Start the new year with a grounding First Day Hike hosted by Oregon State Parks.

This week, we’re saying goodbye to 2024 and hello to a new year. If you’re resolving to get out more, we’ve got you covered with events from New Year’s Eve Downtown to Oregon State Parks’ First Day Hike 2025 and from a screening of From Ground Zero to Portland’s Public Menorah.

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New Year’s Concert in Portland – Beethoven’s Ninth
If you’re like me and committed to having a Little Women Winter™, ditch the rowdy New Year’s Eve parties in favor of a peaceful concert of 19th-century classical tunes. The Oregon Symphony ends the year on an optimistic note (literally) with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the Scottish classic “Auld Lang Syne.” Members of the Oregon Repertory Singers, Portland State University Chamber Choir, and Pacific Youth Choir alumni will join. AUDREY VANN
(Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, South Park Blocks)

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