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HOLIDAY EVENTS GUIDE
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PROVIDENCE FESTIVAL OF TREES
— The Oregon
Convention Center hosts this annual holiday
event. You and your family will enjoy 25 or
more decorated trees. Youngsters can have a
photo with Santa and create crafts. Public
events begin Friday, Dec. 6, and wrap up Sat-
urday, Dec. 7. Tickets: $6 for adults, $5 for se-
niors, $4 for children from ages 3 to 12. Chil-
dren 2 and younger get in free with an adult.
Tickets are available during the show at the
Oregon Convention Center box office. Visit
providence.org.
PORTLAND’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
— For
more than 25 years, this has been a holiday
tradition in Southwest Portland. The perfor-
mances will feature 300 singers, a live orches-
tra, a children’s choir, a youth choir and
handbells. Doors will open 45 minutes before
the concert start time. Performances are Dec.
6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. The Portland Christian
Center is at 5700 S.W. Dosch Road. For ticket
availability, visit pcctoday.com.
29TH ANNUAL SCANFAIR
— Whether you’re of
Scandinavian ancestry or not, you’ll think
you’re from the old country at ScanFair, at
Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Sat-
urday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8. Experience a
Nordic Christmas with live music, dancing
and plenty of entertainment. Scandinavian
artists and dance groups from around the
Northwest will be featured on two stages.
Scandinavian arts and crafts are presented,
and you’ll see the crowning of Oregon Lucia,
Queen of Light, Sunday at 1 p.m. Get your
picture taken with Joulupukki, the Finnish
Santa Claus. ScanFair is Saturday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets:
$7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $5 for students
with ID, free for those 12 and younger, and a
family with two adults and two kids are $15.
Visit scanheritage.org.
PORTLAND JINGLE BELL RUN/WALK FOR ARTHRITIS
— This 5K race not only helps start the holi-
day season, but also raises funds to fight ar-
thritis, which is the nations’s leading cause of
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Headlining the ScanFair festival are Jensen and Bugge, well-known traditional folk musicians from
Denmark, sponsored by the Scan|Design Foundation. Mette Kathrine Jensen is on accordion and
Kristian Bugge plays violin.
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NAYA Marketplace Details:
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The NAYA Marketplace will be held Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 10:00 am
to 3:00 pm at the Native American Youth and Family Center at 5135 NE Columbia
Boulevard in Portland, Oregon
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To register as a vendor, please contact CJ Williams, Microenterprise Coach, at
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For more information about the NAYA Family Center, check out our website
at
or our Facebook page.
Join Native small business vendors and artisans from around the Pacific Northwest as they
display their goods, including beadwork, regalia, fine jewelry, pottery, woodwork, and more.
Native American vendors are encouraged to register
NAYA MARKETPLACE
SPECIAL APPEARANCE: BY
ARTIST LILLIAN PITT
A R L E N E S C H N I T Z E R C O N C E R T H A L L
Musical Magic
for the Holidays!
Jackie Evancho
Pacific Youth Choir
Gospel Christmas
Natalie Cole
Jeff Tyzik
Call:
503-228-1353 | 10am–9pm Mon–Fri
Click:
OrSymphony.org
Come In:
923 SW Washington, Portland | 10am–6pm Mon–Fri
Groups of 10 or more save:
503-416-6380
Jackie Evancho
Songs from the Silver Screen
Saturday, November 30
| 7:30 pm
This astounding musical prodigy from
America’s Got Talent
has
won the hearts of millions of fans around the world with her
voice, her poise, and her charm.
Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 1
| 3 pm
Jeff Tyzik,
conductor
Pacific Youth Choir
Pops Master Jeff Tyzik rings in the season amid the grandeur
of the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with the Oregon Symphony
and the Pacific Youth Choir, with your favorite carols and
beloved holiday music. “White Christmas,” “Little Drummer Boy,”
and plenty more.
Gospel Christmas
Friday, December 13
| 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 14
| 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 15
| 4 pm
Charles Floyd,
conductor
Northwest Community Gospel Choir
The tradition continues! Fifteen years of Gospel celebration at its
exhilarating best. A perfect hit for this time of year as the region’s
premier gospel singers join the Oregon Symphony.
Natalie Cole Christmas
Saturday, December 21
| 7:30 pm
Paul Ghun Kim,
conductor
She held a sold-out Valentine’s Day crowd spellbound in 2012.
Now she’s back to put her own very special touch on Christmas.
The perfect bow for the perfect Christmas present.
Comfort and Joy:
A Classical Christmas
Sunday, December 22
| 4 pm
Paul Ghun Kim,
conductor
Dominic Armstrong,
tenor
Fast becoming a family tradition in its own right, this sparkling
matinee concert features classical Christmas and holiday favorites –
with special family pricing so that even the youngest can dress up
and celebrate the festive season.
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