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YOUR FALL AND WINTER GUIDE TO FUN EVENTS & ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY 2 101 THINGS TO DO October 31, 2013 449433.103113 101 449433.103113 October 31, 2013 101 THINGS TO DO 3 WINERIES — After the OREGON COAST AQUARIUM — parade, the turkey and The Oregon Coast Aquarium sits on the football, why don’t 39-acres overlooking the Yaquina Bay in 2 1 you head down to the Wil- Newport and is full of seabirds, marine lamette Valley wineries mammals, fi shes, invertebrates and plants on Thanksgiving weekend to take part primarily native to the Oregon coast. In addi- in a number of special events? More tion, the aquarium now has its own restau- than 150 area wineries will have tast- rant, the Ferry Slip Café, which opened in ings, food pairings, live music, dis- May. For more information, call 541-867-3474 counts and more. For a full list of par- or visit aquarium.org. ticipating wineries, visit willamettew- ines.com. NORTHWEST CHIL- GLOWING GREENS — With a DREN’S THEATER — new location in Beaverton, now 3 Catch all the swashbuck- 4 there are two places in the area ling, high-flying adven- to get your fi x for glow-in-the- ture of Peter Pan onstage dark mini golf. Black lights on at the Northwest Children’s Theater the indoor course bring the 3D adventure to from Dec. 7 through Jan. 5. The most life, and with 18 holes, the course offers popular show in the theater’s 21-year about 45 minutes of fun for individuals and history, performances will be held at groups. The Portland location has a pirate/ 1819 N.W. Everett St. For more infor- undersea theme and is located at 509 S.W. mation, call 503-222-2190 or visit nw- Taylor St. The Beaverton location has an cts.org. alien theme and is located at 3825 S.W. Mur- ray Blvd. Visit glowinggreens.com. LIGHTBAR — If the gray weather is getting you down, you don’t have to hide at home HOLLYWOOD THEATRE — by your light-therapy lamp. Lightbar is Portland’s chic, new bar that offers beer, wine After more than a year of and cocktails under the warmth of natural light. Located at 1401 S.E. Morri- 6 fundraising and planning, son St. For more information, call 971-279-2169 or visit lightbarpdx.com. Hollywood Theater now proudly displays a new mar- 5 quee that announces the goings on at this 1,500-seat movie house. Once inside, movie goers can catch everything from recent movies, to cult classics and for- eign fi lms. It’s located at 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. The concession stand sells beer, wine and pizza. For more information, including showtimes and ticket prices, visit hollywoodtheatre.org. OMSI — Fancy yourself a wise FROGZ — Alligators, observer? OMSI’s featured hall worms and penguins join the 7 exhibition will teach you how titular frogs in Imago The- Sherlock Holmes, a scientifi c ex- 8 atre’s acrobatic adventure, pert ahead of his time, used on stage Dec. 13 through Jan. clues to solve some of the London’s most 5. The fantastical show has toured for in- mysterious crimes. “The International Exhi- ternational audiences for more than bition of Sherlock Holmes” features original three decades. Recommended for ages 4 manuscripts, period artifacts and investiga- and older, tickets are $16 for children, $27 tive tools that can be used in interactive for youths and seniors and $31 for adults. crime solving. The museum is located at 1945 Imago Theatre is located at 17 S.E. 8th S.E. Water Ave. Admission is $9 to $12 for Ave., near Burnside. For more informa- non-members; $2 on the fi rst Sunday of each tion, visit imagotheatre.com or call 503- month. For more information, visit omsi.edu 9 231-9581. or call 800-955-6674. HOLIDAY MEAL DEMOS — EVENING OF LIGHTS — Awaken your holiday spirit as you stroll through Sample turkey, stuffi ng and all hundreds of fresh poinsettias at Al’s Garden Center in Sherwood’s annual 10 the fi xings at Market of Choice Evening of Lights. The plants are grown locally in Al’s greenhouses. Browse Holiday Meal Demos on Satur- the store aisles filled with themed trees, dine on food for sale from Slick’s Big day, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 14 from 2 to 6 Time BBQ, and sip wine and champagne for sale from St. Josef’s Winery. The p.m. In addition to the traditional foods, 13th annual Evening of Lights will be Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4 to 9 p.m. There demonstrators will also offer gourmet fl a- will also be music, prizes and discounts. Registration online is appreciated. The vors like roasted brussel sprouts with panc- Woodburn and Gresham locations will also host events, visit als-gardencenter. etta and shallots and greenbeans with ha- com for more information. zlenuts. 4 101 THINGS TO DO October 31, 2013 STUMPTOWN STAGES — CHRISTMAS SHIP PARADE Actors from Stumptown Stages, — The 58th annual river-view 11 a not-for-profi t musical theatre light show kicks off Dec. 6 14 company residing at the Port- through Dec. 21 on both the land Center for the Performing Arts, will per- Columbia and Willamette riv- form, “It’s a Wonderful Life” from Nov. 21 ers. The fl eet of Christmas ships through Dec. 22. The musical adaptation of averages more than 50 boats be- the classic Frank Capra fi lm is a an all-ages tween the two fl eets. For a com- favorite. The Brunish Theatre is located at plete schedule with times and lo- 1111 S.W. Broadway in Portland. For more in- cations, visit christmasships.org. formation, call 503-381-8686 or visit stump- townstages.com. ALPENROSE DAIRYVILLE — With Santa, storybook lane, an old- fashioned opera house and a repli- 12 CINNAMON BEAR ca western town displaying an- CRUISE — The tiques, Alpenrose Dairyville is fun for all ages. 15 Portland Spirit of- Entertainment starts Friday, Dec. 7. Alpenrose fers a family-friend- Dairy is located at 6149 S.W. Shattuck Road, off ly, holiday-themed Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. For dates and cruise that starts Nov. 30. Kids times, visit alpenrose.com/pages/dairyvillexmas. are invited to take part in the two-hour Cinnamon Bear Cruise, where they are treated ZOOLIGHTS — Light up your holi- to holiday foods, stories and days with the Zoolights, the Ore- music. For more information, 13 gon Zoo’s animated tradition. From visit cinnamonbearcruise.com. Nov. 29 through Jan. 5, you can take a train ride through the zoo and catch displays of swinging monkeys in the trees and sliding penguins on the lawn. For more information, visit oregon- zoo.org/events/zoolights. THE REVIEWS ARE IN! “Wonderful! My son loved the music and characters.” “After the show both my daughters left dancing” EXPERIENCE IT OCT 19-NOV 10 YOURSELF! TICKETS DISCOVERY MUSEUM World Forestry Center NEWMARK THEATRE www.octc.org START AT JUST $15 Portland, Oregon Based on “A Good Night for Ghosts MAGIC TREE HOUSE #42” by Mary Pope Osborne. Book and lyrics by Will Osborne and Murray Horwitz. Music and additional lyrics by Allen Toussaint. A Night in New Orleans is produced by special www.worldforestry.org s 503-228-1367 arrangements with Tree House Jazz, LLC. Magic Tree House is a registered trademark of Mary Pope Osborne. 447924.103113 101 449409.103113 101 October 31, 2013 101 THINGS TO DO 5 BAGBY HOT SPRINGS — Recently spruced up by the Forest Service, Bagby Hot Springs has three bath houses that offer a way for people to relax in the 16 wilderness. The Hot Springs are open for 24 hour use and it should be said that nudity is permitted. (Alcohol is not.) There is no road to the hot springs, so visitors must hike a mile and a half from a Forest Service parking area to get to the site. The hot springs are about 40 miles from Estacada. For more information, visit bagbyhotsprings.org. GROTTO FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS — Stroll the Grotto’s garden sanctu- ary glowing with more than 500,000 colorful lights during the annual fes- 22 tival from Thanksgiving through Dec. 30. Closed Christmas day. The Grotto is located at Northeast 85th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard in Port- OREGON GARDEN — This 80-acre Silverton attraction is full of fl ora and fawna land. For more information on the festival, call 503-261-2400 or visit the- designed into beautiful themed gardens. The site is also home to the only Frank grotto.org. 17 Lloyd Wright home in Oregon. Christmas in the Garden is a chance to shop at a Christmas market and wander through a light display in the Rediscovery Forest. The garden is located at 879 W. Main St. For more information, call 503-874-8100 or visit ore- gongarden.org. WINTERHAWKS — With BULLWINKLE’S — Wilsonville 18 homes game from now through 19 is home to Bullwinkle’s Family March at Veterans Memorial Fun Center, which is full of at- Coliseum and the Moda Center, tractions like go karts, minia- the Portland Winterhawks bring junior ice ture golf, a zip line, a rock wall and batting hockey action close to home. Single-game cages. For more information, call 503-685- tickets range from $15 to $30. For more 5000 or visit fun-center.com. information, call 503-238-6366 or visit winterhawks.com. SKIING AND SNOWBOARD- SWIMMING — Get some exer- ING — If you’ve never tried ski- cise and stretch your body at 20 ing or snowboarding, this 21 any one of the area’s indoor might be a good season to give pools.