(Courtesy/Oregon Legislature)
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the Oregon Capitol is bringing the holiday spirit.
The annual tradition of Holidays at the Capitol starts Wednesday at 8 a.m. and will go through Dec. 23 at 5 p.m, according to the state legislature’s website.
Decorations will be set up in the Rotunda and outside the House and Senate chambers. In the East Galleria, a new electronic exhibit will also share stories of past holiday experiences, messages from sponsors and performances recorded for this year from the Willamette Master Chorus, the Western Oregon University Chamber Chorus and Voices ensembles, and the Hermiston High School Chamber Choir.
The Capitol is under construction to fix the building’s seismic structure, temporarily limiting available entrances, exits and gathering spaces, said Stacy Nalley, public outreach coordinator for the Legislature.
This year’s Holidays at the Capitol will not have live musical performances, a grand tree or a model train, Nalley said.
Decorations will include eight trees in the Rotunda, poinsettia plants circling the state seal with garland and lights, and two trees outside each chamber, Nalley said.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
