Hi all,
Here’s the latest e-newsletter from the City of Hillsboro. Please
share with others. Thanks.
- jimi
From: Stay Connected
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Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009
3:17 PM
Subject: FW: Stay Connected; an
e-publication of the City of Hillsboro
An
e-publication of the City of Hillsboro
July 8,
2009
·
Our 5th
annual community event, “CELEBRATE HILLSBORO presented by Tuality Healthcare” will take place in
downtown Hillsboro
August 8th and 9th. Come join us for the FREE,
fun-packed, family friendly event. We will have live entertainment,
active children’s arts/crafts/inflatable games area, health and eye
screenings, Futsal (street soccer) tournaments, sustainability demonstrations
and resources. For more information, go to www.ci.hillsboro.or.us
·
Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant
proposals are currently being collected for the 2010 grant cycle. These grants
can provide technical assistance to Washington
County artists and arts
organizations. Intent to Apply forms are due August 5, 2009 at 5:00pm. For more information about the grants,
go the RACC website at www.racc.org/grants.
·
Bag&Baggage productions will stage Hillsboro’s
first ever outdoor summer Shakespeare performance in the Tom Hughes Civic Center
Plaza. From July 17
–August 2, they will present a major adaptation of Shakespeare’s
greatest tragedy, Romeo & Juliet; for more information, show times and
dates or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.bagnbloggage.com/
·
On Saturday, July 18, 2009, the Walters
Cultural Arts
Center will host Hillsboro Plein Air: An Outdoor
Painting Event and competition sponsored by the Hillsboro Arts
and Culture Council. This year painters will again enjoy painting the sights of
Main Street
including the Saturday Market. Additionally there will be a series of
historically themed tableaux vivants
presented for those painters with an inclination for figurative and narrative
art. For
information about the event including rules and fees, visit the Art Center’s
website at www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/wcac or call
(503) 615-3485.
·
Showtime at Shute, Hillsboro's popular summer concert series, begins July 9
at the bandstand in historic Shute
Park, Southeast Eighth Avenue and Maple Street,
adjacent to the Shute Park Branch of the Hillsboro Public Library. Concerts
begin promptly at 7:00 pm. This year's lineup includes:
July
9: Swingline Cubs
July
16: Beth & Finn and Sourdough Slim
July
23: Ruby Hill
July
30: JT & The Tourists
Aug.
6: Ellen Whyte
Aug.
13: Courtney Jones
Aug. 20: Oregon Symphonic Band
July 11 (Saturday)—Ready Riders
Rock! Biking skills and safety; ages 10-18-- loaner bikes available; 2:00 pm;
$32 resident/$48 non-resident registration fee; 503-681-5397.
July 14 (Tuesday)—Open Poetry at
the Cultural Arts Center;
7:00 pm; free; 503-615-3485.
July 15 (Wednesday)— Brown Bag
Concert Series in the Tom
Hughes Civic
Center Plaza;
Jon Koonce; noon;
free; tables, chairs and umbrellas provided.
July 17 (Friday)—Free Family Flick:
“Bedtime Stories,” PG; 6:30 pm; Main Library; free; 503-615-6500.
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