Upcoming Events
Album Release: Lanterns Vol I. - Light, Art Exhibit & Creative Music Performance
Featuring the art of Nomi Asghar and original music composed by Adam Carpinelli performed by Adrian Baxter, Owen Evans, Michael Galen, Marshall Peterson, and Santiago LaRochelle
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Black History Month Event & African Drumming Workshop
Celebrate Black history month with African food, arts, crafts and drumming. Hang out, relax and enjoy free West African (Ghanaian food) supporting Black owned business Black Star Grill, shop, buy African goods and stick around for a drumming workshop in the last hour of the event with Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop.
All Styles Dance Battle
SKY WALKING INSTITUTE OF HEALING AND MEDITATION PRESENTS
All Styles Dance Battle
Sunday, February 16th 2025
Propulsion Zone
818 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
All ages
Doors 3:00 pm | Battle 4:00 pm
$15 to watch | $20 to battle | Crowd Judges
Cash Prize: Winner takes the pot!
Co-sponsored by: Keys, Beats, Bars and Propulsion Network
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE: the Black Panthers' Ten-Point Program's Legacy
You are invited to connect with a community dedicated to remembering, uplifting, and preserving the voices that have shaped our shared history. This February, join us for a series of events honoring the Black Panther Party’s manifesto for justice and equality, which remains as relevant today as when it was written in 1966.
Swingin' Sounds Community Event
Hosted by Dan Norton, the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Portland. Don will be talking about transcription and incorporating vocabulary before we open the floor for the evening’s jam session.
Free all ages event.
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Sabar Drumming Workshop w/Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop
KEYS, BEATS, BARS PRESENTS
Sabar Drumming Workshop w/Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop
Thursday, December 12th 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Propulsion Zone
818 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
$25.00
Tickets at door only (cash preferred & card accepted)
All ages and all skill levels welcome | disability affirmative. Drums will be provided, but if you have a sabar drum, please bring yours.
Bio
Mapathé Diop is a Master Drummer from Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Mapathé has drummed his entire life having been born to a hereditary caste of griot entertainers among the Wolof people where he performed regularly at traditional ceremonies, less formal social occasions and toured West Africa with the film company Daaray Kocc, and musical troupe Dioudou Tay. Since arriving in the United States in 1992, he has taught and frequently performed in the Seattle area and generally throughout the West Coast. His relaxed and thorough teaching approach facilitates the learning of traditional Senegalese rhythms such as Wolof, Serer, Lebou, Laubé and Walo. Aside from teaching the "how to" aspects of playing a traditional rhythm, he also conveys the cultural context associated with the rhythm.
Dance Off | All Styles Battle
KEYS BEATS BARS PRESENTS
Dance off | All Styles Battle
Sunday December, 8th 2024
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Propulsion Zone
818 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
$10 to watch | $15 to battle
CASH PRIZE!
All ages & all styles welcome!
Judges: pop n tod, Akash Gaman
Hosted by Akash Gaman
Co-sponsored by Sky Walking Institute, Keys, Beats, Bars
Art Exhibit for Native American Heritage Day
Art Exhibit for Native American Heritage Day
Friday, November 29th 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Propulsion Zone
818 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97220
Free event, all ages, family friendly, disability affirmative
Celebrating art and culture for Native American Heritage Day
Artists TBA
Co-sponsored by Keys, Beats, Bars, Propulsion Network, Amplifyr, The Jericho Movement
Creatives Beyond Incarceration: Community Conversations
Creatives Beyond Incarceration: Community Conversations
Sunday, November 10th 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Brooklyn Artery
1004 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, New York
Speakers
Fury Young- Freer Records
Betty Davis- The Jericho Movement
Adam Carpinell- Keys, Beats, Bars
Summary
This community discussion gathered by Caroline Davis features local, national and international musicians, artists, cultural workers, community organizers and organizations using the arts to support currently and formerly incarcerated persons.
Co-sponsored by The Jericho Movement, Keys, Beats, Bars, Freer Records
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Community Discussion on Art and Justice for Incarcerated People
KEYS, BEATS, BARS PRESENTS
Community Discussion on Art and Justice for Incarcerated People
Wednesday, October 23rd 2024
Doors | 6:00 p.m. music with Caroline Davis, Nate Query, Blacque Butterfly and more
Panel | 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Propulsion Zone
818 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97242
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Support the ongoing projects in Tanzania with Education Without Borders: https://www.ewobglobal.net/support-us
Discussion features
Blacque Butterfly- Musician, singer, poet, activist, Keys, Beats, Bars
Mic Crenshaw- Afrikan Hiphop Caravan, Keys, Beats, Bars, Education Without Borders
Caroline Davis- Musician, activist, educator
Laura Glazer- Some People Press
Trish Jordan- Executive Director, Red Lodge Transition Services
Nate Query- Musician, The Decemberists, Facilitator for Outta Sight Outta Mind Music, an Open Hearts Open Minds program
Summary
This community discussion gathered by Caroline Davis and Adam Carpinelli features local, national and international musicians, artists, cultural workers, community organizers and organizations using the arts to support currently and formerly incarcerated persons.
Co-sponsored by Red Lodge Transition Services, Open Hearts Open Minds, Outta Sight Outta Mind, Propulsion Network, The Jericho Movement, Oregon Jericho, Education Without Borders, Global Fam, It Did Happen Here, AC Music Productions, Amplifyr, Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media and Education, Some People Press
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Liberation, Rhythm, & Story: Remembering Our Roots
Communities of Africa and the African Diaspora: let us gather to learn about our roots with storytelling and community drumming. Let's break bread together. Food Provided!
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
A History of Resistance: an ode to Leonard Peltier
A History of Resistance: An ode to Leonard Peltier, featuring a collection of AIM protest posters from Michael Robideau's personal archives. Dedicated to fallen Warriors Joe Stunts and Bob Robideau. Speakers and performances w/Mic Crenshaw, Opium Sabbah, Swiggle Mandela and more!
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Cascadia Folk Choir Presents I AM A SEED: a Community Sing and benefit for Keys,Beats,Bars
Join us for an interactive community sing concert where YOU learn the songs and SING ALONG!
Wamba Album Release Show
Join us for a special night of original and contemporary world beat music with Wamba releasing their new album "Kormantse" and a special tribute to Obo Addy and Dr. Kofi Agorsah.
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative
Massamba Diop LIVE at the Jack London
Join us for a special presentation about Senegalese culture, music and drumming with Master Drummer Massamba Diop from Baaba Maal's Band and The Black Panther Soundtrack. Workshop will focus on the tama (talking drum), sabar and dun dun rhythms.
Sabar Drumming Workshop with Massamba Diop
Join us for a special presentation about Senegalese culture, music and drumming with Master Drummer Massamba Diop from Baaba Maal's Band and The Black Panther Soundtrack. Workshop will focus on the Sabar drum.
Talking Drum Workshop with Massamba Diop
Join us for a special presentation about Senegalese culture, music and drumming with Master Drummer Massamba Diop from Baaba Maal's Band and The Black Panther Soundtrack. Workshop will focus on the tama (talking drum), sabar and dun dun rhythms.
2nd Saturday Cypher (2SC) w/ live music & DJ
This community cypher series is all ages and provides opportunities for local arts to share their skills and collaborate with like minded emcees, artists and musicians. Intended to promote peace and music.
Free event, all ages, disability affirmative