November 2011

A monthly guide to life on the Westside

Washington County

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You don’t have to go to Portland to find

FROM THE EDITOR Exciting things are happening on the Westside.

Wines are being crafted, art is being created, and community is being built. You certainly don’t have to go very far to find something interesting to taste, see, and do.

This month you can explore all of the entertainment offerings on the Westside. Check out Saqra’s Fall Showcase, the region’s premier oriental dance event held at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. The event may inspire you to seek out a local studio and try belly dance for yourself, or flock to a live performance at a local restaurant.

Also, add to your calendar the downtown block parties happening in historic districts across the county. These parties are packed with music, art, and food and promote the idea of getting back to Main Street.

For Thanksgiving Weekend, blaze your own wine tasting trail or follow a beaten path to check out the quaint little vineyards and wineries tucked away in Washington County. Your taste buds will thank you.

Finally, if you are looking for something that is both entertaining and personally fulfilling, check out the opportunities to volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank West in Beaverton. You can also donate to one of the many local food drives being hosted in the area.

Whatever you do, don’t let yourself slip into the dreary seasonal blahs.

There’s much too much you’d miss.

Cindy Dauer

art, culture, and entertainment.

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The Washington County Review The Washington County Review, LLC Published Monthly Distributed throughout Washington County Website: washingtoncountyreview.com Email: washcoreview@gmail.com Editor: Cindy Dauer Phone: (503) 716-8551 On the Cover: Photo by Sandy Farmer Artist Bio: Art has been a love of mine since I opened my first box of crayons and picked up my first piece of paper. In all of its different mediums, art (photography, drawing, and painting) has allowed me to be express my creativity and imagination.

For more information about Sandy and her work, contact her at (503) 648 - 5732 or email sandyfarmerart@aol.com

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Plan a local wine weekend

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Belly dancing across the county

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4 Dine Verboort 5 Indie Rock Show 6 Food Banking 7 Wine Weekend 8 Belly Dancing 9 Calendar of Events Art on Broadway and everywhere else

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#tweetyourartout Tweet to your ‘art’s content this month at the ArtTweet party @ValleyArtFG in Forest Grove.

The party - part of the Valley Art Gallery’s Annual Artist Event - will combine the power of art and social media.

Feathers will fly. The ArtTweet party runs from 5 to 7 p.m. on November 14.

A chance to meet the artists, a community night, and a family day are also scheduled as part of the annual festivities.

For a complete schedule of the week-long Annual Artist Event, visit valleyart.org.

Westside Symphony It will be music to many ears to hear that both the Hillsboro and Beaverton symphonies will begin their 2011-2012 seasons this month.

In Beaverton, the first of six performances this season will include pieces

by Brahms, Vieuxtemps, and Beethoven. Orchestra Adam LaMotte will be director Travis Hatton will the soloist in Beaverton host a special pre-concert presentation on November 4 and 6. See beavertonsymphony.org for details.

In Hillsboro, the symphony orchestra is celebrating its 10th season with original compositions from principal clarinetist Dr. Jeffrey Olenick along with classics and modern arrangements. A reception will follow the performance on November 18.

Visit hillsborosymphony.org for info.

Dine Verboort The recipe has hardly changed since 1934, and the food is only available one day a year, but people will come from miles around to eat it.

On November 5, some 8,000 diners will head to the 77th Annual Sausage and Kraut Dinner in the historic Dutch settlement north of Forest Grove called Verboort.

The dinner - which has grown in popularity and become an all-day event serves as a fundraiser for the community catholic school and congregation located in the unincorporated area of Washington County.

In order to feed all those people, over 700 volunteers will help prepare and serve 17 tons of sausage, 56 barrels of sauerkraut, and 150 gallons of applesauce.

In addition to the food, artisans and crafters from the community put on a bazaar, there’s a beer garden, and you can get food to go. For more information, go to verboort.org/dinner

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Harvest Market The season of farmers markets is coming to a close, but you have one last chance to grab some fresh, local produce in 2011.

Head to the Beaverton Farmers Market for one last time on November 19. The special Harvest Market will feature all the traditional winter fare, plus the event will serve as the kick-off for the “Baskets of Joy” food drive.

The goal of the food drive is to provide holiday meals for 2,000 people including families and seniors. Household items and personal hygiene products will also be collected along with the food.

The Harvest Market runs from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

For more information go to beavertonfarmersmarket.com.

To get details about the food drive, visit tvgleaners.org.

The Wax Man will play Black Bird Coffee Sultry vocals and solid jams typify the tracks on Broken English, the first album from The Wax Man, an experimental indie band based in McMinnville.

Lead singer Kristen Fischer has a voice that rivals the power of Beth Gibbons from Portishead and the softness of Hope Sandoval from Mazzy Star. She is backed by Tyler Kadell on guitar, Sam Manriquez on bass, and Andre Zapata on drums.

The Wax Man is sure to melt.

The band will perform at 7 p.m. on November 19 at Black Bird Coffee and Tea in Old Town Sherwood. A $5 suggested donation at the door goes to support Sherwood Foundation for the Arts.

Listen to the entire Broken English album here: http://h.cimp.ly/waxman.

Get back to Main Street Three Westside districts reinvent the block party A note from a saxophone hangs in the air, and a jazzy guitar riff kicks in at Live Laugh Love Glass on Main Street in downtown Tigard.

Outside the gallery, a vendor sells popcorn and another displays crafts.

Just down the street, at Tigard Wine Crafters, passersby stop to enjoy the smell of fresh coffee being roasted on an antique machine. Free samples of different roasts are being given away.

Blake Lyman (left) and Ben Graves play Live Laugh Love Glass These scenes are all part of the block party happening every third Friday of the month in historic downtown Tigard.

Tigard is the latest borough on the Westside to establish a monthly block party that features live music, yummy goodies, and special activities happening up and down Main Street.

The Third Friday event in Tigard started in August of this year and will continue through the winter and spring. Check it out this month on November 18.

Tigard joins the ranks of two other historic districts in Washington County that also host monthly events that are centered downtown but often spill out around the city. The events usually feature a mix of art, wine, music, food, and entertainment.

In Forest Grove, a city-wide event has been held on the “First Wednesday” of each month for nearly the last ten years. This month, on November 2, the event will feature an Artisans Holiday Market at the Holbrook Lodge. There will also be a horse-drawn wagon ride offered free to those who donate to the local food drive. In addition, businesses stay open late, offering tastings and other delightful specials.

In downtown Hillsboro, the block party happens on the first Tuesday of each month. On November 1, look for special events at Summa Real Estate Group Downtown, Primrose and Tumbleweeds, Sequoia Gallery and Studios, Earth Oven Pizza, and the Walters Cultural Arts Center.

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FOOD BANKING Volunteers drive Oregon Food Bank West Something is cooking at Oregon Food Bank West in Beaverton.

It’s healthy. It’s affordable, and it smells delicious.

Tonight, participants in the “Cooking Matters” class are learning to make a whole wheat pasta dish with white beans, onions, and collard greens.

The class is offered to people in Washington County who may be facing financial hardship but still want to eat healthy foods. Participants come from all walks of life.

Some are learning to eat for a health condition, others are just trying to stretch their food dollars and consume more nutritious foods.

The Cooking Matters class is made possible by a grant from Kaiser Permanente, and from the help of dedicated volunteers. In fact, much of what the OFB does is made possible by the tremendous efforts of volunteers.

Volunteers donated more than 37,000 hours at the OFB West in the last fiscal year. The volunteers do everything from nutrition education to repackaging food for distribution.

“It’s a neat way to give back,” said Karen Zocchi, a regular volunteer at OFB West.

Karen did the shopping for all the food used in the cooking class tonight.

Elsewhere in OFB West, dozens of volunteers are busy helping to divide up bulk foods, preparing them to be sent out to area food pantries and organizations.

Greg Ptaszynski, a math teacher at Sherwood High School, picks up a 50 pound bag of oats and dumps it into a bin. From there, ladies from a local Delta Gamma Alumnae group measure out a few cups of oats and repackage them into a smaller bags, making family-size servings. The bags are tied off and placed in boxes. From there they go out to hungry families and individuals in the community.

Greg, a former Marine, has always stepped up when duty called.

“I do it because I know I need to,” Greg said of volunteering at OFB West every week.

And there is a need in Washington County. According to the OFB, more than 30 percent of the residents in our county live at the threshold or below the federal poverty level. Nearly 15 percent of adults on the Westside aren’t sure where they will get their next meal, while the same is true for 25 percent of the children in our county.

OFB West needs your help to ensure everyone has a healthy meal. To sign up for a volunteer shift, visit oregonfoodbank.org/volunteer.

Volunteers Baylee Bergquist (left) and her mother Ysela help repack oats at OFB West.

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Wine Weekend

“Montinore Winery” by Jackie Woodward

A Thanksgiving After Taste After your turkey dinner with all the trimmings, you have a long weekend ahead to relax and unwind. Why not use that time to explore the charming little vineyards and wineries in Washington County?

There are two wine routes that wind through our own backyard. The first is the Northern Willamette Valley trail that travels up Highway 47 through Gaston, Forest Grove, and Banks. The next is the Chehalem Mountains trail that passes through Sherwood and Tigard.

Finally, you can blaze your own trail around the Bald Peak and Cooper Mountain areas which are teeming with tucked away vineyards run by local folks.

To see the established routes or find wineries to customize your own wineweekend experience, visit these sites to help you on your way: North Willamette Vintners Association northwillamettevintners.org Chehalem Mountain Wine Growers chehalemmountains.org Sip 47 sip47.com

The Vineyard View Fall is now well underway and the grapes look ripe on the vine. The birds sure seem to like them and they even taste sweet, so why aren’t we harvesting? It’s all about the sugar, acid, and pH levels. The body of the wine, aroma, flavor and color are not necessarily tied to the chemical levels, however.

These aspects are more affected by the development of the fruit itself. For example, the grape seeds should be brown and brittle. The plant stems should be a rich brown color.

The sugars in the fruit are measured in brix. Each degree of brix is equivalent to one gram of sugar per 100 grams of grape juice. Sugar levels peak higher, faster in younger plants rather than older plants.

Acids too are important structural components of wine. If a wine is too low in acid, it tastes flat and dull. If the amount of acid is too high, the wine tastes tart and sour.

Usually, the winemaker can manipulate the acidity easily. pH is a measure of a solution’s acidity and is analogous to the Richter scale used to measure the intensity of earthquakes, as both scales are logarithmic.

For example, wine with a pH of 3 is 10 times more acidic than a wine with a pH of 4. The thing to remember about pH is that the higher the pH, the lower the acidity, and the lower the pH, the higher the acidity.

Vineyard managers and wine makers rely on the chemical makeup of the juice to determine ripeness. This is done with a refractometer and pH meter. However, they also determine the ripeness by looking at the seeds and stems, and tasting the fruit.

One thing that makes Oregon wines unique is the effect of micro climates and soil types on maturity of the grapes, so while one vineyard may be harvesting, another just down the road may not be ready for another week or more.

Because of the cool weather and late harvest this year, it is likely you will still see the grapes in fermentation bins and presses during the Willamette Valley Thanksgiving Open House.

Try touring a local vineyard here in the North Willamette Valley. In most cases, the wineries of Washington County still have low tasting fees for the weekend and are not overly crowded.

- Juanita Lint Juanita and her husband RJ run Plum Hill Vineyards on Old Highway 47. The pair converted a former dairy farm near Gaston into a vineyard and tasting room three years ago.

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L Y L E B D E A NC Fall Showcase in Hillsboro Coin belts jingle, hips shake, and arms snake during the beginning tribal belly dance class at Creative Enterprise Dance Studio in Forest Grove.

There are a handful of dancers in the class tonight. Their bodies seem to almost glow in the twinkling white light that illuminates the studio.

Led by instructor Robin Smith, the ladies progress through a series of basic belly dancing movements to the rhythm of Middle Eastern-style music. They shimmy from head to toe, roll their bodies up and down, and pop into position. It’s not only a dance class, it’s a full body workout.

Belly dancing has become a popular form of art and recreation for women of all ages and sizes around the world.

It’s an expressive dance rooted in Eastern cultures. Belly dancing can be sensual, dramatic, and quite difficult technically.

Around Washington County, there are several places where you can both see and participate in belly dancing.

Whether you want to watch a skilled performer, you want to try it for yourself, or you are a seasoned dancer, there is something local for you.

In fact, this month Saqra’s Annual Fall Showcase and Competition will come to the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. The event draws hundreds of belly and oriental dance enthusiasts from around the Westside, Northwest, and the world for that matter. The event is a weekend-long homage to the ancient form of performing art.

This year, the showcase runs from November 11 through 13 and will include skill workshops, vendors for all your belly dancing costume and accessory needs, live performances, and a heated competition among pre-screened professionals.

The showcase not only includes belly dance, but all types of ethnic oriental dance from Turkish style to Egyptian. Admission to the festival is $7 and a range of sessions and activities are planned for all three days.

In addition to all the oriental dance accessories you can find at the showcase, there are also stores here on the Westside that carry authentic, high quality items. continued on next page ...

One such shop is Amrapali, owned by Sushimita Modi.

Westside Belly Dance Classes Bollywood Movez Belly Dance, Bollywood Dance, Indian Folk Dance 2056 NW Aloclek Drive #307 Hillsboro (503) 928-3336 bollywoodmovez.com Creative Enterprises Tribal Belly Dance 2036 Main Street Suite A Forest Grove (503) 357-8225 creative-enterprze.com Hillsboro Watsu and Massage Tribal Belly Dance 874 NE Birchwood Drive Hillsboro (503) 681-9767 germangoddess.net Poise Studio Belly Dance 4700 SW 185th Avenue Beaverton (503) 591-8700 poisestudio.com

Live Belly Dance Performances Izgara Middle Eastern Cuisine Tribal Belly Dancing Friday Night 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

2036 Main Street Suite B Forest Grove (503) 352-9306 izgara.webs.com Saqra’s Fall Showcase Festival & Competition Oriental Dancing/Belly Dancing November 11 – 13 Washington County Fairgrounds 873 NW 34th Ave Hillsboro bellydanceshowcase.com

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“Sushi”, as she is sometimes called, is originally from India and personally travels back to her home country every year to hand-pick the shop inventory.

She also runs a dance studio and salon at the location on Aloclek Drive.

At her studio called Bollywood Movez, there are a wide variety of classes offered from Bollywood style dance to Rajasthani Folk, Zumba, and belly dance. Sushi also offers Hindi language classes, and hopes to add more Indian cultural classes in the future.

If you don’t want Bangles galore at Amrapali in Hillsboro to try belly dance, and you’d rather just watch a professional, check out Izgara Middle Eastern Cuisine in downtown Forest Grove. The restaurant and bar features live belly dancing from 6 to 8 p.m. every Friday night.

Olympians At Aries Apparel Gymnast Shawn Johnson and beach volleyball player Misty May Treanor will be in Washington County this month.

The pair of gold medal winners will make a special appearance November 1 at Aries Apparel, a specialty Gymnast Shawn Johnson sports shop for girls and women.

Attendees who spent $25 or more at Aries Apparel in October automatically got tickets to the event at which the famous athletes will personally meet and greet all the guests.

There may still be a few tickets left. Check out Aries Apparel online at ariesapparel.com.

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Tuesday 1

First Tuesday, Hillsboro 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Downtown Hillsboro FREE Olympians Visit, Hillsboro 5 p.m.

Aries Apparel Shawn Johnson and Misty May Treanor Tickets Required

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Verboort Sausage Dinner, Forest Grove 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Visitation Church Food and more $15 adults, $14 seniors, $7 children Newt Day, Beaverton 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Nature Park Interpretive Center $2 or two cans of food Wednesday 2 Artists’ Reception, Beaverton First Wednesday, Forest Grove 6 p.m. To 9 p.m.

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Art on Broadway Downtown Forest Grove Gallery members showcase FREE, some tastings require $ FREE Adult Book Group, Tualatin Showcase Gala, Beaverton 7 p.m.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Tualatin Public Library Book: “Charlie Chan...” by Yunte Huang Beaverton City Library Pianist Linda Smith performs FREE FREE Thursday 3 Into the Woods JR, Sherwood Into the Woods JR, Sherwood 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Sherwood Middle School Sherwood Middle School $10 adult, $8 seniors $10 adult, $8 seniors Sunday 6 Friday 4 Showcase, Beaverton First Friday Flick, North Plains 2:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

Beaverton City Library North Plains Public Library The Oregon Guitar Quartet Movie: Cars 2 $18 advance, $20 at door FREE Beaverton Symphony Orchestra Missoula Flood Talk, Tigard 3 p.m.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Village Baptist Church Tigard Public Library $10 at door, $5 seniors, $20 families FREE Tuesday 8 Beaverton Symphony Orchestra Open Poetry Night, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

Village Baptist Church Walters Cultural Arts Center $10 at door, $5 seniors, $20 families Readers and listeners welcome Into the Woods JR, Sherwood FREE 7:30 p.m.

Sherwood Middle School $10 adult, $8 seniors

Wednesday 9

Book Group, Forest Grove 7 p.m.

Forest Grove City Library “Peace Like a River” by Leif Enger FREE Holocaust Remembrance, Tigard 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tigard Public Library Les and Eva Aigner share their story of surviving the Nazi assault FREE

Thursday 10

Baroque Guitar & Lute Recital, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m.

Walters Cultural Arts Center $7 advance, $10 day of show

Friday 11

Saqra’s Fall Showcase and Festival, Hillsboro 4:30 to 9 p.m.

Washington County Fairgrounds Oriental Dance Showcase $7 Date Night, Gaston 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Plum Hill Vineyards Wine tasting, light snacks Items available for purchase

Saturday 12

Saqra’s Fall Showcase and Festival, Hillsboro 8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Washington County Fairgrounds Oriental Dance Showcase $7 Writer’s Workshop, Forest Grove 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Forest Grove City Library FREE

Time Travelers’ Marketplace and Ball, Hillsboro 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Civic Center and Odd Fellows Lodge $5 market, $15 ball Artists’ Reception, Beaverton 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Art on Broadway Plein Air and Studio Painters FREE David Lanz, Forest Grove 7:30 p.m.

Taylor Meade Performing Arts Center $20 to $30 Comedian Richard Green, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m.

Influence Music Hall $10

Sunday 13

Saqra’s Fall Showcase and Festival, Hillsboro 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washington County Fairgrounds Oriental Dance Showcase $7 Books to Movies: The Hours, Hillsboro 2 to 4 p.m.

Hillsboro Public Library Viewing and discussion FREE Showcase, Beaverton 2:30 p.m.

Music in Small Spaces Beaverton City Library Flute Viola & Harp Trio $18 advance, $20 at door

Tuesday 15

Weird Oregon, Hillsboro 7 p.m.

Walters Cultural Arts Center Spoken Word event with Jeff Davis FREE

Tropical Rock at Coyotes Palm trees and pineapple in November?

When Beadhead, a local favorite band, starts to play at Coyotes Bar and Grill, you can pack your bags for Margaritaville.

The recipe for a Beadhead set is like making a good drink, the kind with the paper umbrella.

The recipe includes a shot of Jimmy Buffet and a dash of Tom Petty. Mix in an array of other classic rock tunes and serve it up at the Hotel California.

The band has been together since 2003 and now includes Steve Karakas on vocals, guitar, and keyboard. John DiFalco plays lead guitar.

“Patchwork Floral” by Sue Jensen

Wednesday 16

People you Should Know, Tigard 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Embassy Suites Hotel Community Action breakfast FREE Evening Book Group, Hillsboro 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

Hillsboro Main Library “The Master Butcher’s Singing Club” by Louise Erdich FREE Browsing Oregon History, Tigard 7 p.m.

Tigard City Library See newspapers preserved FREE

Friday 18

Holiday Gift Show, Hillsboro 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sequoia Gallery and Studios FREE admission Third Friday, Tigard 5 to 9 p.m.

Downtown Tigard FREE Marianna & the Baby Vamps, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m.

Walters Cultural Arts Center Vintage 1960s pop and soul $15 advance, $17 day of show Get Jazzed, Tigard 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tigard Public Library Swinging jazz and pop FREE Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m.

Liberty High School $8 adults, $5 children

Saturday 19

Beaverton Harvest Market 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

SW Hall Blvd downtown FREE Artisan Bazaar, Sherwood 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Marjorie Stewart Senior Center FREE Volunteer Workday, Hillsboro 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Jackson Bottom Wetland Work on the grounds FREE Holiday Gift Show, Hillsboro 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sequoia Gallery and Studios FREE admission Novel Needles, Tigard 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Tigard Public Library Knitting and Crochet group FREE Plucky Maidens Junk Fest, Forest Grove 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

McMenamins Grand Lodge Smorgasbord of vintage wares FREE Coffeehouse Concert, Sherwood 7 p.m.

Black Bird Coffee and Tea Band: The Wax Man $5 suggested donation

Sunday 20

Writer’s Mill, Cedar Mill 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Cedar Mill Community Library Friendly writing workshop FREE Songwriter Jerry Hannan, Hillsboro 6:30 p.m.

Influence Music Hall

Beadhead Shakara is on percussion, Jay Lundell on drums, Shannon on vocals, and Bill Piland on bass.

The show starts at 9 p.m. on November 4 and 5. Coyotes Bar and Grill is located at Baseline and 53rd in Hillsboro. Look for Beadhead to also play Coyotes in December.

For more information, go to beadheadband.com or coyotesrestaurant.com.

Tuesday 22

November ‘11

Turkey Trot, Hillsboro 3:30 p.m.

Elden Kellar Track (Hare Field FREE

Wednesday 23

A Very Merry PDX-MAS 7:30 p.m.

The New Stage Musical theatre Tickets start at $28 A Very Merry PDX-MAS 7:30 p.m.

The New Stage Musical theatre Tickets start at $28

Thursday 24

Give n’ Gobble, Sherwood 9 a.m.

Sherwood High School Stadium Annual walk/run $15 to $65

Friday 25

A Very Merry PDX-MAS 7:30 p.m.

The New Stage Musical theatre Happy Hollandaise, Beaverton 8 p.m.

Beaverton City Library Theatrical comedy $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth

Saturday 26

Mega Craft Workshop, Tigard 1:30 p.m.

Tigard Library Kids and adults FREE A Very Merry PDX-MAS 7:30 p.m.

The New Stage Musical theatre

Tickets start at $28 Happy Hollandaise, Beaverton 8 p.m.

Beaverton City Library Theatrical comedy

$15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth

Sunday 27

Parallel Play Writers’ Group, Hillsboro 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Hillsboro Main Library Group led by Marie Buckley FREE Happy Hollandaise, Beaverton 2 p.m.

Beaverton City Library Theatrical comedy $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth A Very Merry PDX-MAS 7:30 p.m.

The New Stage Musical theatre Tickets start at $28

Monday 28

Science Pub, Hillsboro 7 to 9 p.m.

Venetian Theatre The Great Missoula Floods FREE

Wednesday 30

Film Club, Cedar Mill 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Cedar Mill Community Library Film: “Colors of the Mountain” Recommended for 18+ FREE North Plains Book Club 7 p.m.

North Plains Public Library Book: “Mink River” by Brian Doyle FREE

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