December 13, 2017
Page 11
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Black Nativity -- Portland’s African Amer-
ican PassinArt theater group presents Back
Nativity, poet Langston Hughes’ retelling of the
classic nativity story in song. Shows Friday and Sat-
urday, Dec.
15 and Dec. 16 at 7:30
p.m. and Sunday, Dec.
17 at 3 p.m. at The
Greater St. Stephen Mis-
sionary Baptist Church,
3605 N.E. Mallory Ave.
For tickets, visit passinart.org or JP’s Custom Picture Framing & Gal-
lery or Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, or call 503-235-8079.
Celebrate with Whole Foods -- The holiday season is definitely not
the time for added stress and complications. At Whole Foods Market,
1210 N.W. Couch St, you will find a holiday table with staff who are
ready to assist and make your holiday life easier. This table is your
“Holiday Central” where you can order everything from a turkey to
dinner rolls to a full holiday meal.
Zoo Lights for the Holidays -- Amaze-
ment from more than 1.6 million brightly
colored lights is an experience you don’t
want to miss as ZooLights, the Oregon Zoo
popular walk-through winter wonderland,
is now showing through the holidays. To
purchase online tickets, go to oregonzoo.
org/zoolights.
Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylvester plays 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 Pepper-
mint Bear and the Giant Elf star in an all-new
version of Lakewood Theater’s Holiday Mag-
ic Breakfast theatre program. Performances
at 11:30 a.m. in the Lakewood Center for the
Arts in Lake Oswego on Dec. 16, 17, 22 and
23. There will also be 9:30 a.m. shows on Dec.
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.
Christmas Ships Parade -- View the annual parades of Christmas
Ships by visiting the M. James Gleason
Memorial Boat Ramp on the Columbia
River across from the Portland Airport.
Parking is $5. The holiday tradition fea-
turing boats decorated with festive lights,
parades will be visible from the boat ramp
from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., weather permit-
ting, on Wednesday, Dec. 13; Thursday,
Dec. 14; Friday, Dec. 15; Tuesday, Dec. 19; Wednesday, Dec. 20 and
Thursday, Dec. 21.
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 $5 tickets to classi-
cal musical performances in Portland as part of a
unique program called Music for All. Participating or-
ganizations include the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera,
Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music Northwest, Portland Youth
Philharmonic, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Mu-
sic, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Port-
land Symphonic Choir, Cappella Romana and Portland Vocal Consort.
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