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December 6-7: ScanFair, Radical Books, and Holiday Cheer

December 5, 2008 by Dave 1 Comment

There are other things to do this weekend in besides drinking beer.

ScanFairThe Scandinavian Heritage Foundation‘s 24th Annual ScanFair takes place this weekend at PSU’s Smith Center. Come for the Scandinavian food, crafts, and the 53rd crowning of Oregon’s Lucia Queen of Light. Stay for the Pickled Herring Eating Contest at noon Saturday!

The fair is held at PSU, on the 3rd floor of the Smith Memorial Center (1825 SW Broadway). Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and children under 12 get in free.

From noon to 4pm Saturday the Portland IWW is hosting the 3rd Annual IWW Working Class Book Fair at Liberty Hall (311 N Ivy) from 11am-5pm.

Vendors include Laughing Horse Books, In Other Words, Tarantula Press, Eberhardt Press, Just Seeds, Malkriad@s, Olin, Red Letter Press, Great Northwest Books, Decentra Collective, Black Rose Collective, and others.

From noon to 5 Sunday the Oregon Historical Society hosts the 41st Annual Holiday Cheer event, A Celebration of Oregon Authors and Artists.

Gather for an afternoon with more than sixty Oregon authors and artists as they display, autograph, and sell their latest work at this popular event. It’s the perfect chance to get your holiday

Neighborhood Notes has more information.

Filed Under: Books, Eating Contest, Festivals and Fairs, French, Politics, Portland, Scandinavian

Comments

  1. lynnette says

    December 5, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks for the link love. And, thanks for keeping us all informed with these cool events. You always find the true gems.

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