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December 18, 2023
Good morning, Portland! We’re getting into the stretch of the year when things quiet down. I’ll be off next week. But it seems like plenty of students and teachers may be starting their vacation now. See below.
What's CITY Talking About?
Mass Absences Expected
About 30% of the Portland Association of Teachers’ 3,600 members requested at least one sick or personal day for this week, which was previously scheduled as winter break but is now makeup days for the strike. (Student absences are expected too.) And the district is offering to pay substitutes time and a half. If the situation gets extreme, the district could call off days at particular school buildings. [Oregonian 🔒]
- Related: The teachers strike is over. Now what? [City Cast Portland 🎧]
Nike Founder Is Totally Loaded
Reminder: Nike founder Phil Knight is Oregon’s wealthiest person. Ranked No. 18 on Forbes’ list of this year’s biggest billionaires, Knight has an estimated net worth of $39.5 billion. [KOIN]
$20K Mystery Gift
A donor mysteriously left a valuable pair of gold-colored Air Jordan 3’s in the clothing donation chute at the nonprofit Portland Rescue Mission. The auction house Southeby’s is selling them off today to raise money for the nonprofit; they’re expected to sell for between $15,000 and $20,000. [Oregonian]
- Related: Want some gold sneakers? The auction’s online. [Southeby’s]
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What To Do
Monday, Dec. 18
- 🎶 Brown Branch Big Band’s Holiday Tribute to Count Basie | 7:30 p.m. | $40 | Portland Center Stage
Saturday, Dec. 30
- 🍵 Pop-Up Tea Shop | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $14 for admission | Lan Su Chinese Garden
- 🐋 Whale Watching Week | Various Times through Dec. 31 | Free | Depoe Bay and other spots on the Oregon Coast
- 🎥 Lord of the Rings Trilogy: ‘The Return of the King’ | 7:15 p.m. | $8 | OMSI
- 👯 New Year’s Eve EVE Dance: Contra, Walz, & Blues | 7:30 p.m. - 12:15 a.m. | $15+ | Kerns
- 🎵 Fruition | 9 p.m. | $46.61 | Wonder Ballroom
Sunday, Dec. 31
- 🎊 New Year's Eve Sobriety Powwow | Noon | Free | Hillsboro
- 🧘 Clearing the Path: A New Year’s Eve Cleanse (yoga & sound bath) | 1 - 3 p.m. | $45 | Montavilla
- 🔨 New Years Eve DIY Workshop | 1 - 4 p.m. | $78+ | Southeast Division
- 🫧 Bubble & Squeeze: Jet Black Pearl & Amazing Bubble Man | 5 - 7 p.m. | $10 | Northeast Alberta Street
- 🛼 New Year's Eve Skate Party | 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. | $28 | Oaks Park
- 🍴 The Big Night! at Gabbiano’s | 7:30 p.m. | $360 for a pair | Gabbiano’s
- 🥂 The Champagne Ball | 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. | $127.61+ | Portland Art Museum
- 🥂 Battle of the Decades Returns | 8:30 p.m. | $50.20 | Mississippi Studios
- 🎵 Fruition | 9 p.m. | $46.61 | Wonder Ballroom
- 🎵 New Year’s Eve with Bridge City Sinners | 9 p.m. | $41.40 | Crystal Ballroom
- 🤠 Jenny Don't and The Spurs - New Year's Eve Cowboy Prom | 9 p.m. | $38.14 | Humboldt
- 🎵 Spafford with Bodhi Mojo | 9 p.m. | $51.84 | Buckman
- 🎶 Reptaliens | 9 p.m. | $26.05 | Revolution Hall (Show Bar)
- 🎆 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe | 9 p.m. | $50.17+ | Revolution Hall
Plus, want to ring in the New Year with good food? Check out this list of where to dine in style.
Today on City Cast
Warming Up With Portland’s Best Dumplings
We’re just three days away from the official start of winter, and it’s getting chilly out there. So today we’re revisiting a conversation with Eater Portland editor Brooke Jackson-Glidden about the best dumplings to try across the city — everything from soup dumplings to Georgian khinkali.
A perfect xiao long bao is so hard to do and if people do it right, it’s mind-blowing.
On my list to try: The violet-colored dumplings at Siam Umami that Jackson-Glidden mentions in passing. Maybe I’ll get to them this holiday season.
— Rachel Monahan
Edited by John Notarianni
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