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washington county arts guide
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march – may 2013
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March 7 to 24
Hillsboro’s Bag&Baggage presents the
first American production since 1709 of
“The Merry Wives of Windsor, or The
Amorous Adventures of The Comical
Knight Sir John Falstaff,”
an
adaptation (of the Shakespeare original)
written by John Dennis in 1647 and
newly adapted by director Scott Palmer.
Opening night is March 8. Thursdays
through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and
Sundays at 2 pm at the Venetian
Theatre, 253 E. Main St. in Hillsboro.
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March 9
The
Kalabharathi Dance Company
is
committed to promoting and presenting
Bharathanatyam, an ancient South
Indian dance form, Walters Cultural Arts
Center, 2 pm.
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March 14 to 17
Pacific University Theatre presents
“Our
Town”
by Thorton Wilder, produced by
students and faculty. 7:30 pm Thursday
through Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, Forest
Grove.
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March 29 to April 14
Hillsboro’s HART Theatre presents
“A
Midsummer Night’s Dream”
by
William Shakespeare, directed by Paul
Roder. Love and magic come together in
this fantasy world where the fairy
kingdom enchants.
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March 30
LESTA director Cyndi Turtledove invites
children aged six and older to share
their theatre and musical talents at the
open bilingual musical reading of
“Tesoro – The Treasure of Sierra’s
Padre,”
2 pm. LESTA, 365 NE Jackson
St., Hillsboro.
April
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April 6 to 20
LESTA offers a six-week bilingual musical
theatre class for adults and youth (6 and
older), culminating in a May 11
performance of
“Tesoro – The
Treasure of Sierra’s Padre”
at HART
Theatre. Saturdays 2 to 4 pm. For
information or to register, contact Cyndi
Turtledove at 617-6986 or cyndi@lesta.
net.
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April 13
Enjoy traditional Polynesian dance, music
and entertainment with an authentic
meal at
Pacific University’s 53rd
Annual Lu’au
. Meal is at 4:30 pm, doors
for the show open at 5:30 pm, show
starts at 6:30 pm in the Stoller Center,
where fresh pineapple, cookies,
macadamia nuts, leis, jam, jellies will be
for sale from 10 am to 4 pm.
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April 21
Pacific University presents
Ed Asner
as
late president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
as part of its Performing Arts Series.
4:30 pm at Taylor-Meade Performing
Arts Center, 2014 Cedar St.
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April 25 to 27
Pacific University Dance presents its
10th annual
Dance Works
performances at 7:30 pm Thursday and
Friday and 2 pm Saturday. Tom Miles
Theatre, 2115 Pacific Ave.
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April 26 to May 12
The Beaverton Civic Theatre presents
“Steel Magnolias,”
set in a southern
beauty salon where all the ladies who
are anybody come to have their hair
done, Fridays and Saturdays 8 pm,
Sundays 2 pm, Beaverton City Library
Auditorium.
may
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May 3 to 19
STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy,
will present
“Cinderella”
(Prince Street
Players Version) at HART Theatre in
Hillsboro, at 7:30 pm Fridays and
Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays.
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May 9 to 26
Bag&Baggage presents the musical
comedy,
“Rough Crossing,”
by Tom
Stoppard, directed by Scott Palmer.
Thursday through Saturday 7:30 pm,
Sundays 2 pm, Hillsboro’s Venetian
Theatre.
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May 11
The Family Bilingual Musical play for all
ages,
“Tesoro – The Treasure of
Sierra’s Padre,”
will be at 2 pm at
Hillsboro’s HART Theatre.
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May 15 to 18
Northwest Senior Theatre presents a
“Broadway Highlights”
show, a
musical variety show of songs, dances
and skits from “Guys and Dolls,” “My Fair
Lady,” “Annie,” “Oklahoma” and other hit
Broadway shows at 2 pm at the
Alpenrose Dairy Opera House, 6149 SW
Shattuck Road in Portland.
SpokenWord
March
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March 1
Get ready to hear poets slam down their
most powerful work on March 1.
Andrea Gibson
will start Pacific
University’s poetry slam at The Hacienda,
2020 Main St., 7 to 9 p.m. All invited to
participate in the contest or just listen.
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March 7
Washington County Arts & Culture
Grants Panel
will offer a free session to
answer questions about grant
applications and how to find grant
opportunities to fit specific organizations.
4 to 6 pm at Walters Cultural Arts Center.
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March 12
Walters Cultural Arts Center hosts its free,
monthly
Open Poetry night
, 7 to 8:30
pm.
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March 19
Walters Cultural Arts Center’s free
Spoken Word
presentation features
Washington County Museum’s Outreach
Educator, Ilene O’Malley, talking about an
important chapter in U.S. history -- the
bracero program that brought migrant
laborers from Mexico to work on farms in
the United States during the labor
shortages of World War II. 7 pm.
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March 20
Join professional writer and media artist
Dmae Roberts
for a discussion about
arts funding:
“Funding Your Bliss:
Strategies for Artists,”
at Walters
Cultural Arts Center, 4 to 7 pm.
April
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April 9
Walters Cultural Arts Center hosts its
free, monthly
Open Poetry night
, 7 to
8:30 pm.
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April 27
The Ka’ana ‘Ike A Ka ‘Ohana Foundation
presents a
Hawaiian Cooking
Workshop
at Standard TV & Appliance,
3600 SW Hall Boulevard in Beaverton, 11
am to 1 pm.
may
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May 14
Walters Cultural Arts Center will host its
free, monthly
Open Poetry night
, 7 to
8:30 pm.
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May 21
Walters Cultural Arts Center’s free Spoken
Word presentation,
“Finally Spring,”
features
Doug Lorain
, an award-winning
local guidebook author who will share
tips on the best places to enjoy the
Northwest outdoors during spring, 7 pm.
Music
March
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March 1
Master harmonica player
Joe Powers
will team up with guitarist and lute
player
Hideki Yamaya
for an eclectic
evening of music. Walters Cultural Arts
Center, 7:30 pm.
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March 1 to 2
ISing Choir presents
“ISing at the
Movies”
at 7:30 pm, at Bethel
Congregational UCC, 5150 Watson Ave.
in Beaverton. Back by popular demand,
these concerts feature choral music
from film scores.
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March 2
Portland Opera To Go offers a
50-minute, free, family-friendly, English-
language version of Mozart’s
“The
Magic Flute,”
Walters Cultural Arts
Center, 2 pm.
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March 2
Award-nominated singer/songwriter
Jerry Hannan
will perform at Influence
Music Hall, 135 SE Third St. in Hillsboro,
6:30 pm. influencemusichall.org.
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March 2
McMenamins Grand Lodge
celebrates
its 91st birthday with live music, and
food and drink specials. Starting at 3
pm, Uncle B & Auntie E & J Dog, Crown
Point, Prairie Dog Brain Trust, Jake Ray
& the Cow Dogs, Freak Mountain
Ramblers, Joe McMurrian, and Lynn
Conover & Gravel will play throughout
the day. 3505 Pacific Ave. in Forest
Grove. Free for all ages. 992-9533.
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March 9
Pacific University
presents
“Dala,”
Juno nominees and winners of the 2010
Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal
Group of the Year, as part of the spring
Performing Arts Series. 7:30 pm in the
Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center.
352-2918.
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March 15
The
Oregon Guitar Quartet
, classical
Pacific Northwest guitarists, performs at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 7:30 pm.
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March 17
Don your Celtic garb and come out for
live music,
McMenamins
Irish Stout
and loads of merriment and
shenanigans for St. Patrick’s Day. Music
starts at 4 pm with Oly Mountain Boys
and continues through the evening with
Danny Boy O’Haley, Wee Laddie O’Song,
Star Anna and the Garcia Birthday Band.
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March 17
The
Northwest Harmony Chorus
will
give a free concert, including some old
Irish favorites, at 1:30 pm, Cornell
Estates Retirement & Assisted Living.
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March 17 and March 21
McMenamins Grand Lodge
celebrates
Ruby’s 27th birthday with $2.50 pints of
the raspberry-ale wonder, food specials
and the
Great Northwest Music Tour
.
Free music for all ages starts at 7 pm,
featuring Cody Beebe & The Crooks, an
emerging Seattle roots rock band.
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March 17 and March 29
Oregon Chamber Choir
will join the
Calvin Choir and Orchestra for a
presentation of John Rutter’s “Requiem”
at 7 pm at Calvin Presbyterian Church,
10445 SW Canterbury Lane in Tigard.
No tickets required. 639-3273.
April
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April 6
Gideon Freudman
, a musician inspired
by the best of classical, modern, jazz,
and blues traditions, will perform at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 2 pm.
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April 12
Pacific University presents
“Spring Jazz
Nite,”
featuring the University Jazz Band
and University Jazz Choir, 7:30 pm in the
Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center.
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April 12
A Walters Cultural Arts Center favorite,
the
Oregon Mandolin Orchestra
,
returns for a spring concert with
mandolin, mandola, mandocello and
double bass, featuring classical, swing,
jazz and everything in between, 7:30
pm.
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April 18 to May 19
“Always. . .Patsy Cline”
is a musical
tribute to the country music legend,
Broadway Rose Theatre Company,
12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard; Thursdays
through Saturdays 7:30 pm, Sundays 2
pm. 620-5262, www.broadwayrose.org.
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April 19
Join
Rich Wetzel
and his
Groovin’
Higher Orchestra
for an evening of
high-energy jazz at Walters Cultural Arts
Center, 7:30 pm.
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April 19
Pacific University presents its
Spring
Choral Concert
featuring the University
Chamber Singers and Concert Choir,
7:30 pm, Taylor-Meade Performing Arts
Center.
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April 20
The
Pacific Philharmonic
, a symphony
orchestsra featuring undergraduate and
graduate students, will perform at
Pacific University’s Taylor-Meade
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm.
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April 20
Seattle-based singer/songwriter
Jean
Mann
will perform at Influence Music
Hall at 7:30 pm.
ashington county
–spring 2013
“Steel Magnolias”—April 26-May 12
Oregon Mandolin Orchestra—April 12
Ed Asner as FDR—April 21
“Found Memories”—April 23
Laren Pelon—April 7