A celebration of Washington County’s best wine, beer and foods. Enjoy beverage tastings, hors d’oeuvres, small plate entrees and desserts from some of the county’s finest wineries, restaurants and caterers.
We will also honor Tom Brian with the Heart of Washington County Award for his more than 30 years of public service and dedicated community support.
Friday, June 22, 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Museum
Tickets are $65 per person.
The Comic Book Art of Aaron Lopresti will take you on a stroll down Memory Lane.
The exhibit features the work of Oregon native Aaron Lopresti. It unveils selections of his work through the years for comic titans Marvel and DC Comics. Sketches include Wonder Woman, The Hulk, Spider-Man, Batman and X-Men. Also included are some of Lopresti’s original comic creations.
See highlights of Lopresti’s illustrations in various stages of development. Lopresti has worked with Marvel and DC Comics since 1989. He is a regular featured guest at comic conventions and is a former Pacific NW College of Art instructor.
In addition, the exhibit will include a local collection of Big Little Books dating from the 1940s and ‘50s. Big Little Books delighted children with colorful illustrations and action-packed stories of iconic legends such as super detective Dick Tracy.
Look for a number of special programs, activities and learning opportunities geared toward children and families this summer through the Museum’s education and folklife department.
A special preview reception is Friday, May 4, 6 to 9 p.m., exclusively for Washington County Museum members.
Join Washington County Museum staff and musician Rick Meyers for a roarin’ good time with music and crafts. Bring the kids for an Old-Time Music Show, string activities and make valentines.
Music performances are at 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m., with craft activities in between. Meyers plays pioneer music on the banjo, guitar, autoharp, spoons, musical saw and more in this entertaining and audience engaging show.
Family Day is at the Museum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Museum is located on the PCC-Rock Creek Campus, 17677 NW Springville Road. Open to the public. Free.
Sponsored by PGE Foundation, The William G. Gilmore Foundation, Beaverton Bakery,
Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust, the Oregon Community Foundation and Print Arts Northwest.
J.J. Parra of Beaverton is a culture enthusiast who portrays his love of Mesoamerican culture through his one-of-a-kind works of art.
His sculptures and jewelry are a mixed media process of mammoth and elephant ivory, amber, jasper, turquoise, obsidian, jade, serpentine, alabaster and variety of woods. Each piece is a unique form of art that frees the imagination to explore the history of the Aztec and Mayan times.
Meet him at the Crossroads, see some of his incredible work and learn about the mosaic creation and restoration processes. He cuts each piece of stone individually and makes his own adhesives with techniques perfected by pre-Columbian artists.
Parra grew up in Puebla, Mexico, where his father, an archaeologist, began teaching him at age 11 the rare, painstaking technique of restoring artifacts from the Aztec culture. Those insightful hours with his father sparked his interest in preservation and inspired him to become an artist.
Parra first displayed his work publicly in 2007 at One World Merchants in Vancouver, Wash. His work also has been shown at the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts and, most recently, at the Glenn and Viola Walters Cultural Center in Hillsboro.
Admission: $3; members free
When: Wednesday, Nov. 16
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Washington County Museum
They say things go bump in the night at the Morback House in Sherwood.
Peculiar topics are often embodied in the study of history — folk tales and songs, obituaries, archeology and superstitions. But one topic that serious historians can never get away from is the subject of ghosts.
Just this summer, the Sherwood Historical Society was involved in two formal ghost surveys by some very serious ghost hunters. Continue reading
Al Reser's book is available in the Museum Bookstore!
