It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in December...
Ice Carving Championships Add
to Holiday Season
^.Portland Gay Men’s Chorus
Schedules Benefit
On Dec. 5-7, the ethereal beauty of
ice sculpture and the family fun of the
holidays will come together at Chinook
Winds Casino’s Holiday of Ice Festival.
Along with the Pacific Northwest
Ice Carving Championships, booths
featuring holiday arts and crafts and live
holiday music will be available. Kids
can have their photo taken with Santa,
Mrs. Claus, and their No. 1 elf. Help
make the holidays happy for others by
bringing a new unwrapped gift for Toys
for Tots.
Using chain saws, special ice carving
chisels, blow torches, grinding disks
that fit on a drill, flat irons and drummel
tools, carvers entered in the Pacific
Northwest Ice Carving Championships
will create richly designed sculptures
right before spectators’ eyes.
On Dec. 5, everyone is encouraged
to watch these artisans during the free
style competition with a two-ice block
limit. What the competitors sculpt will
be completely up to their imaginations.
On Dec. 6, the competition will be an
angel theme, with a one-block limit, to
coincide with the Angels Ball, a fund
raiser for Angels Anonymous held at
Chinook Winds Casino. On Dec. 7, the
public can view ice carving demonstra
tions and exhibitions. Competition
winners will receive $500 for first, $300
for second and $200 for third.
The call for entries is out. For
information, please call 541 -996-8732.
Although ice carving has been
around for centuries in snowbound
countries, ice sculpting for pleasure and
entertainment did not debut until the
18Ih century. Ice sculptures on a smaller
scale reached the table in the latter part
of the 19th century.
Early ice carvings doubled as recep
tacles for chilled desserts such as ice
cream and sorbet. The advent of refrig
eration allowed ice sculptures to be
carved and then stored for later display.
By the middle of the 20,h century,
ice sculptures had become the focal
point.of buffet tables. Today, ice carv
ings grace a wide variety of events, from
corporate parties and holiday celebra
tions to weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Meet NFL Hall
of Famer
Dave Wilcox
After Concert
Drawings
Football fans will have their chance
to meet NFL Hall of Famer Dave
Wilcox at Chinook Winds Casino. This
NFL great will sign autographs and pose
for photos during the NFL and college
football games on Dec. 20 through
Dec. 22 in the Rogue River Lounge.
Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka
once said that Wilcox’s fierce playing
is why he retired from playing. Nick
named The Intimidator, Wilcox was a
linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers
for 11 seasons.
Each season, the players would be
rated based on their performance. The
typical score for a linebacker was 750.
With 104 solo tackles and four forced
fumbles, Wilcox earned a score of 1,306
in 1973. During his career, he only
missed one game because of an injury.
This Oregon Duck was named All
NFL five times, All-NFC three times,
and played in seven Pro Bowls.
by Teresa Simmons
One-and-one-half hours after the
end of each performance, five $100
cash winners will be selected from show
attendees. Participants will be asked to
write their name, address, and phone
number on the back of their ticket stub
and deposit it in a drum located at the
main cashier area.
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Keno’s hours of operation
have changed for the
winter season.
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9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Chinook Winds Casino will present
Home for the Holidays, the first 2003
holiday concert by the Portland Gay
Men’s Chorus, on Dec. 7. All ticket
sales for this event will benefit the
Coastal AIDS Network. Currently, this
is the choir’s only scheduled holiday
concert outside the Portland-metro area.
As is becoming tradition, the Port
land Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) will
perform traditional and contemporary
holiday favorites. For many years, the
80-member choir has maintained a
consistent presence throughout Oregon
by giving concerts to benefit local AIDS
charities. These events have been in
Astoria, Newport, Corvallis, and now
Lincoln City.
In addition to an evening of festive
fun and merry music, a post-concert
mixer is included. This immediately
follows the show and includes light
snacks. A no-host bar will be available
before and after the show.
Coastal Aids Network (CAN),
formed in 1989, is dedicated to
preventing the spread of HI V/AIDS and
to maintaining a high quality of life for
those living with or affected by the
disease in Tillamook and Lincoln coun
ties. CAN fulfills this mission through
community education, outreach,
supportive services, and advocacy.
The concert starts in the convention
center at 4 p.m., with doors opening at
3 p.m. Tickets are $12.
Peking Acrobats Amaze
On Dec. 12-13, the Peking Acrobats
will awe audiences of all ages with
their dexterity and agility for three
performances in Chinook Winds
Casino’s Concerts By The Sea
showroom. The New York
Post wrote about them:
“Pushing the envelope
of human possibility ...
pure artistry!”
Hailing from the
People’s Republic of
China,
the
Peking
Acrobats have been
diplomats
of
their
wondrous culture since
1958. Members of the
troupe have been seen on
The Wayne Brady Show
and in the movie Oceans
Eleven. Last year, they set
the Guinness Book of
World Records for High
est Human Chair Stack
(six acrobats balanced
themselves on a 21-foot stack of six
chairs while simultaneously performing
handstands with no safety lines or
guide wires).
Carefully selected from the finest
acrobat schools in China, these
gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists, and
tumblers transform 2,000-year-old
athletic disciplines into an all-ages
festival of entertainment and wonder.
Their agility and dexterity will cause
the audience to “ooh” and “ah” in shear
amazement. From as early as age 5, the
hand-selected performers commence
mastering disciplines dating back to the
Ch’in Dynasty (225-207 B.C.), a
dynamic period when the acrobatic
movements mirrored the pleasantries
and struggles of daily life.
Today, the 26-member troupe is the
largest of its kind and performs under
the flawless direction and choreography
of Hai Ken Tsai, whose family is steeped
in three generations of Chinese acrobatics.
This is an all ages show at 8 p.m.
on Dec. 12, and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on
Dec. 13. Tickets range from $ 15 to $25.
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