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The staff of the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center wish you a Happy Holiday Season! Although we know everyone is busy during this time of year, please take a moment to browse through our December offerings. Drop in to see our Gallery exhibit, share your holiday spirit at our Open Poetry evening, or enjoy a concert.
Now is also the time to plan your winter and spring classes at the Cultural Arts Center. Our Activities Guide will be out early next month - just in time to cheer up long winter evenings by taking fun classes and planning spring activities!
If you are shopping for holiday gifts, please consider a gift certificate for classes at the Cultural Arts Center and/or concert tickets to one or more of our upcoming performances! Call us at 503-615-3485 for more information.
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Gallery Exhibition
Intersect/Parallel: Curated by Shu-Ju Wang (artwork shown here)
December 2, 2008 - January 28, 2009
 Intersect/Parallel is a group exhibit presented in the main gallery by five artists who are also computer engineers or scientists. These artists have been chosen for their artistic merits, the diversity of their chosen art media, and also for their technical accomplishments. The group includes members of Emmy-Award winning engineering teams and an author of a software development book. All have exhibited their artwork or have been commissioned professionally.
The lower exhibition space will host work by regional painting and critique group, The Art Pack.
The opening Reception for all artists will be held on first Tuesday, December 2 from 6 to 8pm. |
 Open Poetry
December 16th, 7pm
Join us for a special holiday presentation of our popular poetry event! All are welcome to read their favorite seasonal selection or just listen as the delights of the yuletide are captured in poetry, new and old. A sign-up sheet is available prior to the event, so come early and get in the queue. Cocoa, hot cider & cookies will be served!
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December 2nd, 8pm - Suggested Donation at the Door
"I can't ever remember 'finding' cowboy poetry, " Waddie Mitchell says of the entertaining and enduring art of storytelling. "It was always there. The cowboys sure never called it poetry. I know I wouldn't have liked it if they would have. Seems like an oxymoron, don't it!?"
 From his earliest days on the remote Nevada ranches where his father worked, Waddie was immersed in the cowboy way of entertaining, the art of spinnin' tales in rhyme and meter that came to be called cowboy poetry, a Western tradition that is as rich as the lifestyle that gave birth to it. Within his stories, told in a voice that is timeless and familiar, are the common bonds we all share, moments both grand and commonplace, the humorous and the tragic, the life and death struggles and triumphs that we each recognize. And yet, Waddie presents his material with personal insights and the lessons learned during his life spent as a buckaroo.
Join us for this special presentation - and bring the whole family!
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Girlyman in Concert
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Girlyman in Concert 8PM, Saturday, December 13 
$15 Advance - $17 Day of Show
TICKETS/INFORMATION (503)615-3485
Girlyman hails from Atlanta, Georgia, though they formed the band while sharing an apartment in Brooklyn, New York. The band, which blends modern acoustic, Americana and folk-rock, has a strong national following. Their wide range of instruments - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, djembe, electric baritone guitar - reflects an eclectic sound. But it is their stunning three-part vocal blend that creates the Girlyman magic.
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The Bobs......In Concert! 
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8 PM, Wednesday, December 17
$22 Advance - $24 Day of Show
TICKETS/INFORMATION (503) 615-3485
Last year The Bobs packed the concert hall with standing ovation cheer. Dynamic and invigorating, these four talented funsters are part theatre, part farce, part performance art, but most of all The Bobs are an exceptional evening of music. A contemporary a cappella group, the Bobs are a "band without instruments" using just their voices and body percussion to fill the theatre with an orchestra of harmonious sound, accompanying themselves on songs that range from soulful to satire, from amazing to moving, from familiar to unimaginable. Don't miss this incredible live show of witty, tuneful, original material and outrageous covers of classic holiday songs!
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April Verch in Concert
8pm, Friday, January 23
$15 Advance - $17.00 Day of Show
TICKETS/INFORMATION (503) 615-3485
"Award-winning fiddler, step dancing expert and vocalist April Verch brings new meaning to the word multi-tasking. A winner of both the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle and Open Fiddle Championships, April was already pleading with her parents for a fiddle of her own by the age of three. Today she is a consummate musician whose mastery of fiddle playing technique has left her free to fully explore the fiddle as a vehicle for self-expression." Petra Jones, Spring 2007 Issue, Fiddler Magazine
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 Weddings and Special Events at the Cultural Arts Center!
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Are you looking for the 'perfect' venue for your wedding, reception, party or other event? The Cultural Arts Center is available to rent for your special occasion. Please contact us at 503-615-3485 or browse our web site at www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/wcac for fees and additional information.
We strive to make every event at the Cultural Arts Center a special event, so please let us know how we can assist you!
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The first step in our rental process is to fill out and return a Facility Rental Application. You can find one online at 