WINTER BREAK EVENTS

There are many holiday events taking place over the winter break that Saints might want to check out!

The Grotto Festival of Lights will start on Dec. 17 and be open until Dec. 30, starting at 4:30 in the afternoon (entry gates close at 9:30 p.m.). For more information on the display, just off Northeast Sandy Boulevard near 82nd Avenue in east Portland, visit: https://thegrotto.org/christmas-festival-of-lights/

Zoo Lights is also currently taking place at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, and is open through Jan. 9, for either drive-through or walking visitors. For more information and tickets, visit https://www.oregonzoo.org/visit/zoolights

In downtown Portland, the Cirque Nutcracker concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall – visit: https://www.ticketsales.com/arlene-schnitzer-hall – and Christmas at the Old Church with Michael Allen Harrison, a musical concert, will run from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. at the Old Church Concert Hall. For more information and tickets, visit: https://www.tickettomato.com/event/7076/christmas-at-the-old-church-with-michael-allen-harrison-afternoon