Community Calendar for the Winter Wonder Weekend of December 19th through the 20th.
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What to do after Hannukah? How about attending a speaking event on SATURDAY at 7pm at the Congregation Neveh Shalom. Author Dan Fleshler’s recent book, Transforming America’s Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change, offers insights into the shifts taking place in the pro-Israel American Jewish community, including growing dissent against what he calls the “conventional Israel lobby”.
The Congregation Neveh Shalom is located 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, in SW Portland, off Dosch Rd near Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy.
The program will be repeated in Eugene on Sunday, December 20th, 6:30 pm at Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Avenue, in Portland
97403.
For information, contact Sandy Polishuk at (cell) 503 504-5118, portland@btvshalom.org or Joel Glick (503) 293-9092.
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Celebrate the timeless turning of the planets at Living Earth's 12th annual Winter Solstice Celebration, taking place at the Multnomah Friends Meeting House at 4312 SE Stark in Portland. The potluck dinner begins at 6.30pm; celebration at 8. There is a suggested donation, but noone will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact Betsy Toll at 503.771.1940 for more information.
Location:
Friends Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark, Portland, OR
Betsy Toll, bt@livingearthgatherings.org, (503) 771.1940
Details are online at www.livingearthgatherings.org.
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Those of us coming down off of the 2-week Copenhagen Climate Summit might want to join Indymedia's regular SATURDAY meeting at 5pm at the Red & Black Cafe, 400 SE Oak, in Portland.
For more on Indymedia Portland or Copenhagen, go to the main website, indy-- spelled i-n-d-y--media.org.
Location:
Red & Black Cafe, 400 SE Oak, Portland, OR
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On both SATURDAY and SUNDAY at 2pm, Theater! Theater! on SE Belmont is featuring The Holly Jolly Hullabaloo! Based on the grand tradition of British Panto, this year. This year we offer our version of Little Red Riding Hood with a global warming message. Red is sent to Grandmama's house with a basket of "green" items. Along the way she is enticed by a Wolf, befriended by a gaseous Cow, frightened by a lonely Bee, saddened by a wistful Polar Bear, serenaded by a group of Pigs and lectured by a well known global warming expert! Nationally known, PAMPTA award winning, songwriter Greg Paul applies his talent to clever lyrics and catchy tunes the audience will be singing all year long! And the book by local writer Kim Bogus incorporates jokes for kids and jokes for adults, including an homage to a classic SNL skit.
With silly songs and sillier dances - a lot happens in an hour!
Location:
3430 SE Belmont, portland, oregon
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SATURDAY at 8.30pm is the last showing of the White Album Christmas, a seasonal circus spectacle featuring the entirety of The Beatles' classic album played live by The Nowhere Band, presented by the Wanderlust Circus and Wifli. The doors open at 7pm at the Bossanova Ballroom, off of East Burnside and 8th.
Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com /event/90647 or any TINY'S COFFEE location.
Location:
THE BOSSANOVA BALLROOM, 722 E. Burnside, portland, oregon
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"A Child's Christmas in Wales", an old-fashioned Christmas story by Dylan Thomas, will be presented by Jonathon Nicholas with music by Kate Power & Steve Einhorn. In Hillsboro, doors open at 1.30pm at the Walters Cultural Arts Center, call (503) 615-3485 for more information; At 9pm the show begins at the Alberta Stree Public House in Portland. Their number is (503) 284-7665
Location:
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, (503) 615-3485
Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR (503) 284-7665
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Celebrate the Season is the title of the holiday performance of the Portland Gay Men's Chorus in the Kaul Auditorium on the Reed College Campus. For tickets to the SATURDAY 8pm or SUNDAY 2pm performances, visit the website at:
www.pdxgmc.org
Location:
Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd,portland, oregon
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Homo for the Holidays, a Feast for the Senses, is a fundraiser for Collective of Geniuses to pay for the costs associated with filing for non-profit status. CoG Acrobatics presents a brand new clown performance with additional performances and donations from many local non-profits and supporters. The event takes place between 6 and 11pm at the Switchyard Studios at 109 SE Salmon, in the Central Eastside Industrial District.
Location:
Switchyard Studios at 109 SE Salmon, portland, oregon
HOMEPAGE: http://www.collectiveofgeniuses.org; FACEBOOK: http://kl.am/home
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GALLERY 2121 is hosting receptions for an exhibit entitled Hearth & Home. Six artists and one photographer reflect a broad range of representational styles and approaches that capture the beauty and diversity of our surroundings. Come celebrate this limited time art exhibit and sale of paintings and platinum palladium photography from 11am - 6pm on SATURDAY. Check out the website at 2121belmont DOT com
Location:
2121 SE Belmont Street Portland, OR 97215
2121belmont.com
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503/762.7948
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In the Dalles, the Cascade Singers' Christmas concert features "A Classical, Romantic Christmas" honoring the 200th anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn's death and Felix Mendelssohn's birth. The program will begin and end with Mendelssohn's "Weihnachten" for eight-part choir. It is one of six pieces Mendelssohn composed for various feasts or seasons of the church year, and was completed Christmas Day 1843.The Performances take place on SUNDAY at 3pm and SATURDAY at 8pm at the Zion Lutheran Church on 10th & Union Street in the Dalles. The choir, directed by Lloyd Walworth, will be joined by chamber orchestra and organ.
Location:
Zion Lutheran Church, 10th and Union Streets, The Dalles, OR
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Announcing The IWW's 4th Annual WORKING CLASS BOOKFAIR, taking place on SATURDAY from 11AM-4PM in the Liberty Hall at 311 N Ivy. The room will be packed with vendors and there will also be a number on workshops during the day from The Portland Restaurant Workers Association and the The PDX IWW, followed by Working Class Jeopardy! Test your knowledge of Working Class History, and knowledge. Snacks will be available for purchase from the Red & Black Cafe. Childcare will be available. For further Information Email: Turniptheheat@Gmail.com
Location:
All of this will be held at Liberty Hall, which I located at 311 N Ivy Street. (a block South of N. Fremont, between N. Vancouver and N. Commercial St.
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Finally, for a Feminist year-end celebration, featuring music, poetry, dance, and open mic, come join the fundraiser for Radical Women and In Other Words Women's Books and Resources: Women's Voices Rise Up in Celebration of Human Resistance! beings at 7pm at In Other Words at 8 NE Killingsworth.
for more information or to arrange childcare, call Laura Mannen, at (503) 240-4462 (office) or (971) 570-7819 (cell)
Location:
In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth St., Portland (on Tri-Met lines #44 and #72).
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- KBOO