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December 2018
Magenta Rocks! Christmas Choir Concert
A 90-minute family-friendly line-up of festive music featuring modern medleys, Christmas classics, and a visit with Santa at intermission. There will be three performances: two 7:30 p.m. performances on Dec. 13 and 14 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Dec. 15. Some of the choir members are dressing as characters from past plays. Washington and Oregon businesses have donated items for the raffle that will take place during the event. Prizes range from tickets to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Portland…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »Aurora Women’s Chorus Presents: “Secret Gardens of the Heart”
The Aurora Women's Chorus of Portland will present a holiday program of choral music that draws from an eclectic selection of composers and songwriters, including Vivaldi, Ola Gjeilo, Judy Collins and Leonard Cohen. Performances are Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. at Rose City Park United Methodist Church, 5830 N.E. Alameda St., Portland. Tickets are $20 in advance or $22 at the door. To purchase tickets, visit www.aurorachorus.org.
Find out more »Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene Singing Christmas Tree
See a singing Christmas tree at Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene at 747 Pioneer Street in Ridgefield on at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 7, 9, 11, 14, and 16, plus an additional 10:30 a.m. performance on Dec. 16. The church cafe will be open for those who'd like coffee, tea or a sweet treat. The event is free but donations will be accepted to support Compassion 360, a volunteer group that extends a helpful hand to those who find themselves…
Find out more »WInterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration
Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration features the Irish band Molly's Revenge with guest vocalists and Irish dancers in an evening of music, song and dance associated with the festive season. The performance will include Christmas songs both old and new, all played with a Celtic twist, and something new for our regulars. Molly's Revenge, a nationally touring California-based trio playing bagpipes, fiddle, whistle, guitar, mandola and bodhran. They've release 12 CDS and the band is known for its unique and infectious on-stage enthusiasm.…
Find out more »Stories of Christmas Cantata at Immanuel Lutheran Church
At 4 p.m. on Dec. 16, all are welcome at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 8310 MacArthur Blvd., as its choir sings songs from different Christmas cultures from around the world. A freewill offering will be taken to support the "Tanzania Bound" group that is traveling to Zinga, Tanzania, in August 2019 to volunteer with International Health Partners as they build hospitals and train local healthcare workers.
Find out more »Aurora Women’s Chorus Presents: “Secret Gardens of the Heart”
The Aurora Women's Chorus of Portland will present a holiday program of choral music that draws from an eclectic selection of composers and songwriters, including Vivaldi, Ola Gjeilo, Judy Collins and Leonard Cohen. Performances are Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. at Rose City Park United Methodist Church, 5830 N.E. Alameda St., Portland. Tickets are $20 in advance or $22 at the door. To purchase tickets, visit www.aurorachorus.org.
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene Singing Christmas Tree
See a singing Christmas tree at Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene at 747 Pioneer Street in Ridgefield on at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 7, 9, 11, 14, and 16, plus an additional 10:30 a.m. performance on Dec. 16. The church cafe will be open for those who'd like coffee, tea or a sweet treat. The event is free but donations will be accepted to support Compassion 360, a volunteer group that extends a helpful hand to those who find themselves…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »Choir Concert at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics students studying vocal perform in a delightful evening concert.
Find out more »Camas High School Choirs to Perform Vivaldi’s “Gloria” at The Grotto
The choirs of Camas High School will perform Vivaldi's 30-minute masterwork, "Gloria," at The Grotto, 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland, from 8 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The performance is part of the Festival of Lights, every day from Nov. 23 through Dec. 30 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $12, $11 for seniors and military, $6 for children and free for ages 2 and under. There will be another performance at Camas High School, 26900 S.E. 15th…
Find out more »“Beerhall Brass for the Holidays” at Northwood Public House
Northwood Public House and Brewery presents "Beerhall Brass for the Holidays," featuring a special appearance by the Festival Brass band from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. The seven-member group is the preeminent brass ensemble in the Pacific Northwest. Their extensive repertoire features favorite holiday melodies ranging from popular contemporary tunes to classic works. Members of the septet arrange the music to fit their unique instrumentation, which includes two trumpets, a French horn, two trombones, a euphonium and a tuba. This…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »Vancouver USA Singers Messiah Sing-Along
Enjoy the Vancouver USA Singers' very first Messiah Sing-Along Dec. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m., accompanied by the First Presbyterian Church's newly refurbished Van Zoren pipe organ, played by Organist Laurie Chinn and conducted by Jana Hart. Everyone is invited to sing all the choruses in all three parts of Handel's "Messiah." Admission is free. A freewill offering will be taken for Friends of the Carpenter. Please bring a score if you have one. If not, there will be some to…
Find out more »The Grotto’s Annual Festival of Lights
The Grotto’s 31st Annual Christmas Festival of Lights opens Friday, Nov. 23. This Portland tradition runs nightly through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Guests stroll among 1.5 million colorful lights, which line the scenic pathways. New this year is a spectacular 150-foot living Christmas tree at the entrance at N.E. 85th and Sandy Blvd. The festival features 196 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Five concerts are scheduled each night and…
Find out more »In Mulieribus women’s vocal group presents “Green Groweth the Holly”
In Mulieribus presents “Green Groweth the Holly,” a concert of Christmas songs and carols of the season, at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 22, at St. James the Greater cathedral in Vancouver. The music for the concert spans a millennium, from eleventh century chant by Hildegard to a newly commissioned work by Portland composer John Vergin. A major highlight of the program is Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols,” which will be accompanied by Jeffrey Parsons on harp. Tickets are $15 to…
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