Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

2021/22 Portland Arts & Lectures: Cathy Park Hong

UPDATED COVID-19 ATTENDANCE POLICY

All ticket holders, regardless of age, are required to show proof of full COVID vaccination or a negative test result (within 72 hours) from a healthcare provider for entry into the theatre. “Fully vaccinated” means that ticket holders have received their final vaccination dose of either the two-dose regimen of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one dose of Johnson & Johnson at least 14 days before your performance date.

Also, in accordance with state and local guidelines, face masks are required for entry. Masks must completely cover nose and mouth. Gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable. If wearing a face mask that does not comply with Metro policy, Portland’5 will provide a face mask for patrons. Masks must be worn at all times except while eating or drinking for brief periods. Prolonged periods of mask removal are not permitted for eating or drinking – masks must be worn between bites and sips.

All Literary Arts staff and volunteers are fully vaccinated.

Read Literary Arts’ full vaccination policy here.


Literary Arts presents the 37th annual Portland Arts & Lectures. Join us for five unforgettable nights featuring some of the world’s best authors, giving original talks at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Tickets start at just $90 for the five-part lectures series. All events are scheduled for in-person at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, however all subscriptions come with a full digital pass should you prefer to watch from home. Please contact our Box Office at 503-227-2583 ext 2, or email la@literary-arts.org with any questions.

Cathy Park Hong is the author of three poetry collections and Minor Feelings, a New York Times bestselling book of creative nonfiction which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography and was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Hong is a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Her poems have been published in PoetryThe New York TimesThe Paris ReviewMcSweeney’s, and other journals. She is the poetry editor of The New Republic and full professor at Rutgers University–Newark.

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall : Upcoming Events

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Literary Arts presents the Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on...

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Oregon Symphony presents singer-songwriter Cody Fry with the Oregon Symphony at Arlene Schnitzer Concert...

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Portland Youth Philharmonic presents their New Beginnings concert at Arlene Schnitzer Concert...

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The Oregon Historical Society presents H.W. Brands: 2024 Hatfield Lecture at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall...

Showing: 05/07
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Live Nation presents comedian Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic World Tour at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer...

Showing: 05/09 - 05/09