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washington county arts guide
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march – may 2013
Museums
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Washington County Museum
Civic Center Plaza, Hillsboro
120 E. Main St., 645-5353
current
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Through May 31
NASA’s “Hubble Space Telescope:
New Views of the Universe,”
Wednesday through Friday, 10 am to 5
pm; Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm; Sunday,
noon to 5 pm.
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Through June 30
“Americans All: The Bracero
Program in Washington County.”
March
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March 2
A night of
interactive
demonstrations
and entertainment
with snacks and beverages for those
21 and older, 6 to 8 pm.
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March 9
Free family day features
Tears of Joy
Theater,
hands-on activities, crafts; 10
am to 1 pm.
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March 13
Home schoolers can learn about the
Lewis & Clark Expedition
, its
methods and tools of navigation, the
flora and fauna encountered on this
historic trek, at Home Education Day;
10 to 11 am.
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March 20
Melinda Hutson
, instructor of Geology
at Portland Community College, will
give a talk on the Willamette meteorite,
the largest in North America and the
sixth largest in the world as part of the
Crossroads Lecture Series
, 2 pm.
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March 25 to 29
Children can have fun and learn during
spring break as they discover
Washington County’s past
through a
week of hands-on activities. Passport to
the Past is perfect for children aged 8
to 12. 10 am to 1 pm each day.
April
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April 6
A night of
interactive
demonstrations
and entertainment
with snacks and beverages for those
21 and older, 6 to 8 pm.
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April 10
Home schoolers will learn about who
traveled the
Oregon Trail
, and explore
the hardships and responsibilities they
faced at Home Education Day, 10 to 11
am.
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April 13
Free family day celebrates
Earth Day
with special guest singer and guitarist
Dave Orleans, hands-on activities, crafts,
and more; 10 am to 1 pm.
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April 17
Ignite your imagination with another
Crossroads Lecture
(TBA) on local
history, art, culture or science, 2 pm.
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April 24
Home schoolers will discover what
pioneer classrooms were like in the
1880s at
Home Education Day
, 10 to
11 am.
may
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May 4
A night of
interactive
demonstrations
and entertainment
with snacks and beverages for those
21 and older; 6 to 8 pm.
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May 11
Free family day
features astronaut
training camp
, 10 am 1 pm.
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May 1
5
Ignite your imagination with another
Crossroads Lecture
(TBA) on local
history, art, culture or science. 2 pm.
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May 1
8
The Rice Northwest Museum of
Rocks and Minerals
presents a family
fun day with games, a silent auction,
thunderegg cutting and presentation by
Portland State University meteorite
expert Dick Pugh on Saturday, May 18,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 26385 N.W.
Groveland Drive in Hillsboro.
Visual Arts
March
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March 5
International award winning miniature
watercolorist
Katherine Friday
will
exhibit her African themed work,
Anne
Ferguson
will display an eclectic
variety of oil paintings, and
Gerald
Sticka
will present his realistic wildlife
wood carvings. Reception 6 to 8 pm.
The show, which also includes work by
30 additional artists and 13 on-site
studios, ends March 29. Sequoia
Gallery + Studios 136 SE Third Ave. in
Hillsboro. 693-0401.
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March 5
Walters Cultural Arts Center
continues its exhibit of Pacific
Northwest Sculptures and Anne
Mavor’s paintings (through March 26).
Reception features musician Calin
Matei, 6 to 8 pm. 527 E. Main St.,
Hillsboro.
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March 6
Pick up an art coupon envelope and
find out if it’s a winning ticket. The
gallery features Pacific Northwest
artists. Valley Art Gallery, 2022 Main
St. in Forest Grove, 11 am to 5:30 pm.
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March 6
Pacific University’s
Kathrin Cawein
Gallery
of Art hosts a reception for
Deborah Bouchette’s images drawn by
machines that scribble seismographic
maps, a choreography of her travel.
3:30 to 5 pm. Through March 22.
2043 College Way in Forest Grove.
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March 7
Family Art Night features painting at
Walters Cultural Arts Center
, 6:30
to 8:30 pm.
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March 9
Valley Art
will host a reception for
Ginger Steele
’s pottery,
Lin Haak
’s
oil paintings and
Melissa Gannon
’s
paintings and paper and collage art.
Reception 2 to 4 pm. Show runs
March 4 to April 27.
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March 9
Art On Broadway Gallery
will host a
reception for the exhibit “Explorations
in Glass” featuring new works by
fused glass artist
Rae Campbell
. 6 to
9 pm. The show runs through March
30. 12570 SW Broadway St. in
Beaverton.
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March 14
Family Art Night
features clay at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
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March 21
Family Art Night
features mixed
media at Walters Cultural Arts Center,
6:30 to 8:30 pm.
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March 23
Join Valley Art for their
“Spring Yarn
Tasting”
to see the newest colors and
patterns for spring. Bring current
knitting or crochet projects for help
and enjoy refreshments. 1 to 3 pm.
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March 28
Family Art Nigh
t features clay at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
April
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April 2 to 30
The
Ninth Annual Youth Art Exhibit
presented by the Hillsboro Youth
Advisory Council will be displayed at
Walters Cultural Arts Center. Opening
reception from 6 to 8 pm.
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April 3
Stop by
Valley Art
to get an art
coupon envelope and find out if it’s a
winning ticket, 11 am to 5:30 pm.
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April 3 to 19
Pacific University’s
Kathrin Cawein
Gallery
of Art hosts a reception for
Professor Jennifer Hardacker’s
interactive multi-channel video
installation that gets viewers thinking
about what home means to them; 4 to
5 pm.
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April 4
Family Art Night
features painting at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
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April 11
Family Art Night
features clay at
Walters Arts Center, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
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April 13
Valley Art
offers a free watercolor
artwork workshop, 1 to 3 pm.
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April 18
Family Art Night
features mixed
media at Walters Cultural Arts Center,
6:30 to 8:30 pm.
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April 20
Learn how to control the calligraphy
brush and ink at
Valley Art
, 1 to 3 pm.
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April 24
Pacific University’s
Kathrin Cawein
Gallery
of Art will host a reception for
the class of 2013 senior thesis artwork
showcase at noon. Through May 17.
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April 25
Family Art Night
features clay at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
may
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May 2
Family Art Night
features painting at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
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May 4
Kids can make a special
Mother’s Day
gift at Valley Art, 1 to 3 pm. Call Jeanne
at 503-341-9701 for more information.
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May 7
Reception for
“High Fiber Diet,”
artwork from a group of fiber artists at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6 to 8 pm.
Exhibit through June 25.
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May 9
Family Art Night
features clay at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
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May 11
Watch artists work with wood, oil paints
and pastels to pick up helpful hints at
Valley Art
, 1 to 3 pm, free.
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May 16
Family Art Night
features mixed
media at Walters Cultural Arts Center,
6:30 to 8:30 pm.
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May 18
Learn how to make a pair of earrings,
Valley Art
, 1 to 3 pm.
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May 23
Family Art Night
features clay at
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 6:30 to
8:30 pm.
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May 25
Learn about cold wax acoustic painting
at
Valley Art
, 1 to 3 pm.
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May 30
Family Art Night
features a mystery
project at Walters Cultural Arts Center,
6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Stage
March
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March 1
The
Young at Heart Readers
Theatre
performs a 1930s-style radio
show, Cornell Estates in Hillsboro, 1005
NE 17th Ave., 2 pm.
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March 1 to 16
Beaverton Civic Theatre’s production of
“Suite Surrender,”
set in Palm Beach
in 1942, will be Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
Beaverton City Library Auditorium,
12375 SW Fifth St.
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Through March 3
HART Theatre presents Alan
Ayckbourn’s
“How the Other Half
Loves,”
a comedy that juggles time
and space to present the lives and
loves, passions and panic of three
married couples. Friday and Saturday at
7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. 185 SE
Washington St. 693-7815.
celebrat ing arts & culture in
Oregon Chamber Choir—March 17, 29
Kalabharathi Dancers—March 9
The Magic Flute—March 2
Angel’s Truck Stop—March 4
Comedian Henrik Bothe—March 27