Astoria — Celebrate the holidays in Portland Gay Men’s Chorus style, as the group sings, dances and raps many of the traditional and not so traditional holiday favorites for a special Astoria audience at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at Astoria High School, located at 1001 W. Marine Drive. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for students.

The chorus will perform “A Holiday Celebration” as a benefit for the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center. In addition to performing music from Christmas, Hanukkah and the winter solstice, artistic director Bob Mensel is excited to debut new works composed by chorus members. Complementing the chorus’ “wall of sound” will be its talented dance troupe, Locomotions, and its classical a cappella ensemble, Cascade.

No Portland Gay Men’s Chorus holiday concert would be complete without revisiting some seasonal favorites. This year the chorus will perform works by Handel, Rachmaninoff, Berlin and a seldom-performed song by Paul McCartney.

Celebrating its 35th season, the chorus is excited to bring this memorable holiday show to the North Coast. “A Holiday Celebration” is the concert for the whole family and for all ages.

“PGMC undertakes these outreach concerts at our own expense to benefit local groups and to fulfill our mission of ‘uplifting the gay community and affirming the worth of all people,’” says Mensel. “We are excited to share this memorable holiday concert with our friends on Oregon’s North Coast.”

‘A Holiday Celebration’

2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13

Astoria High School

1001 W. Marine Drive, Astoria

www.supportthepac.org

$15 adults

$7 students