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Little
Christmas Tree Magic!
Wed. Nov. 29
The Lakewood Center A ssoci
ates invite you to jo in in “A Little
Christm as Tree M agic” w ith a
unique oral auction, silent auc
tion, Christmas wreaths, and a wine
basket raffle. Start your season
with this gala party! V isit with
your friends; renew acquaintan
ces! N et proceeds from this event
will benefit the New Lakewood
Stage House Project. The event
will be held at the Lakewood C en
ter, located at 368 South State
Street in Lake Oswego, 6:30 p .m .-
9:30p.m. Call 503/636-8377 or 503/
635-3901.
Alumni Vocal Jazz
Night
Friday, Dec. 1
The Portland State U niversity
Vocal Jazz Ensemble with guest
artist percussionist Alan Jones
will open the Alumni Vocal Jazz
N ight at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec.
1. The concert will be held in the
Gregory Forum at Clackamas Com-
munity College. The Clackamas
M ainstream vocal jazz ensem ble
will perform a variety of jazz pieces.
Portland Gay Men’s
Chorus Saturday, Dec.
16 and Sunday, Dec. 17
The 100 voice Portland Gay
M en’s Chorus warms up this holi
day season with two performances
o f its 21” anniversary holiday con-
Spike and Mike's 2000
Classic Festival of
Animation Friday, Nov.
24 - Thursday, Nov. 30
A nim ation fans will delight as
the 2000 Spike and M ike’s Classic
Festival o f Animation opens in
Portland. This y ear’s eclectic mix
o f act and film show cases world
class prem iere anim ated short
films form Norway, the N ether
lands, England, Germany, Canada,
Russia, A ustralia and the United
States. The 2000 Festival’s lim
ited engagement has its prem ier at
the Cinema 21, located at 616 NW.
21sl A ve. for one week only begin
ning Nov. 24 and screening daily
through Nov. 30, 7 p.m. and 9:15
p.m. The animation inappropriate
for all ages.
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cert, “Holiday Spirit!” The show
features a wonderful blend o f holi
day songs, from classical standards
to memorable favorites. The perfor
mance will be held at the Kaul Audi
torium at Reed College, located at
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Formore
information, call 503/224-8499.
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think a mouse
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Alumni o f the college’s M usic
D epartment are always invited to
attend the annual event. Tickets
are $6 for adults, $3 for students
and seniors age 62 and older. Tick
ets are available at the concert.
Call 503/657-6958, ext. 2434.
1941 Christmas
From Home
Friday-
Sunday Dec.
1-3 and 8-10
T his C hristm as
season, everyone is
invited to be a part o f
the studio audience as
Tapestry Radio Theatre
presents 1941 C hristm as fro m
Home. A prem iere event by local
writer Pat Kruis Tellinghusen, this
show celebrates “The G reatest
G eneration” and the w ar times
they lived in, as well as the Christ
mas season. A ppropriate for all
ages. Tapestry Theatre Company
w ill present 1941 Christmas from
7/owe Decern her 1-3 and 8-10, with
perform ances Friday and Satur
day evenings at 7:30 p.m. and
Sundays at 2 p.m. at the H olly
wood Theatre, 4122 NE. Sandy
Blvd. Call 503/245-6919.
Handel's Messiah in
Vancouver Sun. Dec. 3
The Bravo! Vancouver Concert
Series will begin its seventh sea
son on Sunday, Dec. 3 with their
annual production o f H andel’s
classic, “M essiah.” This famous
oratorio for chorus, soloists and
orchestra has become a C hrist
mas holiday fixture around the
world. The Bravo! Vancouver con
certs all take place in the beautiful
setting o f St. Joseph Catholic
C hurch, located at 400 South
A ndresen Road, in Vancouver.
Holiday Cheer and
Authors’ Partv Sun.
Dec. 3
Continuing a 34 year tradition,
the Oregon Historical Society will
host over 60 N orthw est authors,
photographers, and illustrators
for the annual H oliday Cheer and
A uthors’ Party, to be held Sun
day, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. in
the sunken ballroom o f the Port
land Art M useum N orth Wing,
1219 SW Park, across from the
O regon H istory Center in dow n
town Portland. The event is free
and open to the public.
The Holiday Pops
Concert Friday Dec. 8
- Monday, Dec. 11
One o f A m erica’s most popu
lar jazz and pop singers, Maureen
McGovern, will perform in the Or
egon Symphony H oliday Pops
concert featuring N orm an Ley
den, the L eyden Singers and
guest conductor Je ff Harris Dec.
8 th ro u g h 11 in the A rlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall with an
additional perform ance in Salem
on Dec. 5. Tickets may be at he
Oregon Symphony Ticket Office,
located at 923 SW. W ashington,
or charged by phone at 503/228-
1353 or 8 0 0 /2 2 8 -7 3 4 3 . T he
s y m p h o n y ’s
w e b s ite
is
West Coast Peace Tour
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Saturday, Dec. 9
The W est Coast Peace Tour 4
will be featuring top perform ers
like Kid Frost & N2Deep, Booya
Tribe, Mad Ro, K.B.C. and oth
ers. The concert is being held at
the Pine Street T heater, located
at 210 South East 9lh and Pine on
Saturday. Dec. 9. Tickets are sold
through Fast Tixx/Fred Meyer by
calling 503/224-TIXX. To buy tick
ets through the hotline, call 503/
942-2995 or 503/204-4557.
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