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6 101 THINGS TO DO October 31, 2013
QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN MANSION — Let the glow of a million lights
warm your holiday season at the Queen Anne Victorian Mansion in North
Portland. Tour the mansion’s grounds, drink apple cider, listen to musicians
and visit Santa. Open each evening from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission is $3 for se-
niors and children age 10 and younger and $5 for adults. The address is 1441 N. McClel-
lan St. For more information, call 503-283-3224 or visit queenannevictorianmansion.com.
PEACOCK LANE —
Strolling or driving down
this street full of imagina-
tive holiday decorations
and 1920s-era architecture in South-
east Portland is a regional holiday tra-
dition. The lights, nativities, decorated
trees and holiday-themed scenes are
viewable from 6 to 11 p.m. each night
until Dec. 30, until midnight Christmas
Eve and Dec. 31. For more information,
visit peacocklane.net.
TUBING — All you need is a hill
and an inner tube to have an af-
ternoon of fun in the snow. Ski-
bowl offers a conveyor lift to tow you up the
mountain; Little John Sno-Park is free be-
side a parking pass and Ski Bowl is just
about an hour from Portland. For more in-
formation on snow parks, visit skioregon.
org.
SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE
— From Nov. 30 to Dec. 8, Port-
land’s Singing Christmas Tree
will present its got-to-be-seen
show at Keller Auditorium,
Southwest Third Avenue and Clay Street in
downtown Portland. The choir and live or-
chestra put on a Christmas pageant for the
whole family. Several local high schools will
join the choir as special guests throughout
the run. Tickets are $24 and up. For more in-
formation, call 503-557- 8733 or visit singing-
christmastree.org.
FESTIVAL OF THE LAST
MINUTE — Find unique, local
and meaningful gifts for your
loved ones the week before
Christmas at the Portland Saturday Market.
The annual event is open rain or shine each
day. For more information, call 503-222-6072
or visit portlandsaturdaymarket.com.
THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM — Little ones can dig, play, explore, build
and pretend at Portland Children’s Museum, located at 4015 S.W. Canyon
Road. Wonder-filled exhibitions include a grocery store, light wall, clay studio, theater
and pet hospital. For more information, visit portlandcm.org or call 503-223-6500.
TREE LIGHTINGS —
Celebrate your commu-
nity and the holidays at
any of these tree-light-
ing ceremonies:
PORTLAND — Pioneer Courthouse
Square, 701 S.W. Sixth Ave., on Nov.
29 at 5:30 p.m.
BEAVERTON — Beaverton City Library/
City Park, 12375 S.W. Fifth St., on
Dec. 6 at 5 p.m.
TIGARD — Liberty Park, corner of
Highway 99W and Main Street, on
Dec. 7 at 6:45 p.m.
TUALATIN — Tualatin Commons, 8325
S.W. Nyberg St., on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
LAKE OSWEGO — The sequoia tree on
the corner of Fifth Street and A Ave-
nue, followed by a second lighting at
a tree at Millennium Park, 200 S.W.
First St., on Nov. 29 at 5 p.m.
WEST LINN —West Linn City Hall and
Cascade Summit Town Square, 2500
Salamo Road, on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME — Check out the action at the newly renamed Moda center
when the Portland Trail Blazers take on rivals. For more information, call 503-797-9600 or
visit trailblazers.com.
NUTCRACKER — The Oregon Ballet Theatre continues its tradition of
performing “The Nutcracker” as choreographed by George Balanchine,
from Dec. 14 through Dec. 24. The show is two hours long and tickets start at $30 with
service fees. For more information, call 503-222-5538 or visit obt.org.
WINTER WONDERLAND AT PIR — Meander your way around the Portland
International Raceway’s track to see 250 colorful, animated scenes. In addition
to the drive-through days, Winter Wonderland also features nights geared to-
ward dog walkers and bike riders. The light show lasts from Nov. 28 through
Dec. 25. For more information, visit globaleventsgrouppdx.com/wonderland.
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