Arts & Entertainment News October 2025

by rachel gering

• BSO presents season opener
• Boo Ball Square Dance with Oak Hills Squares
• Sunset Classic Marching Band Competition
• Leedy October dance events
• PCC Rock Creek faculty art exhibition
• Washington County Open Studios Tour
• Watercolor workshops
• October at the Reser
• Village Gallery of Arts

Garden & Nature News October 2025

naturescaping

• Treekeepers of Washington County programs
• Master Gardeners
• Ash & Oak Folk Workshop
• EMSWCD Online Workshops

Parks News October 2025

• Volunteer now for advisory or budget committees
• Halloween Happenings
• BSD Clothing Drive: pants needed
• Sempoashochitl Festival | Festival del Sempoashochitl
• Take a Day Trip with Elsie Stuhr
• THPRD wins safety award
• Coaches needed for youth fall sports
• Tualatin Hills Nature Center
• Bowling
• Lap Challenge
• Halloween Softball Tournament
• Teen TR activities
• Fall/Winter weather prep

Library News October 2025

library owl logo

Multi-age
• Making Movies & Inspiring Creativity
• Fall Fest
• Hallo-week
• Bethany Village Halloween Hunt
Kids
• Grab and Go Crafts
• STEM Building and Design Challenge
• Diwali Craft
• Kids Costume Exchange
• Play and Learn
• Fall Drop-In Craft
• Storytimes
Teens & Tweens
• Chaotic Crusaders Club: D&D for Teens
• Teen Crafternoon: Insect Taxidermy
Adults
• English for Speakers of Other Languages: Advanced
• Spanish Conversation Hour
• Avid Adventurers Alliance: D&D for Adults
• Relationships For Resilience
• Citizenship Class
• Meet The Bees In Your Backyard
• OBOB 101 for Grown-Ups
• Open Enrollment One-on-One
• Passwords, Passkeys, and More
• Technology Open Lab
• Renters’ Rights Workshop
Monthly Groups for Adults
• Writers’ Mill
• Owl Book Group
Support the Library
• Second Edition Resale
• Library Book Sale

Cedar Mill Cider Festival September 21

cider festival participants making cider

Our homegrown community event returns, with history, live music, fresh cider, food, vendors and community groups, and fun for all ages.

The main event is the cider pressing, where you can see how pioneers made cider, and sample the delicious fresh pressed juice for free. Market of Choice donates the apples, and scouts from Troop 208 run the press.

Thompson Road planning continues

The next round of upgrades for Thompson Road, from Saltzman to Marcotte, is still in the design phase, but in October Washington County will begin to purchase the necessary Right of Way (ROW) from landowners along the route. The main focus is to add a center turn lane, bike lanes, and sidewalks. Improved storm drains, signage, and street lighting will also be part of the project.

County museum and collections future still uncertain

The items and documents that tell the story of Washington County have been collected over the years and, since 1982, were kept at a building on the campus of Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus (PCC). In January we learned that the latest group to manage this heritage had failed to obtain the funding necessary to keep it open.

MAX tunnel closing for repairs

robertson tunnel max lines seen from above

The Robertson Tunnel that allows TriMet’s Red and Blue Line MAX trains to connect Portland to the west side will close for a week to replace overhead wire used to power trains, and to replace about 700 feet of track between Washington Park and Goose Hollow.

Business News September 2025

food on a plate

• Cedar Mill Farmers Market: Summer to Fall
• Order your Pi online
• New business news
• Chair Yoga classes
• Market of Choice introduces private label supplements
Late summer salad ideas from local
farms
• Paint with Jean: Fun with Watercolor
• The problem with Buy Now Pay Later Debt disguised as convenience
• Big Rocks party

CPO News September 2025

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• CPO 1 September meeting: meet our State Rep!
• Submit questions on Transitional Housing
• CPO 7 September meeting
• Neighborhood meeting: Proposed Regional Trail segment
• Development Application: Middle Housing duplex unit

Arts & Entertainment News September 2025

hart theater exterior seen at sunset

• The Immigrant Story Live
• September at the Reser
• HART Theatre Kicks Off 31st Season with “Doubt: A Parable”
• Oktoberfest at Bethany Village
• Village Gallery of Arts

Community News September 2025

group walking in parade

• Donate blood locally!
• Garbage & Recycling survey
• Ask WCSO: School bus safety tips
• Family fun golf day at St. Pius
• Walk 4 Water fundraiser
• Leedy Grange gears up for fall classes and events
• Talk to your kids about fire and life safety
• City of Beaverton Celebration Parade
• Viva Village September Events