4 • The Southwest Portland Post
HOLIDAY GUIDE
By KC Cowan and Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Arts & Crafts
1 Winter
Sale
Don’t miss the annual Winter Arts
& Crafts sale featuring ceramics,
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jewelry, weaving, and fine art and
more, all created by Multnomah
Arts Center instructors and students.
Sales benefit MAC programs and the
artists. December 1–3 at the MAC,
7688 SW Capitol Highway. Free!
For more information, go to www.
MultnomahArtsCenter.org.
2 Christmas in Dairyville
During the holidays,
“Dairyville,” a replica of a western
frontier town, transforms into a
winter wonderland. Includes farm
animals in Storybook Lane, vintage
storefronts, local choirs singing,
holiday movies at the Opera House.
This event takes place Dec. 2–18,
Fridays 3–6 p.m., Saturdays and
Sundays 11a.m. to 6 p.m. at Alpenrose
Dairy, 6149 SW Shattuck Road.
Garden Home Holiday
3 Bazaar
Peppermint Bear Returns
Lakewood Theatre Company presents an
all-new version of the annual Holiday
Magic Breakfast Theatre production with
“The Peppermint Bear Show 2016: The
Elves That Forgot Christmas.“ Shows at
9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturdays, and 11
a.m. on Sundays, from Dec. 3–18, plus one
show at 11 a.m. on Dec. 20. At Lakewood
Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St. in Lake
Oswego. For tickets, call the box office at
503-635-3901 or order online at https://
www.lakewood-center.org.
December 2016
Join 100 local art and craft vendors
on Saturday, Dec. 3, for this annual
event at the Garden Home Recreation
C e n t e r, 7 4 7 5 S W O l e s o n R o a d ,
503-629-6341. Includes a pancake
breakfast (8–11 a.m.), photos with
Santa, beer & wine tasting (12–
4 p.m.) and more. If you would
like to volunteer to help with this
event ,please contact the recreation
center ’s office.
Christmas Ships Parade
The combined fleet of some 60 boats from the Columbia and Willamette rivers will be
on display and skippers available for a “meet and greet” following the parade to Lake
Oswego. The event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. at the public dock in
front of Three Degrees Restaurant, 1510 SW Harbor Way, near the Riverplace Marina.
Visit www.christmasships.org for more information.
10, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Hillsdale
Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd. Free,
but space is limited to first come, first
served. Call 503-988-5388 for more
information.
Winter and Holiday
10 Ceramics
Painting
celebration. Cost: $10 per family. The
event takes place on Sunday, Dec.
18 from 2–4 p.m. at the Mittleman
Jewish Community Center, 6651
SW Capitol Highway. For more
information, call 503-244-0111.
Sing Your Own
19 Messiah
Paint an ornament that will last
for years to come. They supply the
ornament, lead-free paint, colorful
mats, aprons, water buckets and
paint brushes. All you need is a child
with an imagination! Saturday, Dec.
Chanukah decorations,
18 donuts
& dancing
Make decorations for your home, take
part in Israeli dancing, and eat some
delicious sufganiot (jelly donuts)
at this family-friendly Chanukah
Don’t miss your chance to stand and
sing the Hallelujah Chorus at the
annual “Sing Your Own Messiah”
concert at St. Mark’s Presbyterian
Church, 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
The event is scheduled for Monday,
Dec. 19, 7–9 p.m. Many choral
scores of Handel’s “Messiah” are
available if you don’t have your
own copy. Well-known artists from
around the Portland area will add
their voices on the familiar soloist
pieces. A free-will offering will be
taken to support the services for the
poor and elderly at Neighborhood
House, including the food pantry in
Multnomah Village.
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