Art Chowder November | December 2016, Issue 6 | Page 56

8 ways to celebrate
the holidays in

Spokane

By Chandler Anderson Baird

Chandler
moved to
Spokane in 2014
without a rain coat
and with extremely
low expectations.
Since then, she has
fallen more in love with
Spokane every day. As
a native Texan, she was
raised on Tex-Mex and
smoked BBQ and she isn’t
afraid of the heat, whether in her food or in the air.
When she is not exploring
Spokane’s food scene, she can
be found exercising, shopping,
or binge watching “Parenthood” on Netflix. Her obsessions
include guacamole, Labrador
puppies, and diet Coke with
pebble ice.
Y o u can f ind her blog at:
w w w. s p o k a n e e a t s . n e t
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1. FREE Live Nativity
South Hill - “Journey to Bethlehem”

At the Journey to Bethlehem Live Nativity Display, you walk through
a beautiful display and see the Christmas story come to life right
before your eyes. This show features over 100 actors, live animals,
and it’s an experience you’ll never forget. “The nativity is located
at the South Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church on the corner of
57th Ave and Freya. Doors are open from 6:00 - 8:00pm on Friday
night, and 5:00 - 8:00pm on Saturday and Sunday nights. No tickets
or reservations are required. Groups will be dismissed every 3 - 5
minutes. Dress warmly and plan to be outside for 15 - 20 minutes
once your tour leaves the church.” 2016 dates and times are not yet
posted, but last year this display occurred over one weekend at the
beginning of December on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Check their
website in the next short while for 2016 date postings.

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2. Pick up Dick’s Burgers and Drive
around looking at Christmas lights.
I added the burger part to this old Christmas
Tradition, because, why not? Dick’s burgers are cheap
and the menu is simple. It’s a Spokane staple.
Recommended neighborhoods:
•Spokane Valley: Christmas Tree Lane - 1600 block of
South Keller Road
•Northwest Spokane: The blocks of Gordon, Glass and
Courtland just west of Maple
•South Hill: Candy Cane Lane south of 37th Avenue
and west of Grand Boulevard