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december 2012 – february 2013
Stage
December
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Through Dec. 15
Another production of A Christmas
Carol? Borrrrrrriiiinnnng! At least, that’s
what the actors in
Beaverton Civic
Theatre’s Every Christmas Story
Ever Told think
. Instead, they decided
to go out and perform, literally, every
Christmas story ever told, covering all
traditions and cultures. Sounds
daunting. Beaverton City Library
Auditorium, 12375 SW 5th St., 754-
9866. 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2 pm
Sundays.
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Through Dec. 23
Get into the Christmas spirit with a
revue of holiday classics
from
Broadway hits. Broadway Rose Theatre
Company, 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard,
620-5262. 7:30 pm Thursdays-
Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays and Saturday,
Dec. 1, 8 and 15. (See story on page 4.)
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Dec. 1
An abridged version of The
Nutcracker—dubbed
A Nutcracker
Tea
—streamlines the classic ballet for
children ages 4 and up. Tualatin Public
Library, 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave.,
691-3069. 11 am.
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Dec. 6-23
This version of
A Christmas Carol
features collapsing scenery, terrible
actors and an accident-prone stage
manager. Don’t worry, though: It’s all on
purpose. They promise. Inspired by A
Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Bag&Baggage presents this disastrous
rendition of the Dickens classic,
“presented” by the
Farndale Avenue
Housing Estate Townswomen’s
Guild Dramatic Society
. The Venetian
Theatre, 253 E. Main St., Hillsboro, 345-
9590. 7:30 pmWednesdays-Saturdays,
2 pm Sundays.
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Dec. 8-9, 15
LESTA’s third annual
Christmas
pastorela
features singing bilingual
elves, a family of Mexican angels,
reindeer and devils, all involved in the
story of Santa crash-landing in
Mazatlan. Oh, and the baby Jesus
factors into the tale as well. Hart
Theatre, 185 SE Washington, Hillsboro,
617-6986. 2 pm Dec. 8, 15; 6 pm Dec.
9.
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Dec. 12-21
Bag&Baggage pairs with Tears of Joy
for a puppet-based retelling of The
Velveteen Rabbit. The Venetian Theatre,
253 E. Main St., Hillsboro, 345-9590. 2
pmWednesdays-Fridays.
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Dec. 15-16
The
Northwest Conservatory of
Danc
e presents the classic holiday
ballet,
The Nutcracker
. Hillsboro High
School, 3285 SE Rood Bridge Road,
Hillsboro, 693-8362. 6 pm Dec. 15, 2
pm Dec. 16.
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Dec. 17
Get loaded—classily, of course—with
Bag&Baggage artistic director Scott
Palmer and actors from the theater
company at this
wine tasting and
storytelling
. Renaissance Wines, 1320
NE Orenco Station Parkway, 345-9590.
7 pm.
January
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Jan. 29
The
Oregon Shadow Theatre
presents a performance of
Jack and
the Dragon
, the story of a young man
named—you guessed it—Jack, hired by
a king to exterminate a “pesky varmint”
that turns out to be a lot peskier than
imagined, told through shadows, banjo
and dulcimer music. Forest Grove City
Library, 2114 Pacific Ave., 992-3247. 7
pm.
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Jan. 31-Feb. 24
Broadway Rose Theatre Company
presents
I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change
, a comic tribute to love,
loss and romantic daring. Broadway
Rose Theatre Company New Stage,
12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, 620-
5262. 7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays, 2
pm Sundays and Feb. 9, 16 and 23.
February
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Feb. 15
BodyVox’s
boundary-pushing multi-
media dance experience will astound
you in the breadth of its humor, whimsy
and sheer physicality. Walters Cultural
Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro,
615-3485. 7:30 pm.
Music
December
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Dec. 1
Oregon Chorale
, with orchestra and
soloists, perform
Mendelssohn’s Vom
Himmel Hoch
. Saturday: Tigard United
Methodist Church, 9845 Walnut Place.
7 p.m. Sunday: St. Matthew Catholic
Church, 447 SE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro. 7:30
pm.
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Dec. 1
ISing Choir
presents selections of
Scandinavian holiday music
, all
inspired by light. Bethel Congregational
United Church of Christ, 5150 SW
Watson, Beaverton. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.;
Sunday, 3 pm.
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Dec. 1
A performance of holiday-themed songs
from
Pacific University’s Chamber
Singers and Symphonic Band
. Taylor-
Meade Performing Arts Center, 2014
Cedar St., Forest Grove, 352-2918. 7:30
pm.
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Dec. 4
The
Tualatin Valley Harmony
Masters
have been cheering
Washington County with their
barbershop quartet stylings for 38
years. Here, they sing traditional holiday
carols, infused with the group’s
seamless harmonies and indelible wit.
Cornell Estates Retirement & Assisted
Living, 1005 NE 17th Ave., Hillsboro,
640-2884.
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Dec. 5
Musician
Kevin Harding
rings in the
holiday season playing Christmas music
on his handcrafted hammer dulcimer.
Summa Real Estate, 2012 Main St.,
Forest Grove, 956-5604. 5-8 pm.
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Dec. 5
Guitarists
Barry Glick and Eric
Mattson
perform an evening of oh-so-
smooth jazz. West Slope Library, 3678
SW 78th Ave., Portland, 292-6416. 6:30
pm.
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Dec. 5
The Crimsonaires
perform a show to
get people into the holiday spirit.
Tualatin Public Library, 18878 SW
Martinazzi Ave., 691-3069. 7 pm.
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Dec. 6
Bring lunch to the church and let the
Millennium Band
warm your spirit
with a program of advent and
Christmas music. Calvin Presbyterian
Church, 10445 SW Canterbury Lane,
Tigard, 639-3273. Noon.
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Dec. 7-8
Candlelight Concerts
presents
the story of Christ’s birth, told via
choirs, hand bells, harps and flutes.
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 10445
SW Canterbury Lane, Tigard, 639-
3273. 7 pm.
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Dec. 13
The Oregon Chamber Singers
present an hour-long concert of
traditional Christmas music along with
John Rutter’s Gloria. Calvin Presbyterian
Church, 10445 SW Canterbury Lane,
Tigard, 639-3273. Noon.
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Dec. 14
The Oregon Mandolin Orchestra
plays a concert of holiday songs…on
mandolins! Walters Cultural Arts Center,
527 E. Main St., Hillsboro, 615-3485.
7:30 pm.
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Dec. 15
You’d think a band called
the Snax
would sing songs about Twizzlers and
potato chips, but no. Here, the group
leads a sing-along of family-friendly
holiday classics. Forest Grove City
Library, 2114 Pacific Ave., 992-3247. 2
pm.
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D
ec. 18
Guitarists
Barry Glick and Ben
Graves
play swinging standards and
universally beloved pop classics. Garden
Home Community Library, 7475 SW
Oleson Rd., Portland, 245-9932. 7 pm.
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Dec. 19
Holiday songs and crafts
for kids up
to 6 years old. Beaverton City Library,
12375 SW 5th St., 250-3600. 10:30
am.
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Dec. 20
An interactive music experience from
John Green and Sandra Miller
,
playing Christmas carols on dueling
pianos. And yes, they take requests.
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 10445 SW
Canterbury Lane, Tigard, 639-3273.
Noon.
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Dec. 21
The
Portland Chamber Orchestra
performs Handel’s “Messiah.” St.
Matthew Catholic Church, 447 SE 3rd
Ave., Hillsboro, 771-3250. 7:30 pm.
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Dec. 31
Ring in the New Year at McMenamins
with
Ants in the Kitchen
and
John
Bunzow
and
Bobby Cole
along with
hosted drinks and next-day breakfast
for those staying on the property
overnight. McMenamins Grand Lodge,
3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove, 992-
9533.
January
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Jan. 25
Afro-Brazilian rhythms meet Italian
café music when
Rio Con Brio
comes to Hillsboro. Walters Cultural
Arts Center, 527 E. Main St.,
Hillsboro, 615-3485. 7:30 pm.
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Jan. 26
The
Alphabeticians
is a musical group
whose songs cover all the songwriting
bases, from numbers and metaphors to
extinct fish. Tualatin Public Library,
18878 SW Martinazzi Ave., 691-3069.
1 pm.
February
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Feb. 8
You’ll want to grab your favorite
Valentine and hit the dance floor when
Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra
cranks up its high-energy ensemble in a
musical marriage of big-band and
ballroom dance music. Walters Cultural
Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro,
615-3485. 7:30 pm.
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Feb. 9
Pioneer musician
Rick Meyers
will
mix of historical information, playful
dialogue and plenty of audience
participation in his “Old Time Music
Show” for kids. Hillsboro Main Library,
2850 Brookwood Pkwy., 615-6500.
2:30 pm.
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Feb. 10
Award-winning ensemble
Portland
Taiko
demonstrate the booming
majesty the Japanese drumming
tradition, along with some of its own
innovations to the form. Beaverton City
Library, 12375 SW 5th St., 526-2577. 2
pm.
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Feb. 16
Enjoy breakfast served with a side of
old-time fiddle music. Leedy Grange
Hall, 835 NW Saltzman Rd., Cedar Mill.,
vrb@teamweb.com. 8 am.
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Feb. 22
One of Scotland’s finest fiddle players,
Alasdair Fraser
, joins cellist
Natalie
Haas
for a night of classic Gaelic
songs. Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527
E. Main St., Hillsboro, 615-3485. 7:30
pm.
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Feb. 23
Eric Herman
performs “cool tunes” for
kids and families. Tualatin Public
Library, 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave.,
691-3069. 10:30 am.
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Feb. 23
Peter Yarrow
—that’s the “Peter” of
Peter, Paul and Mary fame—performs
a concert spanning his rich, folky
songbook. Taylor-Meade Performing
Arts Center, 2014 Cedar St., Forest
Grove, 352-2918. 7:30 pm.
celebrat ing arts & culture in
A Christmas Carol – Dec. 6
The Velveteen Rabbit – Dec. 12
Crimsonaires – Dec. 5
Wild Beauty – Dec. 5
Education Under Fire - Dec. 1