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CONTENTS Northwest Dance Theatre performs The Nutcracker Tea
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Up Fanno Creek Local Hazelnuts New Suburbia Holiday Teas Straight Bourbon Anticipating Oregon Pinot Westside Coffee Houses Overkill Design Theatre & Music Westside Kids Events Calendar
Peacock Man by Linda Holland
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Fanno Creek Book If the creek could speak, would you listen? Educator and photographer Eric L. Lindstrom set out to learn the history of Fanno Creek and his local watershed, and is now telling the story of this vital environmental artery in his new book, Up Fanno Creek. The book includes the history of the stream, going back 16.5 million years to the geologic formation of the watershed. Lindstrom also explores modern issues facing the creek like sewage, stormwater, and development. He notes that at one time the locals nicknamed it Drano Creek and the water had a foul odor. Fanno Creek has since come a long way but is not in the clear yet. Lindstrom uses research and personal anecdotes to tell the story of the waterway that starts in the West Hills and travels through Tigard to Tualatin. “Up Fanno Creek� is available online and at select locations. To learn more about the local author, his recent publication, and issues affecting your area watershed visit: www.watershedevents.typepad.com
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Some of the founding members of the Tualatin Valley Artists will exhibit work at Summa Real Estate in Downtown Hillsboro in December. Join them for a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday December 4. The Tree Top Tribe will perform original music.
Local Hazelnuts Local hazelnuts make a great gift any time of the year, but somehow they go exceptionally well with the holidays. And wine. You can buy local hazelnuts in a number of varieties from Strohmayer Fruit and Nut Company based in Hillsboro. Try sugar and spice, chocolate clusters, roasted, and raw varieties. The newest products introduced this year include rosemary hazelnuts and a chocolate tree bark with hazelnuts and prunes. All of the fruits and nuts used in the products are from the Lewis Family Farm north of Forest Grove where Strohmayer founder Marghee Lewis-Mercer grew up. She started Strohmayer Fruit and Nut Company - named for the road on which her family farm sits in 2011. Marghee sells her products online but also in local wine shops, coffee shops, and tasting rooms. She offers gift baskets and special orders. www.strohmayerfruitandnut.com
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New Suburbia in Beaverton The farm already meets the suburbs in Washington County, so why not have the best of both worlds in your home? You’ll find all the accessories you need to bring the comforts of the country into your suburban life at New Suburbia in historic Downtown Beaverton. It’s “everything you should have inherited from your grandmother but didn’t” explains owner and modern homesteader Dave Hobson. With an inventory of butter churns, cast iron skillets, vintage kitchenware, and beeswax candles, it’s everything the pioneers did right and the perfect shop for those who want to know more about where their food comes from and how it is being treated.
Retro signs are just a few of the treasures you can find at New Suburbia in Downtown Beaverton.
The store also carries everything you need to get started with your own backyard chickens. A variety of chicks are available year-round. The shop carries organic and non-GMO feeds. Plus you can order sturdy chicken coops made locally in Banks. New Suburbia is located across from the Beaverton Bakery at 12170 SW Broadway Street. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.newsuburbiastore.com
Cafe Baghdad One of the newest restaurants in downtown Hillsboro offers all the ease and convenience of a food cart but without the wheels. Northern Iraq native Saddik Soro opened Cafe Baghdad on Main Street last March, bringing the best of Middle Eastern cuisine to the historic district. With $5 lunch specials and quick service, the walkup window at Cafe Baghdad has become a favorite of locals looking to grab a gyro on the go. There are also sidewalk tables and a small covered seating area inside where you can eat. Soro offers options of lamb, beef, chicken, and vegetarian dishes. He makes his own tabouli salad, hummus, and dolmas. Just recently, Saddik also started serving classic breakfast fare. Cafe Baghdad is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. It’s located at 315 East Main Street in Hillsboro.
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Iraq native Saddik Soro opened Cafe Baghdad in Downtown Hillsboro last spring.
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Nutcracker Calendar Forest Grove Dance Arts December 15, 2 and 7 p.m. December 16, 1 p.m. Forest Grove High School Performing Arts Center $8 each www.balletfg.org
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Nutcracker Holiday
The Nutcracker has become an American holiday tradition, and also a tradition for the pre-professional dancers at Northwest Dance Theatre in Tualatin. For the last ten years, the non-profit dance company has been performing an abridged version of the classic ballet, growing the set, costumes, cast, and choreography each year. NWDT’s production - called The Nutcracker Tea - was developed by coartistic directors June Taylor-Dixon and Gretta Murray-Marcheck. This year, the part of Clara will be danced by Rachel David, 15, who started in NWDT’s production years ago as a mouse. Sam Kaltenthaler will dance the Nutcracker,
and Madeleine Cook The Sugar Plum Fairy. Along with the 22 accomplished dancers in the company, The Nutcracker Tea will feature students from June Taylor’s School of Dance and community members. Performances are held at the PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center. Shows run from December 15 through December 23. Tickets run between $13 and $29 and can be purchased online. www.tickets@nwdt.org NWDT will perform a free special preview at 11 a.m. on December 1 at the Tualatin Library.
Holiday Teas The Fanno House December 1 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Beaverton Historical Society
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Jenkins Estate December 1 & December 8 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. THPRD $30
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Northwest Conservatory of Dance December 15, 6 p.m. December 16, 2 p.m. Hillsboro High School $12 Adults $9 Students/Seniors
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Northwest Dance Theatre December 15, 2 and 7 p.m. December 21, 7 p.m. December 22, 2 and 7 p.m. December 23, 2 p.m. PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center $13 to $29 www.nwdt.org Portland Festival Ballet December 22, 2 and 7 p.m. December 23, 1 and 5 p.m. Arts and Communications Magnet Academy $24 adults $22 children/seniors
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Straight Bourbon From the barrel to the bottle, it’s awardwinning craft-finished bourbon. Big Bottom Whiskey - founded in 2010 - offers American straight bourbon whiskey and two varieties of cask finished whiskey with unique flavor and aroma. There’s the award-winning port finish with cherry, chocolate, and vanilla undertones. Then there’s the zinfandel finish with essence of cinnamon, dark berries, and soft tannins.
Owner Ted Pappas also bottles limited edition warehouse series blends in small batches. You can buy Big Bottom Whiskey through the Hillsboro tasting room off Cornelius Pass Road, which is open from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, and at select local outlets around the Westside and throughout the United States. www.bigbottomwhiskey.com
Anticipating the 2012 Oregon Pinots Many words have been used recently to describe the 2012 wine grape harvest: epic, one for the record books, a miracle vintage, stunning. Whatever words you choose, the 2012 vintage is one to look forward to and will no doubt be one to remember for many years to come. With the cool, wet spring of 2012, the grapes started out with smaller clusters and a prediction for lower yields. With little to no rainfall from July through harvest in early October, some of the grapes starting shriveling on the vine before they were fully ripe. Many local vineyard operators made the choice to irrigate their crops, giving the fruit a little more time to ripen. Others decided to wait it out, choosing to harvest after the first rains. That natural rebalancing provided by the rain improved the flavors and made the gamble worth it. What does this mean for us as consumers? 2012 could bring the most satisfying Pinot Noir we’ve ever seen. Those with full fruit flavor and those with a more balanced subtlety and flavors that only Oregon Pinot Noir can achieve will be sure to please. Following the low yield harvests in 2010 and 2011, this is a very welcome relief for vineyard owners and winemakers. 2012 will give them the opportunity to rebuild and recover from recent year’s financial shortages. Winemakers may very well end up with Pinot Noir that could both be ready to drink right away or stand the test of time in your cellar. So whether you choose to buy into the hype of 2012 being an epic Oregon Wine year or wait until you taste the proof for yourself, the fact is 2012 is going to raise the recognition of Oregon’s $3 billion wine industry to a new level in the global wine marketplace. Riesling and Pinot Gris are typically released in the spring. Pinot Noir takes a bit longer because of the winemaking process so start to look for the 2012 vintage to be released sometime in late 2013. Doug & Dawn Sellers Primrose & Tumbleweeds, LLC, The World’s Largest Selection of Oregon Wines 248 E. Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon www.PrimroseAndTumbleweeds.com
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Westside Coffee Houses Local coffee shops offer a place to exchange information, culture, and caffeine. You can spend a few hours or a few minutes curled up on a comfy coffee shop couch or camped out at a table with your laptop on the free wifi. Percolate your spirit at one of these local Westside coffee shops that offer atmosphere, internet, and espresso.
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Chatterbox 530 SW 205th Ave www.chatterboxcoffee.com
Ava Roasteria 4655 SW Hall Boulevard 15135 SW Barrows Road www.avaroasteria.com
BJ’s Coffee Company 2834 Pacific Avenue www.facebook.com/bjscoffeeco
The Original Coffee Brake 18647 SW Farmington Road www.originalcoffeebrake.com
Goodness Coffee House 4925 SW Angel Street www.goodnesscoffeehouse.com
Cafe Montecassino 1932 21st Avenue www.caffemontecassino.wordpress.com
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Poppa’s Haven 800 NW Murray Boulevard www.facebook.com/poppashaven
Insomnia Coffee Company 5389 West Baseline Road 2348 NW Amberbrook Drive www.insomniacoffee.co Longbottom Coffee & Tea 4893 NW 235th Avenue www.longbottomcoffee.com The Human Bean 998 SE Oak Street www.thehumanbean.com/hillsboro
Sherwood Symposium 22461 SW Pine Street www.symposiumcoffee.com
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Matt Souther builds furniture and stuff. Really cool stuff. Though a self-proclaimed “woodshop nerd,” Souther is more of a bandsaw-running hipster ninja who in the last five years has stealthily executed some high-profile design projects you may be familiar with. Most recently, the 40-something design engineer and his crew at Beaverton-based Overkill Design and Creation wrapped up the complete overhaul of the Portland Trailblazer locker room. Souther’s designs are often grandiose displays of carpentry and woodwork and the Blazer locker room redesign was no exception, boasting stainless steel sliding media panels, backlit nameplates, and an illuminated Blazer pinwheel on the ceiling. With his designs, Souther sort of flips a post-modern log cabin inside out, using careful craftsmanship to create robustly practical works of chunky functional furniture art.
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In the last five years at Overkill, Souther has put his drafting and engineering skills to the test while knocking out dozens of projects for cutting-edge local companies like Nike. Souther designed custom boxes to hold Nike shoes for notable celebrities such as Derek Jeter and President Barack Obama. He refashioned gym floors and bleacher seats into office furniture for Nike headquarters and turned doodles on a napkin into full fledged footwear displays. Perhaps his crowning achievement to date, Souther transformed a Winnebago into a retro-style executive conference room. While his most recent design foray has been in the arena of sports, it was a love of music that got Overkill its first big break. Back at the turn of the millennium, when Souther worked with Overkill co-founder Jason Krzmarzick, they pitched an idea to Fender guitars. The guys wanted to use the Fender company logo and unique guitar headstock design to create coffee tables fit for
a rock star. The Telecaster and Stratocaster tables were a hit (and still are), with Overkill getting thousands of domestic and international orders, as well as being featured in the Fender catalog and Maxim Magazine among other media outlets. Souther still loves music. He and Overkill “shop monkey” Dan Stieg play in a Portland-based band called Solid Gold Balls which is set for a show at the Ash Street Saloon on December 18. They call it “family-friendly punk rock” and have a song called “Bacon” among other tracks on a recently released album. So what’s next for Souther, Overkill, and his crew? The guys say they’ve got something big brewing, but they aren’t revealing any details. Whatever it is, it will surely involve ingenuity, fine craftsmanship and Portland style. To learn more about Overkill Design and Creation and see what they are up to, check out their website and follow them on Facebook. www.overkilldesign.com - Cindy Dauer
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Broadway Holiday Revue Four wannabe actors are snowbound in a theater on Christmas Eve. With nothing but a few trunks filled with costumes, props, and set pieces, they live out a shared holiday dream – starring on Broadway! That’s the premise for the holiday show at Broadway Rose Theatre running through December 23. Show times are 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees. Tickets start at $30. www.broadwayrose.org
Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer
Pictured from left is Rebecca Teran, Norman Wilson, and Amanda Valley
Holiday Theatre Listings Every Christmas Story Ever Rather than redo the classic Dickens tale yet again, six actors at Beaverton Civic Theatre take audiences on a humorous romp through the holiday season when they perform “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)!” – hitting on carols, icons and traditions from around the world. Tickets are $15 for adults. Shows run through December 15 at 8 p.m. with 2 p.m matinees. www.beavertoncivictheatre.org Photo by Gina Watson Haley
A Farndale Christmas Carol The genteel English ladies from Farndale Avenue’s Dramatic Society are world renowned for their complete incompetence, and their production of “A Christmas Carol” is likely to be their worst (and funniest) yet! Tickets are $28 for adults to this Bag&Baggage show at the Venetian. The production runs through December 23. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. www.bagnbaggage.org
Narnia comes to life in the Grove The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe will come to life on stage in a musical production of “Narnia” starting December 7 at Theatre in the Grove. From Aslan to Mr. Tumness, see all your favorite characters live on stage. Tickets are $14 for adults. Shows start at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Performances run through December 23. www.theatreinthegrove.org
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The cast of Nuncrackers (from left) Jennifer Yamashiro, Leslie Imnon, Jeannine Stassens, Erin Zelazny, Wendy Bax, and Kent Upton
Nuncrackers Musical The Nunsense Christmas Musical, Nuncrackers, is performed as the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. This show is designed to make you laugh and tug at your heartstrings. Running at HART Theatre through December 23, tickets are $16. Shows are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. www.harttheatre.org
Static Parallel Throw back to the 90s when Static Parallel performs in Forest Grove this month. Founded in 2008, the band recently added singer Aaron Burnett and is working on recording its first album. With a distinctive Northwest sound, Static Parallel lists influences ranging from Nirvana to The Beatles. The band’s singles include “Typical Alice” and “Skin to Bone.” Catch the band starting at 9 p.m. on December 22 at Ballad Town Billiards in Forest Grove. www.staticparallel.com
Photo by Alexey Evstigneev
Pacific U Performing Arts Series Concert The Victorian Christmas Concert with John Doan is an Emmy-nominated show that explores how the Victorians invented many Christmas traditions we remember and quite a few we have forgotten. Doan plays more than a dozen late 19th-century instruments. The show is Saturday December 8 at the Taylor Meade Performing Arts Center at Pacific University. Tickets are $22. www.pacificu.edu
UPCOMING SHOWS DECEMBER 2012 Saturday - Dec. 1 The Lucy Hammond Band Original Blues Music Friday - Dec. 7 (11 pm) Rootz Knight Productions Hawaiian Roots Music Saturday - Dec. 8 Robert Richter & Anna Lisa Outlaw Folk Rock Friday - Dec. 14 The Andy Harrison Band Local Pop Rock Saturday - Dec. 15 Tree Top Tribe & Friends Bluesy Folk Pop Friday - Dec. 21 Strawberry Roan Country Rock Saturday - Dec. 22 Static Parallel Hard Rock Friday - Dec. 28 Josh Smith Original Country
Sugarplum Elves to Perform The Portland Sugarplum Elves are a performance group who sing, dance and entertain. Their matching outfits and elf personalities are a surefire way to brighten up your day and get you in a Holiday mood. The free concert is part of Mask and Mirror Community Theatre’s quarterly community meeting. It starts at 6:30 PM
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9 P.M. NO COVER on December 12 at the Tualatin Heritage Center. www.maskandmirror.com
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Westside kidS A Bilingual Holiday Theatre Event
Pictured above: Santa’s sleigh and the whole cast from Pastorela 2010 at HART Theatre.
The mission of Learning English and Spanish through the Arts (LESTA) is to create a colorful, comfortable atmosphere for youth and adults to learn another language. Bilingual founder Cyndi Turtledove writes and directs productions that feature alternating lines of English and Spanish using repetition to help reinforce the words and ideas. In the last seven years, LESTA has performed over 40 shows with everyone from children to senior citizens. The shows are often light hearted interpretations of popular Mexican and American traditions, designed to promote a cultural exchange between audience members and participants. You can see LESTA’s most recent production - A Christmas Pastorela - at 2 p.m. on December 8 and 6 p.m. on December 9 at the HART Theatre in Hillsboro. You can also see the show at 2 p.m. on December 15 at Centro Cultural in Cornelius. Price of admission is $7, or free for children if they bring two cans of food to be donated to the Oregon Food Bank. www.lesta.net - Devan Bey
Check out these Santa Sightings! Santa arrives by helicopter Sherwood Plaza 12 p.m. December 1
Holly Days & Marketplace Downtown Hillsboro 1 to 6 p.m. December 1
Breakfast with Santa McMenamins Grand Lodge & Cornelius Pass Roadhouse 9 a.m. December 8, 9, 15
Santa Sing-Along Broadway Rose Theatre 10 to 11:30 a.m. December 1
Holiday in the Grove & Light Parade Downtown Forest Grove 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. December 1
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Winter Festival Old Town Sherwood 4 p.m. December 1
Starry Night and Holiday Lights Tualatin Commons 5:30 p.m. December 7
Our residents indulge in art, music, nature, adventure, education, community service, and many other activities!
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Events Calendar
Saturday 1
Holiday Theatre Magic, Hillsboro 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. River House Rood Bridge Park STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy presents $15 28th Annual Holiday Bazaar, Garden Home 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Garden Home Recreation Center Free Holiday in the Grove, Forest Grove 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Downtown Forest Grove Annual festivities Free Holiday Tea at The Fanno House, Beaverton 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fanno Farmhouse Beaverton Historical Society event Reservations required (503) 430-0106 $25 Holiday Tea, Beaverton 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Jenkins Estate Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation $30 Holly Days, Hillsboro 1 to 6 p.m. Downtown Hillsboro Marketplace, Music, Pictures, more Free Victorian Christmas, Tigard 1 to 4 p.m. John Tigard House Museum Tigard Historical Society 503-747-9856 Education Under Fire, Cedar Mill 2 p.m. Cedar Mill Community Library Documentary followed by discussion Free Writer’s Open Mic, Forest Grove 2 to 4 p.m. Forest Grove City Library Writers in the Grove present Free
Winter Festival, Sherwood 4 p.m. Old Town Sherwood Parade, Santa, Activities, more Free Harmony Masters, Hillsboro 6 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free From Heav’n Above, Tigard 7 p.m. Tigard United Methodist Church Oregon Chorale performs Von Himmel Hoch $15 adults, $10 seniors/students Holiday Concert, Forest Grove 7:30 p.m. Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center Pacific University Presents $7 ISing Choir, Beaverton 7:30 p.m. Bethel Congregational United Church Scandinavian Christmas Free Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 8 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Jon Koonce, Hillsboro 8:30 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free Lucy Hammond Band, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free
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Cashmere Christmas, Hillsboro 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Insomnia Coffee Company Baseline Art and Craft Show Free Naturescaping Workshop, Sherwood 1 to 5 p.m. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Registration required Free Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 2 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium Beaverton Civic Theatre presents $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 2 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 ISing Choir, Beaverton 3:00 p.m. Bethel Congregational United Church Scandinavian Christmas Free From Heav’n Above, Tigard 7:30 p.m. St. Matthew Catholic Church Oregon Chorale performs Von Himmel Hoch $15 adults, $10 seniors/students
Monday 3
Public Affairs Forum, Hillsboro 12 p.m. Old Spaghetti Factory Local speakers on current issues and events Free Holiday Concert with Aaron Meyer, Tigard 7 p.m. Tigard City Library Free
Tuesday 4
Artist Reception, Hillsboro 6 to 8 p.m. Sequoia Gallery + Studios “My Favorite Things” Show Free
The Sounds of Christmas, Hillsboro 6:15 p.m. Cornell Estates Tualatin Valley Harmony Masters Perform Free Trivia Night, Sherwood 7:30 p.m. Clancy’s Pub and Restaurant Free
Wednesday 5
Two Jazz Guitars, West Slope 6:30 p.m. West Slope Community Library Musical Duo Free Beaverton Wind Ensemble, Beaverton 7 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium “American Memories 1925-1950” Free Crossroads Lecture, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Hillsboro Civic Center Washington County Museum presents $6 Holidays with the Trail Band, Forest Grove 7 p.m. Forest Grove High School Traditional holiday music $15 to $25 Winter Garden Makeover, Tigard 7 p.m. Tigard Public Library Landscape designer Paul Taylor Free
Thursday 6
Thirsty Thursday, Hillsboro 5 to 7 p.m. Mainbrew Free The Jingle, North Plains 6:30 p.m. Jessie Mays Community Hall Holiday Light Tour Free Writers’ Group, North Plains 6:30 p.m. North Plains Public Library Newcomers welcome Free
Merry Christmas
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www.washingtoncountyreview.com Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students
Friday 7
Tree Lighting & Holiday Open House, Beaverton 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Beaverton City Library and Plaza Music and festivities Free Wine Tasting, Forest Grove 5 to 8 p.m. The Friendly Vine Prices vary Starry Nights and Holiday Lights, Tualatin 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Lake at Tualatin Commons Tualatin Parks and Recreation Free First Friday, Sherwood 6 to 9 p.m. Old Town Sherwood Music, Food, Events Free Open Mic, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Influence Music Hall Musicians and listeners welcome Free Songwriter Spotlight, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Insomnia Coffee Company - Baseline Singer/Songwriters perform Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15
Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 8 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium Beaverton Civic Theatre presents $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Narnia, Forest Grove 8 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students Two Spirits Jazz, Hillsboro 8:30 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free Rootz Night, Forest Grove 10 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free
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Wishing you all the joy, hope, love, and wonder of the season.
Holiday Theatre Magic, Hillsboro 9 to 10:30 a.m. River House Rood Bridge Park STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy presents $15 Willow Planting, Sherwood 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Restoration Work Party Free Writing Workshop, Forest Grove 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Forest Grove City Library Writers in the Grove present Free Holiday Tea, Beaverton 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Jenkins Estate Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation $30 Bilingual Christmas Pastorela, Hillsboro 2 p.m. HART Theatre LESTA Presents $7 adults, Kids free with two cans of food
December 2012 Christmas Concert, Sherwood 2:30 p.m. Sherwood High School Voices for the Performing Arts $10 adults, $8 students Youth Choir Winter Concert, Hillsboro 4 p.m. Hillsboro High School Auditorium Ode to Joy $8 adults, $2 children Water Tower, Forest Grove 7 p.m. McMenamins Grand Lodge Live Music Free A Victorian Christmas, Forest Grove 7:30 p.m. Pacific University John Doan/Performing Arts Series $22 Christmas Concert, Sherwood 7:30 p.m. Sherwood High School Voices for the Performing Arts $10 adults, $8 students Concerts off the Commons, Tualatin 7:30 p.m. Winona Grange Irish Ceili Music $20 Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 8 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Narnia, Forest Grove 8 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students
Strawberry Roan, Hillsboro 8:30 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free Robert Richter and Anna-Lisa, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free
Sunday 9
Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 2 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium Beaverton Civic Theatre presents $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 2 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Narnia, Forest Grove 2:30 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students Bilingual Christmas Pastorela, Hillsboro 6 p.m. HART Theatre LESTA Presents $7 adults, Kids free with two cans of food
Monday 10
Public Affairs Forum, Hillsboro 12 p.m. Old Spaghetti Factory Local speakers on current issues Free
Tuesday 11
Annual Christmas Gathering, Beaverton 7 to 9 p.m. Beaverton Historical Society Music, food, mingling Free
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Events Calendar Tuesday 11
Open Poetry Night, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Readers and listeners welcome Free Trivia Night, Sherwood 7:30 p.m. Clancy’s Pub and Restaurant Free
Wednesday 12
Sugarplum Elves Concert, Tigard 6:30 p.m. Tualatin Heritage Center Reservations Required: 503-524-2058 Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students
Thursday 13
The Velveteen Rabbit, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage Presents $18 adults, $10 children Thirsty Thursday, Hillsboro 5 to 7 p.m. Mainbrew Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students
Friday 14
The Velveteen Rabbit, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage Presents $18 adults, $10 children Wine Tasting, Forest Grove 5 to 8 p.m. The Friendly Vine Prices vary
F.I.L.M. Night, Hillsboro 6 p.m. Hillsboro Main Library Foreign and International Films Free Open Mic, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Influence Music Hall Musicians and listeners welcome Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Oregon Mandolin Orchestra, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Winter Concert $15 advance Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 8 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium Beaverton Civic Theatre presents $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Narnia, Forest Grove 8 p.m. Theatre in the Grove $14 general/$12 seniors/students Finn Doxie, Hillsboro 8:30 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free Andy Harrison, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free Java Rock Cafe, Hillsboro 9 p.m. Insomnia Coffee Company - Baseline Battle of high school bands Free
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Breakfast with Santa, Sherwood 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sherwood Family YMCA Reservations Required $20 per family Bilingual Christmas Pastorela, Hillsboro 2 p.m. Centro Cultural LESTA Presents $7 adults, Kids free with two cans of food Cultural Program, Forest Grove 2 p.m. Forest Grove City Library SNAX - Live Music Free The Velveteen Rabbit, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage Presents $18 adults, $10 children Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 8 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium Beaverton Civic Theatre presents $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Narnia, Forest Grove 8 p.m. Theatre in the Grove $14 general/$12 seniors/students John Bunzow, Hillsboro 8:30 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Free Tree Top Tribe and Friends, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free
Sunday 16
Every Xmas Story Ever Told, Beaverton 2 p.m. Beaverton City Library Auditorium Beaverton Civic Theatre presents $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 2 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Narnia, Forest Grove 2:30 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students
Monday 17
Public Affairs Forum, Hillsboro 12 p.m. Old Spaghetti Factory Local speakers on current issues Free
Tuesday 18
Two Jazz Guitars, Garden Home 7 p.m. Garden Home Community Library Live Music Free The Orpheus Curse, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Spoken Word Event Free Trivia Night, Sherwood 7:30 p.m. Clancy’s Pub and Restaurant Free
Wednesday 19
Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students
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The Velveteen Rabbit, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage Presents $18 adults, $10 children Thirsty Thursday, Hillsboro 5 to 7 p.m. Mainbrew Free Third Thursday Films, Beaverton 6:30 p.m. Beaverton City Library Twist Endings Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students
Friday 21
The Velveteen Rabbit, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage Presents $18 adults, $10 children Wine Tasting, Forest Grove 5 to 8 p.m. The Friendly Vine Prices vary Open Mic, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Influence Music Hall Musicians and listeners welcome Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Handel’s Messiah, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. St. Matthew Catholic Church Oregon Chorale and Portland Chamber Orchestra $25 adtuls, $20 seniors, $15 students
Kate Davis Holiday Concert, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Jazz standards $15 advance, $20 day of show Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Narnia, Forest Grove 8 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students Tim Trautman, Hillsboro 8:30 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free Java Rock Cafe, Hillsboro 9 p.m. Insomnia Coffee Company - Baseline Battle of high school bands Free
Saturday 22
The Velveteen Rabbit, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage Presents $18 adults, $10 children Writer’s Open Mic, Forest Grove 2 to 4 p.m. Forest Grove City Library Writers in the Grove present Free Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15
December 2012
Big Ron Sabin, Hillsboro 8 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds Live Music Free Narnia, Forest Grove 8 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students Static Parallel, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free
Sunday 23
Farndale Ave Xmas Carol, Hillsboro 2 p.m. The Venetian Theatre Bag&Baggage presents $28 adults, $19 seniors & students Nuncrackers, Hillsboro 2 p.m. HART Theatre Holiday musical $15 Narnia, Forest Grove 2:30 p.m. Theatre in the Grove A Musical Production $14 general/$12 seniors/students
Monday 24
Public Affairs Forum, Hillsboro 12 p.m. Old Spaghetti Factory Local speakers on current issues Free
Tuesday 25
Trivia Night, Sherwood 7:30 p.m. Clancy’s Pub and Restaurant Free
Thursday 27
Thirsty Thursday, Hillsboro 5 to 7 p.m. Mainbrew Free Conversations with Writers, Hillsboro 7 to 9 p.m. Influence Music Hall Potluck and poetry reading Free
Friday 28
Wine Tasting, Forest Grove 5 to 8 p.m. The Friendly Vine Prices vary Open Mic, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Influence Music Hall Musicians and listeners welcome Free Josh Smith, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards Live Music Free
Monday 31
New Year’s Eve, Forest Grove 9 p.m. McMenamins Grand Lodge Music and more Free Pause 456, Forest Grove 9 p.m. Ballad Town Billiards New Year’s Party Free Renegade Monks, Hillsboro 9 p.m. Coyotes Bar and Grill New Year’s Eve Party Free
Wednesday 26
Monthly Film Night, Cedar Mill 6:30 p.m. Cedar Mill Community Library Free
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December Music Saturday 1 Harmony Masters Jon Koonce Friday 7 Two Spirit Jazz Saturday 8 Strawberry Roan Friday 14 Finn Doxie Saturday 15 John Bunzow Friday 21 Tim Trautman Saturday 22 Big Ron Sabin