The memory of music professor Roger O. Doyle is fresh in the minds of his many friends and colleages at the University; he retired in 2010 and passed away from Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) in 2012. Roger’s larger than life personality had a huge impact on music students during his time at UP, and also […]
Performing & Fine Arts
Student Photo Shows, BC Gallery
Students enrolled in the first summer session Intro to Black and White Photo class will be hanging their images in Buckley Center Gallery from now until July 30, according to Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts. After July 30 the next group of students will hang their images. Everyone is invited to stop by and […]
Jewell Yaguchi Retirement Party, June 12
After 15 years of serving as the welcoming face of the departments of English and performing and fine arts (not to mention international languages and cultures), office manager Jewell Yaguchi will be retiring from the University of Portland. All are invited to wish her a fond farewell at her retirement party on Thursday, June 12, […]
Sarah Allen Art Show, BC Gallery
The Buckley Center art gallery will show the work of Sarah Allen, a 15-year-old sophomore student at Metro East Web Academy in Gresham, Oregon, through Saturday, June 13. For more information contact Elaine Powell-Ascroft, performing and fine arts, at 7228 or cmstudios@gmail.com.
“Iolanthe” Plays Through June 28
Mock’s Crest Productions will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday from June 6 to June 28, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m Sundays), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Tickets are available through the Hunt Center box office at 7287 or magohuntboxoffice@up.edu. This year’s production promises an evening of fairies, love, and politics […]
Holga Adventures With Pat Bognar
Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, will show a selection of her photographs, titled “Holga Adventures,” at 12×16 Gallery (8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5) from June 5-29. There will be a First Friday reception on Friday, June 6 from 6 to 9 p.m., and an artists’ reception on Sunday, June 8, from 2 to […]
Best In The Northwest Choir Fest, May 9
The University and the performing and fine arts department will host the 41st annual Best in the Northwest Choir Festival, Friday May 9, all day, in Buckley Center Auditorium. Choir members will also use first floor Buckley Center classrooms for robing and rehearsal. Top honors go to the finest middle and junior high school choirs […]
New UP Theater Facebook Page
The drama department recently launched a new Facebook page, intended to serve as a hub for behind-the-scenes action, upcoming performance information, and tidbits from the theater world as a whole. The new page is PFA’s latest tool to get the word out about the exciting art that students at University of Portland are creating. Just […]
Romeo and Juliet Concert, April 22
The University of Portland Orchestra will present the “Romeo and Juliet” concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, on Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Admission is free and all are welcome. The orchestra will perform two of the most famous musical depictions […]
Reception, Panel Discussion For “Cymbeline,” April 12
Drawing on the gifts of our faculty, the Garaventa Center will host a wine and cheese reception prior to the April 12 performance of Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. A panel featuring the show’s designer and UP faculty members will illuminate surprising dimensions of the play and will […]