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Daily Email - Thursday - 11/14/2024

The most exciting holiday event of the year is coming to Keller Auditorium from December 7 - December 24. Enter to win a pair of tickets to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker!

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Spend the holiday on the water with Portland Spirit’s Thanksgiving Day Cruise offering both an afternoon and evening cruise and freshly prepared Thanksgiving buffet.

  • Tony Furtado Band is performing at Mississippi Studios for the 13th Annual Post-Thanksgiving Bash on November 30.

  • The Barrel Room is hosting a Thanksgiving Eve Drinksgiving Bash including a live DJ, dancing, drinks, and more.

  • Misfits Bar & Lounge is hosting Happy Holigays Winter Music Festival in support of Rainbow Railroad, an organization that provides funding for the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Check out the European Bazaar coming to Goat Blocks from November 29 - November 30 to try mulled wine, sausages, and other European holiday goods.

WHERE TO BUY THANKSGIVING DINNER

Don’t let all the Thanksgiving cooking fall on you. There are plenty of local businesses offering both dine-in and take-out options, including robust options of all the classics.

COMING UP

🎄 Elf & Christmas Vacation

Tomorrow & Saturday @ 99W Drive In (5:30PM)

If you missed your chance during the summer to visit the drive-in, they will be hosting holiday movies throughout the winter! Elf & Christmas Vacation is debatably the best double feature with which to get in the holiday mood.

📽️ Movie Night: Happy Thanksgiving Charlie Brown

Tomorrow @ Smith Tea (6PM)

Grab a cup of tea and watch the classic Happy Thanksgiving Charlie Brown for free with complimentary Sencha Salted Popcorn.

🕯️ Lake Oswego Tree Lighting

November 29 @ Lake Oswego Millennium Plaza Park (3PM)

Don't miss the Lake Oswego tree lighting featuring three music performances, a marketplace, letters to Santa, reindeer, food & drinks, and more.

🛍️ Winter Indigenous Pop-Up Shop

Tomorrow - December 31 @ Morgan Building (11AM)

Support local Indigenous business owners at the Winter Indigenous Pop-Up Shop at the Morgan Building downtown through the end of December every Wednesday - Sunday.

🦃 Thanksgiving Bar Crawl

November 27 @ McMenamins Blue Room Tavern (5PM)

Four venues will host the Thanksgiving Bar Crawl featuring Thanksgiving-themed drinks, a free after-party, live music, food specials, and more.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Mt Hood Meadows is having its opening preview this weekend, two weeks earlier than planned! Seven day operations begin on November 21!

  • Head to Oaks Park on Thanksgiving morning for the Tofurky Trot! Run a 5K and then enjoy vegan treats and coffee.

Got any weekend plans?