PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE

ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS
February 11th - March 15th
@Portland Playhouse | 602 NE Prescott St | Portland, OR 97211

Fierce, funny, and deeply moving, playwright Pearl Cleage reflects on a lifetime of her own activism with humor and grace in this multi-generational dramatic comedy about the evolution of feminism, and the art of knowing when to fight for your place and when to pave the way for the next generation.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
20% OFF TICKETS
Code: MADNESS

MILAGRO THEATRE

LOS EMPEÑOS DE UNA CASA
February 19th - March 8th
@Milagro Theatre | 525 SE Stark Street | Portland, OR 92714

A Spanish Golden Age Classic, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's Los Empeños de una Casa is a romantic comedic farce. With its hilarious entrances, exits, elaborate plots, disguises, and love triangles, there's bound to be chaos under this one roof. Join siblings Don Pedro and Doña Ana in their romantic pursuits of Doña Leonor and Don Carlo, and root against their parents and romantic nemeses, in this modern adaptation of a Spanish language classic.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
SAVE 10% on any Adult, Senior, or Student Ticket
(not available for preview performances)
Code: MADNESS

RENEGADE OPERA

PAINT BY NOTES
February 28th, 7:00PM
@Alberta House | 5131 NE 23rd Ave | Portland, OR 97211

A night of restorative, inspiring art, music, and community building! Renegala 2026: Paint by Notes is an immersive event inviting our audience to paint while they enjoy musical performances by members of Renegade Opera. Audiences will be given everything they need to complete their own paintings inspired by the performance. And as always, your Renegala ticket includes catered food, complimentary refreshments, a photobooth, live performance, and a silent auction full of fabulous local items and experiences.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
$20 off tickets
Code: send an email with phrase "Arts Madness" to renegadeoperapdx@gmail.com

PORTLAND CENTER STAGE

LIZARD BOY
March 1st - 29th
@The Armory | 128 NW Eleventh Ave | Portland, OR 97209

When Trevor’s childhood dragon encounter leaves him green and scaly, MonsterFest becomes his one safe day to be seen—and this year, he has a date! But when another survivor warns that the dragons may be returning, Trevor must choose between staying hidden or stepping up to save the world. Part concert, part hero’s journey, this indie-rock musical proves you don’t need a cape to be a superhero—just the nerve to show up.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
$10 off tickets
(not available for Area 4)
Code: ARTSMADNESS

PORTLAND OPERA

FELLOW TRAVELERS
March 7th - 15th
@Newmark Theatre | 1111 SW Broadway | Portland OR 97205

A powerful and deeply moving historic snapshot, Fellow Travelers is set amidst the Lavender Scare of midcentury McCarthyism, when persecution of LGBTQ+ people within the Federal government was rampant. This modern lyric opera is about the bravery it takes to be one’s authentic self, even when society demands secrecy and silence.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
20% off two (2) tickets
Code: ArtsMadness26

45TH PARALLEL UNIVERSE

TRAILBLAZING WOMEN
March 4th, 7:00PM
@Show Bar | 1300 SE Stark | Portland OR 97214

mousai REMIX returns to 45th Parallel with Trailblazing Women — a program celebrating the power and perspective of women composers across generations. This concert honors the legacy of Fanny Mendelssohn and Grażyna Bacewicz, two influential voices of the 19th and 20th centuries whose music continues to resonate with bold individuality.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
Buy tickets to March or April shows, be entered to win free tickets for May!

CAPPELLA ROMANA

PASSION FOR LIFE
March 7th, 2:00PM
@St. Mary’s Cathedral | 1716 NW Davis St | Portland, OR 97209

Banned, buried, and resurrected: Orthodox hymns for Holy Week that survived the Stalinist machine, brought to life in the deeply moving Passion Week settings by Maximilian Steinberg and Alexander Gretchaninov. Cappella Romana’s world premiere of Steinberg’s Passion Week in 2O14 and its disc and vinyl release received international critical acclaim. If you love Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers), you’ll experience the same passion here.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
BUY ONE, GET ONE!
Code: ArtsMadness

RESONANCE ENSEMBLE

NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS SONGBOOK
March 8th, 2:00 PM
@Alberta Rose Theatre | 3000 NE Alberta St | Portland, OR 97211

This West Coast premiere features a landmark collection of vocal music by Indigenous composers from across the U.S. and Canada. Curated by Timothy Long—conductor, pianist, and Director of Opera at Eastman School of Music—the North American Indigenous Songbook was born from Long’s vision to expand and uplift the canon of Native art song, a repertoire that, until now, has been largely invisible in the classical tradition. This concert offers audiences a rare opportunity to hear powerful new works grounded in tradition, experimentation, and lived experience—music that redefines what belongs in the canon.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE
Code: NAISFAM

IN MULIERIBUS

AMONG WOMEN

March 8th, 4:00PM
@Irving St. Studio | 907 NW Irving St | Portland, OR 97209

Join us for the second annual Among Women. This free community event honors International Women’s Day by showcasing the extraordinary music, dance, visual art, and poetry of local women artists.

While enjoying performances, food, and drinks, you're invited to express your own creativity by contributing to a communal art project. Celebrate the courageous women transforming our world! All are welcome.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
This event is free to attend, but RSVPs are required to attend.

THIRD ANGLE NEW MUSIC

DIES IRAE, DESIRÉE

March 13th-15th
@The Vault Theater| 350 E Main St | Hillsboro, OR 97123

Dies Irae, Desirée is an opera about The Kinship, a doomsday UFO cult led by charismatic YouTube streamer Desirée who claims to communicate with a cosmic emissary from the distant solar system of Elyrha. This March, Third Angle presents this world premiere work from Maria Finkelmeier and Portland-based writer Brady Evan Walker.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE!
Code: MADNESS

PORTLAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

HIDDEN WOMEN OF ROME: LOST MUSIC OF SACRED DIVAS

March 14th, 7:00PM
@Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational | 1126 SW Park Ave | Portland, OR 97205

March 15th, 3:00PM
@Kaul Auditorium | 3017 SE Woodstock Blvd | Portland, OR 97202

Journey to 17th-century Rome through sacred vocal works by Alessandro Melani, Corelli, and Scarlatti. Featuring Portland Baroque Voices, this program revives operatic music sung by virtuoso nuns—unheard for 300 years—restoring voice and recognition to women erased from musical history.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
15% off standard section seats
Code: ARTSM15

ORCHESTRA NOVA NORTHWEST

ELLIS ISLAND: DREAM OF AMERICA

March 14th, 6:00 PM
@Roosevelt High School | 6941 N Central St | Portland, OR 97203

March 15th, 3:00 PM
@Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | 12625 SW Crescent St | Beaverton, OR 97005

ONN presents this powerful program exploring memory and national identity. Carlos Simon opens with music of history and hope. Pianist Artina McCain performs Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F. The evening culminates in Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America, honoring immigrant journeys through music and archival voices.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE!
Code: ONNMADNESS

OREGON SYMPHONY

NATALIE MACMASTER, DONNELL LEAHY, AND THE CELTIC ALL-STARS

March 17th, 7:30 PM
@Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | 1037 SW Broadway | Portland, OR 97205

Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, and the Celtic All-Stars - On St. Patrick’s Day, Cape Breton’s celebrated Celtic icon Natalie MacMaster and acclaimed fiddle virtuoso Donnell Leahy will trace the rich threads of Celtic musical traditions across borders. Joining them on stage will be their talented daughter Mary Frances and guests including Tim Edey, Ross Ainslie, Karen Matheson, and Enda Scahill.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
15% off
Code: MADNESS15
Offer expires March 17

IN MEDIO

SING, MY CHILD

March 18th, 7:00 PM
@US Grant High School | 2245 NE 36th Ave | Portland, OR 97212

Our fifth annual high school invitational, Sing, My Child, brings together five high school choirs from across the Portland Metro area to sing side-by-side with In Medio. The culmination of our educational outreach program, it’s an evening full of energy, inspiration, and community spirit. Students take the stage with their peers and mentors, and we will award scholarships totaling $3,500 to support the next generation of singers. As Daryl Browne of Oregon ArtsWatch wrote: “It’s an excellent festival model.” Come experience the future of choral music.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
Tickets for this event are pay-what-you-will, but you can get 50% off merch on concert night!
Code: Just mention Arts Madness when buying your merch!

OREGON SYMPHONY

MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH SYMPHONY

March 19th - 22nd
@Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | 1037 SW Broadway | Portland, OR 97205

March 20th
@Smith Auditorium | 270 Winter St SE | Salem, OR 97301

Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony - Join us for a sonic wander through Scotland’s misty moors in The Hebrides Overture and Mendelssohn's picturesque Third Symphony. Portland favorite Conrad Tao then dazzles in Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
15% off
Code: MADNESS15
Offer expires March 22

CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST

LOEFFLER’S LOST OCTET, DEBUSSY & SCHUMANN

March 28th, 7:30 PM
@First Baptist Church | 909 SW 11th Avenue | Portland, OR 97205

Imagine a Romantic masterpiece lost to time—unpublished, unrecorded, and unheard since 1897. After two premieres that “took nearly everyone by storm,” Charles Martin Loeffler’s Octet vanished into the Library of Congress, until rediscovered in 2020 by Graeme Steele Johnson. Now reconstructed by Johnson, an all-star ensemble revives it alongside two Debussy masterpieces, bringing it back to life for modern audiences worldwide.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
$10 off any ticket
to have the rare opportunity to experience this masterpiece

Code: CMNWARTSMAD

45TH PARALLEL UNIVERSE

VIOLIN SQUARED
April 20th, 7:00PM
@Polaris Hall | 635 N Killingsworth Ct | Portland, OR 97217

Inspired by Béla Bartók’s 44 violin duos, we present the first piece in a new series commissioned by Greg Ewer from his longtime friend, collaborator, and fellow admirer, Kenji Bunch.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
Buy tickets to March or April shows, be entered to win free tickets for May!

A NOTION, A SCREAM

THE PROMISE
May 30th, 7:00pm
@Leodis V. McDaniel High School | 2735 NE 82nd Ave | Portland, OR 97220

Five years after the murder of George Floyd, we offer a concert of inspiring choral and orchestral music including Carlos Simon’s "Brea(d)th", Reena Esmail’s “She Will Transform You,” and Jessie Montgomery’s “I Have Something to Say.” Powerful music for social justice by living composers.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
Free & open to the public.

RESONANCE ENSEMBLE

A GRAIN OF SAND, REVISITED
June 7th, 2:00pm
@Leodis V. McDaniel High School | 2735 NE 82nd Ave | Portland, OR 97220

In collaboration with A Thousand Tongues—a Minneapolis-based arts organization dedicated to uplifting Asian American voices—this concert blends past and present, featuring selections from the seminal 1973 protest album A Grain of Sand, alongside choral works by contemporary Asian and Asian American composers including Shruthi Rajasekar, Tracy Wong, and Saunder Choi. Through music and reflection, this program explores the album’s radical legacy and the enduring lessons it offers today.

DISCOUNT OFFER:
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE
Code: MADNESS

What is Arts Madness?

Resonance has organized with other local arts organizations to support one another through reciprocal discounts! Think of it like a one-stop coupon book for great arts events happening in Portland this March. From the opera stage and concert hall to intimate local venues, the goal is to encourage arts lovers from all over PDX to explore what their community has to offer.

How Do I Access Discount Codes?

This page! Each event has the discount code listed under the ticket button. Some organizations may also email you a list of codes as part of their newsletter (subscribe to ours here)—so keep your eyes out in March for these fantastic last-minute deals! You can plan your own arts crawl and save big on the fantastic events Portland artists and ensembles have to offer.

Is Resonance Ensemble Getting Paid From Each Sale?

Nope! We believe in fostering a collaborative arts ecosystem, and just want to get audiences out to experience the fantastic art our city has to offer. While we make money on our own tickets, we won’t receive any kickbacks from other organizations - they keep 100% of the sale!