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P ortland n ovember 2011
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TRINITY ARTISAN FAIR! Come celebrate the season
and the works of 30 talented local artists.
Admission is 2 cans of food or $2. Saturday hours
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday hours 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave.
Community Fellowship is hosting a free
Thanksgiving dinner. If you know someone that
would benefit from a warm meal please bring
them along. 6 – 8 p.m. 5425 NE 27th Ave. Corner
of 27th & killingsworth.
thursday november 24
Monday – tuesday november 21 – 22
If you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
friday november 25
Saturday november 19
tuesday november 22
16TH ANNUAL CHILdREN’S PEACE FAIR: Local
peace and justice groups will lead children’s
activities. Admission is free to all. 1 – 4 p.m. de
La Salle North Catholic High School, 7528 N.
Fenwick Ave.
PORTLANd’S 25TH ANNUAL FIX-IT-FAIR: Fix-it-fairs are
free. Events where you can learn simple and
effective ways to save money at home this winter
and stay healthy. 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ron Russell
Middle School, 3955 SE 112th Ave.
Saturday & Sunday november 19 & 20
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FREE THANkSGIvING dINNER ALSO WITH
vEGETARIAN ANd vEGAN OPTIONS! Storytelling,
good food, community, volunteers welcome.
Noon – 4 p.m. Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N.
denver For questions about volunteering call
503-890-5393.
2Nd ANNUAL MISSION OF MERCY EvENT: Mission
of Mercy is a dental clinic with portable stations
set up in a large arena. dental screenings and
services are provided on a first-come, first-serve
basis at no charge for those who attend. 6 a.m.
– doors open. Oregon Convention Center.
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SET SAIL AT FIRSTENBURG’S CARdBOARd BOAT
REGATTA! Test your boat-building skill at the
Cardboard Boat Regatta or just come and watch
all the fun! Prizes will be awarded in five
categories. Cost is free to watch; $5 and two
cans of food per boat.7 – 8 p.m. Firstenburg
Community Center, 700 NE 136th Ave.
vancouver, WA. For more info call 360-487-7001.
Wednesday november 23
5TH ANNUAL THANkSGIvING FEAST! Genesis
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TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY: This year’s event will
feature a holiday sing-a-long featuring Pink
Martini, member of the Oregon Symphony and
the Pacific Youth Choir. 5:30 p.m. Pioneer
Courthouse Square.
ALBERTA MAIN STREET PRESENTS TANNENBAUM
MAdNESS! Tannenbaum Madness is a walking
window tour of whimsical, wacky and artistic
trees created by businesses on NE Alberta
between NE 13th and 31st Avenues. 4 – 8 p.m.
The street will be hopping with carolers, festive
lights and much more.
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S eattle n ovember 2011
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If you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
friday november 18
FAMILY dINNER ANd MOvIE NIGHT: Beverly Hills
Chihuahua 2 at van Asselt Community Center.
Take a night off from cooking for the family. The
activity fee $2.00 per person or $5 per family (up
to 4 people). 6 – 8 p.m. at 2820 S. Myrtle St. For
more info call 206-386-1921.
Saturday november 19
CELEBRAT THE 50TH ANNIvERSAY OF SEATTLE’S
WORLdS FAIR AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The
Future Remembered. The 1962 Seattle World’s
Fair and Its Legacy. 1 – 3 p.m. Seattle Central
Library, 1000 Fourth Ave.
HOLIdAY BOOk SALE: More than 10,000 items will
be for sale at bargain prices at the 2011 Friends
of The Seattle Public Library Holiday Book sale: 9
a.m. – 5 p.m. Warren G Magnuson Park, 7400
Sand Point Way NE, Building No. 30
5TH ANNUAL PATIENT APPRECIATION dAY ANd
FOOd dRIvE! We will trade a full day of
chiropractic care for your donations of non-
perishable food for the Seattle Food Bank to help
out during the holidays. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sound
Chiropractic Center, 820 NE Northgate Way. For
more info call 206-440-7700.
friday november 25
MACY’S HOLIdAY
PARAdE! Straight from
the North Pole, Santa
Claus will be spreading
joy and good cheer as
he winds his way
through the streets of
downtown Seattle.
Followed by floats,
costumed characters
and local community
groups. 9 a.m. Fourth &
Fifth avenues between
Pine and University
streets.
CHICk N COOP CRAFTS
HOLIdAY BAZAAR!
Chicks, peeps, hens
and friends. Hassle free
shopping as 50 NW
crafters present their
quality wares, clothing,
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wood, glass and much more. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Country village, 23718 Bothell Everett Hwy.
Saturday november 26
MAGIC IN THE MARkET dECkS PIkE PLACE.
Products and historic traditions. Pike Place Market
grows even more colorful when thousands of
lights are turned on all at once. 5 p.m. Pike
Place Market.
Storyteller
Len Cabral, the great grandson of a
Cape verdean whaler, has been
enchanting audiences since 1976 with
his exhuberant retelling of African,
Cape verdean and Caribbean
folktales. On Friday, Nov. 18, he holds a
special solo performance at the North
Star Ballroom, 635 N. killingsworth Ct.,
for teens and adults. Tickets are $10 at
the door. On Saturday, Nov. 19, he
performs two free family matinees for
ages 5 and up: 11 a.m. at North
Portland Library, 512 N. killingsworth St.,
and 2 p.m. at Troutdale Library, 2451
S.W. Cherry Park Rd. Saturday, Cabral
joins two other renowned storytellers in
Tellabration, the free festival finale and
worldwide storytelling celebration, 7
p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 1011
S.W. 12th Ave., recommended for ages
10 and up.