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Project updates from the Future of Keller team
An update on recent news and developments from the Future of Keller team.
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City Council Unanimously Approves Resolution on the Future of the Keller Auditorium
Resolution includes strategy for two Broadway-capable venues and authorizes completion of a Market Feasibility Analysis.
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City Council to Consider Resolution on the Future of the Keller Auditorium, Thursday, Oct. 10
Resolution includes strategy for two Broadway-capable venues and requests green light for a Market Feasibility Analysis
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City Council to ask Keller Auditorium teams for cohesive vision, addressing community needs and strengthening downtown’s arts and economic future
On Aug. 14, following more than a month of public engagement on the future of Portland’s largest performing arts facility, City leaders will ask Keller Auditorium project teams to collaborate on a larger vision, considering community needs, strengthening arts and culture and revitalizing downtown.
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City continues exploring performing arts facility possibilities, comprehensive options available for City leaders in the coming year
A recently developed Keller Auditorium renovation study was one step in the City’s effort to ensure the longevity of large-scale performing arts in Portland. Now, two proposers for a potential new performing arts facility look to refine their concepts: Lloyd Center and Portland State University.
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City gears up to hear Keller Auditorium renovation ideas, progresses with five compelling proposals for potential new performing arts facility
This week, City Council is set to review a renovation proposal for Keller Auditorium, while five locations for a potential new performing arts facility, including Lloyd Center, Lloyd Superblock, Portland State University, OMSI and Zidell Yards, have been narrowed from an initial eight.
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City of Portland explores options for large-scale performance venue, including Keller Auditorium renovation and high-profile new sites
The City of Portland is one step closer to planning for the future of premier performing arts in Portland, as a renovation concept for Keller Auditorium nears completion and an open call for a future venue attracts proposals from Lloyd Center, Portland State University, OMSI and more.
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City releases Request for Expression of Interest for new performing arts facility
The City of Portland is exploring the availability of potential sites for a new performing arts venue. A Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) invites submissions by interest-holding parties for suitable properties by August 11, 2023.
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City of Portland, Metro team up to explore future of Keller Auditorium
Keller Auditorium, courtesy Jason Quigley
A March 2020 seismic study completed for Keller Auditorium, set to be released right before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered spectator venues and performing arts facilities, outlines the 104-year-old building's structural and practical shortcomings.
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