Hi!

I just got my Portland Oregon Visitors email, that has all the Holiday Happenings, so I thought I would share it with you all, visitors and locals alike.



There will be singing Christmas trees :) and Ships in a parade on the river and all sorts of Good things!!

So to go the pova web site : Portland _ Update at pova dot com



Happy HolidaysScarlett

Thanks! I never realized they had a newsletter, so I just signed up for it.



I did see that Pink Martini is playing on New Year's Eve. I will have to tell my friend that is a huge fan of theirs. She went nuts when they played in our neighborhood, so I am sure she would love it.

It would be a great website!!

I sympathise with the internet savvy thing, being so unsavvy and all :)

Here are a few additions that may or may not be on POVA's website:



*** FRIDAY, Nov 25



1. Grotto's Festival of Lights. Gates Open 5-9:30pm. Grounds Close at 10pm. Thru Dec 30. Closed Dec 25.



2. Meier & Frank Holiday Parade, begins at 8:45am



3. Lighting of the Tree in Pioneer Square 5:30pm



4. The Salvation Army Band plays in Pioneer Square 4-5pm



5. Dress in black... Dress in white, Give & receive throughout the night. A benefit for the Homeless of Portland. $7 cover. Pala Lounge, 105 NW 3rd. 10pm-2:30am



*** SATURDAY, Nov 26



Oregon Ballet Theater in Pioneer Square 1-2pm



Zoolights thru Dec 31



*** MONDAY, Nov 30



Museum After Hours w/Curtis Salgado (Blues) @ Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, 5:30-7:30pm



Crave Holiday Party @ The Jupiter Hotel, 800 E Burnside St. Register online at www.craveportland.com and preview our fabulous shopping and entertainment line-up.



*** Dec 1



1. Providence Festival of Trees Gala Evening (dinner, auction, etc) @ 5:30pm. Festival of the Trees runs thru Dec 3 @ OR Convention Ctr



2. One World AIDS Day/Africa AIDS @ Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison. 7:30 PM $10-$20.



3. Holiday Ale Festival thru Dec 4. 11am-10pm (Thu-Sat)



4. Ainsworth Holiday Home Tour, 9:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-8:30pm. Five different houses in Portland Heights area of various styles and architectures. Tix $20 - Available at Westside Zupan's, Stroheckers Market and Ainsworth School office. Proceeds from this event directly benefit the students of Ainsworth School.



*** Dec 3



1. Imago's "Biglittlethings" to Jan 1 Back from a national tour, "Biglittlethings" lands in Portland for a holiday show, with no Santa, but with polar bears, rabbits, hippos, raccoons and other assorted creatures. Yes, maybe even an Imago dinosaur. 503-231-9581 or Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Ave. Thru Jan 1



The Neighborhood House's Gingerbread Challenge



Best of the Northwest Fall 2005 thru Dec 4. 10am-6pm, $6 admission. Oregon Convention Ctr



On the first Saturday of each month until the end of 2005, Casa Colima will donate 20% of each day/evening sale to Neighborhood House, Inc.



*** Dec 4



1. Holiday Ale Festival thru Dec 4. Noon-6pm (Sunday)



*** Dec 7



Museum After Hours w/Johnny Martin & Sextet (Dancefloor Romance) @ Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, 5:30-7:30pm, $10/general or $8 members



*** Dec 8



1. Author/Poet Marge Piercy benefiting Planned Parenthood. 7:30pm @ First Unitarian Church on SW 12th. Reading & pre-event dinner.



SOLV Fundraising Luncheon www.solv.org



Christmas Ships thru Dec 21



*** Dec 9



1. Oregon Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker thru Dec 24



*** Dec 10



TubaChristmas in Pioneer Square 1:30-3pm. Over 200 tubas playing in unison. If you are a tuba enthusiast and have interest in playing in the concert contact 503.223.1613.



*** Dec 14



2. Museum After Hours w/Shirley Nanette & Friends (Gospel Extravaganze) @ Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, 5:30-7:30pm, $10/general or $8 members



*** Dec 16



1. 3rd Annual YETI SNOWBALL Winter Holiday Extravaganza! Bossanova, 722 E Burnside. 8pm-2:30am. $10-$20 sliding scale admission. Costumes, fun fur, winter wear, and festive formal attire welcomed or come as you are.



*** Dec 31



2nd New Years Fir Ball @ Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside, 9pm. Price: $25



Champagne Ball @ Hilton Hotel



Pink Martini - Two Concerts Showtimes 7:30pm & 10pm @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, SW Broadway & Main St. Tickets $25-$60. Ticketmaster or 503-224-4400. All ages.



Oregon Historical Society's Costume Ball



Barfly Bus Tour, 7pm-1am. $25 apiece. All cover charges, the occasional appetizer, drink specials, requistite annoying noisemakers and silly hats, champagne toast at midnight, incl.

The Pearl District is getting more and more lit up as each day goes by. Tonight we saw Jameson Square, with the big tree, all lite up. The tree has blue lights, all the small trees on the streets are lit too.

A very pretty sight.

Definitely not off the top of my head. I send out a weekly social calendar email to a relatively large number of people so I C&P'd the remainder of November and the month of December, removing birthdays. I regularly check various websites (incl Pova & more than a dozen non-profit sites) and include information on public invitations that DH & I receive. The calendar itself isn't fancy but it's been in existance for 4/5 years now. I keep thinking I should get a website or something for it but my Internet savvy ends at email & message boards it seems.

LOL, Was that printed somewhere or just off the top of your head!?