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Brewing Up Cocktails: Winter Holiday Special Edition (10-December-2011)

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Brewing Up Cocktails - Holiday Special EditionBrewing Up Cocktails presents a Holiday Special Edition this Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Hop and Vine (1914 N Killingsworth).

Last winter’s edition was perhaps the most popular installment of Brewing Up Cocktails ever, featuring acclaimed drinks like the Hot Scotchy, Wassail, and the Furburger, all three of which will make their return on December 10th. There will also be four brand new beer cocktails to set your head right and warm the cockles of your heart as the holidays near.

The new beer cocktails run the gamut of styles: Three varieties will be served hot to fend off the winter cold, an effervescent and citrusy take on the French 75, a fruity and hoppy punch made with IPA, and a silky smooth beer flip. There will be something for everyone at this event, even an ugly Christmas sweater contest!

Visit Brewing Up Cocktails for details on the featured drinks, including the four brand new beer cocktails. The event runs from 6pm to 9pm.

Brewing Up Cocktails was founded in July 2010 by Ezra Johnson-Greenough, Jacob Grier, and Yetta Vorobik to explore the interplay of craft beer and spirits to create a new breed of beer cocktails.

BrewHaHa PDX: Your Slice of Occu-Pie (11-December-2011)

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Occu-PieBrewHaHa PDX: Your Slice of Occu-Pie takes place this Sunday, December 11, 2011 at The Cleaners (adjacent to the Ace Hotel at 1022 SW Stark).

Wanna be a champion of the 99% but don’t want to pitch a tent?

Curious what’ll happen next in the land of Occupy and what you can do to help economic justice & government accountability?

Enjoy drinks & pie?

Then this BrewHaHa is for you! March on down to The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel. The Bus Project & the Portland Mercury are hosting a discussion about how 99%ers who aren’t camping out can help promote equality.

At this free event get yourself some edification, and most importantly, free pie from sponsors Whiffies and Random Order! There will also be beer, and soda for the under-21 crowd. Occu-pie goes from 4pm to 6pm.

Visit the Portland Mercury and the Facebook event page for more information.

Hawthorne Holiday Stroll (10-December-2011)

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Holiday Stroll 2011The 2nd annual Hawthorne Holiday Stroll takes place this Saturday, December 10, 2011.

Running from noon until 7pm and up and down Hawthorne, the stroll is a celebration of the season and neighborhood businesses. On the bouldevard and at the main tent at SE 36th and Hawthorne enjoy live music and entertainment, complimentary snacks and hot drinks, carolers, and activities for the kids. Look for window posters designating that participating merchants will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to FISH Emergency Servides, and enter to win decorated wreaths. From 1pm to 4pm enjoy short holiday films at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne).

Visit ThinkHawthorne.com and the Facebook event page for more details.

Dazzling Winter Sale at Title Wave Bookstore (10-December-2011)

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Title Wave Used BookstoreThe Title Wave Used Bookstore (216 NE Knott) invites the public to a Dazzling Winter Sale on Saturday, December 10, 2011.

From 9am to 5pm all used items will be 55% off – great bargains abound on 20,000 books of all kinds, CDs, DVDs and much more!

The Title Wave Bookstore is where Multnomah County Library books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and magazines go when they are removed from the library collection. Staffed by volunteers, the money raised at the bookstore goes to library operations.

Sale applies to merchandise on hand. No additional discounts and no “rain checks.”

December 7, 1996: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Relit

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Yaquina Bay Lighthouse (photo by Oregon Attractions on Flickr)The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse on the bay in Newport, Oregon was built in 1871 and decommissioned only three years later. But on December 7, 1996, it was re-lit as a privately maintained aid to navigation.

The light shines with a steady white light from dusk to dawn (and sometimes on dark days, because it is controlled by a photocell.) The light is 161 feet above sea level.

The lighthouse had originally been active only three years due to the construction of the Yaquina Head Light, three miles north, which made it obsolete.

Photo credit: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse by Oregon Attractions on Flickr, used here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.