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Holiday Happenings its annual holiday choral extravaganza 2 pm Sunday, Nov. 30, at First Christian Church, 1166 Oak Street. Expect an eclectic holiday program with interna- tional selections as well as new arrange- ments of traditional favorites. Opera tenor David Gustafson will be solo- ist, and bell choirs from First United Methodist and First Christian churches will also perform. Tickets are $25, $20 for seniors, students and disabled, at EugeneGleemen.org; buy early as the show may sell out. For an immersive outdoor holiday experience, head for Cottage Grove Speedway’s Walking in a Winter Wonderland , which features thou- sands of Christmas lights most evenings between Nov. 27 and Dec. 31 illuminating the race track, while hot cocoa is served at the Hot Chocolate Bar and dinner is served in an enclosed tent. Make dinner reservations at 541-729-8666. Admis- sion tickets run $7.18 for children 3-13, $12.38 for a single adult and $27.38 for a family of six. Buy them at MyRacePass. com/tracks/1377/tickets. The speedway warns that the grounds can be muddy, and that it is a cash-only facility. Celebrating the holidays at the coast? Check out a couple shows at the feisty little Liberty Theatre in North Bend (for Oregon newcomers, North Bend is just north of Coos Bay — far from the central Oregon city of Bend). The Liberty is home to Little Theatre on the Bay, which has been staging community productions since 1948 — making it the second oldest continuously operating community theater in Oregon, behind Eugene’s Very Little Theatre, in busi- ness since 1929. One of LTOB’s annual gems is its Little Ole Christmas Opry , modeled on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and packed full of local tongue-in-cheek hayseed talent. This year’s show offers four performances, at 7 pm Friday, Dec. 5, 2 pm and 7 pm Saturday, Dec. 6, and 7 pm Sunday, Dec. 7. Tickets are $24 at TheLibertyTheatre.org. If you can’t make it to the Opry, LTOB is also staging A Charlie Brown Christ- mas and The Worst Best Christmas Ever in a double feature that opens Nov. 21 and runs through Nov. 30. Tickets are $17 to $24. While you’re on the south coast, visit nearby Shore Acres State Park , just past Charleston, to check out the amaz- ing holiday lights in the formal garden that once adorned a mansion built by early 20th century timber baron Louis J. Simpson. The Shore Acres lights switch on 4:30 pm Thursday, Nov. 27, and run evenings through Dec. 31. The show has become so popular that not only do you pay $10 for a one-day parking pass, the passes are limited to timed entry hourly from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Passes and more info at StateParks.Oregon.gov. What would the holidays be without shopping? Eugene Holiday Market off ers art, crafts, food, music and more at the Lane Events Center. It opens Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22 and 23, and runs every weekend through Dec. 21. Hours are 10 am to 6 pm. The WhitPrint Holiday Show & Sale BILL HULINGS, TAB HOUSTON, BOB CROSS, SHIRLEY ANDRESS AND MARISA FRANTZ WILL PERFORM IN THE SHEDD’S CHRISTMAS SHOW. Photo by Shedd Staff off ers original work by local artists from 2 pm to 7 pm Friday, Dec. 5, from 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday, Dec. 6, and from 9 am to 5 pm Sunday, Dec. 7, at Whiteaker Printmakers, 1328 West 2nd Avenue. by ns n io erso t a tr ilk us W Ill de a J A MAGICAL MOMENT AS JAMESY (ALASTAIR KNOWLES) WELCOMES CHRISTMAS. Photo by Bob Friesen, Mission Record Winter NE WEEKLY Win o te p r Dr EU GE ’S NOV 26. 2025 Your gift guide to shop, save, and share happiness with family and friends! support.eugeneweekly.com November 13, 2025 9
