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Hark the Herald Angels
The Grotto’s
Christmas
choral festival
Highlighting its magnificent choir
concerts, this year’s theme for The
Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights
is "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
The 26th annual presentation of The
Grotto's festival is open daily 5 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. and continues nightly
(except for Christmas night) through
Monday, Dec. 30.
This traditional Christmas light­
ing, music and family entertainment
celebration shares the spirit of peace
on earth and goodwill to others.
General admission is $9 for adults,
$8 for seniors and $4 for children 3
to 12 years of age.
Continuing its growing reputa-
Peppermint Bear performs
Saturday morning at the
Lakewood Theater Company.
The Grotto’s Festival of Lights is the world's largest Christmas choral festival.
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tion as the w orld’s largest C hrist­
mas choral festival, five indoor
co n certs are h ig h lig h ted each
evening and all concerts are pre­
sented in The G rotto’s 600-seat
chapel, known for its cathedral-
quality acoustics.
Since the festival's inception in
1988, choir directors regularly have
praised the exceptional acoustics
present in The Grotto's chapel and
said performing at The Grotto's
Christmas festival is the highlight of
their choral year. This year choirs
are traveling from as far away as
Vancouver,B.C.; Anaheim, Califor-
nia, and even the Philippines.
O ur intent is to blend the tra-
ditional sights and the sounds o f
the season with the hope, peace,
and love that Christm as heralds,”
said The G rotto's Executive Di-
rector Father Jack Topper.
A dditional plaza entertainm ent
includes Christm as-them ed pup-
pet shows, caroling, ham m er dul-
cim er minstrels, and a petting zoo.
C hristm as shopping opportuni-
ties are available in The G rotto
gift shop and warm food and bev-
erages are available in the festi-
val food booth,
Located at Northeast 85th Av-
enue and Sandy Boulevard, The
Grotto is aplace of peace, reflection
and m editation that w elcom es
p e o p le s o f all n a tio n a litie s ,
ethnicities and spiritual back-
grounds.
Holiday
Magic
Breakfast
The popular holiday classic The
Peppermint Bear Show: Seasoned
Greetings completes its annual run
on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 9 a.m. and 11
a.m. the Lakewood Theatre Com­
pany, 368 S. State St., in Lake Os­
wego.
Audience members will enjoy a
special holiday continental break­
fast as characters interact with
young audience members. There
will even be a visit by a man in a red
suit! Advance reservations are re­
quired by calling 503-635-3901.
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Pop Duo at Wonder Ballroom
Icona Pop, the first Swedish duo ever to top the Billboard
Charts, is coming through Portland on Friday, Dec. 20 fora
show at the Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Bussell St. The duo
is celebrating the release of a new video for their single ‘J ust
Another Night’ and will soon be touring with Miley Cyrus and
Katy Perry.