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washington county arts guide
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June — August
july
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July 16
Hillsboro’s own Bag&Baggage theatre
company members Cassie Greer and Ian
Armstrong will lead an hour of storytime
for grownups. Tonight you can listen along
to Mark Twain’s
“Hunting the Deceitful
Turkey,” Bret Harte’s “A Boy’s Dog,”
and PG Wodehouse’s “The Tabby
Terror,”
an evening of classic animal tales
for the young at heart. Walters Cultural
Arts Center. 7 pm.
August
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Aug. 20
Get ready for a full moon on the lawn with
a rousing session of songs and stories told
with gusto by writer and master storyteller
Anne Rutherford
. Enjoy Anne’s own
version of Pacific Northwest folklore told
by her alter ego Clementine Ryder. Walters
Cultural Arts Center. 7 pm. Hillsboro.
Visual Arts
June
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June 4 to July 7
Watercolor paintings by
Laura Hopper
will be on display and available for sale at
Village Gallery of Arts in the Cedar Mill
Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road.
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June 4
The Walters Cultural Arts Center, in
Hillsboro, invites the public to a reception
for the
“High Fiber Diet: Elements”
show, which runs through June 25. 6-8
pm. Organic fiberscapes represent the
elements of air, earth, fire, and water, and
range from mighty vistas to intensely
abstract visions. Regular exhibit hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 am-9 pm; Friday, 9
am-6 pm; Saturday 10 am-4 pm. Free.
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June 4
Sequoia Gallery + Studios, 136 SE Third
Ave. in Hillsboro, will host a reception from
6-8 pm for the
exhibit featuring
nationally known art instructors and
local artists
, using techniques and
methods taught in classes taken at
Sequoia. Show ends June 28. Gallery open
10 am-6 pm, Tuesday-Saturday.
sequoiagallerystudios.org. 693-0401.
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June 5
Valley Art, 2022 Main St. in Forest Grove,
will host a
“Staycation in Forest
Grove.”
5-8 p.m. Classes and demos.
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June 6
The Walter Cultural Arts Center invites
families to participate in
art nights
featuring different mediums every
Thursday night. 6:30-8:30 pm. Hillsboro.
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June 8
Valley Art invites kids, ages 5 to 10, to
make cards for dads
from 1-3 pm.
Forest Grove.
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June 8
Broadway Gallery will host a reception
from 6 to 9 p.m. for their June Exhibit
featuring the pottery of
Jim Johnstone
,
and watercolor and acrylic paintings of
Donna Sanson
. Complimentary wine
and refreshments. 12570 S.W. Broadway
St. in Beaverton. The exhibit will run
through June. The gallery is open Tuesday-
Saturday, 11 am-6 pm.
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June 22
Valley Art invites kids
to fend off
summer boredomwith art and carving their
own stamps from 1-3 pm. Forest Grove.
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June 25 to 30
Focus on Book Arts Conference
will
be at Pacific University. 9 am-4:30 pm.
The eleventh biennial Focus on Book Arts
Conference offers five days of classes in
the book arts — bookbinding, printing,
printmaking, paper decoration, box
building, tool care, artists books and
journals — at all skill levels from beginner
to advanced. Wednesday night lecture will
feature “Critique, Collaboration and
Commerce for the Book Artist” with Alicia
Bailey and Laura Russell, which will be
followed up with one-on-one meetings
with Alicia Bailey and Laura Russell to
review your work Thursday.
focusonbookarts.org.
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June 26 to 29
The
Artists’ Shop at the Focus on
Book Arts
event will be at Pacific
University’s Cawein Gallery.Wednesday,
through Friday, 8 am-7 pm, Saturday, 8
am-6 pm. The Artists’ Shop features fine
crafts from the hands of book artists:
books, broadsides, cards, and other book-
related arts from professional artists and
students. Open to the public. Free.
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June 28 to 29
The
Market (Vendor show) at Focus
on Book Arts
will be at Pacific University,
2043 College Way in Forest Grove. Friday,
7 pm-9 pm. Saturday, 8 am-7 pm. See
supplies such as paper and leather, tools
and other materials used in making
books as well as book arts items straight
from the hands of the artist. Free. Open to
the public.
July
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July 2
A group show featuring the artistic talents
of Walters Cultural Arts Center instructors,
from painters to potters, will debut with an
opening reception
. 6-8 pm. Exhibit
hours are 9 am–9 pm, Monday through-
Thursday; 9 am-6 pm, Friday; and 10
am-4 pm, Saturday. Free. Hillsboro.
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July 3
Valley Art invites kids
to make a
patriotic pinwheel from 5-8 pm. Forest
Grove.
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July 9 to Aug. 3
Artist Cyndie Christiansen’s show
will
feature watercolor and acrylic paintings,
and a sampling of handmade books.
Village Gallery of Arts. Cornell Rd.
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July 6
Valley Art invites the public to a reception
with good food and a cool drink for
Tom
Boring, Jeffrey Boring and Karen Van
Hoy
, artists who repurpose materials to
make art. 2-4 pm. Forest Grove.
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July 21
The
41st annual Forest Grove
Concours d’Elegance
will be at Pacific
University, 2043 College Way in Forest
Grove. Admission: $17 adults, $15 senior
citizens, $5 youth ages 13-18; kids 12
and younger are free. forestgroveconcours.
org.
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July 26
Danny Rodriguez will teach a workshop
on
Turkish Marbling on Paper
. $60, all
levels, includes supplies. 9:30 am to noon.
Village Gallery of Arts. Cornell Rd.
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July 27
Come experience a variety of
media all
concentrated in one piece of work
.
You’re the artist. Valley Art. 1-3 pm.
August
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Aug. 6
Explore your world and community
through a new set of eyes this summer at
the Walters Cultural Arts Center.
Photographer
Julie Keefe designed her
project “Hello Neighbor”
as a creative
way to introduce South Meadows Middle
School students to their surrounding
community. Hillsboro-based photographer
Pamela Brown
Wilkinson has devoted a
major portion of her life to capturing
images from nature that are both
beautiful and fascinating. Opening
reception 6-8 pm. The exhibit will run
through September. Regular exhibit hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 am-9 pm; Friday, 9
am-6 pm; Saturday 10 am-4 pm.
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Aug. 6 to 31
Marcia Petty
is Village Gallery of Art’s
August Featured Artist, paying homage
to
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”
Petty
uses mixed media, including acrylic
paint, colored and graphite pencil,
watercolor crayon, charcoal, collage and
hand-carved stamps. Cornell Rd.
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Aug. 7
Valley Art will celebrate Forest Grove’s
First Wednesday
celebration with
“Summer Nights,”
which includes
refreshments and lots of art. 5-8 pm.
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Aug. 10
Valley Art invites the public to observe
artists in action.
Watch artists own
their craft
— woodcarving, painting,
drawing — and get inspired. 1-3 pm.
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Aug. 24
Valley Art invites the public to get ready
for the annual
Chalk Art Festival
. Pick
up valuable hints from previous years’
most knowledgeable chalk artists. 1-3
pm. Forest Grove.
Museum
June
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June 8
The Washington County Museum, 120 E.
Main St. in Hillsboro, invites the public to
a
family day with Oregon Trail
activities
, crafts and a special
performance by STAGES Youth Academy
that includes seven songs and dances
about what it’s like to be a kid on the
Oregon Trail. 10 am-1 pm.
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June 15
Wake up with the birds and enjoy a
leisurely breakfast viewing of the
Washington County Museum exhibit
“Put a Bird on It: The Nature
Photography of William L. Finley,”
then caravan to Jackson Bottom
Wetlands for a morning bird walk. 7:30-
11 am. $10 for members; $15 for non-
members.
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June 17-21
The Washington County Museum will
host a
week-long camp for ten high
school girls
that helps them explore
engineering careers, leadership skills,
goal setting and
underwater robotics
technology. $100. 9 am-2 pm. beth@
washingtoncountymuseum.org.
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June 19 to Sept. 1
In celebration of the inaugural season of
the Hillsboro Hops, the Washington
County Museum takes a look back into
the history of baseball in the region with
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sundays,
noon-5 pm. Hillsboro.
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June 19
Biographer
Worth Mathewson
, author
of
“William L. Finley: Pioneer Wildlife
Photographer”
will talk about the life
and work of Finley. Washington County
Museum 2-3 pm. $6.
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June 28
A
Taste of Washington County
celebrates the region’s thriving culinary
scene and wine culture. Guests will enjoy
food samplings from local caterers and
chefs, along with tastes of wine,
microbrews and spirits. 5:30-9 pm.
Washington County Museum at Portland
Community College Rock Creek, 17677
NW Springville Road in Portland. $65 per
ticket; $520 for a table of 8.www.
washingtoncountymuseum.org/
taste2013.
July
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July 10
Learn more about the birds in
William
Finley’s
beautiful photographs. Listen to
bird calls, examine the functions of
different beak shapes, and consider
housing. Best suited for ages 8-12.
Washington County Museum. 1-2 pm. $6
for adults; $4 for youth, seniors, students
and active military. Hillsboro.
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July 11 to Aug. 29
Join museum volunteer and staff for a
30 minute guided tour of the summer
exhibits:
“Put a Bird on It: Nature
Photography of William L Finely
1876-1953” & “Take Me Out to the
Ball Game.”
$6 for adults; $4 for youth,
seniors, students and active military.
Washington County Museum. 11 am-1
pm.
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July 17
Investigate photography though
William
Finely’s images
. Learn about the
history of photograph, the evolution of
cameras and develop your own art by
making a sun print. Discover how
images change with different shaped
lenses and put light to work by making a
kaleidoscope. Best suited for ages 8-12.
$6 for adults; $4 for youth, seniors,
students and active military. Washington
County Museum. 1-2 pm. Hillsboro.
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July 17
K.L. Wombacher, vice president and
general manager of the Hillsboro
Hops
, will share the history of the game
and the franchise. Washington County
Museum. $6 for adults; $4 for youth,
seniors, students and active military. 2-3
pm. Hillsboro.
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July 24
Geography has always played an
ashington county
–summer 2013
Beaverton Tiny Dances—July 13
Valley Art—Tom Boring—July 6
Indalo Wind—july 23
LESTSA Folk SOng SingAlong—july 14
Daniel Wilson—july 20