Owen’s Portland Bar Mitzvah At Norse Hall
Owen was ready to have a good time at his Portland Bar Mitzvah held on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Norse Hall in Northeast Portland, Oregon. In fact, he was doing dance routines during the background music while his friends were still eating 🙂
Guests arrived around 5pm and the food was out before 6. A short time later, Owen introduced family and friends to come up for his candle lighting. Open flame was not allowed at this venue, so each battery-powered candle was just switched on.
Owen’s Portland Bar Mitzvah Candle Lighting Ceremony Music:
- Sentimental Journey – Doris Day
- Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
- Happy Together – The Turtles
- Thunder – Imagine Dragons
- Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
- Boom Boom Pow – The Black Eyed Peas
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
- Twist and Shout – The Beatles
- On Top of the World – Imagine Dragons
- Count on Me – Bruno Mars
- Sunday Girl (French version) – Blondie
- New York Groove – KISS (Ace Frehley)
Following the candle lighting, we went right to the games for the kids that included two crazy rounds of the scavenger hunt. Owen almost won that second round, finishing as runner-up.
After a short video in the lounge, everyone returned to the main room for dancing that began with “The Hora” and chair raising.
From there, adults and kids danced for almost three hours to fun hit songs like “Billie Jean” and “Can’t Stop The Feeling,” along with family favorites “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers, plus Owen’s favorites from local band Portugal. The Man and more.
Mazel Tov Owen and thank you mom Paige for again choosing PRO DJs. I was the DJ at sister Flora’s Bat Mitzvah in 2016.
