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December 8, 2010
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Hawthorne Holiday
Stroll Thursday
The Hawthorne Boulevard District of southeast Portland hosts a Holi­
day Stroll celebration on Thursday, Dee. 9 with extended business hours
for local merchants, live music and entertainment, complimentary snacks
and hot drinks, neighborhood carolers, and kid friendly festivities.
The events, from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. will involve over a hundred businesses
that are dedicated to the ideals of community involvement and making
Hawthorne a desirable place to work, shop, and live. Get ready, get set,
shop local!
This year the Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association is teaming
up with Impact NW to facilitate a living holiday tree auction to raise
donations for emergency food and help to people in need. Participating
stores will also donate a portion of sales to Impact NW.
Visit thinkhawthorne.com for details on the day’s events.
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A H oliday Revue will run for 4
performances from Saturday, Dec.
11 to Saturday, Dec. 18, also at
Keller Auditorium . The lineup in­
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kind world premiere that was cre­
ated out of the stories and traditions
of the Oregon Ballet Theatre’s own
dancers, and will showcase the wide
variety of nationalities, cultures, and
backgrounds that make the com­
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Oregon Ballet T heatre’s 21st
season will ring in the holidays
with two festive productions this
year - the beloved classic George
B alanchine’s The N utcracker -
and the World Premiere of A H oli­
day Revue, choreographed by
C hristopher Stow ell, with live
music by vocalist Susannah Mars
and pianist Richard Bower.
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Locally-made Film Festival
Tim e for hot toddies, holiday
cheer, and docum entaries! On Fri­
day, Dec 10 at the M ission T he­
ater, 1624N.W. Glisan St.,all-new
locally-m ade docum entaries will
hit the big screen.
Sponsored by NW Docum en­
tary, “Hom egrown D ocFest” will
feature films produced during a pie, Taiko drum m ing, and a mad
year o f workshops by the non­ dash wedding in Reno.
profit group.
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These quirky, enlightening and throughout the evening. C onver­
e n d e a rin g sh o rt d o cu m en tary sation with the film m akers will
films will introduce a host of col­ follow the screening. Doors open
orful, local characters, and topics at 6 p.m. with the show starting at
such as Ethiopian coffee, apple 7 p.m.