Winter Holiday Section
December 21, 2015
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HOLIDAY EVENTS & SHOWS
shine, at O’Bryant Square (SW Ninth Ave & SW
Washington St, Portland). For info, to arrange
transportation, or to make a donation, call (503)
255-7611 or visit <www.potluckinthepark.org>.
OBT’s The Nutcracker
Through Dec 26, 7:30pm (Tue, Wed & Sat),
2pm (Wed), noon (Thu), Keller Auditorium (SW
Third Ave & SW Clay St, Portland). Watch the
Oregon Ballet Theatre’s presentation of George
Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, featuring dancers
Ansa Deguchi, Xuan Cheng, and others.
Popular with young and old, the work is both a
paragon of classical ballet and a fun fantasy for
all. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
2-BALLET (222-5538) or visit <www.obt.org>.
Kwanzaa celebration
Dec 27, 2-3pm, North Portland Library (512
N Killingsworth St, Portland). Learn about the
seven principles of Kwanzaa at an event
celebrating the second principle, Kujichagulia
(self-determination). For info, call (503) 988-
5394 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Noon Year’s Eve Party
for Preschoolers”
Winter Wonderland at PIR
Through Dec 27, 5-9pm (Sun-Thu), 5-11pm
(Fri-Sat), Portland International Raceway
(1940 N Victory Blvd, Portland). Enjoy the
annual Winter Wonderland drive-through
holiday lights extravaganza at Portland
International Raceway (PIR). Illuminating the
skies are Toyland, the Poinsettia Arch, Candy
Cane Lane, Reindeer Road, and 250 display
pieces featuring animated designs. Winter
Wonderland benefits the Portland Police
Bureau Sunshine Division, an organization that
provides food and clothing to those in need. For
info, call (503) 823-7223, e-mail <winter
wonderland@sunshinedivision.org>, or visit
<www.winterwonderlandportland.com>.
Festival of Lights
Through Dec 30 (except Dec 25), 5-10pm,
The Grotto (NE Sandy Blvd & NE 85th Ave,
Portland). Walk through the annual Christmas
Festival of Lights at The Grotto, featuring a
million colorful holiday lights as well as music
performances, a puppet show, a petting zoo, and
more. Indoor concerts are held each evening at
5:15pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm.
Visitors are asked to bring canned or dry food
donations for SnowCap Community Charities, a
local nonprofit organization that provides food,
clothing, advocacy, and other services to those
in need. For info, call (503) 261-2400 or (503)
254-7371, or visit <www.thegrotto.org>.
Peacock Lane
Through Dec 31, 6-11pm (daily except Dec 24
& 31), 6pm-midnight (Dec 24 & 31), Peacock
Lane (between SE Stark & SE Belmont St, one
block east of SE César Chávez Blvd, Portland).
Experience all the holiday warmth that 110
volts of AC power can provide as Portland’s
famous Christmas-light display illuminates the
night. The free event is presented by home-
owners, who encourage visitors to view the
display on foot and enjoy hot cocoa. Donations
are accepted. For info, visit <www.peacock
lane.org>.
ZooLights
Through Jan 3, 5-9pm (daily except Dec
24-25), Oregon Zoo (4001 SW Canyon Rd,
Portland). Ring in the holiday season with the
annual ZooLights display at the Oregon Zoo.
The family tradition features music and more
than 1.6 million lights illuminating life-size
animal silhouettes, trees, buildings, walkways,
and the zoo train. Popular returning displays
include trumpeting elephants, swinging
siamangs, a 35-foot-long Chinese dragon,
leaping reindeer, tobogganing polar bears,
playful penguins, and more. For info, call (503)
226-1561 or visit <www.oregonzoo.org>.
The Nutcracker
Dec 21-22, 2pm & 7pm, Lake Oswego High
School, Auditorium (2501 Country Club Rd,
Lake Oswego, Ore.). Enjoy a performance of
Portland Festival Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
FESTIVE ACTIVITIES. Ansa Deguchi (center) dances in Oregon Ballet Theatre’s presentation of George
Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Performance are scheduled through December 26 at the Keller Auditorium in
downtown Portland. (Photo/Blaine Truitt Covert, courtesy of the Oregon Ballet Theatre)
Popular with young and old, the show is both a
paragon of classical ballet and a fun fantasy for
all. This year’s production features new cos-
tumes, sets, and choreography led by creative
director Victor Ursabia, a world-renowned
choreographer and master teacher from the
Philippines. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
977-1753 or visit <www.portlandfestivalballet.
org>.
“The Gingerbread Man”
Dec 22, 1-1:45pm, Fairview-Columbia
Library (1520 NE Village St, Fairview, Ore.).
Enjoy a mini-musical adventure and modern-
day twist on the endearing folktale, “The
Gingerbread Man,” in which granny gets lonely
and decides to make a gingerbread man with a
magic cookie recipe. For info, call 988-5655 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Polar Express
Dec 22, 6:30-7:30pm, Woodstock Library
(6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland). Take an
imaginary ride to the North Pole and back at a
Polar Express event featuring a story and
reindeer-face-making. For info, call (503)
988-5399 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“An Appalachian Christmas”
Dec 22, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall (SW Broadway & SW Main St, Portland).
Attend “An Appalachian Christmas,” a festive
holiday concert by Mark O’Connor & Friends.
For info, call (503) 943-5828 or visit <www.
allclassical.org>. To buy tickets, call (503)
248-4335 or visit <www.portland5.com>.
“Joy to the World:
A Holiday Spectacular”
Dec 22 & 24, 9pm (Tue), 7pm (Thu), Oregon
Public Broadcasting Radio (OPB Radio). Enjoy
“Joy to the World: A Holiday Spectacular,” a
new holiday concert from NPR Music and Pink
Martini. The hour-long program features
timeless classics to rarely heard gems, as well as
multi-denominational holiday songs from
around the globe, including “Congratulations —
A Happy New Year Song,” a traditional Chinese
New Year song. To verify airtimes, call (503)
293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. To listen to
the show via on-demand audio streaming, visit
<www.npr.org/pinkmartini>.
Family Craft Hour
Dec 23, 4-5:30pm, Rockwood Library (17917
SE Stark St, Portland). Make festive cards,
snowflakes, and easy tree decorations with
paper, stickers, and paint at Family Craft Hour.
For info, call (503) 988-5396 or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
“Yule Log”
Dec 24, 9pm-2am, Oregon Public Broad-
casting Plus (OPB Plus). Get all the benefits of a
holiday fire in the hearth without the trouble of
hauling logs and cleaning up ashes. On Christ-
mas Eve, OPB plays seasonal music while tele-
vising a roaring fire at Timberline Lodge.
Viewers should not attempt to toast marsh-
mallows at the screen. To verify showtime, call
(503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Union Gospel Mission
Christmas Day meal
Dec 25, 10am-2pm, Union Gospel Mission
(15 NW Third Ave, Portland). Those in need and
the homeless are invited to join Union Gospel
Mission for a Christmas Day meal with ham,
scalloped potatoes, green beans, fruit salad, and
dinner rolls. As part of this year’s event, the
organization is distributing hats, gloves, socks,
blankets, and sleeping bags to attendees. The
Union Gospel Mission is also seeking donations
of sleeping bags and weather-resistant gloves.
For info, or to make or drop off a donation, call
(503) 274-4483 or visit <www.ugmportland.
org>.
Free Christmas dinner
Dec 25, 11:30am-1:30pm, Congregation Beth
Israel, Goodman Hall, Schnitzer Family Center
(1972 NW Flanders St, Portland). Join Lift
Urban Portland for a free Christmas dinner
featuring live music as well as turkey, stuffing,
vegetables, and dessert. Attendees are able to
pick from a selection of hats, scarves, and gloves
and also receive a gift bag with toothbrushes,
dental floss, and soap. All are welcome. For info,
call (503) 221-1224 or visit <www.lifturban
portland.org>.
Potluck in the Park
Dec 25, noon-3pm, Portland Art Museum
(1119 SW Park Ave, Portland). Enjoy or
volunteer at a free Christmas dinner. The
dinner — featuring turkey with all the
trimmings — is available to anyone in need or
alone on Christmas. The event, which takes
place on Park Avenue between S.W. Main &
Madison Streets, includes jazz musicians
playing dinner music, free phone calls to loved
ones, photos with Santa, and gifts. Potluck in
the Park also serves a free meal to anyone in
need at 3:00pm every Sunday of the year, rain or
Dec 31, 11am-1pm, Northwest Library (2300
NW Thurman St, Portland). Families are
invited to ring in the New Year with dancing,
balloons, activities, and snacks at “Noon Year’s
Eve Party for Preschoolers.” The free event is for
children younger than six years old with an
accompanying adult. For info, call (503)
988-5560 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
New Year’s at noon
Dec 31, 11am-3pm, Portland Children’s
Museum (4015 SW Canyon Rd, Portland).
Young people are invited to ring in the New Year
hours before the grownups with festive noise-
makers, countdowns, a dance party with DJs
from Greasy Kid Stuff, and more. Countdowns
are held at 11:00am, 11:30am, noon, 12:30pm,
and 1:00pm. For info, call (503) 223-6500 or visit
<www.portlandcm.org>.
New Year’s Eve celebration
Dec 31, 7pm-1am, Heart of Wisdom Zen
Temple (6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland). Let go of
last year’s errors and renew commitments to
live ethically in the upcoming year at a New
Year’s Eve celebration. The free event includes a
vegetarian potluck (attendees are asked to
bring a dish to share), meditation accompanied
by 108 strikes of the bell, and sacred dancing.
For info, call (503) 894-8891 or visit <www.
zendust.org>.
“Jai Ho! NYE”
Dec 31, 8pm-2am, Hawthorne Theatre (1507
SE César Chávez Blvd, Portland). Enjoy “Jai
Ho! NYE,” a Bollywood New Year’s Eve party for
persons age 21 and older featuring DJ Prashant
and special guests. For info, call (971) 344-2022
or visit <www.bollywoodpdx.com>.
DJ Anjali & The Incredible
Kid New Year celebration
Dec 31, 9pm-3am, Melody Ballroom (615 SE
Alder St, Portland). Ring in the New Year with
DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid, who drop the
latest electronic sounds emerging from South
Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America,
Jamaica, and the U.K. The event, which is for
persons age 21 and older, marks the 15th
anniversary of the beatmasters performing for
Portland crowds. For info, call (503) 281-3918 or
visit <www.anjaliandthekid.com>.
First Run & Walk
Dec 31, 10pm (festivities), midnight (run &
walk), World Trade Center Plaza (121 SW
Salmon St, Portland). Start the New Year in a
healthful manner by taking part in the annual
walk or run along the waterfront and across two
bridges. The event features music, food,
dancing, and more beginning at 10pm. For info,
or to register, call (503) 644-6822, e-mail
<events@aasportsltd.com>, or visit <www.
aasportsltd.com/firstrun>.