Calendar

This calendar shows local and PCDC affiliated events. To see more (and to be able to filter by type of events) go to our extended regional calendar.

Week of Nov 16th

  • SPECIAL 3rd Sunday OPEN Contra: Wild Asparagus and The Engine Room with George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf at NORSE HALL

    SPECIAL 3rd Sunday OPEN Contra: Wild Asparagus and The Engine Room with George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf at NORSE HALL


    Sun Nov 16, 2025

    On SUNDAY, as part of Rose City Dance-a-Rama, national touring bands Wild Asparagus and  The Engine Room will make music for our dancing pleasure.  National callers George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf will use gender-neutral terms.

    6:30 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
    6:45 pm dancing starts
    10:00 dancing ends
    Some dancers head to a pub for "afters" -- all are welcome!

    $15 - $25 Admission ~ Pay what you can.

    (Free for Dance-A-Rama participants)

    Covid protocols: Though not required, masks and up-to-date vaccinations are recommended to help keep our community healthy. We continue to monitor potential exposures at PCDC events and adjust policies as needed. Refer to the PCDC Covid policy for details.

     

    111 NE 11th Av
    Portland, Oregon 97232
    503-972-3329
  • PCDC 3rd Monday FREE Contra Slow Jam

    PCDC 3rd Monday FREE Contra Slow Jam


    Mon Nov 17, 2025

     

    PCDC sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays 7pm-9pm in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211.

    The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.

    The contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.

    If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!

    Questions:  Email Kathy Story, PCDC President

     

    McMenamins Kennedy School
    5736 NE 33rd Ave
    Portland, Oregon 97211