Portlanders now have a chance to weigh in on plans to replace or renovate Keller Auditorium
Should Portland remodel and retrofit the largest city-owned performing arts venue, or should an entirely new venue be built on a different site? The city of Portland is considering plans to replace or renovate the largest city-owned performing arts venue, Keller Auditorium, in response to a seismic study that indicated significant damage in a major earthquake in 2020. The city is considering three proposals for the future of performing arts in Portland, including building new performance art venues and renovating the building. The third proposal involves bringing the building into a modern era. A survey is open until July 7 asking Portlanders to share their thoughts about these proposals. A decision on the Keller's future will be made later this summer.
Veröffentlicht : vor 11 Monaten durch Lizzy Acker in Entertainment
Should Portland remodel and retrofit the largest city-owned performing arts venue, or should an entirely new venue be built on a different site?
Now, just over a week after the city council heard three plans for the future of performing arts in Portland, residents have a chance to express their opinions about the future of the Keller Auditorium.
Keller Auditorium is the only venue in the city big enough to host Broadway shows. But the building is over 100 years and is classified as “unreinforced masonry.” In 2020, a seismic study found that the performance hall would suffer significant damage in a major earthquake.
After years of considering how to move forward with the building, Portland is now exploring three proposals. Two involve building new performance art venues, one where the Lloyd Center now stands and one on Portland State University’s campus, several blocks from the current Keller.
The third proposal is to renovate the building and bring it into the modern era.
On Friday, the city put out a survey asking Portlanders to share their thoughts about what comes next.
That survey, which is open until July 7, doesn’t ask respondents to pick one of the three choices but instead asks them to share what is important to them in a more general sense when it comes to performance arts and also the future of the Keller building site along with how they would feel about an extended closure of the current Keller or a venue on the east side of the river, among other things.
City council members will make a decision about the future of the Keller later this summer.
You can find the survey and more information about the project from the city at portland.gov/Keller.
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– Lizzy Acker covers life and culture and writes the advice column Why Tho? Reach her at 503-221-8052, [email protected] or @lizzzyacker
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