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DECEMBER 1�8, 2021
BEHIND THE SCENES
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Heritage Lights illuminates Pendleton museum
By Jennifer Colton
Go! Magazine
P
ENDLETON — Lights, holiday
music and special guests
bring nights to life at Pendleton’s
Heritage Station Museum in
December.
Although the museum typi-
cally closes at 5 p.m., Heritage
Station, 108 SW Frazer Ave.,
will remain open for extended
hours during its Heritage Lights
celebration the fi rst three Friday
and Saturday nights in Decem-
ber: Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18.
During Heritage Lights, free
admission to the Artisan Alley
with vendors will open at 4 p.m.
and admission to the outdoor
light exhibits will open at 5 p.m.
The last entry to the museum will
be at 7 p.m. each event night.
Almost every corner of Heri-
tage Station will be decorated
including new decor at the cabin
and the transformation of the
signal house into Santa’s work-
shop where visitors can peek in
the windows to see the elves at
work.
Heritage Station Marketing
and Tour Coordinator Shannon
Gruenhagen said the barn will
look completely diff erent this
year.
“This year, we have a rein-
deer, a backdrop inside. It’s go-
ing to be a great spot for kids to
stand and get a photo. I’m really
excited about it,” she said.
To celebrate the holidays, the
museum’s indoor galleries have
festive touches from holiday
music on the piano to decora-
tions in the post offi ce exhibit.
“We’ve done some small
tweaks just to make them
more festive but not take away
from the exhibits themselves,”
Gruenhagen said. “It’s been fun
coming up with ideas.”
A barbecue food truck will be
on site during the event, and a
few special guests — including
Santa Claus and The Grinch —
will be stopping by on diff erent
days.
The vendors and special
guests will change based on
the weekend. Gruenhagen said
the museum’s Facebook event
will be updated so visitors
know which vendors and which
guests will appear each week-
end.
Unlike last year, there are
no reservations required for
Heritage Lights, and the event
is free.
Admission to Heritage Sta-
tion Museum will also be free for
the entire month of December,
although donations are appreci-
ated.
Gruenhagen said organizers
hope events and experiences at
Heritage Station will encourage
people to become members
and visit the museum multiple
times a year.
With the return of the Artisan
Alley, visitors can also do some
local holiday shopping.
“If there are vendors that still
want to get into the artisan mar-
ket, I am taking vendors up until
the day before, if I have room,”
Gruenhagen said.
Find more information check
out the Facebook page or visit
www.heritagestationmuseum.
org.
MORE LIGHT
SHOWS
scheduled for Dec. 10-11
Hermiston Festival of Lights
Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, Hermiston
Drive-thru light display
open Thursdays through
Sundays Nov. 26 -Jan. 2
(closed Dec. 24-25)
A special walk-through
“Peppermint Lane” event is
cocoa and more.
that will include fi re pits, hot
SAGE Center Light Show
101 Olson Rd NE,
Boardman
Light display timed to
holiday music on the grounds
of the SAGE Center, open
5-10 p.m. Dec. 4-Jan. 2.
Jennifer Colton/Go! Magazine
Andi Jones, 8, explores the light displays at the Heritage Station Museum in
Pendleton. Visit the museum’s Facebook page for event updates.
First Friday at Crossroads
Christmas at
Crossroads
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
the gift of art
Exhibition on display Friday, December 3 through Friday, December 30
Crossroads is open
Monday through Saturday
from 10:00am to 5:00pm