December 6, 2017
Page 11
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
$5 tickets to classical musical performances
Celebrate with Whole Foods -- The hol-
in Portland as part of a unique program called
iday season is definitely not the time for
Music for All. Participating organizations include
added stress and complications. At Whole Foods
the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet
Market, 1210 N.W. Couch St, you will find a holiday
Theater, Chamber Music Northwest, Portland Youth Phil-
table with staff who are ready to assist and make your
holiday life easier. This table is your “Holiday Central” where you can harmonic, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music,
Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland
order everything from a turkey to dinner rolls to a full holiday meal.
Symphonic Choir, Cappella Romana and Portland Vocal Consort.
Priced Out Sceenings -- “Priced Out,” the new documentary about
Portland gentrification and its impact on the black community by Port-
land filmmaker Cornelius Swart will screen during two nights at Ken-
nedy School on Tuesday, Dec. 12 and Wednesday, Dec. 13. Shows are
at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. both nights with open discussions following
each screening. Tickets $5-$10 available at the door.
Black Nativity -- Portland’s African American PassinArt theater group
presents Back Nativity, poet Langston Hughes’ retelling of the classic
nativity story in song. Shows run through Dec. 17, Fridays and Sat-
urdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. at The Greater St. Stephen
Missionary Baptist Church, 3605 N.E. Mallory Ave. For tickets, vis-
it passinart.org or JP’s Custom Picture Framing & Gallery or Dean’s
Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, or call 503-235-8079.
Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylvester plays Friday,
Dec. 8 at Catfish Lou’s; Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Spare Room; Friday,
Dec. 15 at the Vinyl Tap; Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Half Penney in Sa-
lem; Friday, Dec. 22 at the Rogue Pub in North Plains; Saturday, Dec.
23 at Clyde’s and Sunday, Dec. 31 at CatFish Lou’s.
Holiday Breakfast Theater -- The Peppermint Bear and the Giant
Elf star in an all-new version of Lakewood Theater’s Holiday Magic
Breakfast theatre program. Performances at 11:30 a.m. in the Lake-
wood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego on Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17, 22
and 23. There will also be 9:30 a.m. shows on Dec. 9, 16, 22 and 23.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students. Advance reservations
are required by calling the box office at 503 635-3901 or order online
at lakewood-center.org.
Christmas Tree Permits -- You can skip the lot and explore the forest
while finding this year’s holiday tree. The Gifford Pinchot National
Forest east of Vancouver is selling $5 personal-use Christmas tree cut-
ting permits, which include a map of cutting areas and instructions for
cutting trees. For more information, call 360-891-5001.
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Revisiting themes of compassion in justice
that are as resonant today as when the play was set in the 1930s, Lake-
wood Theatre Company in Lake Oswego presents ‘To Kill a Mocking-
bird,’ the journey of a young white girl whose father has been appoint-
ed to defend a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
Now playing through Sunday, Dec. 10. For tickets, call the box office
at 503-635-3901 or visit lakewood-center.org.
History Hub -- Oregon Historical Society exhibit for young people
explores the topic of diversity with interactive objects and pictures that
tell the stories of the people of Oregon, past and present. With puzzles,
touch screen activities and board games, History Hub asks students to
consider questions like “Who is an Oregonian?,” “How has discrimina-
tion and segregation affected people who live in Oregon?,” and “How
can you make Oregon a great place for everyone?”
Zoo for All -- The Oregon Zoo has launched “Zoo for All,” a new
discount program that provides $5 admission for low income individ-
uals and families. Visitors may purchase up to six of the $5 tickets by
brining a photo ID and documentation showing they participate in low
income service, like the Oregon Trial Card, Medicaid, Section 8, Tem-
porary Assistance for Needy Families, and Head Start.
Discount Tickets -- Low income families and individuals can purchase
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