Matt s Picks for a strange holiday season
It’s that time, even if it is a weird year. CAFE 541’s got COVID-safe plans to observe the holiday and make use of those funky holiday sweaters. After putting up Christmas trees, setting out Yule altars, firing up Kwanzaa candles and lighting Menorahs, take some time to join the rest of the community to spread and receive some holiday joy, either in person or online.
For a full list of events, check out registerguard.com/calendar.
“Selfies with Santa,” Thinking Tree Spirits and Equinox Real Estate
Thinking Tree Spirits and Equinox Real Estate will be hosting Santa for the second time this Saturday. Thinking Tree’s Tasting Room is offering a socially-distanced photo opportunity with a culturally-diverse Santa. Bring cameras and phones to snap selfies perfect for holiday greetings to friends and family in 2020.
Credit Daren Fuster / Oregon Mozart Players
Nöel will feature Correli, Gruber, and Mozart, with a little Jingle Bells mixed in.
Daren Fuster, Executive Director of the Oregon Mozart Players, said the musicians will perform the hour-long concert live. And it will be filmed for online viewing.
“We’re actually recording this in a church,” Fuster said. “So it is not as large as say, recording in the Hult Center, for instance. So, we’re cognizant of all the variables and making sure that we keep our musicians safe.”
The orchestra will be pared down to strings and piano, Fuster said. It’s been a tough year. While smaller chamber performances were possible outdoors this summer, the entire orchestra hasn’t been together since February.