Oregon’s Best Holiday Experiences
From coastal lights to mountain sleigh rides, make the most of the season with Oregon’s best holiday celebrations and cozy escapes written by Cathy Carroll Oregonians’ winter holiday celebrations are as diverse as its landscape, with each region offering new and time-honored traditions. It’s the perfect chance to sample a bit of both. Dive into a speed-dating comedy show, perfect for a season that often calls for a romantic partner. Let horse-drawn sleigh rides carry you over rivers and through snowy woods. Bask in the glow of thousands of colorful lights illuminating botanical gardens perched above the sea. Immerse yourself in the fun of floating parade-goers paddling upstream and city-street caroling competitions that challenge you to utter a “humbug.” It’s all here, with inviting retreats offering getaways that impart true and new tastes of local culture and spirit. Portland Fun & Flirty: A Comedy Dating Show DEC. 12, 7 p.m….