Artslandia at the Performance: Portland Playhouse Nov/Dec 2014 | Page 11

NOVEMBER|DECEMBER ® AT TH E P E R FO R M A N C E Welcome to Artslandia at the Performance – a city playbill and performing arts magazine. Enjoy the show. IN THIS ISSUE 50 26 HOW PORTLAND SHOWS HOLIDAY SPIRIT 22 26 38 It’s beginning to look a lot like ... Portland! From the White Stag’s nose to the Peacock Lane candy canes, these are ways our city celebrates the season. 31 CHURCHES OF CULTURE Some of Portland’s coolest performance arts venues are churches converted to stages. 38 62 THE CRUMPET HOLIDAY SPECIAL Portland Center Stage’s most sarcastic elf holds his fellow Christmasy characters’ twinkly toes to the fire. 50 PORTLANDERS GET A HANDEL ON THE MESSIAH 66 THE PLAYBILL PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE | P1 CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL DECEMBER 3-DECEMBER 28, 2014 Hallelujah! An epic 18th-century hymn still rings true in many ways. IN EVERY ISSUE Calendar [p.12] From the Editor-at-Large [p.16] From the Ambassador [p.20] From The Desk Of [p.25] Good Deeds [p.22] Find Your Art [p.36] Stocking Stuffer & a Ticket [p.48] Tag. You’re It. [p.56] Did You Know? [p.58] Artslandia with Filters [p.62] Dramatic Dishes [p.65] Past Performances [p.66] ARTSLANDIA AT THE PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER | DECEMBER christmascarolcoverandtoc.indd 2 11 10/15/14 11:03 AM