different companies), OBT, White Bird performances... NW Dance Project... A LOT. But the ushers find a reason to argue, will call has even argued before that my seats don't exist. Its exhausting but also the ushers like to sit in the ADA spots so they get mad when someone knows they are actually for sale seats yet do not realize they are the numbers (they are not "marked" in the venue with their seat numbers so that the seats can be removed to place wheelchairs. Also, I will note that the regular seating in here is DANGEROUS - there are ZERO aisles so you have a very long stretch of tight seats with no way to get out. During this performance a person third row middle filmed the entire second piece and I was actually laughing because I was thinking wow - these ushers were up on everyone accusing of weird garbage before the performance and all sorts of flashing their flashlights yet have zero to say and this person is NOT just taking a quick picture (I was even more thinking ARE YOU KIDDING after because that was when the angry usher ordered me to no photos or she would kick us out). Then I saw the ushers making more of a scene walking up and down trying to figure out how to get to the person ... because they couldn't. Perhaps that is why the usher assaulted me a few minutes later?? Another reason I just know my night attending is going to be rough is entering and exiting. I have two seats I get for me and my friend who is also disabled. She has a brain tumor and I have unattached tendons + tissue disorder so I can tear or fracture things for zero reasons. So I can continue to live my life and not be in further pain or get crippled more while in public, I cannot chance people "running into me" and people do and step n my cane and A LOT. I cannot do crowds. After shows, people pile up exiting. The elevators are slow and there is a crowd waiting for them blocking us from finding a seat to wait. The second the crowd is out of the venue the ushers, including the psycho intent on throwing us out. We said that we both have difficulty with the elevator crowd and just need a moment to which she barks "THE ELEVATOR IS OVER THERE". Thank you... So we struggled getting past all the people to sit so that an even more hostile security lady could chose to bark at us that we needed to go downstairs immediately before lightly engaging the over twenty other people not ADA to.

view from 2nd Balcony Row C Seat 13
Vanisa K.

First time here and we're already planning to come back! I've only ever been to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall next door, so we were excited to check out this venue! We came for Matteo Bocelli on 12/16/24 and had seats on the 2nd Balcony. As soon as we entered, we were greeted by a kind staff member who took a look at our tickets then guided us to where we needed to go. We stopped by the bar on the lobby level and I got a lemon drop ($15 before tip). I liked that they give you your drink in a plastic cup with a lid - it was easier to walk around with and hold during the show. The 2nd Balcony was on the 4th floor and they have both stairs and elevators that you can use. The view from our 2nd Balcony seats were pretty good - I like that we were able to get a clear bird's eye view of the stage and the audience below. Next time, I want to get to the venue a little earlier so I can admire the atmosphere of the space a little more; the style of the decor and the interior design is pretty impressive. This place does have a Coat Check on the lobby level next to the elevators, but I didn't get a chance to see if it was free or whether the service required payment. For parking, we found it super convenient to park in the space at 1000 Broadway - it was safe, secure, and costed only $8.00. Looking forward to seeing more shows here!

Comedian Anjelah Johnson (1.22.22)
Whitney P.

I love this venue, because no matter where your seats are (near the stage, or in the balconies) it feels small and intimate. The acoustics are phenomenal. There's a bar inside for adult beverages :) IMPORTANT TO KNOW for 1st time visitors: There's no signage on the exterior saying "Newmark Theater" you just need to look for the "1111" address on the building and go in the main entrance (on Broadway). Once inside, signage makes it easy to navigate. Best parking option is directly across from Arlene Schnitzer Auditorium ($8)

Phil Rosenthal
Anthony C.

They always have such great performances here at the theater and I haven't been here in years and I think it's been since the 90s? I'm not sure how long does theaters been around but I think it's been around a long time. All I know is I saw Phil Rosenthal here and I got a signed book of his which I already bought a book the day prior at Paul's unfortunately so I have a double by... But I got to get a picture with him afterwards since I bought the signed copy at the venue and I also got to meet is beautiful daughter afterwards!

Marie A.

First time attending a performance at the Newmark to see the FabFour. We found street parking, but there is a garage across the street. Plenty of dining options around as well. The theater is so lovely! I loved the layout exterior and interior. So beautiful. We were seated on the first balcony/box seats and it was fabulous! We enjoyed the FabFour and it was great fun! We will come again!

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Denise B.

Nice theater. Very clean. The staff is super cold and give the vibe that your their servant and bothering them. I'm not here for them and could not be bothered. One waved us through then goes I guess I could have looked at your ticket and told you where your seats are. I said don't bother yourself we've got it. The Opera was great and that's all that matters.

This is what 'Limited View' means.
Katherine V.

We've been to a few things here. Recently we attended a Nat Geo Live lecture and previously we've been to White Bird performances. For National Geographic we purchased 'Limited View' seats. It truly is limited. We could barely see 50% of the large screen they had set up for the event. One of the ushers saw us struggling to see and when I went down to ask her if it would be possible we sit in seats that hadn't been claimed, she quickly instructed me to go to the box office where they would switch our seats for us. I was very impressed with this. Regardless of if this is a typical occurrence or not, I would not recommend Limited View seating. It's worth the extra money to be able to enjoy the event. I was a bit annoyed that I called both TicketsWest and the Portland5 box office inquiring about student tickets and was told there were not be any sold for this event. Then at the box office I saw a sign indicating student ticket pricing. The box office attendant told me it was a last minute decision to sell them, but I still think they should probably tell people calling that information, instead of a firm no. Anyways, friendly staff. Quality performances.

Two little girls were so happy to look out over all of the pink at Pinkalicious!!
Jessie T.

I took my nieces on a date last week to the children's production of Pinkalicious. We walked in and there was so much pink everywhere, and even all of the volunteers and those working in various places had pink on. It was like walking into a fairy land. Before the show, there were hidden cupcakes all on each level for little girls and boys to find and it felt super magical. Our seats were near the top, and though a little pricey, we were still able to see the entire stage and feel very intimate. All of the volunteers that work there who were wearing badges that say volunteers were extremely helpful and nice. I was impressed with the smoothness of the line after the show to get autographs from cast members, and it seems like everyone who worked here was willing to go out of their way to make all of the children feel very special. I am so glad we came and I will definitely take them back!

On the way up looking outside at orchestra level to the street
Jone V.

Exciting!! Going to the ballet here for the first time and the theatre promises to be a wonderful experience, with its aura of blue velvet and old cherry (mahogany?) wooden panels. The orchestra and first balcony levels even have old, real wooden chairs! How cool and comfortable they look from my nosebleed section. Yet the view to the stage is breathtaking, acoustics are good and it is a different way of seeing a ballet being danced, from so up high, the bird's eye view. I can tell the dancers are projecting straight forward, but I can read the emotions better on their faces actually. It is a lovely experience, again, and I am so grateful to be in this city where people appreciate the arts.

Farnell Newton -  Trumpet, Devin Phillips - Sax, Eric Gruber - Bass  at the ArtBar
Douglas C.

Last year we went to the Newmark theater to see the Portland Jazz Orchestra perform Duke Ellington's jazz adaptation of the Nutcracker Suite. It was a terrific show, and the theater is really a lovely venue with really good acoustics. But the actual theater is really only part of the story because the ArtBar, adjacent to the Newmark is itself a Portland music venue. The Artbar is really the foryer of the Newmark, so It's quite a large space including a fireplace and plenty of room for a stage. During the Portland Jazz Festival many jazz combos, local and otherwise, set up and played in the bar, and many of the ArtBar shows are free. It's a really casual and intimate spot for listening to small jazz combos.

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The Showdown - Really great performances and bartenders  The bartenders join in to support and sing with the crowd  A great time for everyone

The Showdown

4.2(22 reviews)
1.8 miHosford-Abernethy, Clinton, Southeast Portland

I traveled the world with a bar band, and I have performed in venues, big and small. So when I say…read morethat this is one of my favorite venues of all time, I'm comparing it to a lot of places! The showdown is a beautiful piece of Portland history. What was obviously once a country western venue, has turned eclectic, and Portland quality weird. It's old, it's worn, it's beautiful. The sound is excellent, distinct sounds from each instrument even above 90 dB so super props to the sound guy! I thought the menu was great and an exceptional value for a music venue with salty nibbles, and locally made red hot sausages, Also really delicious. Everybody there was super nice, the bartender was quick, efficient and knowledgeable. The seating is not the most comfortable in the world, but I sat there for four hours and barely moved because it was just that much fun. Can't wait to go back and see the next band I can't stop listening to.

It is important to understand what The Showdown is before you attend. While it is a live music…read morevenue, it is mostly open ballroom, with seating around the periphery. Dancing seems to be the priority here. Some would say that The Showdown is a proper honky tonk, but it seems to be a bit more upscale than that description would imply. On my visit, one of the televisions was showing "Star Trek: The Next Generation", which was a fun surprise. Food is available at very reasonable prices. The menu is very small, and the food is nothing spectacular, but it is better than expected. Despite what Google Maps says, parking around here is TERRIBLE. It is all street parking, and not much in close proximity. Staff is FANTASTIC!!! Very friendly, very helpful, very professional. Service is prompt, and there is a fair number of non-alcoholic options. Tuesday nights feature a drop-in two-step dance class if you're interested. The instructors were top-notch, friendly, and great at what they did. There were probably 20 people in the class when I went, and the periphery seating gave me a great vantage point of the instructors and students (I couldn't wrap my head around it, but all participants seemed to be having a great time). The PA system sounded great, and the volume levels were very appropriate for the size of the room (it is nice not to have been deafened by needlessly loud music). The band was the true highlight of the night. They were awesome.

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Crystal Ballroom - 9/13/2023 - Richard Cheese, Lounge Against the Machine

Crystal Ballroom

3.0(408 reviews)
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I came here for 80s night. The ballroom is quite large and can accommodate a lot of people. When…read moreyou first walk in there's a bar and there's also a bar towards the middle. At the bar, you can get different things to include beer, cider, mixed drinks, and even food. The bathrooms are located on the second level, which is kind of odd. However, it worked out since I also had access to Lola's room for 2000s night. This place definitely gets warm. So if you're trying to look cute, go for it on a cold night. The dance floors are bouncy, which was a lot of fun.

I am writing this review not regarding to the performers, but rather to the absurd policies and…read more unwilling to accommodate concert goers who do not have a personal vehicle to store items. I traveled from Seattle to Portland by train and bus on a day trip, in order to attend the Cultura event on May 10, 2026. I bought a to-go vermicelli entree at Van Nien Temple ( https://vannienvegan.com/ ) earlier in the day. It was a Sunday and Van Nien Cafe closes down at 4pm (hours 10 - 4pm) so I planned to save the entree for my late dinner after the concert, because I did not feel hungry before going to the event. The security rejected me, telling me that 'outside food could not be brought in, you can either discard it or finish it outside' (it was not listed on your policy, and I am not the type of person that would bring outside entree to eat in a music venue). Not wanting to waste the food, I was forced to eat the entree on the street while I was not hungry. I personally feel it is quite insulting, and the venue and their security staff could have done a better job to accommodate event goers who don't have a vehicle to store the food.

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Aladdin Theater

3.6(175 reviews)
1.7 miBrooklyn, Southeast Portland
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My daughter has been getting into the Cure lately and so we went to see a Cure cover band called…read moreThe Lovecats. The opening band was a Depeche Mode cover band called Hiding from Love (lots of "love" in the air tonight). My daughter has been on restriction, but we took a break from it as tribute bands are my guilty pleasure. I used it as an excuse to dive deeper into both bands beforehand. I know most of the hits although not always by name. My daughter and Sarah went up front to dance at the show and we had fun. Something interesting i found out was that Personal Jesus by Depeche is not even in their top 2 songs on Spotify currently. The other two songs are hits that i've heard, and i understand Depeche Mode is not a one hit wonder, but i was shocked to find out their song Enjoy the Silence has twice as many plays as Personal Jesus. Personal Jesus in my experience has always been the stand out hit, even at the show the crowd loved that one the most. Also Personal Jesus was released first as b-side in 1989, and was later released on a studio album the following year. The other big hits on the studio album (Enjoy the Silence, Policy of Truth, and World in my Eyes) although very 80's sounding, were released in 1990, which i had forgotten. Weird, i think of them as 80's songs. Not only that, but Depeche Mode, I learned very recently, has multiple other great songs that sound like they are from the 80's but were released years or decades after the 80's ended. Last note: They have an album (at least on streaming and it's listed as a "single" even though the collection is 3 hours long) of remixes called Violator: The 12 Inch Singles, and although i generally dislike remixes there are quite a few good ones on there. Many of them could fit well in a movie score.

My boyfriend and I came here to see Margaret Cho for a Saturday night late show. Tickets were super…read moreeasy to buy online. Tbh, that's always a bonus so I can pick my seats that I want. I'm an aisle girl. I will say parking around here is kind of hit or miss. But you can find parking like we, about a few blocks away from the theater We had seat tickets up in the balcony and because it's a smaller theater it was pretty decent seats in my opinion. The actual seats themselves are old and uncomfortable. Just wanted to note that if you have problems like me. We ordered some drinks from downstairs and prices were typical theater prices. They do have a full bar and cider and beer draft. Also have bathrooms upstairs. Overall, I'll probably be back to see another show

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4.1(142 reviews)
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A classic neighborhood pub that also has live music regularly, often more than one act in a day…read more That combo makes it a very unusual and special place -- most music venues don't have "neighborhood bar" vibes, and most neighborhood bars don't have live music. There are some young people among the clientele, but the majority are in their 40s and up, including many way past 40. From that demographic, you might think this is a quiet, sedate kind of crowd. You would be wrong. You'll see plenty of outlandish attire, tattoos and behaviors from the oldsters here. It's a hippie place, many of the regulars seem like refugees from the '60s, even those too young to have been around then. The music often reinforces the '60s vibe -- lots of folk-rock somewhat reminiscent of the Dead. But excellent! I am not a Deadhead but do appreciate much of the music here. Many of the regular musicians know each other and sit in with one another. The thing that stops me from giving this place the fifth star is I'm afraid to actually enter -- it's a classic cozy, packed pub, the sort of place I loved before Covid but can't relax in now. (Yes, Covid is still with us, as are a host of other illnesses that you could catch in such an environment.) There are outdoor tables, and you can hear the music from outside, so that's an option. Even during bad weather there usually are a bunch of people hanging out outside. I haven't tried the food.

Came out for live music that did not disappoint! I really enjoy a good divey aesthetic and…read moreLaurelthirst had plenty of it. The older gentleman at the door was welcoming and kind, and very apologetic that the door fee was cash only (tip - bring cash or you'll have to walk a couple blocks to the plaid pantry for atm access). The food we ordered was good (burgers and fries), the bartender seemed a little annoyed or bothered in general, maybe he was having an off night, so he wasn't the friendliest person but he poured cold beer and put our orders in correctly so there's that. Come for the live music and divey aesthetic, and you'll leave feeling quite satisfied! Oh, and parking was a little meh considering the area.

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