Music - Drumming Together for Women - IntermediateFull
Sep 28 – Nov 30Mon5:00 PM - 6:25 PM
Ages 60+
Creston-Kenilworth · District 3 · Facility site · 0.2 acres
Community Music Center
Facility siteLimited access / participation
Check the operator’s hours and admission or registration terms; participation may be limited. Public-entry status is separate from wheelchair accessibility.
Classification and evidence
Official page label: Community and arts center; Atlas classification rules. Classification: source-labeled.
Source captured: 2026-06-02. Human verification: Pending.
Check current official informationPublished activities: use a restroom, use an accessible restroom, and watch a show.
Photo from the City's park pagePark history
PP&R's first music program began in 1955 at the Knott Street (now Matt Dishman) Community Center where guitar classes, as well as a string ensemble and a community orchestra, were offered. A major commitment to music education was made in the late 1950s when all existing music classes were moved to the Woodstock Community Center. Children's music classes were introduced, including music theory and ear-training, and a variety of stringed instruments were taught. As the children's abilities improved, a string ensemble was formed. It was evident that the music program would soon outgrow its new home.
Community Music Center, Inc. was founded as a non-profit association in February 1960 by a group of parents and interested citizens. It played a vital role in the remodeling a beautiful 1912 firehouse - designated a Portland Historic Landmark - which became the permanent home of CMC in 1969. That project was made possible by a generous gift from John D. and Elizabeth Gray and the donation of services by architect Robert Oringdulph. Substantial improvements were made to the facility in 1999, bringing the building up to the seismic requirements of the City of Portland, and making the building accessible in accordance with the American Disability Act.
From the City's page for this park.
Visitor amenities
Published amenities are checked separately from entry conditions. Each links to other documented locations; confirm current hours before visiting.
…stay a while
- use a restroomRestroom
- use an accessible restroomAccessible restroom
…gather
- watch a showStage or amphitheater
- get onlinePublic WiFi
- go insideIndoor space
- take a class or swimRecreation facility
…remember and belong
- visit a historic placeHistorical site or memorial
What kind of place this is
A building site — a community center, pool, or arts venue — where the building is the offer. Classified from official page labels it “Community and arts center”; our model.
What else should this park let you do?
Something specific to this park — the thing you'd use it for if it were here.
Send an idea for this park →School grounds nearby
Public school grounds within a half mile, by straight line. What is listed is what OpenStreetMap mappers have recorded, not an inventory. The district sets public access.
- Cleveland High · Portland Public Schools · 6.5 acres0.2 mi
On record: 7 athletics pitchs, 5 tracks, 1 American football pitch, 1 multi-use pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: soccer or futsal field, running track.
- Parry Center for Children (DART) · Portland Public Schools · 11.9 acres0.2 mi
On record: 3 playgrounds, 1 garden, 1 basketball pitch. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: basketball court, playground.
- Grout Elementary · Portland Public Schools · 2.3 acres0.3 mi
On record: 2 tetherball pitchs, 2 four square pitchs, 1 playground, 1 baseball pitch, 1 garden. Not recorded in this property’s inventory: baseball or softball, playground. PP&R runs a SUN Community School here.
Beyond parks explains what opening a school ground would take.
School grounds: Metro RLIS. Features inside them: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Through the year
Seasonal facilities and listings captured by the Atlas. These records do not measure attendance, utilization or all activity at the site.
Counts describe captured listings, not attendance or all activity. No listings captured does not mean the site is unused.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Dark by 5 and wet most days: cover, lighting, indoor rooms, and paths that drain.
- use a restroom
- go inside
- use an accessible restroom
- watch a show
- get online
- take a class or swim
+1 more
- visit a historic place
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Spring
Mar–May
Fields and gardens open; showers between sun. Leagues, planting, first picnics.
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- watch a show
- get online
- go inside
- take a class or swim
+1 more
- visit a historic place
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Summer
Jun–Aug
Water, shade, long evenings — the season the system is built around.
- watch a show
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- get online
- go inside
- take a class or swim
+1 more
- visit a historic place
0 programs · 0 events starts captured
Fall
Sep–Nov
Light shortens and leagues wind down; shelters and lighting carry the season.
- use a restroom
- use an accessible restroom
- watch a show
- get online
- go inside
- take a class or swim
+1 more
- visit a historic place
43 programs · 0 events starts captured
What the record holds here, by season
| Season | Programs | Recurring events | One-time |
|---|---|---|---|
Winter Dec–Feb Not yet published | — | — | — |
Spring Mar–May Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Jun–Aug Recorded from 2026-06-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fall Sep–Nov Recorded through 2026-10; 1 month still to come | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Our reading of the calendar
Which facilities count as in season is our model of Portland's year (splash pads and wading pools in summer; fields, gardens and interactive fountains spring through fall; everything else year-round) — not the City's schedule. Check posted hours for pools, splash pads, and restrooms. From 16 weekly catalog snapshots (2026-06-11 to 2026-10-12). "Programs" are distinct titles; "sections" are the catalog's individual records — a swim level at one time slot for one week is one section. Complete through 2026-10; later months fill in as registration opens. Winter counts fill in when winter registration opens.
Register for a program at Community Music Center
Programs captured from Portland Parks & Recreation's catalog and matched to this property. Dates and availability may change; confirm current registration and waitlist options on ActiveNet.
Music - Community ChorusFull
Sep 29 – Dec 1Tue6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Ages 18+
Music - FiddlingFull
Sep 29 – Dec 1Tue7:00 PM - 7:50 PM
Ages 18+
Music - Piano Continuing2 openings listed
Sep 29 – Dec 1TueNoon - 12:50 PM
Ages 60+
Music - Piano Continuing5 openings listed
Sep 29 – Dec 1Tue1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Ages 60+
Music - Piano Continuing1 openings listed
Sep 29 – Dec 1Tue2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Ages 60+
Music - Piano Year 1Full
Sep 29 – Jun 1Tue3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
Ages 8–12
Music - Teen Fiddling2 openings listed
Sep 29 – Dec 15Tue6:00 PM - 6:50 PM
Ages 11–17
Showing 8 of 38 programs at this park.
Browse all programsPartners & friends
The whole ecosystemCommunity organizations that steward, fund, operate, or run programs at Community Music Center. Labels show what is confirmed and what is still being filled in.
Community Music Center (CMC Inc.)Co-manages this parkConfirmed
Conservancies & operating nonprofits
Named in PP&R’s FY2025–26 site-partner roster for stewardship, operations and/or maintenance; individual responsibilities are not specified.
Portland.gov — Community Music CenterPP&R FY2025–26 Partnerships & Volunteerism report, p. 6Support this park
Real ways to help Community Music Center and parks like it. This site does not process donations; every link below goes to an official giving or volunteering channel.
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How it's holding up
The City's own inventory of what is here and the condition it last recorded for each item. Dates are the source's; old dates mean no newer public assessment, not that nothing has happened since. Historical project estimates appear below; they are separate from these condition records.
Historical cost profile · 2023 reporting
Community Music Center
Includes: Community Music Center
$16.5M
6 distinct source rows. Proposed repair and improvement costs, not a current funding gap.
All-in annual service cost: Not established
Current remaining repair cost: Not verified
What the estimates cover
Expansion & new provision$16M
Other / mixed scope$232.5K
Energy & building systems$113.1K
Parking & site infrastructure$89.6K
Paths & access$40.9K
Roofs & buildings$24K
Categories are Atlas labels based on project titles. Expansion and new provision are included where proposed; a project can include several kinds of work.
The work, cost & reason (6 source rows)
Expand and Relocate Community Music Center$16,000,000
Asset as named in source: Community Music Center- ID 46
The CMC is an unreinforced masonry building, the current facility is not well-suited for its purpose, with an inefficient interior floor plan, inadequate sound-attenuation, and limited off-street parking. It also lacks adequate storage space, office space, lobby area, and other support and programmatic space (i.e., choir room, ensemble room, teen space). More detailed analysis is needed to determine if the current site could be renovated to meet the desired program needs (either through demolition and rebuild, or rehabilitation and expansion of the current building), or whether it would be better to find a new site and relocate
KGW table row 157. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗CMC – Exterior and Internal Work, and Seismic retrofit$232,519
Asset as named in source: Community Music Center
- Project protects and preserves building exterior by removing lead-based paint, repainting, and tuck pointing brick façade. - Seismic retrofit (incl. tower removal) -Update and renovate CMC main office and lobby. Remove existing built-in and replace with ergonomic work stations. Increase number of electrical outlets and network ports. Add sliding glass door for privacy in back section of main office.
KGW table row 155. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Replace old HVAC system$113,087
Asset as named in source: Community Music Center
Placeholder: replace HVAC system that was installed before 2000
KGW table row 158. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Renovate parking lot_Parking Area A$89,608
Asset as named in source: Parking Area A
Repair parking lot that was rated 5 in condition assessment. Repair include surface, drainage and curb. approx area= 3287 sq.ft
KGW table row 153. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Pathway Renovation$40,943
Asset as named in source: Internal Pathway/ Sidewalk
Replace the damaged pathway, trails and sidewalks that have been rated as 4 and 5 in Pathway assessment
KGW table row 154. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗Roof Replacement$23,987
Asset as named in source: Not specified
Roof in Bad condition and rated as bad through condition aseesment.
KGW table row 156. Source field: “Escalated Estimate.” Estimate date, inflation basis, funded amount and completion status are not supplied.
Original source table ↗2 of 2 assessed built records are rated poor or very bad in the separate condition dataset. Condition ratings do not determine these dollar estimates.
Source: KGW’s November 2023 table. Current status, remaining scope and funding are unverified. Exact duplicate rows count once; other scope overlaps remain unresolved.
Compare repair estimates across parks →Annual service · FY 2026–27 adopted
$885.5K in linked site-account budgets
This is the known portion across 1 named account, including personnel, materials, City services and any capital outlay. It is budgeted, not actual spending or the full cost of this park.
Later budget supplements and unallocated shared services are not included.
Annual breakdown & district context →District picture · District 3
This park in the district picture
The same public records, read the same way for every property, so this park can be set next to its district. Each figure keeps its own source and date. “Not available” means the source has no record for this property. It is not a zero.
People nearby
- Residents within a half mile
- 8,943
- Households within a half mile
- 4,396
2020 Census blocks whose centre point lies within a half mile of the park boundary, measured in a straight line. Residents, not visitors. Blocks outside the city limits count.
Recorded backlog
- Open backlog IDs
- 9
- Closed backlog IDs
- 1
Records in the PP&R backlog map workbook that name this property. The workbook publishes no cost field, so these are counts of records, not dollars.
Active capital projects
- Active geocoded projects
- 0
Geocoded PP&R capital projects at this property, a subset of the full capital program. The cost is the published estimated total project cost, not spending to date.
Registered programs
- Program sections
- 41
- Registrations
- 238
- On a waitlist
- 50
- Venues
- Community Music Center, Cmty Music Ctr
ActiveNet snapshot taken September 15, 2026. Sections are scheduled classes or sessions; registrations are enrolments on that date, not attendance.
Who is on record
Partner operates an asset here
A partner is on record operating a facility or program site at this property. City crews may still care for the grounds.
- Community Music Center Inc · Agreement, Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2029Funding for musical instruments & programs
Partners at assets here: Community Music Center Inc. (operates a facility or program site)
From the department-provided partnership directory. It records what is on paper, not who does each task. Each agreement links to its entry on PP&R's agreements with partners, with the public text where it's posted, how to request it where it isn't, and the rules that govern partnerships.
Condition across all assets
Citywide condition atlasAcross 2 assessed assets at this park, 100% are in poor or very-bad condition (rated 4–5). Pooled from the City's public assessment layers — buildings, bridges, playgrounds, courts, fields, fences, paths and amenities.
This count comes from the City's rated asset layers; the “Public assets” list below is a separate furnishings inventory, so its items and scores are counted separately and the two totals need not match.
Good · 0Above fair · 0Fair · 0Poor · 0Very bad · 2
Assessed asset families here
Buildings2018Pathways & trails
Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); no score means not yet assessed and is excluded. Park trees are inventoried separately and not counted here. These assessment records do not contain repair costs. Historical project estimates are shown separately.
Repair ledger
Public data does not currently flag repair candidates for this park. Additional PP&R maintenance exports can be added without changing the page structure.
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Seen something here that's broken, fixed, or missing from this list? Records are updated periodically; tell us what you see.
Send a condition note →Public assets
All 0Furnishings the City inventories here, with each item's condition score — 1 is good, 5 is very bad. Asset photos aren't public yet.
Official Portland.gov profile
From the City's park page
Community Music Center on Portland.gov
Providing opportunities to learn about, make, and enjoy music, since 1955.
Safety is our top priority. Check here for the latest information about program schedules and closures.Weather Information and ClosuresPP&R classes, activities, rentals, and sports events may be canceled due to severe weather, such as ice, snow, or extreme heat. Call 503-823-2533 or visit portland.gov/parks/closures for the most current information. Some recreation programs may run as conditions and staff availability allow. Safety is a major factor in determining operations at each PP&R facility. PP&R facilities, our social media outlets, and our website will all feature operating information including opening and closing times.
The Community Music Center (CMC) is a Portland Parks & Recreation program in partnership with the nonprofit Community Music Center, Inc. (CMC Inc.). It has been a popular place for music lessons and concerts in Portland since 1955.
CMC enhances the greater Portland community by providing opportunities for all ages to learn about, make and enjoy music. We do this though:
City label
Community and arts center
Year acquired
1969
Official acres
0.23
City section
SE
Neighborhood
Creston-Kenilworth
Hours
OfficeTuesday through Friday: 1 to 6pm. BuildingOPEN during registered activities. ClosuresMaintenance week March 24 to March 28.
Amenities and activities
AccessibilityAccessible restroomHistorical siteWireless internet access (WiFi)Stage (indoor)
All dogs must be leashed in this park.
This page, on a sign
The QR label for this park points here. Print labels →
https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/community-music-center-21?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_21
Where this comes from
Facilities from the City's amenity pages and asset layers; hours, photo, and history from the City's park page; programs and events from its catalogs; condition from PortlandMaps public records. Where the City publishes nothing, this page says so instead of guessing.