INDEPENDENT VENUE COALITION
OF OREGON
Giving voice to the places and communities you love.
Performance Venues are America’s living rooms, our town halls, and our economic engines. Oregon is a unique ecosystem of some 80 “dedicated” venues, whose entire business model revolves around shows, and “mixed use” venues, which feature live performance as a significant part of their programing and business model.
Venues were entirely closed from MARCH of 2020 until late summer 2021. Following Omicron and other strains of COVID, venues are still hurting, operating at a tremendous disadvantage and, in almost all cases, a loss.
Oregon venues are where people come together to develop empathy.
Oregon venues are where people come together to express their identity.
Oregon venues are where people come together to discover themselves.
Oregon venues are where people come together to find common ground.
Oregon venues are where people come together to support their communities.
Oregon venues are where people come together to participate in commerce, job creation, and economic activity that makes our cities and towns thrive.
First to close, last to reopen, independent venues faced permanent closure if there was not further relief to our industry and interconnected businesses.
Thanks in large part to advocacy by the IVC, most venues received help from the Oregon CARES act allocation, from the SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program, and federal ARPA funding. Most recently, the Oregon Legislature passed a budget in which dedicated venues received meaningful grants to help them survive and take part in Oregon’s recovery and growth.
WHAT ELSE?
Support NIVA’s ERF - Emergency Relief Fund. HERE
Visit the website of your favorite venue. Support them - they’ll have donation options, gift certificates, and other programs - every venue is different.
Hang on to your ticket for rescheduled shows
When you think of Oregon, you think of venues.
Oregon’s assembly spaces are the ones people talk about - where thousands of musicians, performers and employees make their livings. Home to concerts, comedy, public hearings, podcasts, theatrical performances, debates, and community events, venues are cultural and community hubs in their neighborhoods. They anchor the business districts. The incubators for ideas. The places where moments happen.
ARE YOU A VENUE?
Please join Oregon’s IVC by joining our mailing list (YES, MEMBERSHIP IS STILL FREE) AND join NIVA, the National Independent Venue Association - This is where much of the federal work is taking place.
Who We Are
Our mission is to make Oregon venues safe, sustainable, and leaders on the national scene and local communities. Our members range from concert halls that seat thousands to neighborhood bars that depend on music and performance. The common thread is that events bring people together, and our member businesses are passionate about that. Meet our member venues.
Challenges and Ongoing Action
Assembly spaces face a unique set of business needs and face unequalled business hurdles. Learn here about why we have gathered here to tell our story.
Press
Central Oregon Venues Get Relief from the State
OPB: Venues Face an Uncertain Future
Willamette Week reports on the struggle independent venues face.
Portland Mercury Guest Editorial: Save Our Souls - Save Our Venues
Rolling Stone: Without Federal Aid, More than 1,000 U.S. Music Venues Are in Danger of Closing
Fox News Portland ch 12: Portland Music-Venues Face Uncertainty as Covid 19 Pandemic Continues
Some of our Venues: Click on Red markers to see “Dedicated” Venues whose entire business depends on performances. Blue markers are venues where entertainment/shows are a primary aspect of the business. Green markers are non-profit theaters.
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Here’s a list of Venues in Oregon. ALL OF THESE are locally owned, independent businesses:
45 East, 315 SE 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Afrodaddy’s Jazz, 1383 NE 181st Ave, Portland, OR 97230
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Albany Civic Theater (a nonprofit), 111 W 1st Ave, Albany, OR 97321
Alberta Abbey (a nonprofit), 126 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Alberta Street Pub, 1036 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Al's Den, 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (a nonprofit), 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
Artichoke Music (a nonprofit), 2007 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97203
Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St, Ashland, OR 97520
Astor Street Opry Company (a nonprofit), 129 W Bond St, Astoria, OR 97103
Atlantis Lounge, 3552 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227
Barnstormers Theatre (a nonprofit), 112 NE Evelyn Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526
Barrio, 7238 SE Foster Rd #9, Portland, OR 97206
Black Water Bar, 835 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
BodyVox (a nonprofit), 1201 NW 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Bombs Away Cafe, 2527 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis, OR 97330
Boon's Treasury, 888 Liberty St NE, Salem, OR 97301
Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Britt Festival (a nonprofit), 350 S 1st St, Jacksonville, OR 97530
Broadway Rose (a nonprofit), 12850 SW Grant Ave, Tigard, OR 97223
Buffalo Gap Saloon, 6835 S SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97219
Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Canby Pioneer Chapel Performing Arts, 508 NW 3rd Ave, Canby, OR 97013
Cascades Theatrical Company (a nonprofit), 148 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend, OR 97701
Catfish Lou's & Legends Billiard Room, 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl, Beaverton, OR 97008
Chapel Theater, 4107 SE Harrison St, Milwaukie, OR 97222
Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts (a nonprofit), 588 16th St, Astoria, OR, 97103
Christo's Pizzeria, 1108 Broadway St NE, Salem, OR 97301
Churchill Dancehall, 3451 Broadway St, Baker City, OR 97814
Coaster Theatre Playhouse (a nonprofit), 108 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110
Coho Theatre (a nonprofit), 2257 NW Raleigh St, Portland, OR 97210
Cottage Theatre (a nonprofit), 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Craterian Theater (a nonprofit), 23 S Central Ave, Medford, OR 97501
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Curious Comedy Theater (a nonprofit), 5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97211
Cuthbert Amphitheater, 601 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR 97401
Dante's, 350 West Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Darcelle XV Showplace, 208 NW 3rd Ave, Portland OR 97209
Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend, OR 97701
Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Edgefield Concerts, 2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale, OR 97060
Elgin Opera House (a nonprofit), 104 N 8th Ave, Elgin, OR 97827
Elsinore Theatre (a nonprofit), 170 High St SE, Salem, OR 97301
Eygptian Theatre (a nonprofit), 229 S Broadway, Coos Bay, OR 97420
Father Luke's Room, 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97703
Four Rivers Cultural Center (a nonprofit), 676 SW 5th Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Hawthorne Theater, 1507 SE 39th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Headwaters Theatre (a nonprofit), 55 NE Farragut St #4, Portland, OR 97211
Holly Theatre, 226 W 6th St, Medford, OR 97501
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214
HQ, 112 Depot St, La Grande, OR 97850
Imago Theatre (a nonprofit), 17 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Jack London Revue, 529 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
Jazz Station/Willamette Jazz (a nonprofit), 124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401
KALA, 1017 Marine Dr, Astoria, OR 97103
Keizer Homegrown Theatre (a nonprofit), 980 Chemawa Rd NE, Kaiser, OR 97303
Keller Auditorium (a nonprofit), 222 SW Clay St, Portland, OR 97201
Kelly's Olympian, 426 SW Washington St, Portland, OR 97204
Kennedy School Gym, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211
Kickstand Comedy (a nonprofit), 16 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209
Lakewood Center for the Performing Arts (a nonprofit), 368 S State St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Laurelthirst, 2958 NE Glisan, Portland, OR 97232
Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Liberty Theater (a nonprofit), 1203 Commercial St, Astoria, OR 97103
Lincoln City Cultural Center (a nonprofit), 540 NE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367
Little Theatre on the Bay (a nonprofit), 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend, OR 97459
Lola's Room, 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Lollipop Shoppe, 736 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR, 97214
Majestic Theatre (a nonprofit), 115 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333
McDonald Theatre, 1016 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97401
Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend, OR 97701
Milagro Theatre (a nonprofit), 525 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227
Mock Crest Tavern, 3435 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
New Expressive Works (a nonprofit), 810 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
Newmark Theater (a nonprofit), 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
Newport Performing Arts Center (a nonprofit), 777 W Olive St, Newport, OR 97365
No Fun, 1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Northwest Children's Theater (a nonprofit), 1819 NW Everett St, Portland, OR 97209
OK Theater, 208 W Main St, Enterprise, OR 97828
Oregon Contemporary Theatre (a nonprofit), 194 W Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401
Pentacle Theatre (a nonprofit), 324 52nd Ave. NW, Salem, OR 97304
PICA (a nonprofit), 15 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR 97212
Pickathon at Pendarvis Farm, 16581 SE Hagen Rd, Happy Valley, OR 97086
Polaris Hall, 635 N Killingsworth Ct, Portland, OR 97217
Portland Center Stage at the Armory (a nonprofit), 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Portland Playhouse (a nonprofit), 602 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97211
Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Rontoms, 600 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Ross Ragland Theatre (a nonprofit), 200 N 7th St, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Sam Bond's Garage, 407 Blair Blvd, Eugene, OR 97402
Sand Trap Pub, 1157 N Marion Ave, Gearhart, OR 97138
Sawdust Theatre (a nonprofit), 120 N Adams St, Coquille, OR 97423
Sessions Music Hall, 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Sisters Folk Festival (a nonprofit), 204 W Adams Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Shaking the Tree Theatre (a nonprofit), 823 SE Grant St, Portland, OR 97214
Shoe Box Theatre (a nonprofit), 2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97218
Stage 722, 722 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Starday Tavern, 6517 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206
The 1905, 830 N Shaver St, Portland, OR 97227
The Axe and Fiddle, 657 E Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
The Belfry, 302 East Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
The Get Down, 615 SE Alder St Suite B, Portland, OR 97214
The Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
The Governor's Cup Coffee Roasters, 471 Court St NE, Salem, OR 97301
The Historic Rogue Theatre (a nonprofit), 143 SE H St, Grants Pass, OR 97526
The North Warehouse, 723 N Tillamook St, Portland, OR 97227
The Old Church Concert Hall (a nonprofit), 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97201
The Ruins, 13 Railroad St, Hood River, OR 97031
The Shedd (a nonprofit), 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
The Siren Theater, 315 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
The Space Concert Club, 1128 Edgewater St, Salem, OR 97304
Theatre in the Grove (a nonprofit), 2028 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Tony Starlight Showroom, 1125 SE Madison St, Portland, OR 97214
Tower Theatre (a nonprofit), 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97701
Trail's End Saloon, 1320 Main St, Oregon City, OR 97045
Triangle Productions: The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza (a nonprofit), 1785 NE Sandy Portland OR 97232
Turn! Turn! Turn!, 8 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211
Twilight Cafe and Bar, 420 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202
Valentine's, 232 SW Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97204
Vault Theater (Bag and Baggage) (a nonprofit), 350 E Main St, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Volcanic Theatre, 70 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97701
White Eagle, 836 N Russell St, Portland, OR 97227
Whiteside Theatre (a nonprofit), 361 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR 97333
Wildish Community Theater (a nonprofit), 630 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
Wilsonville Old Church And Pub, 30340 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070
World Famous Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR 97217
Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St, Portland, OR 97212
WOW Hall (a nonprofit), 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401