There’s a lot of opera on this week’s entertainment menu, and some of it is even free. If opera isn’t your scene, join in on a party in Pioneer Courthouse Square celebrating the kickoff of the Women’s World Cup Soccer tournament. We’ve also got several outdoor festivals and fairs as well as theater and dance performances.
“Don Giovanni”
Take a seat and raise a glass of wine during this evening opera set in the beauty of a Willamette Valley vineyard. Mozart’s masterpiece, “Don Giovanni,” tells a seductive tale of love, lust, and revenge sung by the young artists of Aquilon Music Festival based on the campus of Linfield University, and accompanied by a chamber orchestra. The piece is sung in Italian, but English supertitles will be provided.
7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, July 19-22, Lady Hill Winery, 8400 Champoeg Road N.E., Saint Paul; tickets $35-40; eventbrite.com/e/don-giovanni.
Jazz with violinist Eddie Parente
Head to the Eastside Jewish Commons around lunchtime Friday for a free concert featuring violinist Eddie Parente, along with Bossa Nova and Brazilian guitarist Ben Graves. The summertime concert offers a semi-acoustic set by this Portland-area duo to finish off your work week.
Noon Friday, July 21, Eastside Jewish Commons, 2420 N.E. Sandy Blvd.; free; ejcpdx.org/events.
The Gothard Sisters perform at the Corvallis Celtic Festival. Ruth H. Photography
Corvallis Celtic Festival
Corvallis is welcoming those of Celtic heritage and the community at large to celebrate the cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, and Brittany. Headlining musical act is Gothard Sisters performing Friday night. Saturday kicks off with a bagpiper’s parade at 9:30 a.m. Saturday will also feature musical acts from harps and fiddles to bagpipes, flutes, whistles, and singers. Guests can take part in performances and workshops, dancing, arts and crafts, children’s activities, and whiskey…
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