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December marks the fourth full issue of The Washington County Review. In that time, we have more than doubled our circulation and seen interest pique in our locally-owned start-up magazine. In the coming months, we look forward to seeing the publication grow and expand, covering more and more of the issues that matter most to people on the Westside. This month, there is some amazing music being played across the county. From Tigard to Forest Grove, you won’t want to miss these free shows played by notable musicians. To ring in the holidays, each Westside borough seems to have its own way of celebrating. Select one celebration to join or participate in them all. Finally, when you consider where to get your holiday tree this year, check out a local u-cut tree farm. Get out into the country and make some memories. Be sure to find The Washington County Review online. Check out our events calendar, distribution map, and get updates on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for reading
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On the Cover: Photo by Willy Paul willypaulphotography.com Willy began photographing nature when he was just a teen. He went on to informally study the art of capturing candid moments at weddings. Then, in architectural school, Willy used his camera to develop his sensitivity to color, scale, proportion, line, texture and more. You can see his work at Art on Broadway gallery in Beaverton, or at his home studio in Lake Oswego this month. See the calendar for details.
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Farm Fresh U-Cut Trees The Icing on the Cupcake Aaron Meyer - Violinist Local Theatre Westside Celebrations Events Calendar
Above: “Pears” by Sharon Segal at Art on Broadway.
‘The Dimes’ Play the Grand Lodge Photo by Mathias Ailstock
Photo by Inger Klekacs
Coming out of the studio for a final tour before their next album is released this coming spring, Portland folk-rock collective, The Dimes, will play McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove this month. The now seven-piece band was previously known for its historical concept albums, including the 2009 release, “The King can Drink the Harbour Dry.” In that album, inspired by the bygone sights and sounds of Boston, the band paid homage to Clara Barton, Henry David Thoreau, and the Great Boston Fire of 1872 with catchy ballads and antique pop. On, “The Silent Generation,” their 2007 debut album, the band played as a quartet and told stories from The Great Depression with their songs. In March 2012, the band will release its third full album, and you may hear something a little different. There will still be a concept, but it will lie not so much in the lyrics but in the sound. “The concept is going to be more sonic – more about the mood associated with it rather than the lyrical content,” said lead singer Johnny Clay. The new material also includes more two-part harmonies, with local songwriter Kelly Masigat joining Clay on the vocals, and lead guitarist, Pierre Kaiser, rocking a vintage hollow-body guitar. “It sounds more ‘50s rockabilly than Death Cab for Cutie,” Kaiser said. The Dimes will come to the Grand Lodge as part of the McMenamins Great Northwest Music Tour, during which the band will play eight historic hotels in 11 days. Rocking three hour sets, you will get to hear samples from the band’s entire catalog which includes new music from the forthcoming album, their two full LPs and three EPs. Catch them starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday December 10 in the Compass Room Theatre at McMenamins Grand Lodge. The show is free.
Farm Fresh U-Cut Trees Just off Sunset Highway, down a dirt road, and past a small vineyard in rural Washington County, a grove of noble fir trees lines a sloping hillside above Bledsoe Creek. A charming old red barn atop the hill casts a cool autumn shadow below. Nearby, an open-air woodshed stands, quietly waiting. Just inside the shed, burlap sacks, gently weathered bow saws, and long measuring sticks are stored, ready for the coming season. This month, people from around the Westside and Metro area will journey to Harrison Road Farm north of Banks to find the perfect tree for their holiday celebration. Harrison Road is one of several “u-cut” tree farms around Washington County where otherwise asphalt-bound urbanites can get a crisp breath of clean air, along with a local Christmas tree and fresh festive wreath. At Harrison Road Farm, tree seekers are greeted with hot chocolate and candy canes. The farm, owned by Rob and Myrna Daly, is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Thanksgiving Weekend through most of December. The Daly’s enjoy seeing the familiar and new families that come out to the farm each year. They started the Christmas tree operation in 1979. Grower Richard Luce trims the trees so there are a variety of natural and full styles to choose from. For more information about the farm, visit harrisonroadfarm.com or call 503.626.1403. Top Right: The barn at Harrison Road Farm. Bottom Right: Sam Siver (4) and Ben Siver (7) are eager to help cut a Christmas tree.
Find a U-Cut Tree Farm in Washington County Bays Farms Banks (503) 324-0261
Hagg’s Tree Farm Hillsboro (503) 628-1007
Leach Farms Sherwood (503) 625-7326
Parry’s Tree Farm Forest Grove (503) 348-9601
Sunny Day Tree Farm Treeland – Oregon Sherwood Sherwood (503) 628-1017 (503) 590-4564
Beaverton Holiday U-Cut Tree Farm Beaverton (503) 649-9164
Harrison Road Farm Banks (503) 626-1403
Loch Lolly Christmas Forest North Plains (503) 647-2619
Pleasant View Tree Farm North Plains (503) 254-5338
Pumpkin Ridge Tree Farm North Plains (503) 804-6560
Murphy Road Nobles North Plains (503) 201-5559
Schmidlin Farms Banks (503) 324-5420
Tannenbaum Platz Helevetia (503) 641-9271
Furrow Farm Hillsboro (503) 647-5288
Helevetia Christmas Tree Farm Hillsboro (503) 647-5858
Windsong Christmas Trees Sherwood (503) 625-5830
U-Cut Tips • Know your measurements. Carefully measure your room and doorways. Know the tree height and width that will work in your space. • Wear the right clothes: boots (there may be mud), a jacket and warm layers, something old that you’re not afraid to get dirty or maybe torn. Gloves are also imperative. • Bring cash. Many u-cut tree farms do not take credit or debit cards. • Examine the color. Are you going for a true green tree, or maybe one that has more blue tones? • Check both full or natural styles. Will your ornaments and tree décor lend better to a full or more natural looking tree? • Bring extra materials to secure the tree to your vehicle. • Use oil-based products like peanut butter and toothpaste to remove tree sap from clothing and hair. • Remember your camera. These are not moments to miss. • Know your farm. Different farms have different equipment and different types of trees. Be sure to do your research if you are looking for something specific.
Have a Lavender Holiday Cinnamon, gingerbread, and pumpkin pie are scents we normally associate with the holidays. This season, why not add a little locally grown lavender to that array of aromas? The Mountainside Lavender Farm near Scholls will open the doors to its gift shop for a limited time this month, special for the holiday season. At the charming little shop, you can pick up a wide variety of products made with local lavender. Check out lavender essential oils, lavender eye pillows, lavender honey, lavender chocolate, lavender buds for crafting, lavender buds for cooking, and other lavender-inspired products. For visitors, Mountainside Lavender Farm owners Bill and Lori Carlson will serve lavender tea, hot chocolate, and lavender fudge. The farm store will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday for the first two weekends of December only. Check out the lavender farm online for more information: www.mountainsidelavender.com.
Beer Beads and More Perfect for your holiday party or as stocking stuffers, check out locally-made Beer Beads and More. Amy Weller and Cheryl King of North Plains created the brand last year when they began crafting colorful beaded charms to adorn your beer bottles, cans, wine glasses, and water bottles. With Beer Beads and More, you will never lose track of your beverage container again. The pair of artisans also makes jewelry, magnets, and just about anything by request. You can find Beer Beads and More online (https://www.facebook.com/ beerbeads) or you can catch the ladies at the North Plains Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 3 at the Jesse Mays Community Hall.
Play Day Music, art, food and more will greet you at the all-day event, “Come Play With Us,” a fundraiser for the Influence Music Hall in Hillsboro. From 1 to 9 p.m. on December 10, you can come down to the music hall located at 135 SE 3rd Avenue and watch painters at work, musicians doing their thing, and you can join in the fun. Your $20 ticket gets you access to all the artistic happenings, along with food from a buffet provided by local restaurant Primrose and Tumbleweeds. Purchase your tickets ahead of time at the open mic every Friday until the show, or stop by Primrose and Tumbleweeds to buy tickets there. For more information, call (503) 956-5604.
ISing Choir to Perform Instead of booking a flight to Germany for Christmas, you can walk though a local doorway and be transported there. This month the ISing Community Choir will perform “Winterfest – Doorway to Germany,” with a weekend full of shows. Hear carols by JS Bach, Andreas Hammerschmidt, and Hugo Distler, along with other familiar holiday arrangements. Susan Sauter, world champion harmonica player, returns from Trossingen, Germany (Beaverton’s sister city), to accompany the choir. Catch a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday December 2 and 3, and again at 3 p.m. on Sunday December 4 at Bethel Congregational United Church in Beaverton. The show is free, donations go to charity. For more information, visit isingchoir.org.
Storytelling Galore Enjoy hearing a good story this holiday season with the Spoken Word Series at the Walters Cultural Arts Center in downtown Hillsboro. Seasoned storyteller Anne Rutherford will perform a mix of original and vintage poems, singalong carols, and stories celebrating the holidays. Anne will perform at 7 p.m. on December 20 at 527 E Main Street in Hillsboro. The show is free. The arts center hosts a spoken word event on the third Tuesday of every month, upstairs in the gallery. For more information and to see a full listing of events, visit ci.hillsboro.or.us/arts/wcac.
Open Mic and Poetry Share your own work and hear from a published poet and Pacific University professor at an open mic from 2 to 4 p.m. December 3 at the Forest Grove City Library. Pacific professor Doyle Wesley Walls will read from his own work for the first half hour of the event before the mic is opened up to the public. Walls has published poetry, personal essays, short stories, cartoons, fiction, and prose satires. The event is sponsored by the group Writers in the Grove and by the Forest Grove City Library. For more information, contact the library at (503) 992-3337.
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The Icing on the Cupcake Now you can have your fashion and eat it too, in the form of a cupcake anyway. COUTURE - the Best Dressed Events and Cupcake Shop on Cornell Road in Hillsboro has designer treats to bring a little edible bling to your next event. Try the “Coco Chanel” cupcake on for size, a German chocolate classic with coconut pecan frosting. Or, your best fit may be the “Strawberry Gem,” a white cake accessorized with peanut butter frosting and strawberry jam filling. Whatever your style, you can find a cupcake to match. But COUTURE is about more than just cupcakes. The shop offers an array of decadent desserts in all shapes and sizes. This season the “Cinnamon Pumpkin Cheesecake” is hot, along with the “Black Forest Cake.” COUTURE designs classic pies as well, like apple, pumpkin, and pecan. Along with the icing on the cake, COUTURE can help plan your event too. Mary Newman, who opened the doors to the cupcake shop last spring with her daughters Amber and Lorin, is an experienced event planner that says she can design an upscale event at an affordable price. Together, the ladies of COUTURE have brought a little high fashion to the Westside. “We want to bring a little bit of the Pearl District to Washington County,” Mary said. For more information, check out COUTURE – The Best Dressed Events and Cupcake Shop online: http://www.createdbycouture.com
Holiday Trivia and Quiz 1. How many reindeer does Santa have? 2. Who wrote The Nutcracker? 3. What is Frosty’s nose made out of? 4. When should you start decorating for Christmas? 5. How many lights should you put on your Christmas tree? 6. What is considered the Christmas flower? 7. What are the best Christmas candle scents? 8. Where does the Grinch live? 9. What room is often overlooked when decorating for Christmas? 10. Where is the story “A Christmas Carol” set?
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Answers 1. Nine 2. Tchaikovsky 3. A button 4. The day after
Thanksgiving 5. 100 lights per foot 6. Poinsettia 7. Gingerbread, cinnamon,
peppermint, evergreen 8. Mount Crumpit 9. The bathroom 10. London
Meyer Rocks the Violin If you’ve never heard of a “concert rock violinist,” it’s because Aaron Meyer invented the genre. He made it up. Meyer, a classically trained violinist who’s recorded ten albums, likes to bring a little rock star to the stage when he plays. You can catch a free show by Aaron at the Tigard Public Library at 7 p.m. on December 9. While he broke into the recording world when he was featured on Sympathique, Pink Martini’s first album, Aaron traces his early success on the instrument back to one thing: a cake. Aaron’s father taught violin lessons in the family home. Kids were constantly coming and going. Naturally, Aaron thought that every kid played the violin. When he was five years old, one of his father’s students won a competition and got to play with the Philadelphia Orchestra. When he saw the girl on the stage, he said to his father, “I want to do that.” Later that day, they threw a party for the girl to celebrate. Her prize, a violinshaped cake. Aaron turned to his father and said, “I want one of those.” While it was really his desire for the violin-shaped cake that kept him going for so many years as an adolescent, he eventually soloed with the Philadelphia
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‘Adopt a Bike’ for Kids Do you remember when you got your first bike? Some kids in Washington County have never had that experience. The Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition (BTC) is trying to change that. Through the “Adopt a Bike” program, the BTC hopes to raise $2,500, enough to provide 50 bikes to 50 local kids. This is where they need your help. You can make a financial donation to the BTC through their website: washingtoncountybikes.org. Bike donations can be brought to the Aloha headquarters, 21785 Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway, Suite J from 2 to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday through the winter.
Orchestra at age 11, and got his cake. Now he draws his inspiration from a much deeper place. Aaron has traveled the world, started a family, and enjoys sharing his music with the young and old. He will play several shows around the Metro area this holiday season. For more information, visit: aaronmeyer.com.
Exchanging More than Students All around Washington County, international exchange students are working to make our community a better place. These students - hailing from Europe, Asia, South America, and beyond - have worked to clean up neighborhood parks, help at local libraries, and create lasting memories for area foster kids. Community service is part of the “Project Help” program run by International Student Exchange (ISE), a non-profit organization that is “changing the world two families at a time.” During their stay in the states, ISE students do everything from picking up litter to making scrapbooks and more. But there is more to the program than just lending a helping hand. These students also attend local high school, see area sights, and do things regular American teenagers do. ISE students are matched with host families based on interest and lifestyle. Most are from non-English speaking countries, and come to the states for just one semester or an entire year. The exchange students essentially become part of the family, and lasting friendships are commonly formed. For more information about ISE program opportunities in Washington County, contact area representative Rhonda Larson, isefromaloha@ comcast.net, or visit http:// www.iseusa. com/
The Vineyard View With a sigh of relief, the grapes are all harvested and most, if not all, are going through primary fermentation. But a great deal of work had to be done between the vine and the bins or barrels. First, the grapes are picked. This year, as I mentioned in my previous article, the grapes were not getting ripe as quickly as normal. The good news is that the hang time for the grape was longer than normal. A longer hang time equates to development of the flavor, acids and color. For most small to medium vineyards, grapes are picked by hand by crews who specialize in grape harvesting. They use very sharp clippers and carry two buckets at a time. The pickers are paid by the bucket so each picker has a punch card to track the number of buckets picked. The grapes are then put into picking bins and the bins are loaded on trucks and taken back to the crush pad where the grapes are prepared for primary fermentation. Most wineries have a sorting table where sorters observe the grapes and pick out unripe and/or diseased grapes and MOG (Material Other than Grapes). Smaller wineries tend to this in the field as the grapes are dumped into the bins or into the processing machines. Once sorted, the red grapes go into a destemmer which takes the grapes from the stems. Over time, wine makers have learned that gentler handling of the Pinot Noir grapes makes for better wine, so the destemmer leaves the grapes whole for the most part. Some wine makers will even dump in a small percentage of whole clusters on the stems into fermentation bins. White grapes are pressed immediately after harvesting using a large bladder press. The white must(juice) then goes into poly/stainless steel tanks or oak barrels for fermentation. When grapes are pressed, the leftover leaves, stems, skins, etc., othewise known as pumice is discarded or made into compost. During the next week before fermentation kicks off, the wine making varies. Some wine makers will add sulfur to kill indigenous yeast while others allow the wild/native yeast to perform fermentation. Regardless of the technique, sometime within the following week or so, the grapes (red) or must (white) will begin to ferment as observed by temperature increases. This is a very exciting time for vineyard managers because all the year’s hard work shows up in the fermentation of the must. Be sure and stop by your local wineries and enjoy the “fruits of their labors.� In addition to the wine, many of the wineries including Kramers, Shafers and Plum Hill have extensive gift shops for your holiday shopping experience.
- 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.
A Christmas Carol
PLAY BILL A Very Merry PDX-MAS Tigard Broadway Rose Theatre December 1-18 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday $20 to $35 broadwayrose.org The Orphan Train Hillsboro HART Theatre December 2 – 18 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday $15 hart-theatre.org
What would Christmas be without Ebenezer Scrooge? Without the cynical, miserable miser who would eventually see the error of his ways? Scrooge has become a beloved literary character, and the story of A Christmas Carol has been adapted and retold nearly a million different ways. Still, from stage to screen to animated 3D, the story continues to capture the attention of audiences everywhere. So whatever form it is that you take him in, surely you are due for your yuletide dose of Scrooge. Westsiders can get their fix locally when Bag&Baggage Theatre performs its humorous adaptation of A Christmas Carol in downtown Hillsboro this December. The critically acclaimed production takes us inside Dickens’ London study as he writes the words and the story comes to life before our eyes, hearts, and imaginations. Returning to the Venetian Theatre stage to play Ebenezer Scrooge, the man of the Midnight hour, is Oregon State University theatre professor Marion Rossi. Rossi has portrayed the character of Scrooge with the Bag&Baggage Company through two different incarnations of the story over the course of several years and across many a different stage. For Rossi, he finds inspiration for his rendition of the classic character in the very words of the story itself. “I try as an actor to pay particular attention to the language of Dickens,” Rossi said. “I try to color it and play with it and enjoy it … I hope the Scrooge I create captures some level of the beauty of Dickens’ text.” See Rossi and the Bag&Baggage troupe perform the Christmas classic at the Venetian Theatre in Hillsboro this month. For more information, visit bagnbaggage.org.
Willy Wonka Forest Grove Theatre in the Grove December 2 – 18 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 2:30 p.m. Sunday $14 general, $12 seniors and youth theatreinthegrove.org Happy Hollandaise Beaverton Beaverton Civic Theatre December 2 – 11 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth beavertoncivictheatre. org A Christmas Carol Hillsboro Bag and Baggage Theatre December 7 – 23 7: 30 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday $27 adults, $20 seniors, $20 students, $14 preview bagnbaggage.org
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Lately, the coolest thing next to the hipsters in Portland is poking fun at the hipsters in Portland, and satirizing the other quirky residents of the “ever green” city. This month, A Very Merry PDX-MAS, a musical revue put on by Broadway Rose Theatre Company, does just that. It plays on what it means to celebrate Christmas in Portland, the city that reveres itself as “weird.” The show includes classic carols, holiday pop songs, and original offbeat material in the trend of mocking the eccentric absurdities often practiced by residents of the Bridge City. Catch a performance Thursday through Sunday, December 1 through December 18. Times and ticket prices may vary. For more information, visit www.broadwayrose.org or call the box office at (503) 620-5262.
Opening Reception December 6th 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Show ends February 4th
Marge Celebrates 90th at Curves Marge Riddle recently celebrated her 90th birthday at Curves in Hillsboro. Marge has been a member since 2003 and comes to the club at least twice a week. “I love Marge (center) loves exercise. exercise,” Marge said. Her secret to being so vibrant at 90 “Don’t ever have a negative attitude,” she said.
Christmas Trees and Jewish Artists Enjoy two gallery receptions at Art on Broadway this holiday season. First, on Saturday December 3, celebrate holiday tree sculptures in the main gallery, featuring work in mediums of clay, wood, and glass among others. Find the perfect holiday tree to add to your family’s collection. The following weekend, Saturday December 10, a reception will focus on works from the guest show including members of ORA Northwest Jewish Artists. Both receptions run from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, check out artonbroadway.net.
“Jacob’s Ladder #1” by Diane Fredgant at Art on Broadway
Songwriter Sings Hillsboro When Terese Carlton headed to Nashville in 1987, it was a different time. Record companies still dominated the music industry, demo tapes were exchanged after handshakes, and artists jockeyed for radio air time. Nashville was then and still is a town for songwriters, Terese explains. She went there to pursue her music career and develop the songwriting craft she began as an adolescent girl. You see, Terese was raised on the rock and soul of Detroit. She loved the music of her hometown Motown, but she didn’t hear her own sound there. “I knew that if I wanted to make it in the music world, I needed to be in another city,” Terese said. In Nashville, Terese’s demo tape got into the right hands. Within a few weeks, spent waiting tables at a local restaurant, she got a call from a recording industry executive. He had left a message on her answering machine. Terese went on to record an album, Undisciplined Fury, which garnered radio airtime. Around that time, Terese became pregnant with her daughter, and that changed her life. She gave up performing for awhile, but she never gave up songwriting. Terese is always writing songs, and will perform original material laced with familiar classics at Primrose and Tumbleweeds in downtown Hillsboro this month. Check out the free shows on December 2 and 17. Location: Primrose and Tumbleweeds Primrose and Tumbleweeds is Day(s): December 2 and 17 located at 248 E. Main Street in Time: 8 p.m. Hillsboro.
Cost: Free
Westside Holidays Tualatin
It will be ‘Starry Nights and Holiday Lights’ at the Lake on Tualatin Commons with the annual lighting of the city’s floating Christmas tree on Friday December 2. Enjoy performances from local children’s choirs, warm refreshments, and a visit from Santa. The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. and continue on through the evening.
Bridgeport
North plains
Gather for the parade and head to the Jesse Mays Community Center for a night of Santa, carols, and hot chocolate on Thursday December 8. The festivities are part of the 7th Annual North Plains Jingle that starts at 6:30 p.m. See neighbors compete in a house decorating competition December 9.
Holiday in the Grove
Head to Forest Grove for a special evening of wine tasting on Friday December 2. See the holiday light parade and get special deals in local shops on Saturday December 3. Activities around the downtown will include holiday card making, ornament projects, fire spinning, and more. The fun continues December 7, with a storefront decorating contest, and a visit from Santa.
Through the month of December, ride the Bridgeport Express, a solaroperated train. Train rides are free and open to all ages. The 35-foot noble fir tree in Bridgeport Village was lit in November as part of the first ever Bridgeport Light Up the Night tree lighting ceremony. This month, kids and pets can pose with Santa, kids eat breakfast with Santa, and you can participate in a fundraiser for children with cancer.
Beaverton
Old Town Sherwood
Join the parade that starts in Old Town Sherwood at 4 p.m. on Saturday December 3. Stay for the tree lighting ceremony. Tour the new plaza downtown, visit with Santa, and eat free hot dogs and stay warm with hot chocolate. There will be free activities for kids in Mason Hall, and various other forms of entertainment.
Holly Days in Hillsboro
Come to shop the market, stay to watch the tree lighting and mingle with Santa Claus. More than 35 vendors are participating. With each local purchase, get a free gift wrap. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served. Live performances will grace the stage near more hot food. Gayle Ritt will perform along with the Tualatin Valley Harmony Masters. The festivities start at 1 p.m. on Saturday December 3 in downtown Hillsboro.
The Annual Tree Lighting and Open House will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in Beaverton on Friday December 2. Start with a children’s holiday workshop and the Beaverton Community Band at the Beaverton City Library. Enjoy the ACMA Student Choir and entertainment from Radio Disney at 6 p.m., followed by the tree lighting at 7 p.m.
Aloha
Tigard
The annual tree lighting downtown will take place on Friday December 2 at 7 p.m. in Liberty Park at the north end of Main Street at Pacific Highway. Santa will light the tree along with Mayor Dirksen, then attendees are invited to an after-party at the Chamber office.
The first ever Aloha tree lighting took place in November, but you can still stop by and check out the tree. A 25-foot tree will be lit at Bales Thriftway in Aloha off Farmington Road.
Terese Carlton at Primrose and Tumbleweeds
Events Calendar Friday 2
Java Rock Café, Hillsboro 9 to 11 p.m. Insomnia Coffee Company High school bands perform
Holly Days, Hillsboro 1 to 7 p.m. Holiday Tree Lighting and Downtown Hillsboro Open House, Beaverton Holiday Festivities 5 to 8 p.m. FREE Beaverton City Library and Park FREE Open Mic, Forest Grove Holiday festivities Saturday 3 2 to 4 p.m. FREE Holiday in the Grove, Forest Forest Grove Public Library Starry Nights & Holiday Grove Doyle Walls, Poet and Pacific a Lights, Tualatin 9 a.m. to evening professor will be featured 5:30 p.m. Downtown Forest Grove FREE Lake at Tualatin Commons Holiday Festivities Old Town Holiday Celebration, Holiday Festivities FREE Sherwood FREE Santa Sing-Along, Tigard 4 p.m. to evening Holiday Tree Lighting, Tigard 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Old Town Sherwood 7 p.m. Broadway Rose Theatre, The Holiday Festivities Liberty Park New Stage FREE Holiday festivities Sing favorite holiday carols with Artists’ Reception, Beaverton FREE the man of the season 6 to 9 p.m. 23 Window, Beaverton $10 Art on Broadway 7 to 10 p.m. Holiday Open House, Lake FREE Mad Greek Deli Oswego O Holy Night, Tigard Gayle Ritt and company 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 p.m. FREE Kris and Willy Paul Studio Tigard United Methodist ISing Community Choir, 15868 SW Kimball Street Church Beaverton Union Point Cemetery Dinner Oregon Chorale 7:30 p.m. and Holiday Bazaar, Banks $15 adults, $10 seniors and Bethel Congregational United 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. students, 18 and under free Church of Christ Banks Elementary School Silent Auction and Dessert Winterfest, Doorway to 70th annual event Buffet, Beaverton Germany $8 to $12 7 p.m. Free, donations benefit the 4H Victorian Christmas Beaverton City Library Tech Wizards Celebration, Tigard $5 Pacific University Symphonic 12 to 3 p.m. ISing Community Choir, Band, Forest Grove John Tigard House Beaverton 7:30 p.m. Holiday Festivities 7:30 p.m. Taylor-Meade Performing Arts FREE Bethel Congregational United Center Holiday Tea, Beaverton Church of Christ $7 12:30 p.m. Winterfest, Doorway to Terese Carlton, Hillsboro Jenkins Estate Germany 8 p.m. Victorian-style tea Free Primrose and Tumbleweeds $30 FREE
Pacific University Symphonic Band, Forest Grove 7:30 p.m. Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center $7
Sunday 4
Holiday Open House, Lake Oswego 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kris and Willy Paul Studio 15868 SW Kimball Street ISing Community Choir, Beaverton 3:00 p.m. Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ Winterfest, Doorway to Germany Free O Holy Night, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. St. Matthew Catholic Church Oregon Chorale $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, 18 and under free
Tuesday 6
Holiday Tea, Beaverton 12:30 p.m. Jenkins Estate Victorian-style tea $30 First Tuesday, Hillsboro 6 to 8 p.m. Downtown Hillsboro Art receptions, music, food FREE Jolly St. Snip, Sherwood All day Free spay and neuter clinic Cat Adoption team
Swap Meet, Garden Home 6:30 p.m. Garden Home Community Library Bring items to swap and get a chance to shop free FREE
Wednesday 7
Christmas with the Trail Band, Forest Grove 7 p.m. Forest Grove High School Eight-piece ensemble and vocalists including Rindy Ross $16 adults, $10 childrfen, $25 reserved tickets Book Group, Tualatin 7 p.m. Tualatin Public Library “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” FREE Faculty Select Student Show, Pacific University 4 to 5 p.m. Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art FREE First Wednesday, Forest Grove 5 p.m. Downtown Forest Grove Wine tasting, food, shopping FREE, small fees for some wine tastings
Thursday 8
Book Group, Hillsboro 10 a.m. Hillsboro Public Library “Charming Billy” by Alice McDermott FREE
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“Etheral” by Douglas Remmington at Walters Cultural Arts Center
December 2011 North Plains Jingle, North Plains 6:30 p.m. Jessie Mays Community Center Parade and caroling FREE
Friday 9
Date Night, Gaston 5 p.m. Plum Hill Winery FILM Series, Hillsboro 6 p.m. Hillsboro Public Library “Little Sparrows” FREE Brian Oberlin Swing, Cedar Mill 7 p.m. Cedar Mill Library FREE Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer, Tigard 7 p.m. Tigard Public Library Holiday Concert FREE Acoustic Guitar Summit, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center $15 advance, $17 at door
Saturday 10
Family Day, Bethany 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Washington County Museum FREE Come Play With Us, Hillsboro 1 to 9 p.m. Influence Music Hall Art, music, food, fundraiser $20
Nutcracker, Forest Grove 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Forest Grove High School Starting at $8 Bev Ecker Mural Dedication, Beaverton 3:30 p.m. Broadway Street FREE Hillsboro Community Youth Choir 4 p.m. Liberty High School $8 adults, $2 youth Artists’ Reception, Beaverton 6 to 9 p.m. Art on Broadway FREE The Dimes, Forest Grove 7 p.m. McMenamins Grand Lodge Folk rock collective FREE
Sunday 11
Holiday Concert, Tigard 12 to 3 p.m. John Tigard House Museum FREE
Tuesday 13
Open Poetry Night, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Poets and listeners welcome FREE Book Group, Garden Home 7 to 8:30 p.m. Garden Home Community Library Planning reading for 2012 FREE
Thursday 15
Culinary Cinema, Beaverton 6:30 p.m. Beaverton City Library FREE Book Group, Forest Grove 7 p.m. Forest Grove City Library FREE
Friday 16
Oregon Mandolin Orchestra, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Holiday Concert $15 advance, $17 at door Java Rock Café, Hillsboro 9 to 11 p.m. Insomnia Coffee Company FREE Third Friday, Tigard 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown Tigard FREE
Saturday 17
Holiday Family Sing Along, Hillsboro 2 p.m. Hillsboro Public Library Song sheets provided FREE Novel Needles, Tigard 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tigard Public Library Knitting and crochet group FREE Terese Carlton, Hillsboro 8 p.m. Primrose and Tumbleweeds FREE
Sunday 18
Irish Sundays, Rock Creek 6 p.m. Rock Creek Tavern FREE
Monday 19
The Wines of Christmas, Orenco 7 to 9 p.m. Renaissance Wines Bag and Baggage actors read $15
Tuesday 20
Spoken Word: A Winter Wreath of Tales, Hillsboro 7 p.m. Walters Cultural Arts Center Storyteller Anne Rutherford FREE Craft Circle, Garden Home 7 to 8:30 p.m. Garden Home Community Library Bring your own craft FREE
Wednesday 21
Crossroads Lecture Series, Bethany 3:30 p.m. Washington County Museum $3
Thursday 22
Richard Cranium and the Phoreheads, Rock Creek 7 p.m. Rock Creek Tavern
Friday 23
Portland Chamber Orchestra, Hillsboro 7:30 p.m. St. Matthew’s Catholic Church With the Portland Chamber Orchestra $8 adults, $2 youth
Wednesday 28
Book Group, Hillsboro 6:45 p.m. Hillsboro Public Library FREE Book Club, North Plains 7 p.m. North Plains Library FREE
Saturday 31
Look for parties at these venues: The Grand Lodge, Coyotes, Imbrie Hall, Rock Creek Tavern, Influence Music Hall, Primrose and Tumbleweeds, more ...
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