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washington county arts guide
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march – may 2013
Michael Dorian—May 21
Amanda Coplin—May 28
author Doug Lorian—May 21
Rich Wetzel—April 19
Farming Community’—April 27
may
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May 3-5
ISing Choir presents
“Of Animals
ISing,”
a free, lively and joyous event
that will benefit Indigo Rescue, a
nonprofit aiming to end animal
abandonment and pet overpopulation.
Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 at
7:30 pm; Sunday, May 5 at 3 pm.
Bethel Congregational United Church of
Christ, 5150 SWWatson Ave.,
Beaverton.
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May 4
The
Pacific University Symphonic
Band
performs its spring concert, 7:30
pm, Taylor-Meade Performing Arts
Center, 2014 Cedar St.
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May 10
Singer-Songwriter
Craig Carothers
, a
Pacific Northwest native now living in
Nashville, brings blues and rock-
inflected folk music to Walters Cultural
Arts Center, 7:30 pm.
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May 25
Pacific University invites the public to its
annual
“Music in May”
concert, one
of the longest running high school
music festivals in the U.S., featuring
bands, choirs and orchestras; 3 pm in
the Stoller Center, 2331 Main St. Call
352-2918 for more information and
tickets.
Library
March
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March 1 to 16
All ages are invited to enter a haiku
contest under the theme
“Oz:The
Great and Powerful”
at the North
Plains Public Library, 31360 NW
Commercial St.
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March 4
At the height of the Vietnam War,
Captain Angelica Pilato managed the
officers’ club, christened
Angel’s Truck
Stop
by the fighter pilots who left from
Udorn Air Base in Thailand. She will tell
her story about life as a woman officer
in the man’s military world of the
1960s and ’70s. 7 to 8:30 pm. Tigard
Public Library, 13500 SW Hall
Boulevard in Tigard. 718-2517.
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March 6
“Starting Your Vegetable Garden”
is the first of a series of free gardening
classes at the Forest Grove City Library,
presented by the Oregon State
University Extension Service, 6:30 pm.,
2114 Pacific Ave. in Forest Grove.
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March 8
The 2013 Forest Grove
Conversations
Student Contest
submission are due
today to the Forest Grove Library.
Students may choose between two
prompts and submit an essay, video, or
other digital format. Entry forms and
more information are available at the
library or online www.fglibrary.plinkit.
org/happenings.
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March 9
Pink Pig Puppets
“Trickster Tales”
for
ages five and older will be at the
Hillsboro Main Library, 2850 NE
Brookwood Parkway, 2:30 to 3:30 pm.,
615-6500.
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March 9
Darren Davis of
Bluewater
Productions
will teach K through sixth-
graders how to draw their own comics
at the North Plains Library, 1 to 2 pm.
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March 13
Author and filmmaker Sig Unander will
present the story of
Simon Benson,
Lumber King-Civic Leader-Visionary
;
Cedar Mill Community Library, 12505
NW Cornell Road in Portland, 6:30 pm.
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March 15
Celtic concert
in honor of St. Patrick’s
Day, Cedar Mill Community Library, 7
pm. All ages. Free.
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March 17
The
Cedar Mill Community Library
hosts
Writer’s Mill
, a monthly writing
group for teens and adults, 1 to 3 pm.
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March 19
Get ready for a jambalaya of silly songs,
dance and imagination games, all using
the words of
Dr. Seuss
set to music, 7
pm at the Tigard Public Library.
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March 23
Join one of Portland’s favorite rock
bands for kids,
Toys Trains
, as they
bring a lively and energetic show to the
Hillsboro Main Library, 2:30 pm.
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March 23
The Cedar Mill Community Library hosts
Voices in Verse
, an open-mic poetry
showcase for teens and adults, 10 am.
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March 27
Physical comedian
Henrik Bothe
, will
present
“Yes You Can!”
a
performance that teaches kids what
you can accomplish when you set your
mind to it, 3:30 pm, Hillsboro Main
Library.
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March 27
The film,
“King of Devil’s Island,”
from Norway will screen at the Cedar
Mill Community Library, 6:30 pm.
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March 28
Bring your personal
handicraft
projects
, meet new crafting friends,
and enjoy the camaraderie at the North
Plains Library from 6 to 8 pm.
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March 29
Bring the whole family to watch anime,
enjoy
Japanese snacks and crafts
and get whisked away in a broom relay
race at the Tigard Public Library, 2 to 4
pm.
april
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April 5
Guitarists
Barry Glick
and
Neil
Mattson
play swinging jazz standards
and iconic pop tunes at the Hillsboro
Main Library, 2850 NE Brookwood
Parkway, 6:30 pm.
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April 7
Lauren Pelon
traces the story of
music and performs music from around
the world on a variety of ancient and
modern instruments at the Tigard
Public Library, 2 to 3 pm.
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April 13
The
Portland Ballet
will preview
excerpts from their spring show, Don
Quixote, in a free program at the North
Plains Public Library, 1 pm.
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April 16
The
Sunset Traffic Jam Jazz Band
will play traditional jazz of New Orleans
from the 1920s era of Louis Armstrong,
Kid Ory and Scott Joplin at the Tigard
Public Library, 7 to 8:30 pm.
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April 17
Illustrator, comic artist and author
Lucy
Knisley
presents her graphic novel
memoir of a life lived through food,
Tigard Public Library, 4 to 5 pm.
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April 21
The Cedar Mill Community Library hosts
Writer’s Mill
, a monthly writing group
for teens and adults, 1 to 3 pm.
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April 23
“Found Memories”
from Brazil will
screen at Garden Home Community
Library, 6:30 pm.
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April 24
The French film,
“The Day I Saw Your
Heart,”
will screen at the Cedar Mill
Community Library, 6:30 pm.
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April 25
Bring your personal handicraft projects,
meet new crafting friends, and enjoy
the camaraderie at the North Plains
Library, 6 to 8 pm.
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April 27
Local author
Barbara Bennett
Peterson
will talk about her new book,
“Tigard: Images of an Elegant
Farming Community,”
and bring to life
the people and places of this historic
Oregon community, 1 pm. Tigard Public
Library.
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April 27
The Cedar Mill Community Library hosts
Voices in Verse
, an open-mic poetry
showcase for teens and adults, 10 am.
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April 28
Come celebrate children and reading at
the first annual
Dia de los Ninos
program, starting with a bilingual
Spanish story time with books, songs
and puppets. Tigard Public Library, 1:30
to 3 pm.
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April 30
Learn about
sustainable projects
for
home and family at the Garden Home
Community Library, 7475 SW Oleson
Road in Portland, 4 to 6 pm.
May
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May 5
Celebrate the Mexican-American
holiday
Cinco de Mayo
as well as
Children’s Day
in Japan and
Liberation Day
in The Netherlands,
which also share this date. Make flower
crafts, kites and flag art at the Tigard
Public Library, 1:30 to 2:30 pm.
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May 10
Roundhouse Bluegrass
band
performs impeccable harmonies,
interesting arrangements and a blend
of classic spirited bluegrass, folk,
country and original tunes at the Tigard
Public Library, 7 to 8:30 pm.
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May 11
Duane Funk
discusses
“The Digital
Camera in Genealogical Research”
at the Genealogical Society of
Washington County meeting, 10 am to
noon, Hillsboro Main Library.
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May 12
The
Northwest New Music Trio
,
featuring professional musicians Diane
Chaplin, Tylor Neist and Brian Quincey,
will play the violin, viola and cello, and
talk about the music and instruments,
Tigard Public Library, 2:30 to 4 pm.
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May 14
Take a musical trip to a sunny place
with the warm, crisp acoustic sounds of
Alberta Rider Elementary School’s
marimba ensemble
, Tigard Public
Library, 7 pm.
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May 15
The Tigard Public Library celebrates
the approach of summer with
Renegade Rose Morris &
Bridgetown Morris Men
doing
English folk dancing, 7 to 8:30 pm.
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May 19
The
Museaux Trio
features
professional musicians Sydney Carlson,
Denise Fujikawa and Brian Quincey
who will play viola, harp and flute and
discuss the music and instruments,
Tigard Public Library, 2:30 to 4 pm.
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May 19
The Cedar Mill Community Library
hosts
Writer’s Mill
, a monthly writing
group for teens and adults, 1 to 3 pm.
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May 21
Enjoy an evening of fingerstyle
acoustic guitar with
Dorian Michael
,
Tigard Public Library, 7 to 8 pm.
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May 25
The Cedar Mill Community Library
hosts
Voices in Verse
, an open-mic
poetry showcase for teens and adults,
10 am.
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May 28
Portland author
Amanda Coplin
will
discuss her bestselling new book,
“The
Orchardist,”
a historical novel set at
the turn of the century in the foothills
of Washington’s Wenatchee Valley,
Tigard Public Library, 7 pm.
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May 28
The film,
“Teddy Bear,”
from
Denmark will screen at the Garden
Home Community Library, 6:30 pm.
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May 29
“Natural Disease and Pest
Control”
is the topic of a free
gardening class at the Forest Grove
City Library, one of a series presented
by the Oregon State University
Extension Service, 6:30 pm.
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May 30
Bring your personal
handicraft
projects
, meet new crafting friends,
and enjoy the camaraderie at the
North Plains Library, 6 to 8 pm.
Unless otherwise noted,
all phone numbers
have a 503 area code.
Washington county
–spring 2013