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Becoming a member of Portland Opera Guild is easy!  Simply download our MS-Word Format Membership Application here, or email info@portlandoperaguild.com.

GUILD BOUTIQUE 2011-2012

Portland Opera Guild will have a presence at each opera at Keller Auditorium and will be selling CDs, opera glasses, opera books and other fun opera items!  Join us in the main lobby to hear about the Guild and its programs.

2011-2012 LUNCHEON SERIES

Portland Opera Guild designs an annual luncheon series to complement each Portland Opera production.  Please visit our events page to view the series. 

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PORTLAND, OREGON 97207-0955
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info@portlandoperaguild.com

Portland Opera Guild was established in 1960 by a dedicated group of volunteers supporting and promoting opera in the Portland area.  The Guild evolved into an organization that generously supports opera and opera education.  Our fifty years of service actually predates the formation of the Portland Opera Association.  The Guild was recently recognized by the presentation of the Portland Opera’s Aubrey N. Morgan Award for our vision and service to Portland Opera and to the art form in our region.
Please call (503)-294-0010 for membership information.

Next Luncheon - Madama Butterfly—January 27, 2012, 11:30 a.m. at the Multnomah Athletic Club

The Guild’s first luncheon of 2012 will take place on Friday, January 27th at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Of course, Portland Opera Assoc. Music Director, Rob Ainsley will be there to enlighten us about the Puccini masterpiece and to accompany our POSA singers to what will certainly be un bel dì! Click here for a luncheon registration form: Pre-paid discount rate ends 1/20/12.

Once each year your Portland Opera Guild holds an extremely important fund-raising event to support the educational programs at Portland Opera. The Portland Opera Studio Artists (POSA) program is one of the most notable of these endeavors. Without this effort, the art we cherish so much would have no future. A Guild Committee has already been hard at work organizing this stellar event,"Reach for the Stars." It will take place on Saturday evening, March 3, 2011, at Cheatham Hall, at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road.

Holiday Gathering November 30, 2011

The perfect setting for a Guild get-together was arranged by Kathi Snouffer and ably supported by the Portland Opera Guild Board on November 30, 2011. What fun to enjoy the pretty tables laden with goodies, and to hear the French musical bon-bons supplied by the Portland State University Opera Program in preview of their recital later in that week. Christine Meadows thanked all of you who have provided support to the Portland State University Opera Program in the past, and provided pledge envelopes for those who support the continuation of this unique program. Your contributions to the Oregon Food Bank were delivered in December, and stocked many shelves with much-needed supplies.

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2010-2011 PSU Opera Program
previews Kurt Weill's Street Scene

Spring sunshine and energetic performance graced our April 8th lucheon at Waverley Country Club. Featured were performers from Portland State University's Opera Program who will be seen during the run of Kurt Weill's Street Scene at Lincoln Performance Hall. Christine Meadow introduced the performers who gave us a rousing show.

Barbara Sestak, Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts for
Portland State University, thanked our group for our support of the opera performance program at a time when state funding is strained. Matching funds will be eligible for the matching grant from Jeannine B. Cowles, a long time Guild member and generous supporter of PSU opera. Jeannine Cowles will match funds to underwrite student opera productions presented annually by the Department of Music of the School of Fine and Performing Arts.

Portland Opera Studio Artists & Gala Performers
Salute Donors and Patrons

Honorary co-chairs Alyce Cheatham and Jeannine Cowles hosted the 50th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the University Club. Mistress of ceremonies for this 50th Anniversary celebration was Margie Boulé, longtime Oregonian columnist and past local TV personality. Gala event co-chairs Jutta Allen and Kathi Snouffer delivered a delightful evening.

Many thanks to our donors, including the Van Duzer winery who generously provided all wines for the event. Other donors include: Portland Opera, Winderlea Vineyard and Winery, Lemelson Vineyards, The London Grill, Benson Hotel, Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel and Spa, Art Schwalge, Portland Golf and Country Club, Riverside Golf and Country Club, Tualatin Country Club, Gendoveer Golf Course and the RingSide Steakhouse, George and Lee Anne Carter, Drs. Roslyn and Donald Sutherland, and Dr. Louis and Judy McGraw.

Our sincere appreciation also goes out to our patrons who gave generously to support the Portland Opera Studio Artists.

Thanks to our Gala Committee members who worked tirelessly to make the evening a success: Jutta Allen and Kathi Snouffer, Gerry Allen, Susan Borts, Jeanne Buschbach, Lee Anne Carter, Liz Davis, Patricia Holloway, Christine Meadows, Michelle Reynolds, Rodney Mazour, and Susan Savard.

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