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Major Portland arts venues announce new COVID rules

The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Bradley W. Parks
The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, March 11, 2017.

After a lengthy hiatus, live performance spaces across Oregon are once again welcoming guests.

But as the COVID-19 delta variant surges, many venues are quickly adjusting their safety plans.

Metro and Portland 5 Center for the Arts operate some of Portland’s largest performance venues, including Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, which is reopening in the coming week.

But if you’re going to a show at the Schnitz or any other Portland 5 venue, Executive Director Robyn Williams said, you’ll have to bring something more than just a ticket in order to gain entry.

”Effective immediately, we will be requiring vaccinations or at least 48-hour-proof of being tested and having a negative result,” Williams said.

So what constitutes proof? Williams said a vaccine card or a photo of a valid card will suffice. And all negative result documentation must include the date of the test.

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