The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights is Nov. 25 through Dec. 30 (except Christmas day) at 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland. This walk-through event features millions of lights and about a quarter-mile of footpaths. Guests can also enjoy choir concerts in the chapel, outdoor caroling, puppet shows and live music. Visitors should dress for the […]
Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Rd., Vancouver, will present a free Living Nativity display at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 and 9 and 11 a.m. Dec. 17. Attendees will hear a live retelling of the Christmas story with actors and live animals, including Curly the Camel.
Northwest Performing Arts Alliance and Riverside Performing Arts present "A Tale of the Nutcracker," with showtimes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17. This 1950s-themed production is inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and takes place on Christmas Eve at the Williams’ residence, where […]
Coast to Coast Fish House offers live music by local artists from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday evenings. Shows are open to all ages with no cover charge. Locally and family-owned, Coast to Coast features a full bar, twelve beers on tap and a gluten-free beer menu. The food is Coastal Maine inspired with gluten-free […]
Peacock Lane in Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood will be open for free viewing from 6-11 p.m. daily from Dec. 15 to 31. Pedestrian-only nights are Dec. 15, 16 and 17, when the street is blocked to vehicle traffic. Cars will be allowed on the street Dec. 18-31. If viewing on foot, parking is available on surrounding […]
Journey Theater presents "The Wizard of Oz," Dec. 8-16 at Washougal High School. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16 and matinee shows at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 and 16. The Dec. 9 matinee show includes ASL interpretation. Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s […]
Salmon Creek Church will host Bells of the Cascades for the handbell choir's "Once Upon a December" concert, 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16. Hear new arrangements of familiar Christmas songs and other inspiring pieces. The program includes "Allegro Glorioso," "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Savior of the Nations, Come," "Fantasia on Forest Green," […]
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents the musical "1940s Radio Christmas Carol," Dec. 1-17, at 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Family Day with discounted tickets is 2 p.m. Dec. 3. Pride Night is 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Meet Santa Day is 2 p.m. […]
Magenta Theater presents the Jane Austen-inspired “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley,” showing from Dec. 1-17 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $23 at magentatheater.com or $25 at the door. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone at 360-949-3098. […]
Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Rd., Vancouver, will present a free Living Nativity display at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 and 9 and 11 a.m. Dec. 17. Attendees will hear a live retelling of the Christmas story with actors and live animals, including Curly the Camel.
Weekly Vipassana mediation sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sundays at Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. This type of meditation encourages self-observation by focusing on the inner self in a non-judgmental way. There's a $1 to $10 suggested donation to participate but no one will be turned away.
Kindred Homestead Supply, 606 Main St., Vancouver, is hosting an Upcycled Clothing Pop-Up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring clothes by Pati Nadgwick Jeffers of Somethin' OUTTA Nothin'. Shop for repurposed and upcycled fashion essentials and home decor. Nadgwick Jeffers will bring a selection of "unmarried" graphic tees and flannel shirts; choose a tee […]
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center is offering Holiday Express train rides along the Willamette River with Santa Claus as a guest. Trains, pulled by the Polson No. 2 steam locomotive, run every 90 minutes from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 24 through Dec. 17. Visit www.orhf.org/train-rides/holiday-express for tickets and […]
Northwest Performing Arts Alliance and Riverside Performing Arts present "A Tale of the Nutcracker," with showtimes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17. This 1950s-themed production is inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and takes place on Christmas Eve at the Williams’ residence, where […]
Columbia Dance presents its local history-inspired, reimagined "Nutcracker" with performances at 1 and 5 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17. A sensory-friendly performance will also be offered at 6 p.m. Dec. 15. This one-of-a-kind production features beavers fighting fur trappers, dancing wapato plants and Oregon Trail children arriving by covered wagon. Audiences will see a holiday […]
The Columbia Theatre presents "The Muppet Christmas Carol," a retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, literature's most famous miser. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Tickets are $5 each. Learn more at columbiatheatre.com. The film will be shown […]
Magenta Theater presents the Jane Austen-inspired “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley,” showing from Dec. 1-17 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $23 at magentatheater.com or $25 at the door. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone at 360-949-3098. […]
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents the musical "1940s Radio Christmas Carol," Dec. 1-17, at 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Family Day with discounted tickets is 2 p.m. Dec. 3. Pride Night is 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Meet Santa Day is 2 p.m. […]
Zoo Lights is the Oregon Zoo's annual nighttime display of millions of dazzling lights, open from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 through Jan. 7. Purchase Zoo Lights Any Night tickets, available at oregonzoo.org/lights, which can be bought in advance and used spontaneously for any night and time throughout the season. Adult tickets range from […]
Columbia Dance presents its local history-inspired, reimagined "Nutcracker" with performances at 1 and 5 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17. A sensory-friendly performance will also be offered at 6 p.m. Dec. 15. This one-of-a-kind production features beavers fighting fur trappers, dancing wapato plants and Oregon Trail children arriving by covered wagon. Audiences will see a holiday […]
