Newberg Campus Event Facilities

Newberg is located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, about 45 minutes from downtown Portland. The wine-country climate makes for spectacular views year-round.

The Newberg campus features more than 70 buildings and includes a student recreation center, an outdoor sports stadium for football and track, a 1,119-seat auditorium, on-campus housing, and much more. 

Bauman Auditorium seats 1,119 for chapel, special lectures, and band, choir, and orchestra concerts. Bauman has wheelchair-accessible seating, a comfortable balcony with fantastic views, and exceptional acoustics.

Behind the scenes, Bauman also hosts a large greenroom and backstage area, two dressing rooms, and the Lindgren Art Gallery located on the eastern side of the building adjacent to the Ross Center. 

Fun Facts

• The organ boasts more than 2,000 pipes.
• The Oregon Symphony, one of America’s major orchestras, annually performs in Bauman Auditorium. The late James DePreist, former laureate music director of the symphony, described the auditorium as “one of the finest venues for music-making in this country.”
• In addition to the annual Oregon Symphony concert, the auditorium has hosted performances by national artists and musical groups such as Switchfoot, the David Crowder Band, Chris Tomlin, and Shawn McDonald.

Whether you’re hosting an all-day conference with a lunch break or need a place to have a quick team meeting, Canyon Commons can do it all. The 30,000-square-foot facility, opened in the fall of 2016, features large windows overlooking Hess Creek Canyon, known for its local flora and peaceful walking trails. Inside, wooden-beam construction and expansive skylights designed to emulate the pattern of light shining through tree branches pay homage to and fully utilize the facility’s scenic surroundings.

Construction was done so the building would fit seamlessly into its surroundings while disturbing as little of the site’s natural beauty as possible. The entire space seats nearly 900 and includes a main dining area, smaller meeting spaces, and a cafe. Our in-house catering located inside Canyon Commons is perfectly convenient for your banquets, meetings, summer camp meals, and more. 

Parking at Canyon Commons

For events during school hours, please park in the parking lots adjacent to the Stevens, Hoover, and Wood-Mar buildings (lots "C" and "E" on the campus map). For events outside of school hours, please park in the Roberts parking lot (lot "F" on the campus map). Guest parking does not require a parking permit.