Walking Tour:

Any Day of the Week!

Footloose & Free in Hillsboro!

The Cultural Arts Center is a featured stop on Metro's "Walk There" tour of downtown Hillsboro, a free, self-guided walking tour of our historic downtown.  You can pick up a copy of the tour map at the Center or from www.oregonmetro.gov.  Bring your lunch or a snack and after browsing our art gallery, sit on a park bench in the Arts Center's beautiful Centennial Park, just steps from our front doors, and enjoy a full day of free and fun activities in Hillsboro!

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Every Second Tuesday Evening through 2010

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Every Second Tuesday Evening through 2010

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

7/3 to 7/28

Exhibition

WCAC Students and Instructors

An opening reception for all artists will be held on First Tuesday, July 6 at 6pm.

Enjoy refreshments provided by Claeys Catering and a house concert in our lobby.

7/17

Plein Air!

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Every Second Tuesday Evening through 2010

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

8/3 to 8/21

Exhibition

Hillsboro Plein Air 2010 in the main gallery and Susan Schenk and Michael Belshaw in the lower exhibition space

An opening reception for all artists will be held on First Tuesday, August 3 at 6pm. Enjoy refreshments provided by Claeys Catering and a house concert in our lobby.

*At the reception you can vote for the Plein Air "People's Choice Award," which will be given out during the opening reception!*

8/17

Spoken Word

Outside!

A Special Neighborhood Storytelling Picnic

7pm - FREE on our Lawn

Join your neighbors and friends for a summer evening picnic on the lawn of the Arts Center!  This fun and community-focused evening will feature storytellers Anne Rutherford AND Rick Huddle, for silly and song-filled stories that the whole audience can participate in.

Don't forget to come early & bring your blanket or lawn chair and some summertime snacks.  Don't miss this unforgettable evening!

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Every Second Tuesday Evening through 2010

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

9/7 to 9/29

Exhibition

For the Love of Food: featuring Anne Greenwood, Helen Hiebert, Diane Jacobs, and Shu-Ju Wang, curated by Shu-Ju Wang, in the main gallery and the Celebrate Hillsboro Community Mural in the lower exhibition space

An opening reception for all artists will be held on First Tuesday, September 7 at 6pm. Enjoy refreshments provided by Claeys Catering and a house concert in our lobby.

9/10

Concert

Geminus Guitar Duo: 19th Century Guitars

8pm - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

Geminus Guitar Duo uses original period instruments of the 19th century with six, seven and ten strings, which they salvaged and had restored by expert luthiers.  Their concerts provide a new visual, acoustical and aesthetic experience!

Please join us for this opening concert of our fall/winter concert season.

9/21

Spoken Word

A Mighty Hard Road: Songs of America's Migrant Farmworkers

with Jeni Foster

7pm - FREE

Spoken Word favorite, Jeni Foster, connects music with agricultural and social history in America, using a variety of folksongs from Woody Guthrie to contemporary songwriter Gillian Welch.  This thought-provoking program explores the challenges faced by migrant farmworks from the Dust bowl of the 1930's through the Bracero program of WWII, Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworkers of America, up to the present day.

9/24

Concert

Oregon Mandolin Orchestra

8pm - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

Greet the beginning of autumn with the return of the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra to the Arts Center's stage!  The concert will include a selection of fiddle tunes, the "Mexican Hat Dance," Italian favorites including "O Sole Mio," "Amazing Grace," and swing quartet music!

Join us as we welcome back the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra!

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Open Poetry is on the THIRD Tuesday in October - October 19th!    

Join us on Tuesday, October 12th for a special edition of SPOKEN WORD featuring Jeff Davis and the Salem Witch Trials!         

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

10/5 to 10/27

Exhibition

Mitch Baird, Aimee Erikson and Jamee Linton

An opening reception for all artists will be held on First Tuesday, October 5 at 6pm. Enjoy refreshments provided by Claeys Catering and a house concert in our lobby.

10/12

Spoken Word

Second Tuesday!

Timeless Crimes: The Salem Witch Trials with Jeff Davis

7pm - FREE

Jeff Davis returns to the Cultural Arts Center for another frightfully entertaining Spoken Word!  This time, he'll take us back to the Salem Witch Trials, when more than 150 people were imprisoned and 19 people were hanged after convictions of witchcraft.  Join Jeff as he explores this well-known yet not well-understood episode of American history!

10/16

Concert

John McCutcheon

8pm - $20 in advance / $22 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

John McCutcheon is America's balladeer. His songs sing of the nation's heritage and channel the conscience of our people into streams of poetry and melody.  Cited as "the perfect example of the modern folk musician" by Sing Out! magazine, lauded by Utne Reader for conveying his "message about the amazing endurance of what's best in American culture," McCutcheon lives in Georgia but keeps moving, toward wherever he senses there's still a story yet to be told.

10/29

Concert

Cascadia Composers

8pm - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

A concert of chamber music by seven of the region's most distinguished composers: David Bernstein, Jack Gabel, Gary Noland, Dan Senn, Greg Steinke, Tomas Svoboda, and Jeff Winslow.

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Every Second Tuesday Evening through 2010

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

11/2 to 11/30

Exhibition

Unconditionally Us: A Reflection

Dante Cohen, Jessica Burke, Katie Allen, Larry Cwik, Lauren Henkin and Dennis Worrel

An opening reception for all artists will be held on First Tuesday, November 2 at 6pm. Enjoy refreshments provided by Claeys Catering and a house concert in our lobby.

11/5

Concert

Filmusik: Gulliver's Travels

8pm - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

Filmusik is a collaborative performance group of musicians, composers and actors creating a unique movie experience by performing a new soundtrack for classic films live in the pit.  Filmusik will present a new and original live soundtrack to accompany the screening of Max Fleischer's 1939 animated film Gulliver's Travels. Gulliver was the second animated feature film ever released.  Fun for the whole family! (Image on right from Wikipedia)

11/16

Spoken Word

In our Theater

Give My Love to Everybody: Letters from a WWII Soldier

A Special Veteran's Day Event

with Jen Weaver-Neist

7pm - FREE

Reading alongside actors from Bag & Baggage Productions, author Jen Weaver-Neist will present excerpts from her book, Give My Love to Everybody: Letters from a World War II Solider," which is the story of Ralph "Bud" Shank's experience in WWII.  The story is recounted in letters sent home and expanded upon through family stories, accounts from army mates, personal effects, and an epilogue featuring a modern-day trip back to the European battlefields where he died.

This Spoken Word will feature a VFW Color Guard presentation and displays of memorabilia from the era.

Second Tuesdays!

Open Poetry Readings

7PM - FREE

Every Second Tuesday Evening through 2010

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in our gallery.  This event has become such a favorite at the Center that it has been granted its own night!  Now, every second Tuesday of the month, readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent.  A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue!

12/3

Concert

The Travelin' McCourys

8pm - $30 in advance / $35 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

Known for their individual prowess on their instruments, this touring band blends the best of the Appalachian tradition with the improvisational magic of jazz.  Unique live collaborations are the hallmark of their performances, and demonstrate why critics and musicians across the country hail them as the best bluegrass band in the world.

12/7 to 1/26

Exhibition

Elements: Multiple Parts/Singular Art

An opening reception for all artists will be held on First Tuesday, December 7 at 6pm. Enjoy refreshments provided by Claeys Catering and a house concert in our lobby.

12/16

Concert

Acoustic Guitar Summit

8pm (Thursday) - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets 503-615-3485

Virtuoso guitarists Doug Smith, Mark Hanson and Terry Rob return for a special holiday show!

12/17

Concert

Oregon Mandolin Orchestra

8pm - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets 503-615-3485

Don't miss the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra's final concert of its first season!  The Orchestra celebrates the holidays and its first year with swinging and traditional Christmas and other festive music.

12/21

Spoken Word

A Holiday Wine Tasting and Discussion

with Oregon's Master Winesmith Fred Gunton

7pm - FREE

That Nose for Wine guy, Fred Gunton, returns to the Arts Center for another incredible evening of delicious wine tasting and energetic discussion.  Gunton is a renowned wine tour guide and wine educator, who will talk about some wine tasting basics for novice as well as more experienced wine lovers.  You will see, smell, and taste wine in a whole new way!

12/23

Concert

The Oregon Renaissance Band: Holiday Concert

8pm (Thursday) - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

The Oregon Renaissance Band is dedicated to performing and recording music of the Renaissance, played on faithful reproductions of historical instruments.  They return to our stage for another holiday concert!

1/14

Concert

Musica Maestrale: Virtuoso Music of 17th Century Italy

8pm - $15 in advance / $17 day of show

Tickets: 503-615-3485

Start 2011 at the Cultural Arts Center with this Baroque ensemble!  Experience the dramatic and melodic inventiveness of the new old music and hear what the timbres of ancient instruments do to invoke the spirit of virtuosic music from 17th century Italy.  This program includes rarely heard gems by Castello, Selma, Cima, and Marini.

Cultural Arts Center Concert Tickets & Information

(503) 615-3485
527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123

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The Cultural Arts Center presents monthly exhibits and hosts an opening reception on the first Tuesday of each month. Admission is free of charge and the gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The gallery is subject to closure without notice.  Please call for availability.

Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center
527 East Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
(503) 615-3485