Local Heritage Calendar

March 4, 2010
Washington County Museum
Special Crossroads Lecture Event
Lincoln and the American West
Dr. Richard Etulain, professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico. Free! Read More>>
7:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

March 6, 2010
Washington County Museum
Scout Saturday
Call to Register (503) 645-5353

March 12, 2010
"1924" Red Sneaker Concert, a night of period music and culture
527 E Main St., Hillsboro
8:00 p.m. - $15 in advance, $17 day of show
Tickets (503) 645-5353 or call Kay Demlow (503) 640-3485 to arrange a costumed group attendance

March 13, 2010
Washington County Museum
Free Family Day
Quilting activities with the Westside Quilters Guild. Make “good luck books" with stamping, leprechaun Marionettes, green shamrock bookmarks, & paper bag puppets. Donations welcome.
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

March 17, 2010
Washington County Museum
Crossroads Lecture Series
"Costumes & Hairstyles: Photo Dating 1840-1900 with Brina Bolanz"
Discover the details you can look for to pinpoint in time your own undated family photographs.
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

March 18, 2010
Washington County Museum
Print Arts Northwest Third Thursdays
"Exploring Variations: Recent Collagraph Monoprints by James Minden" Two-dimensional art inspired by concepts of quantum physics.
March 18- April12
5:30-8:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

March 20, 2010
Washington County Museum
Scout Saturday
Call to Register (503) 645-5353

March 31, 2010
Washington County Museum
‘Ex Libris/Bookplates Extraordinary Small Fine Art Prints From Around the World" Exhibit Closes.

April 1, 2010
Washington County Museum
Oregon Archaeology Celebrations: Invitations to
the Past Traveling Exhibit Opens
Closes May 29, 2010

April 3, 2010
Washington County Museum
Scout Saturday
Call to Register (503) 645-5353

April 10, 2010
Washington County Museum
Free Family Day
Celebrate Semana de la Raza with cloth doll making and a Hispanic heritage display. Make your own kite with a variety of fun designs to choose from. Donations welcome.
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

April 15, 2010
Washington County Museum
Print Arts Northwest Third Thursdays
Audrey Sochor, April 15- May 17
See printmaking in a new dimension with the light-filled Installation "Bioluminescent Seas."
5:30-8:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

April 15, 2010
Friends of Historic Forest Grove
Mortgage Burning Party! Open to the public, no admission fee
AT Smith House
6:30 pm
www.historicforestgrove.org (503) 992-1280

April 17, 2010
Washington County Museum
Scout Saturday
Call to Register (503) 645-5353

April 21, 2010
Washington County Museum
Crossroads Lecture
Take a Hike! Portland forest hikes from the West Hills to Scappoose with Jim Thayer
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

May 1, 2010
Washington County Museum
Scout Saturday
Call to Register (503) 645-5353

May 8, 2010
Washington County Museum
Free Family Day
Pioneer dress up, crafts for spring. Make your own butterfly art and do fish printing. Donations welcome.
10:00-2:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

May 13, 2010
Friends of Historic Forest Grove
FHFG Annual Board Elections, Program: Images of Forest Grove
Open to the public, no admission fee
Old Train Station
7:00 p.m.
www.historicforestgrove.org (503) 992-1280

May 15, 2010
Washington County Museum
Scout Saturday
Call to Register (503) 645-5353

May 19, 2010
Washington County Museum
Special Crossroads Lecture: Oregon Council for the Humanities Conversation Project
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities led by Elliott Young
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

May 20, 2010
Washington County Museum
Print Arts Northwest Third Thursdays
Keaney Rathbun, May 20- June 14
5:30-8:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

May 29, 2010
Washington County Museum
This Kalapuya Land,  and Invitations to the Past,
Exhibits Close

May 31, 2010
Museum Closed, Memorial Day

June 06, 2010
Friends of Historic Forest Grove
FHFG Annual Spring Garden Tour
Vendors, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Garden Tours, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
www.historicforestgrove.org (503) 992-1280

June 10, 2010
Washington County Museum
2nd Annual Taste of Washington County
Sample food and wine from some of the best local caterers and wineries. With special guest. Special preview of new exhibits.
Contact: (503)645-5353

June 12, 2010
Washington County Museum
Free Family Day
Help us kick off the museum's new image! Learn about historic photography and quilting. Summer themed arts and crafts activities. Donations welcome. (NO FAMILY DAY IN JULY/AUGUST)
10:00-2:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

June 15, 2010
Washington County Museum
Special Crossroads Lecture: Oregon Council for the Humanities Conversation Project
Marking our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes led by Reiko Hillyer
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

June 17, 2010
Washington County Museum
Connections: Quilting 1930s and Today, Dorothea Lange in Oregon exhibits open. Details coming soon.
Free opening 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353

June 17, 2010
Washington County Museum
Print Arts Northwest Third Thursdays
Julers Altfas, June 17 - July 12, 2010
Free opening 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Contact: (503) 645-5353