Events

🎄✨ Christmas Presence 2025 ✨🎄
Dec. 19–20 Wildish Theater Springfield, OR

Christmas Presence is back at the Wildish for its third year running, and we’re bringing you an all-new show packed with songs, stories, laughter, and a little holiday mischief.

Think of it as stepping into our cozy living room for an evening (or afternoon!) of heartfelt tales, surprising pranks, indigenous music from Uganda, the sparkle of a handbell choir, and an eclectic mix of voices and instruments that will keep you guessing what comes next.

Get ready to feel the magic of the season! Join us for The Side Hustle’s 3rd Annual Christmas Show—a high-energy, two-hour celebration packed with all your favorite holiday classics, incredible musicianship, and heartwarming cheer.

Join vocalists Donna Courtell and Aaron Anderson as they perform big band classics with the award-winning Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra. TICKETS HERE: https://app.arts-people.com/?show=311717 This will be an UNFORGETTABLE evening of hit parade jazz vocals as originally performed by legendary singers Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Queen Latifa, Big Joe Williams, and others. You won't… Read More »Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra Presents: Duo Vocalists- UNFORGETTABLE

Join us for a conversation with ecologist and author Doug Tallamy on his latest work: "How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard." National best-selling author and entomologist Doug Tallamy(Nature's Best Hope) will join us at the Wildish Theater for an engaging presentation about the role we can each play in preserving biodiversity with… Read More »An Evening with Douglas Tallamy

Oregon is a land rich in poetic possibilities and endless landscapes: jaw-dropping mountain peaks with roots in the ancient past, roaring waterfalls aglow with rainbow mists, violent waves pounding weathered rocks, and vibrant cities that bring together cultures from all over the world. River Roads is the next iteration of the Oregon Soundscapes Project which… Read More »Cascadia Composers- River Roads

The Richard E Wildish Community Theater Presents: Calvin Orlando Smith - “I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE”  TICKETS HERE! https://app.arts-people.com/?show=311813 The Music and Lyrics of Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Cole Porter & other love songs Vocalist Calvin Orlando Smith just back from singing in the French Riviera, along with pianist Gus Russell, Bassist… Read More »Calvin Orlando Smith- I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

Pre-concert talk by Dr. Terry McQuilkin:
Monday 6:45 p.m.

PROGRAM
Frank Bridge • Three Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, H. 76
Robert Schumann • Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Op. 73
Johannes Brahms • Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Max Bruch • Five Pieces from Eight Pieces, Op. 83
CORE MUSICIANS
Eunhye Grace Choi, piano
Lillie Manis, viola

GUEST PERFORMERS
Wonkak Kim, clarinet
Ágnes Vojtkó, mezzo-soprano

Springfield's Wildish Theater, Feb. 21, 2:00 PM TICKETS HERE: https://app.arts-people.com/?show=311004 Prepare to be amazed! Louis Pearl, The Amazing Bubble Man, has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with his dazzling bubble artistry. A favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he’s enjoyed 14 years of sell-out success, Louis combines the art, magic, science,… Read More »The Amazing Bubble Man

TICKETS HERE: https://www.thehouseofdeville.com/events/flora-de-la-vida We’re starting 2026 off with a BANG  House of Deville presents:  Flora De La Vida On February 28th, step into a world where orchids grow, tigers prowl, serpents shimmer, and showgirl glamour entwines with the wild seduction of nature. This is an evening of opulence, danger, and divine femininity  the garden is open, and nothing here… Read More »FLORA DE LA VIDA – House of DeVille burlesque & aerial show

Community Supported Shelters Presents: Community JAM Concert Benefitting CSS PROGRAMS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED March 5 2026 6-8pm Wildish Community Theater 630 Main St Two sets including a full set of songs from local band Truffle Jam and the debut performance for Shanty Town