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| Memo Calendar (continued) FUNDRAISERS Drop off your cans and bottles As they do each month, the members of the Parkrose High School Boosters will gather at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St., to collect your refundable cans and bottles. Plan to stop by on Saturday, Dec. 3 or on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The group uses the money to support Parkrose High School students and activities. If you need more information, call Gail Volk at 503-705-3057. Purchase a piece of history The Russell Academy Parent Teacher Volunteer group has come up with an innovative fundraising idea. Parent volunteers worked in August to update the Academy gymnasium. They painted, installed a new drinking fountain, renovated backboards and installed new curtains. But what to do with the 43-year-old curtain that was replaced? Cut it into 3 inch squares, mount them on a certificate of authenticity that includes some history and offer them for sale, of course. You can buy a piece of the past for only $5 at the school, 2700 N.E. 127th Ave., or get in touch with Christy Sepich at 503-251-9159. CHURCHES A Christmas carnival On Saturday, Dec. 3, Our Savior Lutheran Church and Community School is holding its annual Christmas Carnival. Once more visitors will find game booths with candy and toy prizes, Christmas crafts, hot dogs, door prizes, Christmas tattoos, a cake walk and of course, Santa Claus. Join in the fun of this free event from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The church is located on the corner of Northeast 112th Avenue and Skidmore Street, just a few blocks away from Parkrose High School. If you have any questions, please call 503-257-9409 and ask for Arleene Frecke. Celebrate the season The holiday schedule at Parkrose United Methodist Church, Northeast 111th Avenue and Knott Street is a busy one. A special Advent Worship is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18. Childcare will be provided. An organ concert featuring Dan Miller on the church’s new Rodgers Trillium T928 organ is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. Miller’s presentation will include some of your favorite seasonal sacred music as well as organ classics from the masters, hymn-based arrangements, theater organ, gospel and blended selections. This Advent Celebration will include Christmas carols, dessert and fellowship. On Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 7 to 8 p.m., take part in “Silent Night - Advent Service of Healing and Prayer.” If the Christmas season finds you battling the whirlwinds of holiday emotions and hyper-activity, if you yearn for a moment of quiet candle-light and personal reflection away from the cacophony of holiday noise, join the congregation for a time of quiet meditation and begin to fill yourself with hope and joy. On Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. enjoy carols, readings, candlelight, puppets and sacred music. The community is invited to this service for all ages. On Sunday, Dec. 25, from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. be a part of “Come-As-You-Are Christmas Day” with more carols, story-telling, scriptures, free continental breakfast and lots of friendly conversation. To learn more, call 503-253-7567 or visit www.parkroseumc.org. Services to celebrate Christmas New Life Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 12505 N.E. Halsey St., offers a family Christmas Eve service featuring candles and carols at 7 p.m. Saturday Dec. 24. On Christmas Day it will have an English language service at 9:40 am beginning with a carol sing. The Korean language family service will be at 11:30 a.m. The community is invited to share in this celebration of the birth of Jesus. Holiday festival open house Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8705 E. Burnside St., will host a Holiday Festival Open House on Saturday, Dec.10 from 2 to 5 p.m. They congregation invites you to join them as they prepare for the beauty and love of the Christmas season. El Sned the Clown will entertain. Enjoy holiday music while kids participate in fun activities. To learn more, contact the church office at 503-254-8705. Woodland Park church celebrates The pastor and members of Woodland Park Baptist Church, 11275 N.E. Halsey St., offer a special gift to the community. Christmas morning the choir and praise team will present “Hallelujah! Christ Jesus is Born,” a Christmas worship experience. This time will blend some old favorites with new songs, and a dialogue focusing on the reason for the season. All are welcome and there is no charge. Seating is limited, so coming early may be helpful. On Saturday nights, young adults are invited to The Rock....Underground Coffee House, in the church basement beginning at 6 p.m. This coffee house setting is for those out of high school into their mid-twenties. Enjoy coffee of your choice, varied pastries, Wi-Fi access (there are two laptops on site), video and table games and discussion time on the topic of God. There is no charge and all young adults in the area are welcome. Joy Team is for kindergarten through fifth graders on Thursday nights at 6:45 p.m. Expect to have fun with games, music, crafts and a Bible story. As with the previous events, there is no charge and all elementary age kids are welcome. To learn about the varied opportunities for all ages at Woodland Park, call the church at 503-253-1944, or visit the Web site at www.woodlandparkbaptistchurch.org. THE ARTS See ‘Guys and Dolls’ live The David Douglas High School Performing Arts Department is proud to present the Broadway hit “Guys and Dolls” on Dec 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 pm. Performances take place at the Horner Performing Arts Center, 1400 S.E. 130th Ave. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Tickets are available daily from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts box office. The box office hotline is 503-261-8270. This production features a cast of over 80 performers, more than 30 orchestra members comprised exclusively of DDHS students from the band and orchestra departments and backstage work from over 30 students. The production is conducted by Christopher Silva, vocally directed by Molly Fazio, technically directed by Mark Taylor, the costume designer is Judy LeCoq, the accompanist is Jodyne Holloway, the choreography is by Sarah Jane Hardy and the director is Jesse Merz. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight mission doll out to reform the evildoers of Time Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact she’s been engaged to the same man for awhile; and Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiancé, desperate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game. “Guys and Dolls” features such famous songs as “Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” “I’ll Know” and “Adelaide’s Lament.” Enjoy a winter concert by local orchestra The East County Community Orchestra presents its winter concert of popular and light classical selections on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the David Douglas High School Horner Performing Arts center, 1400 S.E. 130th Ave. Your donation will be graciously accepted at the door. If you have questions, contact Clement Norton at 503-253-6180. An old fashioned Christmas Reliving Radio Theater, presented by the Portland Metro Performing Arts Center and School, takes you back to a post-war radio studio on a holiday evening. You will see how radio was made in the days before television. The evening of classic radio begins with a retelling of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by short story writer Paul Galico, adapted by Radio City Playhouse in 1949 and recreated by Reliving Radio. This Christmas tale of a newspaper reporter sent on a fool’s errand in Brooklyn on Christmas Eve has warmed the hearts of holiday families for over 50 years. Then, stay tuned as Reliving Radio presents Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the tale of the miserly Scrooge’s transformation to kind benefactor, through visits by the ghosts of past, present and future. Using Dickens’ original text, this radio version is written especially for the community cast of Reliving Radio. Enjoy the live music, experience the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, and see the sound effects that make radio the theater of the imagination. Radio theater is great entertainment for the whole family. Gather a group from your neighborhood and make this the start of the Christmas season for your family and friends. Performances will be at the Portland Metro Performing Arts Center and School, 9933 S.E. Pine St., on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec.11 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5. Some tickets will be available at the door, but reservations are recommended so call 503-408-0604 to seating for your family. Contact relivingradio@karmans.net for group discount for 15 tickets or more. >>continued |
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