Forest Grove's Features
May 22, 2013
Horses hooves can be hazardous to your health
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Professor brings tales of danger and surprise to Cornelius library Sometime during Ron Tatum’s tenure as Dean of Humanities at Marylhurst University near Portland, a study listing the most…
May 22, 2013
Ancient art form lures newcomers
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Valley Art offers free chance to find out why cold wax is a hot medium Valley Art Gallery in Forest Grove is offering a free class on an ancient, unusual artistic medium that is growing in…
May 15, 2013
Book art: demanding, entrancing, overlooked
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For 10 years, printmaker Barbara Mason wanted to try her hand at an “artist’s book.” She and a poet friend finally sat down and talked about combining “her poems and my prints,” Mason said.…
May 15, 2013
Path to 'perfect fit' is filled with fun
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In Stages Performing Arts Youth Academy’s production of “Cinderella,” the heroine’s fairy godmother’s humorous re-telling of Cinderella’s journey to the perfect fit is sprinkled with dance and…
May 08, 2013
Set for a Rough Crossing
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1920s farce features complex stage design Though Bag&Baggage Productions is known for its innovative twists and adaptations on classic scripts, the final show in its fifth season is pushing the…
May 08, 2013
Treasure play makes learning muy bueno
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Bilingual production features song, dance and an action-packed story What’s the difference between mole and a mole? It all depends on what language you’re speaking, said Cyndi Turtledove, whose…
May 08, 2013
Old stills bring new life
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Photos taken almost a century ago have contributed to the ongoing habitat preservation for birds and other wildlife species. The Washington County Museum will showcase 40 of the late William L.…
May 01, 2013
Tales out of Papua New Guinea
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Stories of tribal infighting, primitive ways and cannibalism come to Forest Grove The highlands of Papua New Guinea are home to a small tribe where men make headdresses of their own hair and…
April 24, 2013
Getaway Grant comes home to talk about new book
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McOmie speaks Tuesday at the Forest Grove UCC As the sun came up over Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Grant McOmie’s heart started to sink. Except for falling snow, the desert was…
April 24, 2013
Music in motion
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Pacific University presents “Dance Works X,” the spring show by the Pacific Dance Ensemble. Pacific is the fourth school in Oregon to offer a dance major, which became an official program last…
Apr 24, 2013
Summer signup
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There's still time to sign up for Theatre in the Grove's summer program, Children's After School Theatre (CAST). The program is open to youth aged 5 to 18 and three of its seven two-week…
Apr 17, 2013
Fashion stories full of surprises, history
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Fashion historian speaks on Pioneer Clothing at county museum Of the many perils of pioneer life in the Oregon Territory, hoop skirts are rarely mentioned. Yet after crossing the country in…
Apr 17, 2013
Rave reviewer shocked at TITG show
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I recently attended Theatre in the Grove’s musical production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." What a wonderful show! Director Zachary Centers and his cast and crew have produced…
Apr 17, 2013
Asner plays FDR at Pacific
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Sold-out Sunday show features former Mary Tyler Moore Show staple Ed Asner was 15 years old on April 12, 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s last day on earth. “I was a sophomore in high…
Apr 17, 2013
Jazz plus!
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Rich Wetzel and his 15-piece Groovin' Higher Orchestra pose outside the Stonegate Restaurant and Bar in Tacoma, where they play once a month. Not pictured are the band's guiding spirits, which…
Apr 10, 2013
Musical menu
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Pacific University is bursting with musical and cultural events this month. This Saturday, the school's Hawaiian Club presents its 53rd annual Lu'au, featuring Polynesian food and entertainment…
Apr 10, 2013
Take two art lessons and call me in the morning
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Chinese educator who says the four arts are key to true health speaks in Forest Grove tonight Poetry, calligraphy, music, painting — and the interplay between them — are the key to a better…
Apr 10, 2013
Yesterdays news is genealogists treasure
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Expert speaks at Washington County genealogy meeting on mining old newspaper gold John Rudnick is behind the times. He’s so far behind, in fact, that he’s reading newspapers from the wrong…
Apr 10, 2013
Tale-tellers pay annual visit to libraries
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Art of the Story brings two storytellers to western Washington County Two very different storytellers come to western Washington County this week, during Washington County Cooperative Library…
Apr 03, 2013
Can you spell b-i-t-t-e-r-s-w-e-e-t?
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One wrong letter and its all over in fun but fraught Putnam County Spelling Bee Winning isn’t everything and losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. But that may not be clear, yet, if…
