December 27, 2017
Page 11
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Norman Sylvester --
‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Syl-
vester plays on New Year’s
Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31 at Catfish
Lou’s; Friday, Jan. 5 at Trail’s End with interactive objects and pic-
Saloon in Oregon City; and Satur- tures that tell the stories of the
day, Jan. 6 at Catfish Lou’s.
people of Oregon, past and pres-
ent. With puzzles, touch screen
activities and board games, Histo-
ry Hub asks students to consider
questions like “Who is an Orego-
nian?,” “How has discrimination
and segregation affected people
who live in Oregon?,” and “How
can you make Oregon a great
place for everyone?”
Zoo Lights for the Holidays --
There’s still time to be amazed
from more than 1.6 million bright-
ly colored lights, an experience
you don’t want to miss, as Zoo-
Lights, the Oregon Zoo popular
walk-through winter wonderland,
is now showing nightly through
New Year’s Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31
and picking back up for one final
weekend of Jan. 5-7. To purchase
online tickets, go to oregonzoo.
org/zoolights.
Christmas at the Grotto -- Run-
ning nightly through Saturday,
Dec. 30, the Grotto’s Christmas
Festival of Lights features beauti-
ful lighting displays, heart-warm-
ing family entertainment, and
magnificent indoor concerts at
the base of Rocky Butte just off
Northeast Sandy Boulevard and
82nd Avenue, highlighting the
sights and sounds of the sea-
son. For more information, visit
thegrotto.org.
part of a unique program
called Music for All. Par-
ticipating organizations include
the Oregon Symphony, Portland
Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater,
Chamber Music Northwest, Port-
land Youth Philharmonic, Port-
land Baroque Orchestra, Friends
of Chamber Music, Portland
Chamber Orchestra, Portland Pi-
ano International, Portland Sym-
phonic Choir, Cappella Romana
and Portland Vocal Consort.
Zoo for All -- The Oregon Zoo
has launched “Zoo for All,” a new
discount program that provides $5
admission for low income indi-
viduals and families. Visitors may
purchase up to six of the $5 tickets
by brining a photo ID and docu-
mentation showing they partici-
pate in low income service, like
the Oregon Trial Card, Medicaid,
Section 8, Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families, and Head
Start.
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Whale Watching Week -- Gray
whales are migrating south again
this winter and the Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department is
celebrating with Whale Watching
Week, Dec. 27-31. Volunteers
from the Whale Watching Spoken
Here program will be stationed at
24 sites along the Oregon coast
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day.
A map of the watch sites can be
found on whalespoken.word-
press.com.
Twist Your Dickens -- A hilarious
hit from comedy giant The Second
City has returned to The Armory
for another year of holiday jeer:
A Christmas Carol: Twist Your
Dickens shows through Sunday,
Dec. 31 on the U.S. Bank Main
Stage at The Armory, downtown.
Tickets may be purchased at pcs.
org, by calling 503-445-3700 or
in-person from the box office, 128
N.W. 11th Ave.
Discount Tickets -- Low income
families and individuals can pur-
History Hub -- Oregon Historical chase $5 tickets to classical mu-
Society exhibit for young people sical performances in Portland as
explores the topic of diversity
in
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