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The Lincoln City
Cultural Center is preparing
for its 8th annual Tree
Lighting Party, set for Friday,
Nov. 29 — and needs elves
to make the event a success.
This community
celebration ushers in the
holiday season with a family
ornament workshop, cookies
and hot chocolate, festive
choral music, a visit with
Santa Claus and family
photo opportunities.
This event is made
possible by the sponsorship
of several local businesses,
including Pacific Power,
Kenny’s IGA, North
Lincoln Fire & Rescue,
Lincoln City Towing and
the Noble Creek Tree
Farm. The members of the
cultural center, along with
these generous businesses,
invite the community to get
involved in this year’s event.
Here are the ways that
you can help:
• Be an elf — Volunteers
are needed to help with
refreshments, lines, photo
booths, cleanup and the
like, on Friday, Nov. 29.
Community or student
groups who wish to adopt
a game in the auditorium
are welcome to take
donations for their causes.
To help, call Judy Hardy at
541-994-9994.
• Donate — Twinkle
lights and ornaments break.
Tinsel wears out. They’ve
got to be replaced, and it can
be difficult for a community
arts center to find those
funds year after year. If your
family values this annual
tradition, please consider
sending a donation. To
give, head to lincolncity-
Georgia Roelof rings in the holiday season
The Sweet Adelines
culturalcenter.org or call
Kerry at 541-994-9994.
• Raise money for your
cause — If you have a
community group, charity
or student fundraiser, you’re
invited to set up shop at
the cultural center over
the weekend. Reservations
required, call 541-994-9994.
The Tree Lighting Party
will begin on Friday, Nov. 29,
the day after Thanksgiving
at the Lincoln City Cultural
Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101.
Thanks to the volunteer
elves, the center halls will
be deliciously decked with
garlands, ornaments and
lights, a tree on stage and
another on the west lawn.
The Reindeer Room — with
large plush reindeer and
“snow” for family photos —
will be open in the Dance
Studio all day.
Not-So-Black-Friday
shoppers can browse the
Chessman Gallery and the
Members’ Gift Shop, open
starting at 9 am. Krista
Eddy’s famous make-and-
take ornament workshop will
be open to kids of all ages
from 2 to 5 pm. Donations
are happily accepted but
participation is free, while
supplies last. There will be
live music provided by the
Beard Family at 4 pm, the
Sweet Adelines at 5 pm and
the cast of the upcoming
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holiday play “A Charlie
Brown Christmas” at 6 pm.
At 4:45 pm, volunteers
and staff will begin to serve
the cookies, hot chocolate
and coffee, provided by
Kenny’s IGA and the
Morgan Family. If weather
permits, the crowd will
gather outside (if not, there
will be room inside to
enjoy). The Sweet Adelines
will lead a group carol sing,
followed by the tree-lighting
countdown led by Mayor
Dick Anderson.
At around 5:30 pm on
Friday, a fire truck from
North Lincoln Fire &
Rescue will deliver Santa
Claus to the south entrance
of the Cultural Center. He
will make his way to the
auditorium to hear wishes,
pose for photos, collect food
donations and give away
candy canes on the decorated
stage. There will be games in
the auditorium, too.
The Chessman Gallery,
Reindeer Room and
Members’ Gift Shop will
also be open on Saturday
and Sunday, Nov. 30 and
Dec. 1, from 9 am to 5 pm.
The Boy Scouts Tree Lot
will also be open for business
on the lawn just north of the
center.
For more information on
this annual holiday event,
call 541-994-9994.
Lincoln City Parent
Group will hold its
annual silent auction on
Sunday, Dec 8, at the
Lincoln City Cultural
Center, offering a range
of great items alongside
live music and treats
from local restaurants
and bakeries.
Guests will get to
bid on items and gift
certificates donated
by local businesses.
Classes from Taft and
Oceanlake elementary
schools team up to
create class baskets with
different themes to
auction off as well.
Proceeds help pay
for things like carnivals,
swimming lessons,
teacher stipends, field
trips, drama club, teacher
appreciation days,
classroom parties, school
supplies and more.
The silent auction
will run from 5 to 7 pm
in the auditorium of the
cultural center, 540 NE
Hwy. 101.
Lincoln City
Parent Group is
made up of parents,
teachers, educational
staff and community
members who want to
help raise funds to assist
Taft and
Oceanlake
elementary
schools.
For more
details, go
to lincoln
cityparent
group.
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