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Portland, OR – Come support a local holiday tradition at the Oregon Historical Society’s 52nd annual Holiday Cheer, a festive book sale & literary celebration on Sunday, December 8! Meet 80 Oregon authors and make a dent in your holiday shopping by picking up the perfect personalized gift.
Holiday Cheer begins at noon at the Oregon Historical Society (1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland) and authors will be signing until 4pm. Admission is free to both the book sale and to visit museum exhibits.
For over half a century, the Oregon Historical Society has celebrated our state’s rich literary talents at this kick-off to the holiday season. This year, some of the Pacific Northwest’s most noted authors will be in the museum selling everything from children’s books to guidebooks to mysteries to histories! All featured authors have published a book in 2019, though many will also have past titles available.
Notable local authors in attendance include:
December 8 also marks the final day of the exhibit Many Shades of Being Darcelle: 52 years of Fashion, 1967–2019. This exhibit features a selection of Darcelle’s more than 1,500 extravagant costumes, many made by Walter Cole himself.
At Holiday Cheer, you will find a book for everyone on your shopping list, with guides for exploring Oregon’s outdoors, to locally based thrillers and mysteries, to adorable works for kiddos that highlight Portland’s love of biking. View a full list of participating authors at ohs.org/holidaycheer.
To add to the holiday cheer, The Dickens Carolers will be strolling through the museum performing lively holiday songs from 1pm–2pm. Santa Claus will also be landing his sleigh at OHS for free photos in the popular Meier & Frank Santaland exhibit, featuring a display of items including Rudolph, Santa’s throne, and a model of the iconic monorail.
Sip on a cup of hot cocoa and come chat with some of Oregon’s best and brightest writers! Admission to Holiday Cheer is free, and all museum exhibits will be open from Noon to 5pm, including Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences during World War II.
About the Oregon Historical Society
For more than a century, the Oregon Historical Society has served as the state’s collective memory, preserving a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, films, and oral histories. Our research library, museum, digital platforms & website (www.ohs.org), educational programming, and historical journal make Oregon’s history open and accessible to all. We exist because history is powerful, and because a history as deep and rich as Oregon’s cannot be contained within a single story or point of view.