Plenty of fun an presents buying opportunities this weekend, and scroll down for the ongoing holiday light displays!
Friday
Every third Friday of the month the Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont) hosts the Offbeat Belly Dance collective, “a club rocking, good timing, genre-defying gang of badass belly dancers.”
And this third Friday, December 17 2010 is no exception – the Offbeat Belly Dance collectives invites you to “Blue Monk! This Friday! It’s time for Offbeat Belly Dance!” [more]
Saturday
Portland Farmers Market Bids Adieu to 2010
The final Portland Farmers Market of the year takes place this Saturday, December 18 2010 at PSU.
“Join us for the last market of the 2010 season. It is a perfect day to celebrate a bountiful year and thank our wonderful vendors for nourishing our community.” [more]
The first ever Presents For Procrastinators Artisan Holiday Market event takes place Saturday, December 18 2010 at the Art Department (1315 SE 9th).
“For one day only, the ART DEPARTMENT warehouse will transform into a bustling local marketplace. …From intricate handmade jewelry and baubles to fabulous clothing from emerging designers, and from collections of modified vintage treasures to gorgeous illustrations, the market has an item for even the toughest person on your shopping list.” [more]
The final Timbers Army 3rd Saturday of 2010 takes place tonight, December 18 2010, at Weird Bar (3701 SE Division). Festivities begin at 7:01pm (at 9pm a cover charge of $1 will be required, so arrive early!). [more]
Sunday
Publication Fair 2010 takes place Sunday, December 19 The Cleaners at Ace Hotel (SW Stark & 10th) from 11am until 8pm.
“It’s back! Our annual holiday Publication Fair, featuring Portland’s innovative, globe-trotting awesome publication projects all in one room, vending their wares to you. Plus hot cider and free popcorn.” [more]
Ongoing Holiday Displays and Events
Now in its 56th year, the Christmas Ship Parade begins its run on Thursday, December 9 2010, with regularly scheduled runs through December 21.
“The Christmas Ship Parade started in 1954 with one lone sailboat from Portland Yacht Club. Bows of green with some ribbon where tied along the rails and it paraded on the rivers. The next year the parade started to grow.” [more]
The 2010 Zoolights display stays lit at the Oregon Zoo through January 2 2011 . . . .
It’s not cheap, but the experience is memorable. Having grown up in Portland I visited the daytime Oregon Zoo (née Washington Park Zoo) numerous times in my childhood, but to see the place at night, with literal sheets of lights, lit up trees, and illuminated facsimiles of animals is quite the experience. [more]
Visit the Pittock Mansion during the Holidays (2010)
The public is invited in again to share in A Northwest Christmas: The Natural Beauty and Bounty of Oregon. The mansion will have been transformed into a holiday wonderland. Festive decorations, ribbon, garland, poinsettias, and more than 15 Christmas trees will fill the historic house. . .
The holiday display stays up until January 2nd. The mansion is open every day from November 22 until January 2nd 2011, except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Hours daily are 11am until 4pm. [more]
Peacock Lane officially lights up for the 2010 holiday season on December 15 at 6pm.
Peacock Lane is a narrow residential street one block east of Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard (née 39th Ave) between SE Stark and Belmont. Since the 1920s the residents of this stretch of mostly Tudor style houses have gone hog wild with the Christmas lights. [more]
Check out the post Portland Holiday Displays and Activities as well for ongoing events. And for even more, visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline!
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