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Kenton Firehouse Holiday Sale (December 3-4, 2011)

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Kenton Firehouse Holiday Sale 2011The 8th Annual Kenton Firehouse Holiday Sale takes place Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, 2011 at the firehouse (8105 N Brandon).

Just a few blocks from Kenton’s Paul Bunyan, this annual neighborhood holiday sale featuring local artists has been organized since 2004 by the artists themselves, each taking on roles to make the sale happen. One artist in the show is Hilary Pfeifer of Bunny with a Toolbelt who will be releasing her first book this season, a colorful alphabet book called “Elephabet” featuring her whimsical handmade wood animals & more!

This two day sale features a selection of wearable, household, and paper crafts made by talented local artists including Katharina Cahen – Jewelry, Al Flory – Photography & Cards, Margaret Gardner – Ceramics, and a lot more.

Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, and enter benefit raffles for chances to win gift packages of homemade art from the ten participating artists. Raffle ticket proceeds benefit the Japanese Magnet Program at Richmond Elementary School, the North Portland Tool Library, and the Oregon Food Bank.

The sale runs 11am to 4pm both days, and admission is free!

Holiday Cheer: A Celebration of Oregon Authors (4-December-2011)

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Holiday Cheer 2011The 44th Annual Holiday Cheer: A Celebration of Oregon Authors, takes place Sunday, December 4, 2011 from noon until 5pm at the Oregon Historical Society (1200 SW Park).

This celebration of Oregon writers is a popular holiday tradition. Dozens of authors will be on hand displaying, autographing, and of course selling their latest works.

This year’s attendees include Carl Abbott, Jean Auel, Joe Bianco, Gerry Frank, Bart King, and a lot more.

Admission is $5 (OHS members and children under 17 get in free). Author signings are available from noon until 4pm. Visit the Holiday Cheer for the full list of authors attending and special events.

Holiday Booze Bazaar (3-December-2011)

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Whiskey!The 6th annual Holiday Booze Bazaar takes place Saturday, December 3 at House Spirits Distillery (2025 SE 7th).

It’s that time again for our big holiday blowout here at the distillery. And as we’ve done just about every year we having a wonderful new spirit to release into the world. This year we are releasing our 2nd batch of House Spirits Coffee Liqueur, which our 1st batch was a huge success last year. With this batch we made a double distilled, 100% Barbados Molasses Rum and blended it with a special batch of cold brew Stumptown Coffee (Guatemala Antigua Buenavista fair trade coffee), sweetened it every-so-slightly with Demerara sugar syrup and hinted it with cinnamon and sweet orange peel. Man, it is delicious!

Vendors this year include Chop Butchery, Dishing Up Oregon book (author Ashley Gartland will be at event), Imbibe Magazine, Stumptown Coffee, Theo Chocolate, and more!

Heather and I have attended this event in years past and can attest that this is a holiday bazaar you’ll actually enjoy!

Mini cocktails and spirit samples will be available, as well as booze gift boxes, barware, bitters, mixers and cocktail books. This event is free, but you must be over 21 to attend. It runs from 11am until 6pm.

Sunday Lecture: Matt Love on the Yaquina Bay Bridge (20-November-2011)

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The Oregon Historical Society (1200 SW Park Avenue) presents a Sunday Lecture by Matt Love on November 20, 2011 at 2pm. He will be discussing his new book, Love and the Green Lady: Meditations on the Yaquina Bay Bridge: Oregon’s Crown Jewel of Socialism:

Oregon opened the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport on Labor Day 1936. Built during the New Deal, the Yaquina Bay Bridge was the aesthetic and engineering brainchild of Conde McCullough, Oregon’s State Bridge Engineer from 1919 to 1937. For 75 years the Yaquina Bay Bridge has stood magnificently as a monument to excellence in architecture and how a partnership between state and federal government in the throes of an economic calamity can produce something practical, beautiful, and lasting. It is nothing less than an Oregon landmark and a powerful reminder how to build a great bridge.

Author, editor, teacher, and historian Matt Love has written prolifically about Oregon, and in 2009, he won the Oregon Literary Arts’ Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award for his contributions to Oregon history and literature. He also runs Nestucca Spit Press.

OHS members and Multnomah County residents are admitted to the lecture free, and entrance to the event is included with regular admission. Call 503-306-5214 or RSVP online.

Matt Love will also be appearing Sunday at the Kick Ass Oregon History DB Cooper Night event, co-sponsored by Dave Knows Portland, at 7:30pm at Mississippi Studios

SCRAP Holiday Bazaar & Port City Bizarre Bazaar (19-November-2011)

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SCRAPPortland’s non-profit organized creative reuse center, SCRAP (2915 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.), is hosting their annual Holiday Bazaar this Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 10am to 6pm.

Give your loved ones SCRAPpy gifts this holiday season! For one day only, we will host 18+ local artisans selling their wares made from a minimum of 75% reused materials. Products include clothing & accessories, jewelry, books & notebooks, glassware, children’s items, and so much more!

Port CityMeanwhile, just a few blocks away, at the Port City development center (2124 N Williams), the Bizarre Bazaar is taking place from 9am to 5pm.

Avoid the stress and hassle of the malls! Find all those special gifts at the Port City Bizarre Bazaar! Features a wide variety of handmade crafts, holiday gifts, stocking stuffers, scarves & mittens, hats & gloves, painted glassware, candy, toys, jewelry, kitchen things, candles, gourmet foods, knitted & crocheted items, ceramics, pottery, decorated clothing, baby gifts, soap, aprons, books, table runners, ornaments, holiday decorations and much, much more! Food available.