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Premier Gospel Christmas Concerts
The Northwest Community G ospel Choir features the very b e st o f the local gospel talent from local
and regional churches and m usic ministries.
from local and regional churches
and music ministries.
Conductor, pianist and com ­
poser C harles Floyd has been
heard in concert with m ore
than 500 orchestras since 1991
- including every Oregon Sym ­
phony G ospel C hristm as con­
cert since our annual perfor­
m ances began in 1999. He is a
regular conductor of the Bos­
ton Pops.
The program will include “Re­
joice and Be Glad,” “O Come
All Ye Faithful,” “Do You Hear
W hat I H ear?” “A ngels We
Have Heard on High” and many
more high-spirited Gospel favor­
ites.
Tickets begin at $25 at the
O regon Sym phony Ticket O f­
fice, 923 S. W. W ashington St.,
dow ntow n. Tickets may also
be purchased by phone at 503-
2 2 8 -1 3 5 3 o r o n lin e at
O rSym phony.org.
Gospel Christmas celebrates 15 at the Arlene Schnitzer Con- choir, accompanied by the Or-
15 seasons of its signature up- cert Hall.
egon Symphony,
tempo holiday music with three
The shows feature uplifting
The Northwest Community
concerts, Friday, Dec. 13, Sat- inspirational music performed by Gospel Choir features the very
urday, Dec. 14 and Sunday Dec. the Northwest’s premier gospel best of the local gospel talent
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Family Christmas Tree Harvest
Holiday traditions define fam­
ily memories, and the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest can help
provide experiences and memo­
ries to last a lifetime.
Everybody is invited Saturday,
Dec. 14, to meet at Forest Head­
quarters, 10600 N.E. 51st Circle
in Vancouver, at 8 a.m. to pur­
chase tags and follow forest per­
sonnel to a special place near
Carson, Wash, to harvest a Christ­
mas tree.
“This is a tradition offered by
forest employees now for many
years,” said Forest Supervisor,
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things we can do to contribute a
little something to family traditions
and the strong memories created.”
Families must have their own
transportation and purchase a
Christm as tree permit before
heading out.
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